I hear you, but the same "not this again" could be said about what PJ says all the time (and some posters on here point that out).
I will say again, I don't really care what the coach says as long as they win, hopefully sooner than later. Not sure I can wait 5 more years for them to win 8 games again.
What surprises me is the number of people who bring these things up to argue about it... .... on a Gophers' themed message board.
If this was just an NCAA message board, and we were arguing after a game between Minnesota and Timbuktu University where we said "Wow, we played well being so young!" I'd expect maybe a fan from Timbuktu University to be like "Hey, you aren't that young. Your coach says it, but we're almost as young as you!"
But we have this whole legion of Gopher fans who are just looking for reasons to be upset or find disagreement with the coach of our football team trying to paint him as a liar / sales person or somewhere in between.
I think by now we all know what PJ Fleck is and isn't.
It gets a little old arguing points about whether we have 9 seniors or 12, or whether we have 60 freshman or 58. In the end, it matters to noone.
It's not like there are a ton of people listening to Sid on Sunday morning going...
"Geez, I'm not sure I like this Gopher Football Program",
who then change their opinion when Fleck says
"We're a young team. This year isn't about wins."
Who then respond
"You know, I might give this PJ guy a chance!"
or
"This guys is a snake oil salesman! I'm pulling my support and not watching a game. I can't trust him."
At this point, you either like PJ or not, and you've had ample time to buy season tickets or cancel your tickets. Or take whatever other actions you want to take.
This ongoing attempt to argue these points, no matter how you want to interpret the facts does not matter.
You'll be just as effective changing the world posting your political opinions on facebook.