Great new video interview with Fleck - he's fired up about the Twin Cities!

Face The Facts said:

Most Universities only "offer" the job to the coach who accepts it.
Brohm might not have been Purdue's first choice, but it was their first "offer".
Pitino was probably our first "offer" as basketball coach. As Kill was probably our first "offer" as well. "Offer" being a written contract handed over in person to the eventual hire to be signed.

I can't believe we got Fleck for a couple reasons.

1. That we moved on from a coach who maybe had won some games but didn't seem like the right long term solution for the AD.
2. That the AD made an unpopular decision for many fans to move forward.
3. That with all of the turmoil around the program at the time and the President, and the AD, etc., that they were able to land their number one choice. (I think we can all agree that Fleck was the #1 choice by how fast it happened and how the timing took place with Claey's firing being in sync with Fleck's bowl game.
4. Fleck is such an improvement in inspiration and enthusiasm over any other coach we've had.

It's really astounding.

After we get through the next two years of rebuilding and establishing a new culture, maybe a 4-8 season and a 2-10 season, I'm anxious to see where he can take us. One thing we learned from other head coaches, we need to be patient like we were with Kill.

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PMWinSTP said:

Purdue seemed indifferent to Fleck from the start of its brief search before hiring Jeff Brohm.

In truth, Fleck, a Midwesterner, fit Oregon better stylistically than geographically, and vice versa with the Purdue coaching graveyard, all of which makes Minnesota clearly the softest landing spot of the three.

"Fleck has a chance to win now at Minnesota, without the dramatic arc he and Western Michigan crafted after going 1-11 in their first season together, 2013."

http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2017/01/pj_fleck_act_moves_to_minnesot.html

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Spoofin said:

The article you linked proves nothing. The one JB linked proves something. Interesting how that works. I also remember the last time this discussion came up on here months ago that JB linked some article to 'prove' PJF was PU's top choice and the article said right in the middle that Brohm was. Funny. I just did a Google search and found a Hammer & Nails article that claimed sources say Brohm is top choice, not PJF or Calhoun - but again, I am sure USA Today is the only one that matters or knew the truth. I'm trying to live a JB Free Life so will not take my search any further. If folks want to believe this is PJF's dream job, the only one he wanted, was willing to take a pay cut to come here, etc. - they can go ahead.

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Face The Facts said:

Most Universities only "offer" the job to the coach who accepts it.
Brohm might not have been Purdue's first choice, but it was their first "offer".
Pitino was probably our first "offer" as basketball coach. As Kill was probably our first "offer" as well. "Offer" being a written contract handed over in person to the eventual hire to be signed.

I can't believe we got Fleck for a couple reasons.

1. That we moved on from a coach who maybe had won some games but didn't seem like the right long term solution for the AD.
2. That the AD made an unpopular decision for many fans to move forward.
3. That with all of the turmoil around the program at the time and the President, and the AD, etc., that they were able to land their number one choice. (I think we can all agree that Fleck was the #1 choice by how fast it happened and how the timing took place with Claey's firing being in sync with Fleck's bowl game.
4. Fleck is such an improvement in inspiration and enthusiasm over any other coach we've had.

It's really astounding.

After we get through the next two years of rebuilding and establishing a new culture, maybe a 4-8 season and a 2-10 season, I'm anxious to see where he can take us. One thing we learned from other head coaches, we need to be patient like we were with Kill.

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Face The Facts said:

Most Universities only "offer" the job to the coach who accepts it.
Brohm might not have been Purdue's first choice, but it was their first "offer".
Pitino was probably our first "offer" as basketball coach. As Kill was probably our first "offer" as well. "Offer" being a written contract handed over in person to the eventual hire to be signed.

I can't believe we got Fleck for a couple reasons.

1. That we moved on from a coach who maybe had won some games but didn't seem like the right long term solution for the AD.
2. That the AD made an unpopular decision for many fans to move forward.
3. That with all of the turmoil around the program at the time and the President, and the AD, etc., that they were able to land their number one choice. (I think we can all agree that Fleck was the #1 choice by how fast it happened and how the timing took place with Claey's firing being in sync with Fleck's bowl game.
4. Fleck is such an improvement in inspiration and enthusiasm over any other coach we've had.

It's really astounding.

After we get through the next two years of rebuilding and establishing a new culture, maybe a 4-8 season and a 2-10 season, I'm anxious to see where he can take us. One thing we learned from other head coaches, we need to be patient like we were with Kill.

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Face The Facts said:

Most Universities only "offer" the job to the coach who accepts it.
Brohm might not have been Purdue's first choice, but it was their first "offer".
Pitino was probably our first "offer" as basketball coach. As Kill was probably our first "offer" as well. "Offer" being a written contract handed over in person to the eventual hire to be signed.

I can't believe we got Fleck for a couple reasons.

1. That we moved on from a coach who maybe had won some games but didn't seem like the right long term solution for the AD.
2. That the AD made an unpopular decision for many fans to move forward.
3. That with all of the turmoil around the program at the time and the President, and the AD, etc., that they were able to land their number one choice. (I think we can all agree that Fleck was the #1 choice by how fast it happened and how the timing took place with Claey's firing being in sync with Fleck's bowl game.
4. Fleck is such an improvement in inspiration and enthusiasm over any other coach we've had.

It's really astounding.

After we get through the next two years of rebuilding and establishing a new culture, maybe a 4-8 season and a 2-10 season, I'm anxious to see where he can take us. One thing we learned from other head coaches, we need to be patient like we were with Kill.

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short ornery norwegian said:

A lot of coaches play games with the job-search process. Some coaches and agents like to float their name out as a job candidate to boost their profile. Other coaches want to keep things quiet because they Don't want to tick people off at their current school (just in case things fall thru and they wind up staying put.)


And, as noted, there are job feelers, and there are formal offers, and sometimes it's hard to tell one from the other.
In the end, only the Coach, their agent, and the AD's know the truth. And they may not always tell the truth....

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