Iceland12
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This gets kicked around here a lot. Can't see how people expect a 10 win season. Can't see how they expect a 5-6 win season either. However the "but it's a new head coach, new system, new players etc, so they're bound to fail" argument doesn't hold very true if you look at Head Coaching transitions in the past.
Here's the last 11 Head Coaching changes. It covers 70+ years.
It shows that only three, Felsler to Warmath, Salem to Holtz, Kill to Claeys was there a big jump in wins. Only Mason to Brewster showed a big decrease in them.
Overall the changes made a minimal difference in records from the previous Head Coach to the new guy in that transition year.
1953 to 1954 - Wes Felsler to Murray Warmath: 4-4-1 to 7-2
1971 to 1972 - Warmath to Cal Stoll: 4-7 to 4-7
1978 to 1979 - Stoll to Joe Salem: 5-6 to 4-6-1
1983 to 1984 - Salem to Lou Holtz: 1-10 to 4-7
1985 to 1986 - Holtz to John Gutenkunst: *7-5 to 6-6__________ * Gutenkunst coached the Gophers to win over Clemson in Independence Bowl
1991 to 1992 - Gutenkunst to Jim Wacker: 2-9 to 4-7
1996 to 1997 - Wacker to Mason: 4-7 to 3-9
2006 to 2007 - Mason to Tim Brewster: 6-7 to 1-11
2010 to 2011 - Brewster/ Tim Horton to Jerry Kill: *3-9 to 3-9 _______* Horton was 2-3 as Head Coach
2015 to 2016 - KIll to Tracy Claeys: *6-7 to 9-4______________* Clays was Interim Head Coach for 2 games and Head Coach for the last 3
2016 to 2017 - Claeys to P.J. Fleck: 9-4 to ??
Here's the last 11 Head Coaching changes. It covers 70+ years.
It shows that only three, Felsler to Warmath, Salem to Holtz, Kill to Claeys was there a big jump in wins. Only Mason to Brewster showed a big decrease in them.
Overall the changes made a minimal difference in records from the previous Head Coach to the new guy in that transition year.
1953 to 1954 - Wes Felsler to Murray Warmath: 4-4-1 to 7-2
1971 to 1972 - Warmath to Cal Stoll: 4-7 to 4-7
1978 to 1979 - Stoll to Joe Salem: 5-6 to 4-6-1
1983 to 1984 - Salem to Lou Holtz: 1-10 to 4-7
1985 to 1986 - Holtz to John Gutenkunst: *7-5 to 6-6__________ * Gutenkunst coached the Gophers to win over Clemson in Independence Bowl
1991 to 1992 - Gutenkunst to Jim Wacker: 2-9 to 4-7
1996 to 1997 - Wacker to Mason: 4-7 to 3-9
2006 to 2007 - Mason to Tim Brewster: 6-7 to 1-11
2010 to 2011 - Brewster/ Tim Horton to Jerry Kill: *3-9 to 3-9 _______* Horton was 2-3 as Head Coach
2015 to 2016 - KIll to Tracy Claeys: *6-7 to 9-4______________* Clays was Interim Head Coach for 2 games and Head Coach for the last 3
2016 to 2017 - Claeys to P.J. Fleck: 9-4 to ??