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per the Journal Sentinel:
Year 1 for P.J. Fleck at Minnesota has been akin to rebooting a computer.
The Gophers, who finished 5-4 in the Big Ten and 9-4 overall last season under Tracy Claeys, are starting over.
Minnesota (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) enters its regular-season finale against visiting Wisconsin (11-0, 8-0) still striving to find consistency on offense and defense, as well as a victory over a quality Big Ten foe.
The Gophers are tied for 95th nationally in points scored (21.4 per game) and 120th nationally in passing offense (133.9 ypg).
Last season, they outscored teams by a combined 206-102 in the first half of games, which allowed them to rely on their running game in the second half.
This season, the Gophers have been outscored by a combined 137-128 in the first half and when they’ve had to rely on their passing game the results have been ugly.
“We have a very young and inexperienced football team,” Fleck said after his team’s 39-0 loss to Northwestern, which built a 25-0 halftime lead. “We’ve got to be better in the weight room. We’ve got to develop our players.
“We’ve got to be in our scheme longer. We’ve got to be able to recruit at an incredibly high level and that’s on the way.”
https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...owing-pains-year-1-under-p-j-fleck/882906001/
Go Gophers!!
Year 1 for P.J. Fleck at Minnesota has been akin to rebooting a computer.
The Gophers, who finished 5-4 in the Big Ten and 9-4 overall last season under Tracy Claeys, are starting over.
Minnesota (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) enters its regular-season finale against visiting Wisconsin (11-0, 8-0) still striving to find consistency on offense and defense, as well as a victory over a quality Big Ten foe.
The Gophers are tied for 95th nationally in points scored (21.4 per game) and 120th nationally in passing offense (133.9 ypg).
Last season, they outscored teams by a combined 206-102 in the first half of games, which allowed them to rely on their running game in the second half.
This season, the Gophers have been outscored by a combined 137-128 in the first half and when they’ve had to rely on their passing game the results have been ugly.
“We have a very young and inexperienced football team,” Fleck said after his team’s 39-0 loss to Northwestern, which built a 25-0 halftime lead. “We’ve got to be better in the weight room. We’ve got to develop our players.
“We’ve got to be in our scheme longer. We’ve got to be able to recruit at an incredibly high level and that’s on the way.”
https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...owing-pains-year-1-under-p-j-fleck/882906001/
Go Gophers!!