STrib: Gophers getting ready for a recruiting palooza

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per Randy:

A “palooza,’’ as it has become to be known, is a big, exaggerated, festive event, and Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck and his staff will be throwing one this weekend.

From Friday through Sunday, the Gophers will hold “eLITe18Palooza,’’ with as many as 34 recruits expected to make their official visits to the University of Minnesota campus and the Twin Cities, according to 247Sports. Included in that are 22 of 23 players who have verbally committed to Minnesota. Quarterback Vic Viramontes won’t attend because he already made his official visit on Nov. 26-27 and committed to the Gophers.

The Gophers also will be host to players who haven’t committed, and their top offensive line target will be one of them. Curtis Dunlap, a 6-4, 368-pound guard from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., on Tuesday withdrew his commitment from Florida. “I’ve decided to decommit from the University of Florida and open my recruitment back up,’’ Dunlap posted on Twitter. Oklahoma, Miami, Michigan, Florida State and Georgia are among the nearly 40 teams who have offered Dunlap a scholarship.

Dunlap is a four-star recruit and the ninth-best guard in the Class of 2018, as ranked by 247Sports. His teammate at IMG Academy, quarterback Zack Annexstad, has committed to the Gophers as a preferred walk-on. Dunlap verbally committed to Florida in July, but the Gators coach at the time, Jim McElwain, was later fired. Former Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen took over as Gators coach on Nov. 26.

http://www.startribune.com/can-the-gophers-return-to-a-defensive-identity-this-season/462124393/

Go Gophers!!
 

Lets get er done Gophers! Too bad Viramontes won't be there though as I think he can carry some weight. Hopefully his commitment will mean a lot to the recruits in attendance however. Go Gophers!
 

26, 27, and 37 for temps is maybe about as good as we could hope for without being crazy lucky. And the wind isn't supposed to be gusting to 50mph like today. So, lets find some open water and reel these guys into the boat. Should be great!! Elite idea!!! and excellent execution to get them all here.
 

You mean no Baylor style welcoming committees?
 

Reusse will make up some crap about double deuce or BJ’s Lounge...
 


A "palooza" sounds like something for the last generation. PJ is getting old.
 

Are they going to play the drink-a-palooza game too?
 

A "palooza" sounds like something for the last generation. PJ is getting old.

Well, Lollapalooza draws a huge number of high schoolers to Chicago every summer, so the suffix must resonate at some level. In fact, there are so many high school kids walking around downtown during the festival that you can see Roy Moore trolling for young-uns.
 




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