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per Judd:
The victory gave the Gophers a 3-0 nonconference record in P.J. Fleck’s first season as coach. Fleck is the first Minnesota coach to start his Gophers career 3-0 since Murray Warmath opened with four consecutive wins in 1954.
That sounds good but doesn’t mean much.
What Fleck and Co., don’t know is if this early-season success carries any real meaning as the Gophers gets set to start Big Ten play a week from next Saturday against Maryland. An unimpressive 17-7 victory over Buffalo in the opener was followed by a 48-14 rout of an atrocious Oregon State club last Saturday in Corvallis.
The Gophers’ offensive line clearly has made strides since looking below average in the opener against Buffalo, thus helping the run game, but it will be interesting to see what happens when the competition improves and the passing game becomes more important.
“What I want to be able to do is get more people involved,” Fleck said. “Right now, we’re doing what it takes to win. Do I think that’s going to be enough? I think we’ve got to be able to become more balanced but that means other people have to be able to make plays and we need other people to step up and step in. But, again, we have to be extremely creative, too. … But at the end of the day, we’ve got to be able to play better. … We’re going to do everything to make sure that we play to the strengths of our football team.”
Will that be enough to win in the Big Ten?
That remains a question mark when it comes to these Gophers.
http://www.1500espn.com/gophers-2/2...eated-non-conference-plenty-questions-remain/
Go Gophers!!
The victory gave the Gophers a 3-0 nonconference record in P.J. Fleck’s first season as coach. Fleck is the first Minnesota coach to start his Gophers career 3-0 since Murray Warmath opened with four consecutive wins in 1954.
That sounds good but doesn’t mean much.
What Fleck and Co., don’t know is if this early-season success carries any real meaning as the Gophers gets set to start Big Ten play a week from next Saturday against Maryland. An unimpressive 17-7 victory over Buffalo in the opener was followed by a 48-14 rout of an atrocious Oregon State club last Saturday in Corvallis.
The Gophers’ offensive line clearly has made strides since looking below average in the opener against Buffalo, thus helping the run game, but it will be interesting to see what happens when the competition improves and the passing game becomes more important.
“What I want to be able to do is get more people involved,” Fleck said. “Right now, we’re doing what it takes to win. Do I think that’s going to be enough? I think we’ve got to be able to become more balanced but that means other people have to be able to make plays and we need other people to step up and step in. But, again, we have to be extremely creative, too. … But at the end of the day, we’ve got to be able to play better. … We’re going to do everything to make sure that we play to the strengths of our football team.”
Will that be enough to win in the Big Ten?
That remains a question mark when it comes to these Gophers.
http://www.1500espn.com/gophers-2/2...eated-non-conference-plenty-questions-remain/
Go Gophers!!