Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, March 25, 2013
Tubby Smith is out at Minnesota. The coach was fired Monday, one day after the Gophers were knocked out of the NCAA tourney. Smith, 61, spent six seasons in Minneapolis, tallying a 124-81 overall mark (.605), including 46-62 (.426) in the Big Ten. The Gophers made three NCAA tourney appearances under Smith, however they only went 1-3. See the Twitter reaction to Smith's firing in this post.
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Tubby Smith fired and bought out at Minnesota. Wow. Just, wow. Clearly, these schools have PLENTY of money laying around.
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) March 25, 2013
Minnesota just fired their best coach ever!!
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) March 25, 2013
Dang coach smith fired I hope they hire Flip or Shaka Smart
— Coach Dame (@CoachDame_BSM) March 25, 2013
Good luck to Coach Smith Coach Taylor Coach Esposito Coach Jirsa and Saul in the future.. Y'all gave me a chance to showcase myself
— Coach Dame (@CoachDame_BSM) March 25, 2013
Hate to see anyone lose their job. A coach is under extreme pressure in today's social media world. Thank u and good luck Tubby. #Gophers
— John G. Thomas (@jgthomas) March 25, 2013
Minnesota fires Tubby Smith. This saddens me. #LoveThatMan
— Charissa Thompson (@CharissaT) March 25, 2013
Tubby Smith had some bad breaks at Minnesota, but it was time. You can?t get worse in February every year and expect to stay employed.
— Eamonn Brennan (@eamonnbrennan) March 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/MarQueisG/status/316282562467221504
Lot of boosters want Flip Saunders. I think he'd probably get a big donation for the practice facility right away. But will be Teague's guy.
— Marcus R. Fuller (@Marcus_R_Fuller) March 25, 2013
Tubby Smith firing really not all that surprising. Maxed out his talent this season and the #Gophers still underwhelmed. Can do better.
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) March 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/Rosenberg_Mike/status/316246045640228864
Tubby Smith + Ben Howland coached against each other on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament. Today they're both out of work. Amazing.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 25, 2013
Let's remember Tubby Smith is leaving #Gophers program in better shape than he inherited it, he's a classy man who will hopefully be in HOF
— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) March 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/TheBigLead/status/316231781143691264
Tubby Smith is a good man and coach. But Minnesota had to have expected more from him than 46-62 in the Big Ten, one NCAA Tournament win.
— Brett Dawson (@BDawsonWrites) March 25, 2013
Dont understand Tubby Smith firing. Pls help me. Hope not about recruiting. Has Minnesota ever been a magnet for elite recruits?
— Jerry Meyer (@jerrymeyer247) March 25, 2013
Tubby Smith being fired is a slight surprise, but he was 16 games under .500 in the Big Ten. Not like they just fired Bo Ryan.
— Dennis Glade (@Dennis_Glade) March 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/Jim_McEvoy/status/316246773150658560
Sorry to see Tubby Smith was fired at Min. He was a class act all the way, a real gentleman and a real good coach.
— Wayne Larrivee (@waynelarrivee) March 25, 2013
Who can forget this Tubby moment from earlier this season?
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