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Much can be said about the Minnesota Gopher Football program over the last 40-year....very little of it good. Which coach was the worst? There certainly can be found reasons to choose any one of these coaches. Here's some examples:
1972 - 1978 Cal Stoll - Took a stable on the rise program and made it inconsistent. The rest of the Big 10 progressed under his tenure while our Gophers didn't.
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1979- 1983 Smokey Joe Salem - Took a mediocre football team and made it bad. 1- 17 in the Big 10 his last 2-years.
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1984 - 1985 Lou Holtz - Gopher Fans took him hook-line-sinker. He left for greener pastures and put the program in a deep funk.
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1986 - 1991 John Gutekunst - His one claim to fame was winning the Independence Bowl when Hoax left. Finished 10th in the Big 10 his last year.
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1992 - 1996 Jim Wacker - Introduced his version of the Spread Offense. Nice guy, but lowest winning percentage of all coaches.
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1997 - 2006 Glen Mason - He brought us back to our roots (run first, pass second). Offense success....Defense, not so much. Was on the losing end of the biggest bowl collapse in history.
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2007 - 2010 Tim Brewster - Re-introduced the Spread Offense, or wait, the modified Spread, or wait, Pound the Rock. His Chili was Hot. Gopher fans were Not!
I left off Jeff Horton because he was an interim coach. Also left off Jerry Kill because he's awesome and we don't need IA or WI trolls giving him votes. Plus it's my poll and I can do what I want!
1972 - 1978 Cal Stoll - Took a stable on the rise program and made it inconsistent. The rest of the Big 10 progressed under his tenure while our Gophers didn't.
.
1979- 1983 Smokey Joe Salem - Took a mediocre football team and made it bad. 1- 17 in the Big 10 his last 2-years.
.
1984 - 1985 Lou Holtz - Gopher Fans took him hook-line-sinker. He left for greener pastures and put the program in a deep funk.
.
1986 - 1991 John Gutekunst - His one claim to fame was winning the Independence Bowl when Hoax left. Finished 10th in the Big 10 his last year.
.
1992 - 1996 Jim Wacker - Introduced his version of the Spread Offense. Nice guy, but lowest winning percentage of all coaches.
.
1997 - 2006 Glen Mason - He brought us back to our roots (run first, pass second). Offense success....Defense, not so much. Was on the losing end of the biggest bowl collapse in history.
.
2007 - 2010 Tim Brewster - Re-introduced the Spread Offense, or wait, the modified Spread, or wait, Pound the Rock. His Chili was Hot. Gopher fans were Not!
I left off Jeff Horton because he was an interim coach. Also left off Jerry Kill because he's awesome and we don't need IA or WI trolls giving him votes. Plus it's my poll and I can do what I want!