September 14th, 2013 at 1:37 PM ^
This has happened before hasn't it?
I don't know much about his condition or if stress has a negative impact on it but maybe he should consider stepping down.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:41 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 1:41 PM ^
The history for Kill goes back as far as 2005, as I recall, and they've been sporadic but a few of them have been quite serious, I believe. He is a survivor of kidney cancer too, although I don't know if the two are related at all. The last one that I know of was at the Michigan State game last year.
Hopefully, it is minor and he is OK.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:42 PM ^
/r/cfb says this is the 3rd time he's had one as Minn coach. It's just sad to see this happen.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:39 PM ^
Not good. Get well coach.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:40 PM ^
At some point I think someone has to step in and make the decision for Jerry Kill to step away from football. I in no way want to sound unsympathetic but at some point enough is enough. For his own safey I hope someone that cares about his health can connect with him and convince him that being a head football coach might not be the best for his long term health.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:45 PM ^
Not a doctor but is there anything about his condition that is exacerbated by being a coach? If not it doesn't really matter what he does.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:48 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 3:57 PM ^
For some people, it's retirement that's the real stress, and Kill strikes me as the type. I just can't see him sitting happily on a beach with nothing to do.
Maybe his life will be shorter this way, but maybe it will also be a better life. i don't think it's our call.
September 14th, 2013 at 10:09 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 11:48 PM ^
Ya know there's a huge middle ground between working 24/7 as a BCS coach and sitting on a beach every day for the rest of your life.
September 15th, 2013 at 1:16 AM ^
September 15th, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
It's quite possible that Kill's diet is pretty bad, too. Coaches work so long that they probably end up eating a lot of crappy food.
September 14th, 2013 at 10:08 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 1:44 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 1:50 PM ^
Get well soon, Coach. I think it may be time to hang em up.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:52 PM ^
I thought Kill himself said the seizures aren't a huge deal to him as he's struggled with them his whole life i.e. he thinks he can coach safely with the condition
September 14th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 1:58 PM ^
Poor guy. Get well soon.
September 14th, 2013 at 1:59 PM ^
please run block
September 14th, 2013 at 2:09 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 2:10 PM ^
September 14th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
My dad had a stress related siezure two weeks ago (or at least I think it's stress related) and his doc told him not to work for a month. I think Coach Kill needs to do something similar because this has happened before.
September 14th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
me taken off my couch, possible seizure
September 14th, 2013 at 3:57 PM ^
I hope he's alright. He's had this condition for most (if not all) of his life. I'm assuming he tells his players that these situations aren't a big deal, but its got to be tough for a player when their coach keeps going down with seizures mid game.
September 15th, 2013 at 11:22 AM ^
Actually, he had his first seizure in 2000 (when he was 39), and their frequency seems to be increasing. His second occurred in 2005. He was hired by Minnesota in 2011, just like Hoke, and in those 2+ years he's had four of them. It's getting to a point where he may seriously need to think about stepping down.
September 14th, 2013 at 4:07 PM ^
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September 15th, 2013 at 9:54 AM ^
This is the part that no one seems to want to talk about. This has to be tremendously unnerving for his players when this happens.
September 14th, 2013 at 6:00 PM ^
He had this condition when he was coaching at Northern Illinois, but wasn't having nearly as many seizures. It's possible that the condition is getting worse, but my guess is that these seizures are caused by the additional stress of coaching at a major university. I don't think he needs to retire, but I really think he should step down to coaching at a lower level.
September 14th, 2013 at 7:09 PM ^
The Harlem Shake is so last year.