couple of tweets from Jon K from The Athletic on what he's hearing: sounds like a question over interpretation of the purchase agreement. meaning - Let's go to Court.
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Here's what I can gather right now: What this will come down to is an interpretation of the agreement...
Rocco is all-in on platooning. different lineups for LH and RH pitchers.
look at the lineup - one LH hitter and two switch-hitters.
Gleeman wrote an article about this for The Athletic with a lot of statistics that back up the strategy.
at some point, yes, Julien, Wallner, etc will have...
Muss may be able to generate more NIL. but NIL is only one piece of the puzzle.
No coach has won - or won consistently - since Clem left over 25 years ago.
I think the issues go beyond the coach. to have a winning program, all of the pieces have to line up - the AD, the Administration...
my point is that Gopher fans have been having this same argument for 25 years since Clem left.
Monson's not getting the job done - time to change coaches.
Tubby's not getting the job done - time to change coaches
Pitino's not getting the job done - time to change coaches
Johnson's not getting...
not arguing with that. but someone has to identify and hire that coach, and the U has to be willing to pay the salary that would be required.
I honestly think identifying the coach is the easy party. getting that coach to commit to MN - and getting the U to pay the higher salary - those are...
If the MSHSL ever tried to change the rules for private schools only, there would be a parade of lawyers lining up ready to take that case to court.
It's all in or all out. if private schools are members of the MSHSL, then the same rules have to apply to them as to other schools.
the...
"Hire the Magic Coach" - who can overcome all of the obstacles and make MN a top-level program.
should be easy.
I'm sure Mark Coyle is up to the challenge. and I'm sure the U of MN Administration and Regents will gladly cough up the money needed to hire the Magic Coach.
assuming the...
OK - let's say the coach is the problem.
so MN just needs to find the right coach. A coach who will willingly agree to come to MN under the current circumstances.
being honest - MN is a program that has not been relevant in the conference, let alone nationally, for 25 years under multiple...
could be playing time - could be issues with the Coach - could be wanting to get away from home - could be a lot of things.
in the end, regardless of the "why" - this is where college sports are at right now. there are no rules - at least no rules that any governing organization is trying to...
well, now that A-Rod and Lore are not going to become majority owners of the T-Wolves, maybe someone can get them to throw some of that money into the Gophers' NIL fund - because they love MN so much...........
It's a wild sports day in the Cities. Payne in the Portal. Sale of Wolves is...
Marcus Fuller with article in the Strib: (look at the quotes from Payne just a couple of weeks ago)
Progress this season for the Gophers wasn't enough to keep the talented forward with the program. Payne talked to Johnson about his intent to transfer during a meeting this week. The opportunity...
for the heck of it - looked up weather forecast for Kansas City. looks good.
Thursday: sunny, breezy Hi 67
Thurs nite: cloudy, breezy, Lo 49
Friday: (no game unless needed as weather backup)
Saturday: mostly sunny, Hi 68
Sat nite: party cloudy, low 49
Sunday: partly sunny, High 75
Sund...
with JOJ, it's easy to see the athletic ability and the dunks. it's easy for fans to see a few flashy dunks and imagine what that player could do with more opportunities.
but we don't know what goes on at practice. and we don't know what the coaching staff is telling players. IF JOJ was...
Reusse has a very pessimistic column in the Strib, focused on the pitching staff - starting rotation is weaker without Gray, and bullpen has multiple injuries. his semi-prediction (a little vague) has the Twins winning under 80 games.
look - all the numbers say Gray was a really good...
the transfer situation depends on how many openings there are on the roster - and at which positions?
I do not see Johnson as the kind of guy who would run players off. if players have eligibility remaining and want to return, they will be here. so any openings would have to come from players...