Amazing to me how Pat and some others in the local media have treated Fleck, and in the past Kill and Pitino, but hardly ever came down anywhere close to this hard on Ben Johnson.
I get the posts saying college sports is a business and he's going in search of more money. But honestly, to me it's another sign that if this is going to be treated like a professional business with players getting paid, then contracts need to start getting introduced for a certain number of years.
Huge swing in the Military Bowl, ECU looked like they scored a TD to go up 17-7, it was waived, Pitt picks up a dropped fumble and takes it to the house. 14-10 Panthers.
Again, it's a shame Pitt isn't playing Penn State right now.
So with the win, Fleck now has five seasons with 8 or more wins. Here's how that stacks up to other Minnesota coaches:
Henry Williams - 6
PJ Fleck - 5
Bernie Bierman - 4
Murray Warmath - 3
Glen Mason - 3
Jerry Kill - 2
Couple notes there:
Henry Williams had 6 seasons of 6-1 or 6-0-1. Bernie...
Looks like tough sledding overall this year for the Group of 5 against power conferences in 2025. After Minnesota's win today, and counting the CFP games, teams from P4 (plus Washington State), are 8-1.
Results:
Oregon defeated James Madison, 51-34. CFP Round 1
Mississippi defeated Tulane...
Minnesota's streak now tied for second all time at 9 with USC (1922-1944) and Utah (1999-2009).
Certainly difficult to watch at times, like a lot of games this season. Though better to be on the win side in those than the losing side. Let's hope for a big step up in the offensive line for 2026...
With the news today, it looks like all FBS jobs have been filled. Here's what the new head coaches will look like for 2026.
Alabama-Birmingham - Alex Mortensen, internal (OC). Career record of 2-4 [IHC]
Arkansas - Ryan Silverfield from Memphis. Career record of 50-25
Auburn - Alex Golesh from...