Remember Tubby Time? It’s still around. This time, Tubby Smith is teaching the Golden Gophers and their fans about having a winning program. If you didn’t know, Smith is a rock star in Minnesota!
I’ll be the first to say I was becoming very frustrated over the last two years of the Tubby Smith era. I was always a Tubby Smith (the person) fan. He’s all class and he did an outstanding job representing the university and state. Just compare him to Pitino and Gillespie…no contest…Tubby wins hands down. Pitino might be able to recruit better players than Tubby, but I think Smith could always beat him at the “X’s” and “O’s”. Gillispie….it was just a big mistake. Let’s move on….
Looking back on Smith’s departure now, seems like it was just meant to be. If he doesn’t leave, we don’t have the coach we have today. We did have to endure two years with Gillespie, but I think that was needed in order “clean the pallet” for Calipari. Think about it..Which one is more controversial? Calipari replacing Tubby Smith or Calipari replacing a Gillespie?
When you watch this video you’ll see that smith is obviously much more relaxed and having fun. Something I think he lost towards the end of his time in Lexington.
The sad part of this video is that you’ll see Minnesota’s version of midnight madness. The team is exited people actually showed up to watch them play at night….all 10 of them. The stand are more than 80% empty. At the end, Smith actually has to teach the crowd what they’re supposed to do when someone shoots a three pointer (can you imagin doing that in Rupp?).
You can watch the entire video (50+min) by clicking here
