Sid: Cosgrove likely to get job; Brewster not happy with Roof

[BleedGopher]

From Sid's Thursday column:

Cosgrove likely to Gophers

One reason that Kevin Cosgrove is likely to replace departed Ted Roof as the Gophers defensive coordinator is that he received a very good recommendation from Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi, who spent a long time at Wisconsin when Cosgrove was a member of Barry Alvarez's staff. Cosgrove was defensive coordinator for the Badgers from 1995 through 2003 after having joined the staff in 1990. He was at Nebraska from 2004 to 2007 and was unemployed last season.

If hired, Cosgrove will be the Gophers' seventh defensive coordinator since 1997.

Roof's decision was unexpected, but he got an offer to become the defensive coordinator at Auburn. Roof's reported salary of $500,000 is a $150,000 raise. He also is an alumnus of Georgia Tech, Auburn's Southeastern Conference rival.

Gophers coach Tim Brewster was very upset about Roof's departure.

"It's not all about money," Brewster said. "He came here for one year and then leaves. It's unfair to the other coaches, and especially the kids."

Maturi said Roof was the highest-paid defensive coordinator in the Big Ten.

Brewster, meanwhile, said he is on the verge of hiring an offensive coordinator to replace Mike Dunbar, who apparently didn't agree with Brewster's plan to have new offensive line coach Tim Davis oversee the running game and Dunbar the passing game.

The word around the Bierman Building was that Dunbar will be paid until he gets a new job.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/37245599.html?page=2&c=y

Go Gophers!!

 

[TheDinkytowner]

Hopefully Brewster will remember this if and when he gets offered a gig for more $.

Also, Sid thinks that GA Tech is Auburn's SEC rival except they play in the ACC, but he's old so it can slide.

 

[GopherGod]

If Maturi recommended him as Sid claims then he can be fired in 3 years as Brewster will if he brings this idiot onto his coaching staff.

 

[Border Gopher]

I want to "resign" from my current job and get paid until I find a new job too!

 

[DarrenTheGreek]

Hopefully Brewster will remember this if and when he gets offered a gig for more $.

Also, Sid thinks that GA Tech is Auburn's SEC rival except they play in the ACC, but he's old so it can slide.

Who is the sports editor over at the Strib? How does a mistake as dumb as this get through?

 

[Gophers09]

Who is the sports editor over at the Strib? How does a mistake as dumb as this get through?

They print horribly wrong information all the time.

 

[Costa Rican Gopher]

Sid's so old he covered the negro leagues. Try and enjoy him while you've got him boys! The Minnesota sports scene will be a far more boring place when he's gone. Not many old timers left.

 

[STPGopher]

Who is the sports editor over at the Strib? How does a mistake as dumb as this get through?

Maybe the "Editor" is a one that edits many types of stories position and (because this is not an area of expertise) just edits grammar and not content.