I was attending the U when Lou left to Notre Dame. I recall watching a Notre Dame game on TV in his first year and several in our Gopher student ticket group would spit on the TV every time they showed Lou. It was gross, but it felt appropriate.
There was a reason Simon was never named outright as OC. He did help develop several NFL receivers and looks like Fleck tried to grow him further but did not materialize.
Funny though that most Gopher Holers have complained about hiring too inexpensive (and inexperienced) assistants and...
Monopolies, oligarchs, and corrupt leadership is the US baseline today. Sad that people think that is the way forward even for our state beacon of higher education.
Bowl games have been slowly dying for a while.
First it was too many so they were watered down.
Then stupid sponsor names so you didn’t even know where or why the game existed.
Letting 6-6 teams play. Heck, having 5-7 teams get Bowl Games.
Rose Bowl losing its purpose.
Playoff...