The question has come up as to whether PJ Fleck is serious about winning this year?
For the answer, you might want to consider the case of Seth Green...
With the coach's polarizing personality, it could have been predicted that he would lose maybe 25% of the team to transfers and just checking out. But the evolving QB situation has been more than revealing.
Statistically, you could not provide much less than what Rhoda and Croft have. In fact, both have actually made Mitch Leidner look downright competent- a feat in itself. And yet, the most highly rated QB the Gophers have recruited in a decade (an ex Oregon commit at that) is buried on the bench. Due, one could suspect, to his lack of enthusiasm for sprinting down the sidelines.
Successful Power5 coaches at Alabama, Michigan, even Wisconsin, will plug in QBs until they find one that can play winning football. But not PJ.
My advice to coach, for what its worth, is to start Seth Green against the Badgers. You might just catch lightning in a bottle. And at this point, that seems our best hope for victory- unless winning in year zero just isn't that important...
For the answer, you might want to consider the case of Seth Green...
With the coach's polarizing personality, it could have been predicted that he would lose maybe 25% of the team to transfers and just checking out. But the evolving QB situation has been more than revealing.
Statistically, you could not provide much less than what Rhoda and Croft have. In fact, both have actually made Mitch Leidner look downright competent- a feat in itself. And yet, the most highly rated QB the Gophers have recruited in a decade (an ex Oregon commit at that) is buried on the bench. Due, one could suspect, to his lack of enthusiasm for sprinting down the sidelines.
Successful Power5 coaches at Alabama, Michigan, even Wisconsin, will plug in QBs until they find one that can play winning football. But not PJ.
My advice to coach, for what its worth, is to start Seth Green against the Badgers. You might just catch lightning in a bottle. And at this point, that seems our best hope for victory- unless winning in year zero just isn't that important...