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per Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal:
By the time Michigan State plays Minnesota again, on Halloween 2020, the Gophers will be a bear.
To think otherwise is to doubt P.J. Fleck’s ability to recruit. Which is foolish, based on all the evidence at hand.
What’s different now from last time he took over a college football program — now, he’s sure he’s right.
“I know it works, I know how it works, I know when it turns,” Fleck said this week, as his 3-2 Minnesota team prepared to host 4-1 Michigan State in a prime-time matchup Saturday. “I know what it looks like when it’s working. I know what it looks like when it’s not working. I know what it looks like when guys are bought in. I know what it looks like when guys aren’t bought in. Because you’ve been through that before. Going through it a second time, you know it works, so you’re more confident to stick to the plan.”
Fleck’s entire day is spent either recruiting or thinking about recruiting or doing something that benefits the development of the program.
“Because everything you do is recruiting,” Fleck said. “Everything you do, everything you say, everything you put out there. Every thought has an ability to build a relationship, the right relationships. And it’s also the branding and marketing of your program. What is your program like? How is it different than other programs? Why should I come there? What are you going to do different for me than these other people? Why should I come to you over them? Everything I do has relationship building and our brand and our culture at the forefront of what I decide.
“Even when you’re watching game film, you’re watching practice, you’re constantly evaluating players. You’re evaluating players to realize, can they continue to get better and grow? Or do we have to replace them in recruiting? It’s constant, it’s constant, it’s constant about developing your program.”
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/...eck-minnesota-gophers-couch-column/761037001/
Go Gophers!!
By the time Michigan State plays Minnesota again, on Halloween 2020, the Gophers will be a bear.
To think otherwise is to doubt P.J. Fleck’s ability to recruit. Which is foolish, based on all the evidence at hand.
What’s different now from last time he took over a college football program — now, he’s sure he’s right.
“I know it works, I know how it works, I know when it turns,” Fleck said this week, as his 3-2 Minnesota team prepared to host 4-1 Michigan State in a prime-time matchup Saturday. “I know what it looks like when it’s working. I know what it looks like when it’s not working. I know what it looks like when guys are bought in. I know what it looks like when guys aren’t bought in. Because you’ve been through that before. Going through it a second time, you know it works, so you’re more confident to stick to the plan.”
Fleck’s entire day is spent either recruiting or thinking about recruiting or doing something that benefits the development of the program.
“Because everything you do is recruiting,” Fleck said. “Everything you do, everything you say, everything you put out there. Every thought has an ability to build a relationship, the right relationships. And it’s also the branding and marketing of your program. What is your program like? How is it different than other programs? Why should I come there? What are you going to do different for me than these other people? Why should I come to you over them? Everything I do has relationship building and our brand and our culture at the forefront of what I decide.
“Even when you’re watching game film, you’re watching practice, you’re constantly evaluating players. You’re evaluating players to realize, can they continue to get better and grow? Or do we have to replace them in recruiting? It’s constant, it’s constant, it’s constant about developing your program.”
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/...eck-minnesota-gophers-couch-column/761037001/
Go Gophers!!