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After six months at the helm, JK's B1G recruiting style is now coming into sharper focus for those following GH threads on various aspects of the subject. Rather than aggressively going after higher-tier stars, Kill & Co seem to be seeking character/potential athletes that can be...

Recent webisodes have focused on Kill's tour around the state marketing/promoting his program to the Gopher faithful. Those have been helpful in reinforcing Kill's approach to rebuilding the program and elaborating his expectations for the team to play physical, fast etc. Various comments on...

tough kid, recovered quickly from a broken collarbone and surgery in hs...says his dad has been prepping him for qb since the age of 3! Apparently the video takes are from his quite productive junior season. http://www.sportspundit.com/cricket/videos/R4Dc_PfIWHE Great to have him in a very...

Per another contentious thread, is the Webisode phenonmena a brilliant, long overdue Gopher marketing/recruiting campaign conceived by Joel, Dave and Jerry or simply a Brew-type gimmick? Gimmick or not, the Gophers have generated a great deal of attention/buzz in Minny and across the nation...

intends to bring in for 2012: scholarship + walkons? How many scholarships (including Jucos)? Seems like with all Kill's camp activity, well-received webisode marketing of the program etc and recruiting related travel by his staff, the 2012 class might fill out much more quickly than similar...

to make some serious noise in the BT West. From Rivals: Some facts and figures from the draft: Big Six schools with zero draftees were Duke, Iowa State, Kansas, Minnesota, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest. The SEC had the most draftees, with 38. The ACC was second with 35, followed...

Per 1500 Notebook (4/5 practice): Harris getting some special love from Kill... After a two-practice absence, the brown "Minnesota Loafers" jerseys --reserved for players who have not met team expectations - were out in full force Tuesday. Four players were in brown, notably senior defensive...

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/119189844.html Will be interesting to see how Bo Pelini's staff adjustments respond to the BT grind this season. In some ways, he seems like another Anti-Kill with respect to staff stability. Notwithstanding the University's concerns about his sideline...

throughout the year and year-to-year in order to keep their scholarships under Tubby? In some cases, seems like Tubby expects steady improvement on the court, in the classroom and in the areas of personal responsibilty/maturity in order to keep them on scholarship. From past substitution...

Would be useful to get some perspective away from the expected local media negativity.

GopherSports.com: Do you have anything else you'd like to say to Gopher fans that are reading this? Josh Campion: We're going to be a dominant team and we have a good thing going here. I can't emphasize enough that we're going to be pretty darn good the next few years.- Interview by Athletic...

Not listed in BTN programming...ESPN?

Useful perspective on JM's/U's attitudes re Tubby's contract renewal: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ys-forbes_highest_paid_basketball_coaches_030411 Calipari, Izzo are top-paid men’s hoops coaches By Tom Van Riper, Forbes.com 14 hours, 49 minutes ago John Calipari’s job...

Now that Kill has seen his guys in workouts for a few days, he seems to be setting expectations quite low with his public comments re: poor depth/experience in many areas, problems with conditioning and strength, poor team speed, a need for upgraded work habits and various academic shortcomings...

vs MI looked extremely stressed, frazzled, befuddled and utterly fatigued on the BTN tonight. Strangely, against a bitter rival, he seemed out-coached throughout the contest. Both he and Tubby have had a rough ride this year with similar team turmoil, but given MSUs superior talent level, I...

Westy was a controversial difference maker for Minny and many Holers had some harsh criticism of his years with Tubby. Unfortunately, the GGs missed at least two aspects of his game vs Wisky: 1 - An aggressive and reliable 3-pt threat capable of creating his own shot in the last 5-min stretch...

UMD roster http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-football.php?page=roster DVRing both this one on ESPN2 today plus NIU's Bowl on ESPN as a proxy for Kill's Minny 2011.

Although I go way back to the Warmath years at the U, I can't recall any head coaching hiring that invloved the acquisition of a complete, stable, intact staff with a winning record. In fact, I wonder if any coach since MW has ever brought along his complete staff of seasoned college coaching...

per his press conference and style of O/D platooning/packaging (apparently somewhat Tubby-style in using personnel to keep players fresh and at high speed), he said that based on a quick look at returning talent he is concerned about lack of depth. Interesting that this was one of TB's main...

Lots of similarities: 1. Humble origins 2. Blue-collar work ethic 3. Stable family life 4. Striver/achiever 5. Players' head coach 6. Long-term, loyal staff 7. Ability to build/rebuild programs 8. Long history of winning at several levels and venues 9. Championship seasons 10. Multiple...