Holtz to Minnesota Gophers as .................

[Bullhonkey]

They have excellent facilities, get a ton of money from Big 10 affiliation, have you seen their stadium? Its a freaking $290 million palace....some of you guys are delusional....

They might not get a lot of FL kids, but they can get PA, NJ, OH kids which are still talent rich areas. They could lure a kid or two from FL, TX like Purdue has been doing the past couple of years too....

With that said, its ridiculous to think that Lou Holtz could coach a team right now, he's been outta coaching for over 15 years, the game has passed him by and any BCS team would be idiotic to hire him and to expect his son to follow him after he's done.

How's that working out for Purdue?

[Cow Pie]

Jim Leavitt over Leach!   ;D

Leavitt is holding out for UCiF

[Guest nybullsfan]

or maybe FGCU?!?

[CousinRicky]

or maybe FGCU?!?

Only a matter of time before they have a program.  And CJL knows how to start one.

[Guest nybullsfan]

or maybe FGCU?!?

Only a matter of time before they have a program.  And CJL knows how to start one.

I'm predicting it'll happen within 5 years. The program, not the coach. No idea who they'll get as coach, but they could do a lot worse than CJL.

[Mission9]

usf job s better than minnesota job

I would like this to be true but it just is not.

[BullDoug]

Minnesota had a Top 25 recruiting class a year or two ago.

Brewster just couldn't do anything with them.

If middle of nowhere schools (with tradition) can recruit like Wisconsin and Iowa can, so can Minnesota.

However, even if Lou went there, Skip would never succeed him there. I don't see Lou coming back - too old.

wisconsin didnt have tradition until barry alvarez came

sometmes you need to make your own tradition and stop making excuses fr failure

Maybe not in the past 50 yrs but the Gophers and Bugeaters were serious national powers with a big time rivalry in the early early 1900s.

[BullDoug]

usf job s better than minnesota job

I would like this to be true but it just is not.

Both are good jobs but both have different variables that make the one better than the other.  Weather and FL recruiting vs Tradition and Alumni $.

[dantheusfman]

mike leach is the man

dr lou doesnt want to coach

usf job s better than minnesota job

I don't know how to say this.

I....agree....with....Smazza.

Mike Leach took a mid-tier Big-East level team and played in one of the two toughest conferences in the country. He made a horrible, horrible decision, but he, like everyone else, deserves a second chance. He's a no-nonsense guy, moreso even then Leavitt, and would make Minnesota successful within 2 or 3 seasons, easily.