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He handled the Brewster situation and taking over a sinking ship with class and leadership. He helped the kids realize the game is supposed to be fun and he led them to a little success which makes the whole state seem sunnier. I can mention this game for another 12 months to the Iowa fan I work with. I wish Jeff Horton the best in whatever his next endeavour is...
 

Sparlimb said:
He handled the Brewster situation and taking over a sinking ship with class and leadership. He helped the kids realize the game is supposed to be fun and he led them to a little success which makes the whole state seem sunnier. I can mention this game for another 12 months to the Iowa fan I work with. I wish Jeff Horton the best in whatever his next endeavour is...
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I can't tell you how different I feel about the Gopher Football team going into the off-season now. I would like to thank him too. Anyone would be lucky to have him on their staff!
 

I happened to encounter Coach Horton on the field after the game and shook his hand and gave him my heartfelt thanks. I wasn't the only one. He'll have a special place with Gopher fans from now on.
 

Any chance he is retained as offensive coordinator under the next coach?
 

Add me to the list. A heartfelt thank you, to Coach Horton for a great job, in a difficult situation.
 


As a senior who followed the team ad nauseum, and never saw the gophers win a trophy game or a bowl game..I almost didn't go to the game because I didn't want to hear a bunch of inbred hawkeye fans, but i did.. and i cant express how glad i am that my final game as a college student ended up with me running on the field to see the gophers grab floyd
 

Hammock was calling the plays at the end, and to answer your question, there is no chance. Herm Edwards said it best. When a defensive coordinator goes into a game, his goal is to make the other team one dimensional. We were going into games one dimensional earlier this season, and we were doing in on purpose. You lean to your strength of personal when calling plays, and the games situation. Instead, our team declared we were going to be a "pound the rock" team, and it turn our play calling was very stubborn to make changes. The question is, was this Brewster's game plan or Hortons?
 


Buck the Fadgers said:
Hammock was calling the plays at the end, and to answer your question, there is no chance. Herm Edwards said it best. When a defensive coordinator goes into a game, his goal is to make the other team one dimensional. We were going into games one dimensional earlier this season, and we were doing in on purpose. You lean to your strength of personal when calling plays, and the games situation. Instead, our team declared we were going to be a "pound the rock" team, and it turn our play calling was very stubborn to make changes. The question is, was this Brewster's game plan or Hortons?
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Very clearly it was Brewster's and it was in response to criticism that Brewster didn't have "an identity." Anyone still think the midseason firing was a mistake?
 



Very special "Thank You" to Coach Horton (and thus may he be forever referred to by Gopher fans) from the UofM alumni that reside down here in Iowa. We have endured much in the past several seasons. The win that you helped the team to yesterday lets us all wear the colors for the first time in a long, long time with real pride and enjoyment. You've made it fun to be in central Iowa today and going into work tomorrow.
 

Horton came into Burrito Loco last night after the game briefly. I went up to him, congratulated him, and thanked him for everything. The first thing he said to me was "Boy we sure had fun today didn't we?!" Even though he wouldn't let me buy him a drink, he's top notch in my book.
 


Yes, absolutely! Thank you, coach Horton.
It would have been very easy to pack it in and I think everyone deserves congratulations on the staff, but especially you for hanging in there and keeping it all together.
 



gophergrad said:
Horton came into Burrito Loco last night after the game briefly. I went up to him, congratulated him, and thanked him for everything. The first thing he said to me was "Boy we sure had fun today didn't we?!" Even though he wouldn't let me buy him a drink, he's top notch in my book.
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OMG, Horton wins Floyd and then goes to Burrito Loco?? I LOVE THIS GUY :clap:
 

Answer your own question.

Buck the Fadgers said:
Hammock was calling the plays at the end, and to answer your question, there is no chance. Herm Edwards said it best. When a defensive coordinator goes into a game, his goal is to make the other team one dimensional. We were going into games one dimensional earlier this season, and we were doing in on purpose. You lean to your strength of personal when calling plays, and the games situation. Instead, our team declared we were going to be a "pound the rock" team, and it turn our play calling was very stubborn to make changes. The question is, was this Brewster's game plan or Hortons?
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As much as I liked Tim Brewster for his enthusiasm at the beginning, it became obvious he was a bullheaded, stubborn, one-dimensional knucklehead on game day. This became very apparent over the last several years and he clearly micromanaged Jeff Horton and the rest of the staff. Basically Brewster hired these experienced well qualified coaches and then refused to accept their assessments of the players and their ideas on running schemes. This had to be frustrating to everyone, players, coaches, and fans.

Another example: There have been a number of players on the field for the Gophers over the last several weeks (both offense and defense) that I really wasn't familiar with. Quite frankly, I've had to look up who they are. Several of these players have done quite well. Brewster apparently wrote them off in terms of ability or making a contribution, but once TB got canned, Horton and the rest of the staff reassessed players and schemes.
 

SickAndTiredOfLosingToWI said:
OMG, Horton wins Floyd and then goes to Burrito Loco?? I LOVE THIS GUY :clap:
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Oh I almost forgot the best part of last night. Shortly after Horton left (as he was leaving we loudly chanted "WE WANT HORT"), a certain pig arrived at the bar. It was probably at Burt Lok for about an hour last night, and we were free to touch it, kiss it (no iowa), hold it, and take about a million drunken pictures with it.

Thanks again Coach Horton, last night was one of the best nights I've ever had in Dinkytown.

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THANK YOU COACH HORTON!​

Wherever he ends up I will be a fan of, and hope he does very well.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA owes him a BIG BIG Thank You!

In my perfect universe I wish there was a way for him to stay here as co-head coach or something.
 

A big thank you. He got the team back on its feet and left a very good impression of the quality of players they have.
 

gophergrad said:
Oh I almost forgot the best part of last night. Shortly after Horton left (as he was leaving we loudly chanted "WE WANT HORT"), a certain pig arrived at the bar. It was probably at Burt Lok for about an hour last night, and we were free to touch it, kiss it (no iowa), hold it, and take about a million drunken pictures with it.

Thanks again Coach Horton, last night was one of the best nights I've ever had in Dinkytown.

http://yfrog.com/2thcu0j
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This needs to be on the front page or something:

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One of the questions that was asked a lot as this season progressed was how much of the problem was talent, and how much was coaching. The last couple games have told us that there is talent on this team, and that a better coach could exploit it better. The 2011 Gophers may surprise people. If we could start all over again with this team, we would have better results - we would have at least taken down South Dakota.
 

Agree wholeheartedly. Thanks to Coach Horton and staff for persevering and helping teach a group of young men about the rewards for not giving up even in the bleakest of situations. Here's hoping the coaches land on their feet somewhere soon.
 

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