No matter how you cut it this is a positive. One sure indicator that Fleck is improving Gopher football prospects for success, no guarantee but as the above post indicate it improves the likelihood of increased success. With NLI a team’s potential can change overnight, I’m ready for some Gopher...
Fantastic! Choosing to join the Gophers and the best conference in college football - nice job PJ. PJ is helping more players reach the NFL and it helping recruiting. Elevates the Tri-metro conference and other great players.
So a college with a pro football team in town makes the college football in that town less attractive to a national audience, ESPN or Fox? Of the 50 variables in the study I’d guess a pro sports team in town was not one of the 50 or at least well down the list.
20% increase in applications - this is something the in denial academics at the UofM can never admit to - vibrant sports at the university lifts all boats.
Some coaches can’t (or don’t have to) adjust to the changing college landscape. It just is what it is, no reason to further lament the inevitable. Let’s see where it goes and hopefully there will be still something to enjoy.