What grade would you give Mark Coyle's hire of Niko Medved?

[GopherHole Staff]

What grade would you give Mark Coyle's hire of Niko Medved?

 

[West Fargo Gopher Fan]

I gave him an A because this was the best possible hire in my opinion. This is currently not a very desirable job. You need someone like Nico that has a connection to Minnesota

 

[MNVCGUY]

Pretty easy A for me. No clue if it will work out but they identified the in demand coach they wanted and went and got him quickly.

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Easy A

 

[howeda7]

This is better than the 2021 Poll which was a race between F and D.

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

On its own? B. Compared to the last two? A+++.

 

[scools12]

I gave the hire an A.

How it plays out will be determined but this is 100X better than the last hire.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

An A would've been pulling a rabbit out of a hat that would've blown everyone's minds. I like the hire and went with a B. Seems good and safe at the surface.

 

[MNVCGUY]

This is better than the 2021 Poll which was a race between F and D.

Yeah....even the most negative and cynical around here will be hard pressed to truly hate on this hire. I'm sure some Cs will pop up eventually but will be surprised if we see any legit D-F grades from someone who isn't just trolling to be a prick.

 

[nitramnaed]

On the surface and in the short term A. In the long term

 

[El Amin Fan]

A. Very happy we didn't let this slip away.

 

[leib0039]

Agreed with most here. Two weeks ago I probably say B, but local guy, built multiple programs, and coming off a nice tournament. Hard to really find who would've been a better hire so thus an A.

 

[TimetoWin]

B

McCullom would have been an A, but I am happy with Niko. I hope Coyle also guaranteed investment in the program.

 

[bonin21]

Gives me hope for the next Gopher hockey hire

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Went with my A. My usual caveat applies grading a hire at the time of the hire is like the preseason rankings. My final grade on the hire will be at the end of the Medved era when we know how it worked out.

 

[Otis]

Local guy, U grad, proven rebuilder, and successful NCAA participant at Fort Collins.

I gave Cole a C.

Any one of us idiots could have pulled the trigger on this one.

To get a higher score he would need to outperform the Gopherhole Borg.

At least, a C+ for not trying to overthink it.

 

[JZABR]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[matt]

Local guy, U grad, proven rebuilder, and successful NCAA participant at Fort Collins.

I gave Cole a C.

Any one of us idiots could have pulled the trigger on this one.

To get a higher score he would need to outperform the Gopherhole Borg.

At least, a C+ for not trying to overthink it.

You give the Ben Johnson hire a D and the Niko Medved hire a C?

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

You give the Ben Johnson hire a D and the Niko Medved hire a C?

It's a complicated curve. As Pitino once said, "this is high level competitive stuff."

 

[Ewert86PC]

Easy A

Is Emma Stone coming, too?

 

[Dave H]

Gives me hope for the next Gopher hockey hire

I think you meant to say Michigan since we all know you like them better.

 

[Dave H]

You give the Ben Johnson hire a D and the Niko Medved hire a C?

Well you see, Coyle sucks both because he hired the wrong guy and cause he hired the right guy. Sort of like he sucked both because he didn't fire Johnson after every loss but also sucked because he fired him after the final loss.

 

[Rocksoldier]

Well you see, Coyle sucks both because he hired the wrong guy and cause he hired the right guy. Sort of like he sucked both because he didn't fire Johnson after every loss but also sucked because he fired him after the final loss.

I give this comment an F

 

[Stan]

I'd give an A- but since not an option I'll grade up to an A.

Coyle seems to be a better hirer the second time around for both programs.

 

[goldengophers]

Gave Ben an F, this is an absolute A at the time of hiring.

 

[Dave H]

I give this comment an F

And I care because...

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyy

The fonz!

 

[GopherBlood777]

On its own? B. Compared to the last two? A+++.

This.

 

[march madness]

Had the refs called the Travel on Maryland, and CSU makes it to the sweet 16--how much money did Nico lose by being robbed of a sweet 16 added to his resume?

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Had the refs called the Travel on Maryland, and CSU makes it to the sweet 16--how much money did Nico lose by being robbed of a sweet 16 added to his resume?

Zero