It was a stupid 7 games season of scrimmages when you look back. Northwestern was 7-2 that year. They're 7-21 if you exclude that season going back to 2019.I personally dont like ignoring 2020. If he had won two more games we would never exclude it.
Thats fair. But if the Gophers went 6-3 or 7-2 you better believe everyone here would be counting it on Fleck's record. I'm not saying it was not a lame year, but it counts.It was a stupid 7 games season of scrimmages when you look back. Northwestern was 7-2 that year. They're 7-21 if you exclude that season going back to 2019.
Michigan was 2-4 and if excluded 25-6. MN 3-4, ignore 24-6. Indiana followed 7-2 by going 0-9(2-10)
Only 5 of 14 teams in the conference were .500 or better in 2020 and Indiana & Northwestern were two of them.
Well if we had gone 7 and 2 we probabbly would have not had so many players out and maybe that would have looked more like a team PJ and Co. put together?Thats fair. But if the Gophers went 6-3 or 7-2 you better believe everyone here would be counting it on Fleck's record. I'm not saying it was not a lame year, but it counts.
I also thing that season made us a better team and program.I've never been of the belief that 2020 doesn't count, but I don't really care. It was a somewhat down year but in my eyes doesn't make PJ or the staff look any worse other than on record. We went 3-4 losing two games in OT due to field goals/extra points. We weren't nearly as bad in 2020 as some want to believe.
We might still have the same OC too.Well if we had gone 7 and 2 we probabbly would have not had so many players out and maybe that would have looked more like a team PJ and Co. put together?
So all teams had the same experience with Covid? MN as I recall was down over 30 players at times. Not fair to judge coaching when a virus dictates who can/ can’t play.Thats fair. But if the Gophers went 6-3 or 7-2 you better believe everyone here would be counting it on Fleck's record. I'm not saying it was not a lame year, but it counts.
Here's the stat I like, 17-2 in last 19 games with Kirk Ciarocca as the OC. Pretty impressive.36-19 overall
19-18 in B1G
24-6 overall since start of 2019
14-5 in B1G since start of 2019
9-2 on the road since 2019
That's like the alternate timeline where Spock is evil.... I don't even want to think about it ... it gives me nightmares ...We might still have the same OC too.