OT: Jerry Kill to Gophers

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Minnesota's Rivals site says that Kill is going to be the Gopher's next coach. He seemed to do a pretty good job at Northern Illinois. Let the puns begin.
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dennisblundon

December 5th, 2010 at 7:18 PM ^

Some pretty big names were floating around for this job. In the end no Lombardi or Bill Cowher just Jerry Kill.

"Son there is a man from Minnesotta on the phone named Jerry Kill." I picture the recruit picking up the phone and hearing the words "You have seven days."

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MGoRob

December 5th, 2010 at 7:45 PM ^

I agree.  Gopher Nation should probably be pretty upset considering some big names were being floated around.  Personally, I don't know why Leach still hasn't landed a job.  I tend to think of it being a Indiana Bobby Knight situation, where he went to Texas Tech and had a great run there.  People are crazy not to scoop him up at a lower prestige BCS school as it seems he did wonders in that position at, yep again, Texas Tech.  Hmmmm....perhaps that is where coaches with anger / discipline issues seem to like to go.

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erik_t

December 5th, 2010 at 7:49 PM ^

I think everyone's freaking out right now, but we're all going to wake up tomorrow with a shrug-plus sort of feeling. I'd love to see a demonstration of success at the highest level, but everyone has to move up sometimes. He's done everything you could ask in 1AA and non-AQ. He builds solid programs and does not look to be a flight risk. Lou Holthz is still remembered and reviled here.

 

For helpful consumption: Kill’s records at Directional Illinois.

2001 Southern Illinois 1–10
2002 Southern Illinois 4–8
2003 Southern Illinois 10–2
2004 Southern Illinois 10–2
2005 Southern Illinois 9–4
2006 Southern Illinois 9–4
2007 Southern Illinois 12–2

2008 Northern Illinois 6–7
2009 Northern Illinois 7–6
2010 Northern Illinois 10–3

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Zone Left

December 5th, 2010 at 7:56 PM ^

So are a lot of great hires.  I thought they should have gone after the coaches from the Dakotas or Montana.  It's a natural progression for one of them to move on to Minnesota.

Hopefully it doesn't work out too well for them.  I like easy wins every once in a while.

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BlueVoix

December 5th, 2010 at 7:24 PM ^

Oh my dad is going to be pissssed.

/NIUalum'd

But really, this is a good hire for Minny.  Kill took over for Novak after ol' Joe kind of lost his touch the last three seaons. He has brought NIU back to their mid-powerish form and did quite a number on SIU too.  Someone has to do a program revamp at Minnesota and he's a good coach.  I don't like him going to a rival.

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erik_t

December 5th, 2010 at 7:30 PM ^

Not bad. Not my preference.

 

Oh well, he's my coach now. At least he's got a badass name. And at least he's not a goddamned NFL tight ends coach.

 

I still love you, Dread Pirate Captain.

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Jivas

December 5th, 2010 at 7:33 PM ^

NIU's poor performance against Miami (Not That Miami) the other day?  I believe FEI had them at like a 96% win probability...perhaps the kids caught wind that their coach was heading off for greener pastures.

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