HOBBIES INCLUDE WEIGHTLIFTING, IKEBANA, ARMED ROBBERY.

by Orson on Apr 11, 2007 2:24 PM EDT

Due diligence is a bitch--especially when it's got to happen across changing coaching regimes. With that accepted as a given, someone either currently associated with or formerly employed by the Minnesota Golden Gophers scouting office should ventilate their guts with letter opener today . The Emperor demands it, and the shame will plague your ancestors until you do it. (HT: Brian.)

University of Minnesota football coaches believed they had scored a coup by signing Robert McField to a scholarship tender in February 2006. McField, however, had been charged with two armed robberies in the St. Louis area more than three months earlier. University officials said Tuesday they weren't aware of that.

It is time to redeem your shame, sloppy recruiter.

Hai--uggghhh.....there he goes. You have done the correct thing, assistant coach-san. A thousand years of glory for your noble actions. The remaining, living members of the staff must deal with prized recruit and suspended team member pleading guilty to multiple felonies and facing a possible sentence of twelve years in jail.

In case Minnesota fans wanted another reason to curse Glen Mason's now-departed visage, there you are. Mason, meanwhile, now wants a raise, the stadium named after him, and for you to admit that you were wrong about Direct TV not being worth it. Because it totally is, and he's got your deepening assprint on the couch to prove it, he says. *

*We told you rooming with an out of work coach was a bad idea. But did you listen to us? Nooooooo.

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Poor Shannon Bertram. Well, I’ve got a sword for her to fall on.

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38607&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=269682&Q_SEASON=2006

Fuck Glen Mason. I hope he chokes on a nickel.

by Brewster Crew on Apr 11, 2007 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

Laurence Maroney will serve as Glen’s kaishakunin.

by Mike P. on Apr 11, 2007 2:36 PM EDT reply actions

She so takes it from the entire team… why else have a female recruiting coordinator? Same happens at top 100 law firms…

by Dave K. on Apr 11, 2007 3:21 PM EDT reply actions

Does assistant coach Seppuku count against Fulmer Cup Points?

by The Colossus on Apr 11, 2007 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

- You can get a bachelor’s in rhetoric? WTF do you do with that That’s about as useful as a degree in women’s studies. Oh wait, she’s got that too. No wonder Uff Da U is recruiting all these quality individuals…

by tOSU_radar on Apr 11, 2007 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

Didn’t TCOAN say she has a degree in women’s studies? Check yo’self fore you wreck yoself cause TCOAN-insults are bad for your health. :)

Yeah, it’s not a useful degree. But when was the last time anyone used anything they learned in a college classroom?

by Kakistocrat on Apr 11, 2007 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

Nothing like some good old Oshea references…

I meant usefulness in the context of college football recruiting. Those few that I know that have degrees in W.S. usually go on to teach it in some capacity or minor/double-major in something else related to the career they wish to pursue.
You’d think your recruiting coordinator in a (mid) major program like the Gophers should have a degree in something more relevant such as sports management. Just as you expect your accountant to have a financial degree.

by tOSU_radar on Apr 11, 2007 10:13 PM EDT reply actions

In fairness, Shannon wasn’t a recruiting coordinator for a D1 coach. She was the recruiting coordinator for Glen Mason. tOSU_Radar, you wanna explain that piece of shit for me? Was he a D1 coach because he played for Woody, because I can’t think of many other qualifications.

As for W.S., I thought all of them were…you know. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But Shannon isn’t. She’s just inept.

Take a look at Big Ten starters/stars last year from Minnesota as opposed to other schools. There was a QB from Richfield (borders on the south of Minneapolis) and a LB from Wayzata (just west of Minneapolis) in the Big Ten, but they weren’t here. She better have been polishing some knobs, because she wasn’t coordinating recruiting.

by Glen Mason Fired on Apr 12, 2007 12:12 AM EDT reply actions

And I need to remember to get rid of any nom de plumes taunting Glen Mason on my computers. Jeez I’m an idiot.

by Brewster Crew on Apr 12, 2007 12:20 AM EDT reply actions

What the hell is a chick doing working in any D1 football program as anything other than an admin/secretary/personal assistant, anyway?

And, yes, I’d have to think that the only reason Mason got the job was that he was a player/coach for Woody. I mean, look at the other coaches that came out of Woody’s program — Lou Holtz, Bo Schembechler, Earle Bruce… multiple bowl wins and championships…

I can’t blame Minnesota for thinking maybe that magic rubbed off on Glen, too… but, damn, am I ever happy that tOSU went with his old pal and fellow assistant coach, Captain Jimmy Sweatervest, and left Glen for Minnesota.

by Miller on Apr 12, 2007 10:24 AM EDT reply actions