What if Zimmer coached six Minnesota teams?

January 22, 2016 at 1:44AM
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Everybody knows that being the head coach of an NFL team is an all-consuming, 12-month-a-year, million-hour-a-week job and that nobody in the modern era of football could ever hope to do another job — let alone several jobs — simultaneously.

What I presupposed in a blog post Thursday is: Maybe Mike Zimmer could?

This idea started as a tweet Wednesday night as the Gophers men's basketball team … then the Wolves … and eventually the Wild … all lost again. Several of you asked if I would turn it into a post. Read it at startribune.com/randball.

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This is a photo of Tom Brady of the New England Patriots NFL football team. This image reflects the New England Patriots active roster as of Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS13
This is a photo of Tom Brady of the New England Patriots NFL football team. This image reflects the New England Patriots active roster as of Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS13 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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The Gophers were outscored 5-0 at even strength and were outshot 46-21 by the Buckeyes.

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