Honyocker
Gophers-In Good or Bad Times
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Consider TCU, Boise and Cincy who are ranked in the top ten. They do not play as tough a schedule as the Gophers, that is a given. Their recruiting rankings are historically about on the Glen Mason level....maybe just a little better for specific classes. Do the Gophers have as much talent as these teams? I personally think so. Brew has much more talent in his Freshman and Sophomore classes. I have watched the TCU team play in person a few times, and I think they would take the Gophers apart. They play a very disciplined football game and they run their stuff to perfection. Incredibly well coached. Predominantly two star rated recruits.
You would never, ever see today's TCU team called for 17 penalties or completely miss assignments multiple times in a game.
After having watched TCU, the only teams in B10 who could beat Frogs would be possibly tOSU and PSU...maybe. A BIG difference between Brewster and Patterson is Patterson knows what he wants to do on O and D....he brings in new coordinators and postion coaches to run HIS stuff. Brewster doesn't HAVE any stuff. He can't get any stability and consistency because everytime he changes coordinators, he changes systems. Brew has never been a HC until he came to MN and evidently he didn't develop his own philosophy for O and D. That creates chaos when you change coordinators as often as Brew does. Mase knew what he wanted to do and his philosophies stayed the same through all kinds of coaches, including that great running game. Brew is a recruiter first and a HC second and that comes with some baggage when building a program.
You would never, ever see today's TCU team called for 17 penalties or completely miss assignments multiple times in a game.
After having watched TCU, the only teams in B10 who could beat Frogs would be possibly tOSU and PSU...maybe. A BIG difference between Brewster and Patterson is Patterson knows what he wants to do on O and D....he brings in new coordinators and postion coaches to run HIS stuff. Brewster doesn't HAVE any stuff. He can't get any stability and consistency because everytime he changes coordinators, he changes systems. Brew has never been a HC until he came to MN and evidently he didn't develop his own philosophy for O and D. That creates chaos when you change coordinators as often as Brew does. Mase knew what he wanted to do and his philosophies stayed the same through all kinds of coaches, including that great running game. Brew is a recruiter first and a HC second and that comes with some baggage when building a program.