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Monday's Daily Nugz - 10.26.09

Tim Brewster is not yet showing up on the popular Coaches Hot Seat website, but after a couple embarrassing losses to good teams it now appears to be open season on Tim Brewster.  The problem is less about losing to Penn State and Ohio State, is it also not so much about the 4-4 record.  The problem resides in the fact that this team is more talented and deeper than any we have seen in a while but there really are few signs of progress, if any.  I am a patient person and I think it is too early to make any decisions on Brewster (I'm not calling for his head).  But despite his recruiting classes and improved overall talent within the program, he needs to start showing more on the field of play.  Regardless of what it does to recruiting or not, a contract extension should not be discussed at this point (imo).

rough weekend to be a Gopher fan huh?

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Weber can start

I am okay with Weber starting, as long as Gray gets at least 75% of the snaps. How is that for a compromise?

Seriously, what is Brewster trying to prove? Only thing he is proving is that loyalty and stubbornness are his trademarks.

Gray is needed for a spark. He is needed to demontrate to our recruits that our program has a future. He is needed because other players just don’t believe in Weber anymore. Not to mention the benefits to Gray’s development itself.

by Garrick on Oct 26, 2009 10:47 AM CDT reply actions  

I think

he showed a glimpse of what he is thinking having Gray finish out the game.
I think if Weber struggles or the offense is doing the same thing it has the past 2 weeks Gray will start the 2nd half.
I think at this point what do we have to lose, by losing to Ohio State we have blown any chance to get a “good” bowl game, so we might as well see what Gray can do for the rest of the year and let Gray and Weber battle for starter in the spring.
I think we can become bowl eligible with either QB starting.

"they're calling insane hogs???"

by CrowTrobot on Oct 26, 2009 10:57 AM CDT reply actions  

I guess at the end of the day

when I look at the +/- of having Weber vs Gray, is that Gray at least more effectively negates our poor o line play. He is faster and more athletic than Weber and can make teams pay with the scramble if no play develops. On Weber’s side is his better chemistry with Decker. But if Decker is hurt, were does weber have the advantage against Gray?

The question I have is whether or not there is a mechanical reason why the Deckerless WR corp didn’t seem to have a problem catching Grays passes versus those coming from Weber. Was it just a placement issue or a freaky coincidence?

by TheEvilProfessor on Oct 26, 2009 11:30 AM CDT reply actions  

I think our poor OL is the best reason to start Weber, because when a blitz comes Gray does not seem to read it very well, all to often he just seems to turn into a statue and get creamed. But that could be another reason to have him start so he can play at game speed and get used to picking up a blitz.

"they're calling insane hogs???"

by CrowTrobot on Oct 26, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

is the hockey team still doing that thing

where they recruit only Minnesotans? I’ll never understand that.

I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it

by plinytheelder on Oct 26, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions  

pretty sure that was out as soon as Lucia came in, and I always liked it myself. When you cheered for the Minnesota Gophers you were cheering for real Minnesota Gophers. Not a big deal to me either way, but I just thought it was pretty cool.

"they're calling insane hogs???"

by CrowTrobot on Oct 27, 2009 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

True enough…I just remember thinking, when Jonathan Toews or someone was kicking ass, “why is that guy not a Gopher”? To me the Gophers, given their tradition, location, fan base, quality of school, etc., have such a great recruiting advantage with Canadians and Europeans (or Wisconsonites or whoever)…and they just don’t use it as well as they should. Anyways, just my take.

I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it

by plinytheelder on Oct 27, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

All I need to say is Thomas Vanek

The reason we need to get 3 or 4 out of state/country hockey players.

by DallasGopher on Oct 27, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

of course we will be a little better with some out of state recruits, I’ll just say again, back in the day I thought it was cool having all Minnesota kids.

"they're calling insane hogs???"

by CrowTrobot on Oct 27, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

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