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Guest -> RE: Gopher Football (10/18/2010 5:34:19 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Jim Frenette
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ORIGINAL: Miles K
Does anyone really trust that Maturi will make a good hire if he is in charge of the process?????????
The extension of Mason and then the firing and buyout?
The hiring of a guy with no head coaching or coordinator experience?
There is now way that the Gophers pull Peterson away from Boise State unless they offer him 5+ million/year which is what many schools will probably offer after this season, schools that don't need as much rebuilding as the Gopher program. And I don't think he will leave for 5 million cause Boise State is gonna restructure his contract after this season, especially if they end up playing for a national title. Have the Gophers considered installing a maroon or gold field?
Miles I don't think Boise will ever get a shot to play for #1 with the schedule they keep having. Saban and Meyer only make $4 million so no way will Boise cough up that kind of money.
And when you talked about Maturi's ineptness, you forgot he just extended Brewster in Jan and now has another buyout
I kinda threw that 5 million out there.......if Boise State gets to play for #1, they will rip up Peterson's contract for what, the third year in a row and try and give him a new one.....no, it probably wouldn't be for 5 million but he is at 1.5 or 1.6 million per now. But there is no way if I am Peterson that I would go to the U of M.....there will be other institutions calling on him, schools that are much closer to respectability in football than the U of M. If the institution (BSU) were to play for a national championship, imagine the financial stakes for the institution. Now Idaho is similar to states like the Dakotas, etc..(very conservative with citizens who don't like the idea that their football coach earns 8 to 10 times more than their governors)......there are many within the state that do not want Boise State to succeed....i.e., Univ of Idaho which is their major research institution and Idaho State, smaller school in terms of student numbers but more graduate programs than Boise State.....Boise State is a very young school....it has had rapid growth in undergrad numbers because of the growth of Boise which is a really really nice small city with a great climate. They elected a while ago to focus on athletics to build the schools reputation and it has been effective....it hasn't had too much affect on research and academic prestige but they have 20,000 students. Even though it is natural for the school to increase research capacity, etc., because it is located in the states metropolitan area, the other two will be pulling hard to keep the school in its place.
I know that the football forces that be will do all they can to keep Boise State from playing for the national title......they will cite schedule as the primary reason.....but if Boise State goes undefeated again and doesn't get in, there will be that much more ammunition and a stronger argument for a playoff using the bowl system.
Boise State has defeated a Virginia Tech team that has reeled off a string of victories since its opening loss to Boise State. They beat Oregon State. The weakness of their schedule is the product of their conference. They play a more demanding non conference schedule than many teams. A couple of years ago, we saw them defeat a very very good Oklahoma team in the bowl game.
And just consider: Do you really think Boise State wouldn't be unbeaten had they played the same schedule as the U of M thus far? Boise State wouldn't have beaten USC?
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