On one hand, I get it. He's coached at Minnesota awhile and hasn't really thrilled the fans with many big wins. Tubby's final season started out promising and it gradually went downhill to oblivion.
But I have to ask the question. Or really, two questions. Minnesota fired a coach for not making the Sweet 16? Who do they think they are?
To think, just a few years ago, the coaches were begging for a 128-team field with the hopes of gaining some job security. Fast-forward to today, when UCLA fired Ben Howland after he led the Bruins to multiple Final Fours. And then Tubby, who actually won an NCAA Tournament game. This year.
I have to wonder what exactly the expectations are for the little Gopher program. The whole reason Tubby went to Minnesota was in hopes of dodging the win at all costs machine. Look what he ran into. Maybe Tubby's next stop should reside in the SEC where they only care about football.
The moral to the story is, win big, go deep in the Tournament, or face the unemployment line. Maybe it's not fair, but it's the reality coaches live in these days.
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