The Minnesota Vikings had one Brad too many this past season and today the organization let one of them go. Coach Brad Childress is still in charge as the head coach, but the NFL’s oldest active quarterback, Brad Johnson, was given his walking papers today. Despite a decade and a half of good will in [...]
Beating the Golden State Warriors isn’t exactly the same as upsetting the dominant Phoenix Suns, but after their most humiliating loss of the season to Houston, after which new coach Randy Wittman ripped his teams’ guards for underachieving, the team responded by posting their most dominant win of the season, a 121-93 romp. Despite being [...]
With the long wait and speculation and no comments and did I mention the long wait, University of Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi had better be able to deliver Flip Saunders as the new Gophers head men’s basketball coach when it’s all over. If it’s anyone but Saunders, a lot of people will be justifiably [...]
National letter of intent day has come and gone and while the Gophers let a few get away, they saved more recruits than many expected, given the relatively short timetable Gophers head coach Punky Brewster was given to work with. One notable recruit who wouldn’t have come here otherwise is Brewster’s own son, Clint, ranked [...]
Indianapolis Colts defensive assistant Leslie Frazier has been named the new defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, replacing Mike Tomlin, now head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to the Pioneer Press. At first blush, this appears to be a great hire. It keeps our top defensive line and linebackers coaches in place, and Frazier [...]
While his humble demeanor is a welcome respite, I’m sure, for the Minnesota Vikings, one has to wonder if QB Tavaris Jackson really wants to be the starter next season. After spending a second-round draft pick on Jackson, he’s been Minnesota’s most exciting QB prospect, and yet he seems almost hesitant to want to take [...]
