Like in Basektball in 2006, the University of Minnesota dismiss football coach Tim Brewster in the middle of the season

The University of Minnesota forced out a basketball coach after five straight losses in 2006 and now after six straight losses in football... Tim Brewster is out at the U!

Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
Nov 30, 2006 ... MINNEAPOLIS -- Dan Monson resigned as the men's basketball coach at Minnesota on Thursday, one day after the Gophers' fifth straight defeat ...

Tim Brewster out as Minnesota coach ‎ - Associated Press
Tim Brewster, who arrived as coach at Minnesota in 2007 promising to take the Golden Gophers back to the Rose Bowl, was fired Sunday, one day after his ...

Rand's list includes these fine coaches.
1. Chris Petersen -- Boise St. head
coach. Doubtful he would come, but may need a new and BIGGER challenge.
2. Leslie Frazier -- close second, current Viking Associate Head Coach and
Defensive Coordinator GREAT CHOICE
3. Jerry Kill -- Northern Illinois
University Head Coach
4. Mark Farley -- University of Northern Iowa head
Coach
5. Glenn Caruso, St. Thomas football coach. He is a good one with a
bright and bigger future. - Michael Rand

Mid-day talker: 5 candidates to replace Brewster -- one reader's opinion - Star Tribune
Tim Brewster is out. That decision -- while one that shouldn't be taken lightly -- was the easier part of the equation ...

Look at the University of Kansas, when they hired Terry Allen from UNI in 1997. Jumping from FCS to FBS is a tall step from FCS to a BCS school. Jerry Kill would be a better choice than Mark Farley. By the way, Farley went with Allen to KU, before returning to UNI to replace Allen's unsuccessful successor. Kill was at Southern Illinois, a FCS school, a couple of years ago and has done a nice job at Northern Illinois the past two and half years.

Who sees Boise State coach Chris Petersen at Minnesota next season?

Leslie Frazier does have prior head coaching experience at the college level, as well a brief stint at Illinois as an assistant coach. Does the University of Minnesota want to go with a defensive minded coach?

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