Who should be our next Coach?

[Lion King]

Dawn Staley. She would not take it but I would offer.

I like it being Dawn
It would give the U more attention and more losses
Every liberal could tell us what a great hire it was

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

This option isn’t on the list, but would be the ultimate all-time U of M administration wet dream: Becky Hammon.

NOTE: Interestingly, she can coach, learned at the right hand of one of the great coaches of all time, and would almost certainly be more successful than the guy we currently have, who was their original wet dream.

Would she be…their Wet_Blanket?

 

[alaska]

Willing to bet Ben is fired this year.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

If that is a real place... I accept!

1354 Underwood St. we get started real early!

 

[skiumah1]

Willing to bet Ben is fired this year.

Any reasoning behind that?

 

[Bad Gopher]

My first choice. Gotta ask what it would take.
After that Kelsey. Hes the shot in the arm this team needs

Putting aside whether Muss would be interested, he's one guy who could take this fixer-upper and get it habitable again. No question in my mind about that.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Dutcher is the perfect person to come in for 5-7 years to get the program fixed.

I'm with ya. Dutcher doesn't get enough credit. He's a guy who simply does it, year after year, sustainably. Age hasn't seemed to slow him down. In that respect, he's Scotty Bowman, who could've kept succeeding into his 90s if he'd wanted to.

When the Gophs hired Clem, he had WKU in the top 20. Who does that?! He did that. Who's doing that today? Who has a team in a lesser league perennially ranked? I can only think of two off the top of my head: Mark Few and Brian Dutcher. One is unavailable. The other has an out clause in his contract in case the Gophers come calling. Fuckin' A, people.

 

[Bad Gopher]

I vote for whomever can come in here with giant bags of cash, hookers and blow and get the nastiest, dirtiest, sleaziest players who can ball.

Jerry Tarkanian has passed away, hasn't he?

The propped-up corpse of Jerry Tarkanian should be listed in this poll.

 

[goldengophers]

I like it being Dawn
It would give the U more attention and more losses
Every liberal could tell us what a great hire it was

Is your brain that washed?

 

[bga1]

Putting aside whether Muss would be interested, he's one guy who could take this fixer-upper and get it habitable again. No question in my mind about that.

Season ticket sales would double in a year. Suddenly portal players would sign with Minnesota.

 

[howeda7]

Season ticket sales would double in a year. Suddenly portal players would sign with Minnesota.

Gather up the checks....

 

[tikited]

1354 Underwood St. we get started real early!

Early birds get more drinks!

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

I vote for whomever can come in here with giant bags of cash, hookers and blow and get the nastiest, dirtiest, sleaziest players who can ball.

Jerry Tarkanian has passed away, hasn't he?

Our boosters don't really step up so I have a feeling ours would be less like doing blow with an instgram model in Saint-Tropez and more like smoking meth with some cougar at the Red Roof Inn.

 

[Gophs24]

Season ticket sales would double in a year. Suddenly portal players would sign with Minnesota.

I would sign back up in a heartbeat!

 

[skiumah1]

I'm with ya. Dutcher doesn't get enough credit. He's a guy who simply does it, year after year, sustainably. Age hasn't seemed to slow him down. In that respect, he's Scotty Bowman, who could've kept succeeding into his 90s if he'd wanted to.

When the Gophs hired Clem, he had WKU in the top 20. Who does that?! He did that. Who's doing that today? Who has a team in a lesser league perennially ranked? I can only think of two off the top of my head: Mark Few and Brian Dutcher. One is unavailable. The other has an out clause in his contract in case the Gophers come calling. Fuckin' A, people.

100%. Love watching Dutchers SDSU teams.

I'll take 5-10 years of Dutcher if we're thinking age is a problem. No question.

 

[forever a gopher]

I really don’t think Muss is getable, even with a big check. Assuming he isn’t, I’m rolling with Beard, baggage and all. Put a pretty healthy “don’t do bad stuff” in his contract to protect yourself and go get him.

 

[skiumah1]

I really don’t think Muss is getable, even with a big check. Assuming he isn’t, I’m rolling with Beard, baggage and all. Put a pretty healthy “don’t do bad stuff” in his contract to protect yourself and go get him.

I agree on Musselman. There's just no way this administration hires Beard. He's fantastic coach, but just no way.

 

[Gophers_4life]

Brian Dutcher

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

No way we could convince Musselman to come here, maybe we could talk Greg Heiar into taking the job though...

 

[Spaulding!No!]

The cycle demands an old white guy.

 

[howeda7]

I really don’t think Muss is getable, even with a big check. Assuming he isn’t, I’m rolling with Beard, baggage and all. Put a pretty healthy “don’t do bad stuff” in his contract to protect yourself and go get him.

Ole Miss already nabbed him if reports are true.

 

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[skiumah1]

Has the ship sailed on any coach that we interviewed during the last cycle because of how it ended?

 

[USAF]

Dawn Staley. She would not take it but I would offer.

I had the exact same thought. Pay whatever she asks.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Simply hire Ben’s assistant. Keep doing this until we hit the jackpot

 

[Gophers_4life]

Has the ship sailed on any coach that we interviewed during the last cycle because of how it ended?

I don’t think Smith or Dutcher were even asked to interview? Although that may not actually be better towards your point

 

[skiumah1]

I don’t think Smith or Durocher were even asked to interview? Although that may not actually be better towards your point

From what I had heard, Smith actually interviewed and would have taken the job. Dutcher I am not sure.

From that, I don't think Smith would choose to be back in the next cycle. Dutcher - Maybe?

 

[howeda7]

I don’t think Smith or Dutcher were even asked to interview? Although that may not actually be better towards your point

Smith was scheduled to interview in person and they hired Ben before he had a chance to. He may or may not have had a zoom interview.

 

[skiumah1]

Smith was scheduled to interview in person and they hired Ben before he had a chance to. He may or may not have had a zoom interview.

Ahh good to know. My fault @Gophers_4life .

I'd imagine you can still get him if there were another cycle. More just a hope there.

 

[howeda7]

Ahh good to know. My fault @Gophers_4life .

I'd imagine you can still get him if there were another cycle. More just a hope there.

It won't be as easy to get him now, but given how bad he wanted the job and the tenuous future of the PAC 12 I still think he would come if the price is right.