Dienhart: McCarney to Minnesota?

**dmclone** · 10-12-2010, 08:02 PM

I wonder if Loney would be interested. He was up there for a couple of years when they had their best offenses.

**isugcs** · 10-12-2010, 08:17 PM

I wish DMac was an assistant coach back here... bring on the hate :)

**StPaulCyclone** · 10-12-2010, 08:22 PM

Mason was Minnesota's McCarney. Is they want to return to those days, then its a good hire. They let Mas go, because that wasn't good enough. Back the Brink's truck up to Chris Peterson's house and hire him.

**cyhiphopp** · 10-12-2010, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Neckbeard

His presence at a nearby state school would lead to constant comparisons about the progress of each. "Mac has three 4-star recruits and Rhoads only has one. Mac got to the Alamo Bowl, we are going to Shreveport. Mac gets more fired up on the sidelines why doesn't Rhoads." And God forbid the meltdown should he start stealing recruits from us.

It would lead to metric tons of wasted newsprint with lazy columns by Shawn Keeler and it would make this site fairly unbearable with comparison threads in all directions. I hope Danny Mac gets a chance to coach again b/c I think he desperately wants it, but I hope it's not at a bordering or easily comparable program to ours. How about one of the F_U schools?

Sorry to everyone wishing him the best, but the above is abolutely the truth. Any success Dan would have would be detrimental to ISU and our fanbase. I want Dan to be a head coach again, but at a non-BCS school. If he were to succeed at a BCS or high mid-major school, ther would be no end to the complaining about letting him go.

Having said that, I think there is absolutely no way Minn would hire DMac. Minnesota is a better job than ISU. The Big10 is a stronger conferend, Minn is the only school in the state, and they have better facilities than us. Also, Minneapolis being a pro sports town is actually better for a non-dominant team. Whoever gets the job will not be under a microscope and can build a team easier than at ISU. ISU has to try and compete with an obviously more popular team in Iowa and has no pro sports to draw attention away from anything negative like a bad loss.

DMac is a great guy, but he's a hard working program builder, not a high level head coach. He can coach up lesser talent and win some games, but he will never be a guy who wins the conference and dominates. Its just not his coaching style. He's a perenial underdog coach and DMac coached teams will always come back down to earth.

**dualthreat** · 10-12-2010, 09:43 PM

it would be pretty damn embarrassing if Dan Mac won a bunch of games up there...

**UNIGuy4Cy** · 10-12-2010, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by isugcs

I wish DMac was an assistant coach back here... bring on the hate :)

Our best dlines ever were when he was here.

**cutshot** · 10-12-2010, 10:17 PM

I'm not sure Danny Mac would want the gig. I've heard that he would prefer a mid major school if he was going to be a HC again.

**gondozors** · 10-12-2010, 10:27 PM

McCarney would get his head bashed in against Nebraska, Michigan & Mich. State every year, plus I think they play Wisconsin every year as their rival.

So Minnesota would be pretty stupid to hire a guy like McCarney and expect wins....

If they were smart they go get Mike Leach. Theres a guy who went to 10 bowls in a row, beat Texas a few times and can sling the ball around like no other. He'd tear a new hole into that conference.

Mike Leach would be the perfect fit for the Goofers.

**woodie** · 10-12-2010, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by gondozors

McCarney would get his head bashed in against Nebraska, Michigan & Mich. State every year, plus I think they play Wisconsin every year as their rival.

So Minnesota would be pretty stupid to hire a guy like McCarney and expect wins....

If they were smart they go get Mike Leach. Theres a guy who went to 10 bowls in a row, beat Texas a few times and can sling the ball around like no other. He'd tear a new hole into that conference.

Mike Leach would be the perfect fit for the Goofers.

mac will never go to minnesota-he has his retirement house in florida-why would he change jobs when he has a good job making 300,000 at florida and you are only a few years from retirement.....
mike leach is one damn good coach-i hope that he owns texas tech in his lawsuits.
tuberville is an ugly *****r and is a big ugly turd with a big nose. i am glad we beat texas tech because tuberville trys to poach our recruits...i have no ime for the ugly one!!!!!!!

**Rural** · 10-13-2010, 11:00 AM

The Minny job is down to Mac and Ditka.
The difference is Ditka wants the home games to be in the Rollerdome.

**blutarsky** · 10-13-2010, 11:20 AM

After Minnesota lost to Northwestern the local sports talk media had Tony Dungy as THE GUY. Nothing against Mac, but How do you go from Dungy to Mac in a weeks time?

I suspect Mac is as big a rumor as Dungy was. With neither being legit. Minnesota needs an up and comer to take the reigns from Brewster.

**rebecacy** · 10-13-2010, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by UNIGuy4Cy

Our best dlines ever were when he was here.

Not by a long shot -- those were under Bruce

**Senolcyc** · 10-13-2010, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by rebecacy

Not by a long shot -- those were under Bruce

Same for linebackers and secondary. Better defenses all around.

**cyhiphopp** · 10-13-2010, 11:56 AM

Some of us weren't around for the Bruce era.

Some of the D-Lines under DMac were much better than the current DLine.

**cyclone13** · 10-13-2010, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by FD Cyclone

On a side note, everything about Tim Brewster makes me want to punch myself in the scrotum. Repeatedly. Glad he's not ISU's coach. He's one of those nondescript football coaches that the fan-base doesn't seem to give a rip about because hes plain boring.

I believe initially Brewster fired up the fanbase because when he was hired he immediately said that he would bring the Gophers to the Rose Bowl. Also he was a great recruiter and he has NFL experience.