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12. Minnesota
The gopher has plenty of energy. Almost like a gopher who drank a few Red Bulls and did some extra dam building. But does Goldy Gopher have any bite? Its place on the food chain fluctuates a lot, and that hasn’t changed under new coach PJ Fleck. He talks and recruits a great game. His team lost four of its last five and was outscored 70-0 in its last two.
Coach: P.J. Fleck, second year, 5-7
2017: 5-7, (2-7, sixth)
Returning starters: 12 (5 offense, 6 defense, 1 kicker)
Overall: P.J. (Perpetually Juiced) Fleck stormed into the Big Ten last season but stirred little more than a small breeze. His roster remains deathly thin in both lines and in high-powered skill players. That’s a difficult combo to overcome.
Offense: No quarterback and almost all WRs have yet to play in a college game. Touted juco transfer quarterback Vic Viramontes bolted after spring practice. Good thing tailback Rodney Smith is back for his senior year. Big Ten rank: 12
Defense: Last year’s unit was 30th nationally. But the D-line and secondary were shredded by graduation. MLB Thomas Barber is an all-league candidate and S Antoine Winfield is back from injury. Big Ten rank: 12
Coaching: It’s time to get past Fleck’s style and look at the results. His two Big Ten victories were over Illinois and Nebraska. UM beat only one team that finished with a winning record, after Fleck took over a nine-win team. Big Ten rank: 11
Intangibles: Even the ever-bubbly Fleck had trouble putting a smiley face on last year’s final two losses to Northwestern and Wisconsin by a combined 70-0. But he has recruited well, which is the Gophers’ true hope of moving up. Big Ten rank: 12
Coachspeak: “We have a very youthful, very young, very inexperienced football team, which doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t win. We’re going to rely heavily on our young players to play, and make plays.”
Prediction: 5-7, 2-7, no bowl
https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/national/article_758e5f22-0847-5744-bb34-465fa9a1aadc.html
Go Gophers!!
12. Minnesota
The gopher has plenty of energy. Almost like a gopher who drank a few Red Bulls and did some extra dam building. But does Goldy Gopher have any bite? Its place on the food chain fluctuates a lot, and that hasn’t changed under new coach PJ Fleck. He talks and recruits a great game. His team lost four of its last five and was outscored 70-0 in its last two.
Coach: P.J. Fleck, second year, 5-7
2017: 5-7, (2-7, sixth)
Returning starters: 12 (5 offense, 6 defense, 1 kicker)
Overall: P.J. (Perpetually Juiced) Fleck stormed into the Big Ten last season but stirred little more than a small breeze. His roster remains deathly thin in both lines and in high-powered skill players. That’s a difficult combo to overcome.
Offense: No quarterback and almost all WRs have yet to play in a college game. Touted juco transfer quarterback Vic Viramontes bolted after spring practice. Good thing tailback Rodney Smith is back for his senior year. Big Ten rank: 12
Defense: Last year’s unit was 30th nationally. But the D-line and secondary were shredded by graduation. MLB Thomas Barber is an all-league candidate and S Antoine Winfield is back from injury. Big Ten rank: 12
Coaching: It’s time to get past Fleck’s style and look at the results. His two Big Ten victories were over Illinois and Nebraska. UM beat only one team that finished with a winning record, after Fleck took over a nine-win team. Big Ten rank: 11
Intangibles: Even the ever-bubbly Fleck had trouble putting a smiley face on last year’s final two losses to Northwestern and Wisconsin by a combined 70-0. But he has recruited well, which is the Gophers’ true hope of moving up. Big Ten rank: 12
Coachspeak: “We have a very youthful, very young, very inexperienced football team, which doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t win. We’re going to rely heavily on our young players to play, and make plays.”
Prediction: 5-7, 2-7, no bowl
https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/national/article_758e5f22-0847-5744-bb34-465fa9a1aadc.html
Go Gophers!!