Another Firing...

In a move that wasn't surprising, the University of Minnesota fired their head coach, Tracy Claeys, claiming that they want to "address challenges in recruiting, ticket sales, and the culture of the program."  I'm sure (anyone detect sarcasm?) that it didn't have to do with the team's standoff against the administration over the suspension of ten players over allegations of a sexual assault.  During that time, Claeys publicly supported his players and his team while sending a tweet that drew criticism from the faculty and from victims' rights groups.

Players are very upset with this decision, and the question now will be how many eligible players return to play next season?  Hopefully the school's administration will unite the players under the new coach, whoever it will be, so that the Gophers can continue to move forward after a successful season on the field.

Not surprisingly, some names mentioned for this new opening:  P.J. Fleck from Western Michigan, Les Miles, Penn State's OC Joe Moorhead, and North Dakota State's Chris Klieman.  Pretty impressive list of candidates...