So long Ted Roof
by GopherNation on Jan 6, 2009 2:08 PM CST
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An the hits keep coming for Gopher football today. A couple sources are reporting that Ted Roof is leaving to be the defensive cordinator at Auburn.
Roof has received a ton of credit for turning what was an embarrassing defense into something that was respectable. Clearly he did receive an upgrade in talent at some key positions but you cannot deny that he had a hand in turning the defense around.
While I am somewhat concerned that we are losing Roof, what bothers me the most is that Brewster has gone through three cordinators in two seasons. For various reasons guys are leaving at an alarming rate. There absolutely has to be some consistency at these assistant positions and the next guys hired need a reason to stick around.
Let the searches begin for two vitally imporatant assistant coaching positions and keep an eye on how this affects recruiting in the last month before signing day.
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NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christ….We are taking Hits Left and Right…Its going to be another rebuild Year again next year guys….well then again you look at it….Roof’s Defense was half the reason we blew the final 4 games of the season.
Roof's defense did alright....
…against Michigan, they held them to one meaningful touchdown, one touchdown at the end of the game, and 5 field goals. The offense was the problem then.
The defense was also very good against Wisconsin – it was a safety and a kickoff fumble and some other things, if I recall correctly, that gave Wisconsin cheap and easy touchdowns.
Against Iowa and Kansas, I’ve got nothing for ya. Maybe Roof was already out the door at the bowl game.
This one hurts...
We do have some players on defense, so it won’t be 2007 bad, but it will be an adjustment. I’m hoping for a promotion of the best available defensive assistant to keep the same scheme/formations on defense while getting a new position coach. We need stability, and a new scheme won’t do it. Unfortunately I don’t know who would be considered our best defensive assistant.
For goodness sakes.....
Ronnie Lee, the defensive backs coach, better not be given the DC job, or else I’m handing my season tickets back in.
How about Co-Coordinator?
Looks like the Strib is reporting Lee and Kevin Cosgrove (Nebraska/Wisconsin were previous DC jobs) will be co-defensive coordinators. Of course Cosgrove was pretty much run out of Nebraska.
In addition
Why wouldn’t we have clauses in contracts that say coaches can only take a promotion at another school? Why would we let Roof go for a lateral move? I know, Auburn is a better football “program” over the last few decades, but this looks strange to me. I would want to see the Minnesota program through to the next level and be a hero for that than be a goat at Auburn (which if you don’t get an SEC divison title in two years is what he will be)
Money
It is rumored that Roof got $500,000 + at Auburn, a 200K raise.
I knew something like this would happen when Orgeron got over 600K at Tennesee as a position coach.
by Ski U Mah Gopher on Jan 6, 2009 6:24 PM CST up reply actions
Bruininks
If the administration is serious about putting on the field a football team that can contend for Big Ten titles (and therfore bring in more revenue) they have to pay coaches, including position coaches, industry standards or better.
It’s one thing to say you are dedicated to athletic excellence, and another thing to make the maneuvers necessarry to deliver.
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by PJS on Jan 6, 2009 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
Seems like Bruininks has it wrong....
…why give Brewster the contract extension before year 3 and yet let his coordinators go for more money? We’re back to trusting Brewster’s judgment on these hires and his coaching acumen. He screwed up with Withers and did well with Roof. Dunbar was bleh and he disapproved, so he hired Davis. And I’ve yet to think of one game where I left saying, boy, Brewster really pulled one on Coach ______ this week (Maybe Coach Kill of Northern Illinois. Even then i’m being generous), and I’m glad he’s coaching this team.
This warrants a contract extension? Brewster should be forced to coach for his job next year. If he can’t outscheme and outcoach other teams (Rich Rodriguez significantly outcoached him this year, as an example), the fanbase shouldn’t have to suffer through more transition years as he tries in vain to figure it out.
I'm pretty sure
that our coordinators are being paid above B10 standards. That is one thing I recall when Brewster was first hired.
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
I'm sure he'll be making more money
and he’ll probably be more effective as a recruiter in the south. He’s from there and recruiting to Auburn will be much easier than recruiting to Minn.
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
Roof
I’m concerned about Roof taking Taikwon Paige with him to Auburn. I saw on Rivals that Roof was the one who recruited Paige to Minnesota.
by South Dakota Gopher on Jan 6, 2009 8:06 PM CST reply actions
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