Interim to permanent has been a mixed bag

November 12, 2015 at 2:26AM
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The temptation to use history as a means of forecasting the future has become an increasingly futile effort. So much changes so quickly; circumstances that seem the same might actually be quite different.

So a listing of four prominent coaches in Minnesota's past who received promotions as the one Tracy Claeys received Wednesday is just that: a list.

Tom Kelly went from interim in 1986 to World Champion in 1987. Three football coaches who went from interim to permanent had mixed success: John Gutekunst with the Gophers plus Mike Tice and Leslie Frazier with the Vikings.

Good try The @Vikings official Twitter feed posted a video takeoff of rapper Drake's "Hotline Bling," calling it HotVike bling. Reaction was mixed.

settlement ESPN reportedly settled a sexual harassment claim against longtime personality Chris Berman, per reporting by thebiglead.com.

ESPN announcer Chris Berman is seen during the Super Bowl on Sunday, January 31, 2015 in Glendale, AZ. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) ORG XMIT: NYOTK
ESPN announcer Chris Berman is seen during the Super Bowl on Sunday, January 31, 2015 in Glendale, AZ. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) ORG XMIT: NYOTK (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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