BleedGopher
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per Randy:
When your starting quarterback has not thrown a pass in major college football … you don't cancel the spring game.
When your wide receiver corps returns only one player with more than 20 receptions last season … you don't cancel the spring game.
When your defense loses a handful of starters to graduation, including its heart-and-soul leader … you don't cancel the spring game.
"Canceling the spring game," coach P.J. Fleck said Wednesday, "was not an option."
So, instead of eliminating a game that was set for noon Saturday — with a forecast of snow, freezing rain, a high temperature of 34 and wind gusts up to 40 mph — the Gophers moved their spring game to 6 p.m. Thursday at TCF Bank Stadium. Thursday's high temperature is expected to be 50, with a low of 37 and the chance of rain increasing that night. The game will feature a Team Maroon vs. Team Gold format, and Fleck values the experience.
"We have to give them that type of game situation the best we possibly can," Fleck said. "The best way was moving our spring game to Thursday, under the lights, beautiful weather. … It's a win-win for everybody."
http://www.startribune.com/young-gophers-need-their-spring-game-more-than-most/479445183/
Go Gophers!!
When your starting quarterback has not thrown a pass in major college football … you don't cancel the spring game.
When your wide receiver corps returns only one player with more than 20 receptions last season … you don't cancel the spring game.
When your defense loses a handful of starters to graduation, including its heart-and-soul leader … you don't cancel the spring game.
"Canceling the spring game," coach P.J. Fleck said Wednesday, "was not an option."
So, instead of eliminating a game that was set for noon Saturday — with a forecast of snow, freezing rain, a high temperature of 34 and wind gusts up to 40 mph — the Gophers moved their spring game to 6 p.m. Thursday at TCF Bank Stadium. Thursday's high temperature is expected to be 50, with a low of 37 and the chance of rain increasing that night. The game will feature a Team Maroon vs. Team Gold format, and Fleck values the experience.
"We have to give them that type of game situation the best we possibly can," Fleck said. "The best way was moving our spring game to Thursday, under the lights, beautiful weather. … It's a win-win for everybody."
http://www.startribune.com/young-gophers-need-their-spring-game-more-than-most/479445183/
Go Gophers!!