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per the AP:
Minnesota is off until its Big Ten opener at home against Maryland next week. The Gophers also were unbeaten through three games last season, but this year's accomplishment seems greater. The Gophers' starting quarterback, Conor Rhoda, is a fifth-year senior walk-on who was going to quit football and get a job before Fleck asked him to return. Five players were dismissed last winter following a sexual assault investigation. Nearly two dozen players had offseason surgeries. Running backs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks have been banged up early in the season.
With Fleck in charge, positivity abounds. Everyone around the programs appears to have bought in to the ''Row the Boat'' mantra he brought with him from Western Michigan. Season-ticket and merchandise sales are up and the team's all-gold uniforms and Goldy Gopher helmet were showcased on ESPN's ''Sports Center'' last week. Fleck's news conference after a 48-14 win at Oregon State drew 52,000 views on the school's athletic website, ''and it was 1:30 a.m. in Minnesota when that was happening,'' spokesman Paul Rovnak said.
https://sports.yahoo.com/big-ten-spotlight-first-coaches-create-positive-vibes-175936607--ncaaf.html
Go Gophers!!
Minnesota is off until its Big Ten opener at home against Maryland next week. The Gophers also were unbeaten through three games last season, but this year's accomplishment seems greater. The Gophers' starting quarterback, Conor Rhoda, is a fifth-year senior walk-on who was going to quit football and get a job before Fleck asked him to return. Five players were dismissed last winter following a sexual assault investigation. Nearly two dozen players had offseason surgeries. Running backs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks have been banged up early in the season.
With Fleck in charge, positivity abounds. Everyone around the programs appears to have bought in to the ''Row the Boat'' mantra he brought with him from Western Michigan. Season-ticket and merchandise sales are up and the team's all-gold uniforms and Goldy Gopher helmet were showcased on ESPN's ''Sports Center'' last week. Fleck's news conference after a 48-14 win at Oregon State drew 52,000 views on the school's athletic website, ''and it was 1:30 a.m. in Minnesota when that was happening,'' spokesman Paul Rovnak said.
https://sports.yahoo.com/big-ten-spotlight-first-coaches-create-positive-vibes-175936607--ncaaf.html
Go Gophers!!
