Gophers Fleck one of 5 BT coaches named to Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year preseason watch list

[BleedGopher]

With the 2023 college football season approaching, preseason watch list season is upon us. The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. released the preseason watch list for the 2023 Dodd Trophy on Thursday, featuring 5 B1G coaches.

Ryan Day, Kirk Ferentz, P.J. Fleck, Jim Harbaugh and Mel Tucker are all on the watchlist for the national coach of the year honor. Ferentz is 1 of 6 past winners to make the watchlist. The longtime Iowa head coach won the award in 2015.

In addition to a team’s on-field success, the Dodd Trophy also considers scholarship, leadership and integrity – the 3 pillars of Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy. The Dodd Trophy watch list was created through a selection process that considered each program’s graduation rate, Graduation Success Rate (GSR), commitment to service and charity in the community, projected success for the 2023 season and Academic Progress Rate (APR).

Coaches named to this year’s preseason watch list were required to have an APR higher than 980. A coach is not eligible for The Dodd Trophy until their second season at the school.


Go Gophers!!

 

[Word]

Tucker????

 

[MGGopher]

IMO we are very lucky to have Fleck leading this team.

 

[Some guy]

Tucker????

Tucker????

“In addition to a team’s on-field success, the Dodd Trophy also considers scholarship, leadership and integrity – the 3 pillars of Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy.”

This is not an award based on on field success. In fact, on field success isn’t even one of the three pillars.
It’s a different kind of award.

 

[#2Gopher]

He is elite in my book.

 

[Word]

“In addition to a team’s on-field success, the Dodd Trophy also considers scholarship, leadership and integrity – the 3 pillars of Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy.”

This is not an award based on on field success. In fact, on field success isn’t even one of the three pillars.
It’s a different kind of award.

It says "in addition to". If that's not part of it they shouldn't mention it. Plus didn't Tucker have players brawling in the tunnel?

 

[Some guy]

It says "in addition to". If that's not part of it they shouldn't mention it. Plus didn't Tucker have players brawling in the tunnel?

Well they have a high APR so….

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

It says "in addition to". If that's not part of it they shouldn't mention it. Plus didn't Tucker have players brawling in the tunnel?

Yeah, first criteria mentioned is excelling on the field.

 

[Some guy]

Yeah, first criteria mentioned is excelling on the field.

Yeah, it’s one of the criteria but not one of the three pillars

I was just commenting someone was surprised Mel tucker was on there. But he was 5-7 last year an apparently meets the three pillars to get on the watch list