imthewalrus
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Winning last 2 of 3 Big Ten games in November in year #2 is avery good sign!
The only way for a Big Ten football program to start improving is to win Big Ten football games. Coach Fleck proved by winning two Big Ten games in his first season that he had a shot at being a Big Ten football coach. As long as year # 1 brings at least one or two Big Ten wins, there is hope. There are threads here questioning how much fans think the team has improved from 2017 to 2018. My impression is that Coach Fleck...his staff...their recruiting...their coaching...their player development...their game planning, etc has been very evident. in year two. They held their own on the ooc games by winning all three. The beginning of the Big Ten season was challenging, The win against Indiana came in the nick of time. There were some stumbles following that win...however...the team played well in the critical month of November. They had a great win over a pretty decent Purdue team. I thought they played Western Division Champ Northwestern pretty decently in a loss. The way they closed out today in Madison leads me to believe that there has been good progress made in this 2018 Big Ten Football season. Their Big Ten winning percentage in 2017 was .222. They improved that to .333 in 2018...an increase of 111 basis points. And this year they closed STRONG. This year they have become eligible to be invited to a bowl game. THAT is a huge boost for a building program. They have a long way to go to being a consistent really competitive Big Ten Western Division football program...but EVERY Big Ten win makes this program a more competitive Big Ten football program.
My congratulations to Coach Fleck, his staff and ALL the players.
The way I KNOW this team is growing, improving and making strides was by this key win in a TOUGH place to win...the way they ran the ball and the success they had in stopping the run today...and against Purdue. But today it was a thing of beauty to watch the GOPHER pick up KEY 3rd down and 4th down conversions to keep the clock moving...the chains moving and to totally BREAK the spirit of that 8-4 overall and 5-4 Big Ten win stinking badger team The stinking badger had gone 9-0 in regular Big Ten play in 2017 and 5-4 this year. In the past two seasons they won 14 Big Ten games and lost 4. WOW! That wildcat package, the GOPHER offensive line and the running attack just PROMISE Big Ten heartbreaks for Western Division teams going into the future. THAT is Big Ten Football at it's very best! Go bowling GOPHER...you beat that stinking badger!!!
The only way for a Big Ten football program to start improving is to win Big Ten football games. Coach Fleck proved by winning two Big Ten games in his first season that he had a shot at being a Big Ten football coach. As long as year # 1 brings at least one or two Big Ten wins, there is hope. There are threads here questioning how much fans think the team has improved from 2017 to 2018. My impression is that Coach Fleck...his staff...their recruiting...their coaching...their player development...their game planning, etc has been very evident. in year two. They held their own on the ooc games by winning all three. The beginning of the Big Ten season was challenging, The win against Indiana came in the nick of time. There were some stumbles following that win...however...the team played well in the critical month of November. They had a great win over a pretty decent Purdue team. I thought they played Western Division Champ Northwestern pretty decently in a loss. The way they closed out today in Madison leads me to believe that there has been good progress made in this 2018 Big Ten Football season. Their Big Ten winning percentage in 2017 was .222. They improved that to .333 in 2018...an increase of 111 basis points. And this year they closed STRONG. This year they have become eligible to be invited to a bowl game. THAT is a huge boost for a building program. They have a long way to go to being a consistent really competitive Big Ten Western Division football program...but EVERY Big Ten win makes this program a more competitive Big Ten football program.
My congratulations to Coach Fleck, his staff and ALL the players.
The way I KNOW this team is growing, improving and making strides was by this key win in a TOUGH place to win...the way they ran the ball and the success they had in stopping the run today...and against Purdue. But today it was a thing of beauty to watch the GOPHER pick up KEY 3rd down and 4th down conversions to keep the clock moving...the chains moving and to totally BREAK the spirit of that 8-4 overall and 5-4 Big Ten win stinking badger team The stinking badger had gone 9-0 in regular Big Ten play in 2017 and 5-4 this year. In the past two seasons they won 14 Big Ten games and lost 4. WOW! That wildcat package, the GOPHER offensive line and the running attack just PROMISE Big Ten heartbreaks for Western Division teams going into the future. THAT is Big Ten Football at it's very best! Go bowling GOPHER...you beat that stinking badger!!!
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