BleedGopher
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per the Daily:
You hired P.J. Fleck nearly 10 months ago, now he is off to a 3-0 start, how do you feel about the current state of the football program?
First off, I'm very thankful for our football student-athletes. Those young men have had three coaches in three years and they've been through an awful lot and I am so grateful for how they have handled everything. P.J. has come in and has brought a sense of urgency to our program, but again, our football students have responded so positively, and obviously we're excited about the 3-0 start. I'm equally excited about the academic success of our football program, they went out and had their highest grade point average semester ever at Minnesota, their first semester under P.J.
What do you think the future holds for this program especially in conference play this season, but also in future seasons?
I know they're excited to open up Big Ten play, and my job as athletic director, not only for football, but for all of our sports, is to make sure we do everything we can to give our coaches and our students the stuff they need to compete at that high level.
What are your thoughts on the culture around the football program, and what have you seen so far as public reception to the culture change?
I've talked about shaking the tree, and [Fleck has] brought this excitement, and when you look at, for example, when Justin [Juenemann] gets the scholarship offer through the T-shirt gun, and he catches it, when your football program's on the Today Show, when your football program's on ABC national news, when there's a reality TV show around coach Fleck and our football program ... that's all wonderful publicity for our program.
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017...has-brought-a-sense-of-urgency-to-our-program
Go Gophers!!
You hired P.J. Fleck nearly 10 months ago, now he is off to a 3-0 start, how do you feel about the current state of the football program?
First off, I'm very thankful for our football student-athletes. Those young men have had three coaches in three years and they've been through an awful lot and I am so grateful for how they have handled everything. P.J. has come in and has brought a sense of urgency to our program, but again, our football students have responded so positively, and obviously we're excited about the 3-0 start. I'm equally excited about the academic success of our football program, they went out and had their highest grade point average semester ever at Minnesota, their first semester under P.J.
What do you think the future holds for this program especially in conference play this season, but also in future seasons?
I know they're excited to open up Big Ten play, and my job as athletic director, not only for football, but for all of our sports, is to make sure we do everything we can to give our coaches and our students the stuff they need to compete at that high level.
What are your thoughts on the culture around the football program, and what have you seen so far as public reception to the culture change?
I've talked about shaking the tree, and [Fleck has] brought this excitement, and when you look at, for example, when Justin [Juenemann] gets the scholarship offer through the T-shirt gun, and he catches it, when your football program's on the Today Show, when your football program's on ABC national news, when there's a reality TV show around coach Fleck and our football program ... that's all wonderful publicity for our program.
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017...has-brought-a-sense-of-urgency-to-our-program
Go Gophers!!