Scoggins: Neither Gophers or Kill to Blame For Break-up

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http://www.startribune.com/neither-...eakup-with-university-of-minnesota/370394851/

Jerry Kill and the University of Minnesota didn’t necessarily divorce this week. They just agreed to be friends.

Months of conversations led the two parties to a mutual decision that the former football coach won’t return to the university in a full-time capacity. The school will use Kill’s gift for fire-up-the-masses public speaking on a contract basis.

This resolution ends a delicate dance that has festered behind the scenes and led to hard feelings, particularly among Kill’s confidants.

Kill remains popular with fans and prominent boosters, many of whom blame the school, namely President Eric Kaler, for failing to bring Kill back in a leadership position.

Truth is, neither side is blatantly wrong or to blame for this outcome. And the decision they came to is best for both parties.

Mistakes were made in their handling of the matter, but they seemed to operate under conflicting agendas all along, based on numerous conversations with university officials and people close to Kill.
 


I have a feeling that Jerry wanted to be the coach without being the coach, but coach and be the coach without coaching. That ain't gonna work.

Love the guy, but he is in denial at this point.
 

This is a Claeys and Goetz show now. Time to let them do their job and prove their worth.
 

Unlike hacks like Doogie that want to put all the blame on the U, Chip seems to get it. Kill wasn't interested in the role the department offered so both sides move on. The U doesn't have to bend over to Kill and give him everything he wants and Kill has every right to turn them down. It is what it is, some have built Kill up so much in the past few years that they seemed to view it as vital that he stay involved in athletics. In reality he stopped being a major part of the athletic department the second he retired. Sure it might have been nice to keep him on staff in the role that Kaler laid out but anything more then that would have been foolish on the part of the U in my opinion. Too big of a personality at this point to keep him anywhere close to football if you want Claeys to truly take over the program. As long as Kill was in the picture there would always be those blurred lines as to who was in charge.
 


MNVCGUY said:
Unlike hacks like Doogie that want to put all the blame on the U, Chip seems to get it. Kill wasn't interested in the role the department offered so both sides move on. The U doesn't have to bend over to Kill and give him everything he wants and Kill has every right to turn them down. It is what it is, some have built Kill up so much in the past few years that they seemed to view it as vital that he stay involved in athletics. In reality he stopped being a major part of the athletic department the second he retired. Sure it might have been nice to keep him on staff in the role that Kaler laid out but anything more then that would have been foolish on the part of the U in my opinion. Too big of a personality at this point to keep him anywhere close to football if you want Claeys to truly take over the program. As long as Kill was in the picture there would always be those blurred lines as to who was in charge.
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Stated perfectly.
 

He should become the head coach at UM Crookston, now there's a rebuild.

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Anyone who thinks coaching at a lower level would be any less stressful to JK or that he would approach it any differently than coaching at the U just doesn't understand Jerry Kill.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Unlike hacks like Doogie that want to put all the blame on the U, Chip seems to get it. Kill wasn't interested in the role the department offered so both sides move on. The U doesn't have to bend over to Kill and give him everything he wants and Kill has every right to turn them down. It is what it is, some have built Kill up so much in the past few years that they seemed to view it as vital that he stay involved in athletics. In reality he stopped being a major part of the athletic department the second he retired. Sure it might have been nice to keep him on staff in the role that Kaler laid out but anything more then that would have been foolish on the part of the U in my opinion. Too big of a personality at this point to keep him anywhere close to football if you want Claeys to truly take over the program. As long as Kill was in the picture there would always be those blurred lines as to who was in charge.
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Well stated.
 



Spoofin said:
Anyone who thinks coaching at a lower level would be any less stressful to JK or that he would approach it any differently than coaching at the U just doesn't understand Jerry Kill.
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Amen, in just about any role Jerry would go at it 100%. Dude would probably be the most intense Jr. High football coach in his region if he decided to go with that and throw down 80+ hours a week.

Maybe, just maybe a year or two or more down the road Jerry gets some distance and time and learns to dial it back, but based on how it ended here in MN that clearly is not an acceptable option to him at this time.
 

Good article. I don't think you can blame either side. Just an unfortunate set of circumstances that led to all this.


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highwayman said:
I have a feeling that Jerry wanted to be the coach without being the coach, but coach and be the coach without coaching. That ain't gonna work.

Love the guy, but he is in denial at this point.
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Kill supposed that Kaler wanted to
give Claeys some added space. “I think he didn’t want me that close,” Kill said. “Let me be away from it and give (Claeys) an opportunity, which is (Kaler’s) call, not mine.”

I don't think you're feeling is correct and I definitely don't think he's in denial based on the quote above. I think he's pretty much spot on.


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I loved Kill. I still find it amusing how some folks defend him like he is their family. How dare you say anything negative about Kill!
 

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