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Are You Happy To See Former Gopher Head Football Coach Tracy Claeys Go?
The University of Minnesota is holding a press conference this afternoon and is expected to announce the hire of a new Gopher head football coach. It's rumored that PJ Fleck will take over for former head coach Tracy Claeys who was fired for comments he made on Twitter in support of his team after ten football players were suspended for sexual assault allegations last year.
Just hours after Claeys was fired he had this message for Minnesotans, "I won't be up here freezing my ass off, so y'all enjoy the winter."
According to ESPN, former head coach Jerry Kill is furious over Claeys being let go! He recently said, "I won't be stepping foot back in the stadium...And I won't be stepping back into the university."
So, do you think the University of Minnesota did the right thing?
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