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PJ Fleck appeared on the Sports Huddle with Sid, Dave (and Max) on Sunday 7-2-17.
Sid: what about Report on Scholastics?
PJF: Really happy. highest GPA ever in history of program. staff focused- things we emphasize in culture. meetings every Monday with academic advisors. Sit up front, collared shirt, etc. very proud. have to continue.
Sid: What about out-of-state Camps?
PJF: Doing everything we can to find best talent. use satellite camps - not sure how much longer (they'll be allowed) - 6 on campus - 4 off-campus. great mixture. Get kids to come to camp - Ohio, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago. go to spots where we recruit - a benefit for us. I still love when kids come to our campus - get to coach them, control numbers. didn't have more than 115, 120 kids on campus at our camps. we are continuing to evalute.
Sid: Update on Commitments?
PJF: 19 now. continue to try to get more. coaches on vacation. they need time away. take a deep breath. excited about how players are developing. strength coach doing outstanding job.
Sid: why do you have so much Recruiting success in Georgia?
PJF: Mo Linguist - from Dallas area - does tremendous job. got to do well in those spots - have connections there.
Sid: Can you Work with QBs in summer?
PJF: not allowed very much time in summer. allowed so many hours. don't want kids to burn out. work 11 months out of year. want them to want to see coaches again come training camp.
Sid: New facility - will that be a plus in recruiting?
PJF: Athletes village will help even more with '19 and '20 classes. until it's done, doesn't have true effect. (now) players have to use their imagination (to visualize what it will look like. when it's done, they'll be able to experience it.
How is Summer School going?
PJF: All players are in summer school. doing tremendous job. elite in 4 areas. all work together. motivate each one. excited about academics
Sid: when do you start Fall practice?
PJF: August 1st training camp. numerous practices will be open. really exited. that's where you start to build FB team. shifts to really focus on FB. spring- see what team might look like - holes to fill in recruiting. summer - build your body up. training camp - really looks like FB.
Mona: Number of recruits you can sign? Update on Injuries?
PJF: More than half of 22 (injured players) are back full-go. others will be released in july. some will creep into the start of training camp. by 1st game everyone should be back. It's a shame they missed spring and summer work. (next question) 19 recruits committed. so many people want to be Gophers. Proud of In-state commitments. can go from 23 to 27 recruits. have 2 open from last year. waiting on a few other things to fill those. lot of things you can do.
Mike: how do you keep guys healthy? how much input do you have in medical issues?
PJF: different from how it used to be. coach and medical staff are separate. I don't have a lot of control. we have elite surgeons, elite doctors. it's all about kid's safety. I am not a doctor. our training staff is going through transition. key is to have training staff and doctors work cohesively. communicate the most. do a great job communicating with me
Doing any Scouting on opponents?
PJF: Did our first 7 opponents in June. took 2-3 days on first 7 opponents. did mock game plan. get mind shifted back toward FB. start game-planning all over again. get head start. plan training camp - (during season might) see weird blitzes - triple option - need to know that ahead of time. fill in practice periods during training camp to handle those situations.
Sid: Do you think your Schedule is tough?
PJF: haven't played a lot of these teams before. I can't tell you how tough it is. we're worried about us. can't worry about schedule. that's all psychological. playing games with yourself. we need to worry about being the best we can be. we have a lot of things to overcome - a lot of challenges ahead of us.
Mona: When would you like to name a Starting QB?
PJF: what date? when someone wins the job. that's a cop-out answer, (laugh). when someone shows to me without a doubt, this is our starting QB. somebody's got to take it. that's what I want to see. (win job) beyond a reasonable doubt.
MIke: Would you Play 2 QB's at one time?
PJF: Not into that. usually a 1 QB guy. have played two. Tom Flacco at WMU had special skill-set we could use (in certain situations)
Sid starts to ask about injured players. Mike and Dave explain they already covered that question. awkward pause.............
sid - murray's certificate. good luck.
PJF: ski-u-mah, RTB.
Sid: what about Report on Scholastics?
PJF: Really happy. highest GPA ever in history of program. staff focused- things we emphasize in culture. meetings every Monday with academic advisors. Sit up front, collared shirt, etc. very proud. have to continue.
Sid: What about out-of-state Camps?
PJF: Doing everything we can to find best talent. use satellite camps - not sure how much longer (they'll be allowed) - 6 on campus - 4 off-campus. great mixture. Get kids to come to camp - Ohio, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago. go to spots where we recruit - a benefit for us. I still love when kids come to our campus - get to coach them, control numbers. didn't have more than 115, 120 kids on campus at our camps. we are continuing to evalute.
Sid: Update on Commitments?
PJF: 19 now. continue to try to get more. coaches on vacation. they need time away. take a deep breath. excited about how players are developing. strength coach doing outstanding job.
Sid: why do you have so much Recruiting success in Georgia?
PJF: Mo Linguist - from Dallas area - does tremendous job. got to do well in those spots - have connections there.
Sid: Can you Work with QBs in summer?
PJF: not allowed very much time in summer. allowed so many hours. don't want kids to burn out. work 11 months out of year. want them to want to see coaches again come training camp.
Sid: New facility - will that be a plus in recruiting?
PJF: Athletes village will help even more with '19 and '20 classes. until it's done, doesn't have true effect. (now) players have to use their imagination (to visualize what it will look like. when it's done, they'll be able to experience it.
How is Summer School going?
PJF: All players are in summer school. doing tremendous job. elite in 4 areas. all work together. motivate each one. excited about academics
Sid: when do you start Fall practice?
PJF: August 1st training camp. numerous practices will be open. really exited. that's where you start to build FB team. shifts to really focus on FB. spring- see what team might look like - holes to fill in recruiting. summer - build your body up. training camp - really looks like FB.
Mona: Number of recruits you can sign? Update on Injuries?
PJF: More than half of 22 (injured players) are back full-go. others will be released in july. some will creep into the start of training camp. by 1st game everyone should be back. It's a shame they missed spring and summer work. (next question) 19 recruits committed. so many people want to be Gophers. Proud of In-state commitments. can go from 23 to 27 recruits. have 2 open from last year. waiting on a few other things to fill those. lot of things you can do.
Mike: how do you keep guys healthy? how much input do you have in medical issues?
PJF: different from how it used to be. coach and medical staff are separate. I don't have a lot of control. we have elite surgeons, elite doctors. it's all about kid's safety. I am not a doctor. our training staff is going through transition. key is to have training staff and doctors work cohesively. communicate the most. do a great job communicating with me
Doing any Scouting on opponents?
PJF: Did our first 7 opponents in June. took 2-3 days on first 7 opponents. did mock game plan. get mind shifted back toward FB. start game-planning all over again. get head start. plan training camp - (during season might) see weird blitzes - triple option - need to know that ahead of time. fill in practice periods during training camp to handle those situations.
Sid: Do you think your Schedule is tough?
PJF: haven't played a lot of these teams before. I can't tell you how tough it is. we're worried about us. can't worry about schedule. that's all psychological. playing games with yourself. we need to worry about being the best we can be. we have a lot of things to overcome - a lot of challenges ahead of us.
Mona: When would you like to name a Starting QB?
PJF: what date? when someone wins the job. that's a cop-out answer, (laugh). when someone shows to me without a doubt, this is our starting QB. somebody's got to take it. that's what I want to see. (win job) beyond a reasonable doubt.
MIke: Would you Play 2 QB's at one time?
PJF: Not into that. usually a 1 QB guy. have played two. Tom Flacco at WMU had special skill-set we could use (in certain situations)
Sid starts to ask about injured players. Mike and Dave explain they already covered that question. awkward pause.............
sid - murray's certificate. good luck.
PJF: ski-u-mah, RTB.