Minnesota hires Jerry Kill

[spliff45]

of Northern Illinois.

Source: Minnesota hires Northern Illinois' Jerry Kill as coach - ESPN

 

[SwirlinLingerie]

Well, Maturi had no cash to offer a buyout for a major candidate after firing his last two coaches...and couldn't take a chance on an up and coming coordinator after Brewster proved to be incompetent. And couldn't risk a candidate with any baggage, like Leach, after Brewster embarrassed the university with his constant baloney.

So you get an older, less accomplished version of Glen Mason from the mid-1990s...likely to beat subdivision teams and Indiana and maybe Illinois or Northwestern some years, and have a consistent identity and the same coordinators every year. But not a lot more.

This was a good hire for Iowa. We're not losing any recruits from MN or SD to the Gophers any time soon.

 

[chinahawk]

I actually think this is a good hire for Minnesota. Kill is a proven winner. He turned Southern Illinois into an FCS powerhouse with 5 straight playoff appearances and now has Northern Illinois a winner and took them to the MAC championship game. I'd say give him a couple years and Minnesota might be back to the middle of the pack of the Big 10.

 

[ISUcy08]

Not to be an ***... but they do have the trophy.

 

[FCAS]

This guy must be really good since he beat out Dungy for the job.

 

[FCAS]

Not to be an ***

too late

 

[SwirlinLingerie]

I actually think this is a good hire for Minnesota. Kill is a proven winner. He turned Southern Illinois into an FCS powerhouse with 5 straight playoff appearances and now has Northern Illinois a winner and took them to the MAC championship game. I'd say give him a couple years and Minnesota might be back to the middle of the pack of the Big 10.

Yep, like I said, an older and less accomplished version of Glen Mason from the mid 90s. Far less scary for Iowa fans than Leach (or others).

 

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I am one of the 6 people who watched the MAC title game ... after the way NIU bungled that game, let's just say, he's perfect for the Goofers

 

[VintageHawkeye]

I'm just glad the headline wasn't "Minnesota kills Jerry Hires".

 

[Jeebus]

Maturi actually did something right.