x a possible candidate for y job

[Honeybooboo]

Seems like a few of those MAC schools catch lightning in a bottle and have 1 or 2 good years. Northern Illinois and Kent State recently from what I can remember.

ball st back in the early 2k's also, Buffalo had a top 25 run last decade, so your right

[BisonTeacher]

That rah rah shit from Fleck is going to get old fast IMO.

Get that chili HOT!!!!

[El_Chapo]

well... Change title to WMU !!

[Honeybooboo]

I think so too. I don't really care if Minnesota does well or not I just think Les Miles provides instant credibility and a shot to bring in the best kids all of the country. I don't think he'd be as good as he was at LSU or OK St but the guy knows big games and it'd be fun to see what kind of team he could put on the field. That rah rah shit from Fleck is going to get old fast IMO.

"Row the boat" is not that far of from "Are you hungry or are you starving!"

Considering Fleck coached a team he built in a conference that went 0-6 in its Bowl games and his Schedule was weaker then several FCS teams, I agree, but he did turn a program that nobody ever heard of into a NY 6 team, although there were probably other teams that would have competed better with UW it is kind of a feel good story, now he will actually have to play/recruit against B1G P5 schools full time, is that the same as at WMU? nope

plus is the admin at MN really as bad as itt sounds? that may hinder him, i firmly believe Jerry Kill had enough of the BS going on in Dinky town and GTFO as we see he is now back into coaching when I believe he said he wasnt going to coach again. He has totally disconnected with MN

[GreenfieldBison]

The story is getting better.

http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/04...o-kaler-coyle/

[HerdBot]

Fleck... what a badass coach. Check this out. And be sure to keep watching to the end.

[StL Bison Fan]

The story is getting better.

http://www.twincities.com/2017/01/04...o-kaler-coyle/

I have talked to three gopher fans/ boosters (one last night) and they are upset about the firing. Claeys was the best coach theyve ever had, he had his players backs, that little assault thing is blown out of proportion. I dont see things changing too soon if they are representive of the culture. I hope they arent.

[bisonmike2]

I have talked to three gopher fans/ boosters (one last night) and they are upset about the firing. Claeys was the best coach theyve ever had, he had his players backs, that little assault thing is blown out of proportion. I dont see things changing too soon if they are representive of the culture. I hope they arent.

Ahh read that 80 page report. Not so much a little assault thing. Did Claeys deserve to get fired for that stupid tweet? Probably not. But when you combine all the stuff together you have a pretty toxic situation that really there was nothing left to do but to fire Claeys. And lets not forget the incident also included a 17 year old football recruit. That's someone Claeys is directly responsible for. I get that he can't control what 100 of his players are doing every night but the recruit, he better have a handle on who/what/where he is and when he's doing it. That's a direct failure on his part.

[mango]

Considering Fleck coached a team he built in a conference that went 0-6 in its Bowl games and his Schedule was weaker then several FCS teams, I agree, but he did turn a program that nobody ever heard of into a NY 6 team, although there were probably other teams that would have competed better with UW it is kind of a feel good story, now he will actually have to play/recruit against B1G P5 schools full time, is that the same as at WMU? nope

plus is the admin at MN really as bad as itt sounds? that may hinder him, i firmly believe Jerry Kill had enough of the BS going on in Dinky town and GTFO as we see he is now back into coaching when I believe he said he wasnt going to coach again. He has totally disconnected with MN

WMU lost by 8 and it was a 7 point game going into the 4th quarter, so it wasn't like they got blown out.

[bisonp]

I think so too. I don't really care if Minnesota does well or not I just think Les Miles provides instant credibility and a shot to bring in the best kids all of the country. I don't think he'd be as good as he was at LSU or OK St but the guy knows big games and it'd be fun to see what kind of team he could put on the field. That rah rah shit from Fleck is going to get old fast IMO.

"Row the boat" is not that far off from "Are you hungry or are you starving!"

Yeah, after watching that video I'm actually less impressed. More of a buddy than a leader. I remember a Vikings coach like that not long ago. Not sure he's the guy to implement the kind of culture change they need right now. Then again, I don't know if Les Miles was either but I do agree he would have given the program instant credibility. Probably beyond their budget anyway.

Who knows though, those are just my initial impressions.