Quote from: Cougswillwin on January 02, 2007, 12:40:10 PM
I live in Minnesota, so all I hear now is if the Gophers should have fired Mason.  I totally think the U of M did the right thing in firing Mason, even if he did just sign his new contract last year.  Last year was big news trying to get him signed and everyone was going crazy about the possibility of him not coming back.  Now, nearly everyone in Minnesota is glad that he is gone. 

Yeah, Mason was a good coach and totally turned around the program, but he never could get the Gophers to be one of the best Big Ten teams.  Yeah they had some good teams, but we were always the best of the worst teams in the Big Ten.  Also Mason could never win the big games.  He won a few big games, but never got a big win to put the Gophers up at the top with the rest of them.  Also on his resume is the many big time collapses.  The Gophers have had big leads in many games, only to collapse and lose the game.  They were killing Michigan a few years back at the Dome, they were up by 28 in the 3rd quater, only to let them comeback and win the game.  Needless to say the huuuuuge comeback by Texas Tech the other day in the bowl game. 

Mason would have been fine and still the Gophers coach had they won that game, but that huuuuuge collapse (biggest come from behind win in any D-1 bowl game in history) was the final straw for Mason.  Being a Minnesotan and huge Gophers fan, I think it was the right move to send Mason packing.  I loved him as a coach, but it was always frusterating to see the Gophs lose nearly every big game and lose those games that were nearly won.  I also was sick of watching the Gophers make crappy bowl game after crappy bowl game, winning about half of them, but blowing every other one.  Its time for a new era in Gopher football, and the Gophers are going to sign a coach that will make them Big Ten contenders. 


Sorry for the long disposition on Gopher football, but Im a huge fan and a Minnesotan 

M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A...MINNESOTA...MINNESOTA...YEEEAAAHHH GOPHERS!!

The score of the CUC - Blackburn game doesn't reflect the dominance that CUC displayed against them.  CUC should have put up 42 but it was  the inexperience on offense in the red zone. This is something that will improve quickly.  The defense was put in tight spots on their side of the field over and over again and forced 5 key turnovers, the only blackburn score came on a 42 yard field goal when they started on the 15 and got pushed back.  Both sides of the ball will improve and this will be a team that can compete in a conference where the top teams can have 75 put on them any given sat. 

Cougs will be in top 3 this year no doubt

I believe CURF has the two best RBs in the conf.  personally...sorry