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per Megan:
Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck couldn’t even make it through his quote without heaving a weary sigh.
“I think we’re a little bit emotionally,” Fleck said, pausing to let out a long exhale, “I wouldn’t even say tired. We can’t get tired. But we’re just a little bit spent, a little bit where we need the bye. Bye week came at perfect time. Everybody needs to take a big deep breath. Three very big, emotional games. And they could have been a loss.”
The Gophers survived the nonconference season but barely. Near misses against an FCS team and two Group of Five programs went down to essentially the last play. Fleck said he always knew these opponents weren’t pushovers despite not being Power Five. But going into a week off with the Big Ten opener at Purdue looming Sept. 28 and not having a dominant performance in their 3-0 start isn’t exactly comforting for the Gophers.
Fleck said his team has seen more in three games than some teams do in an entire season — blocked field-goal attempts returned for touchdowns and muffed punts, for example. But all of that has been educational. And that the Gophers still are undefeated proves they can win games even when they don’t play their best.
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-flec...t-perfect-time-with-purdue-waiting/560727862/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck couldn’t even make it through his quote without heaving a weary sigh.
“I think we’re a little bit emotionally,” Fleck said, pausing to let out a long exhale, “I wouldn’t even say tired. We can’t get tired. But we’re just a little bit spent, a little bit where we need the bye. Bye week came at perfect time. Everybody needs to take a big deep breath. Three very big, emotional games. And they could have been a loss.”
The Gophers survived the nonconference season but barely. Near misses against an FCS team and two Group of Five programs went down to essentially the last play. Fleck said he always knew these opponents weren’t pushovers despite not being Power Five. But going into a week off with the Big Ten opener at Purdue looming Sept. 28 and not having a dominant performance in their 3-0 start isn’t exactly comforting for the Gophers.
Fleck said his team has seen more in three games than some teams do in an entire season — blocked field-goal attempts returned for touchdowns and muffed punts, for example. But all of that has been educational. And that the Gophers still are undefeated proves they can win games even when they don’t play their best.
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-flec...t-perfect-time-with-purdue-waiting/560727862/
Go Gophers!!