No, but it does take a school that decides they want to win...and are willing to commit to a plan to make it happen. They also need someone who is willing to inject some serious cash into the program. Not only to go out and 'buy' better players, but, more importantly... to retain the players...
because they were expelled from the DIII Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...
It's kind of tongue-in-cheek. They haven't been asked to leave the Pioneer League, but if they take football seriously, St. Thomas will quickly outgrow that league. I just don't know if they have the...
They'll be asked to leave the Pioneer League soon enough... I just hope the school admin. has the intestinal fortitude to make their way in the MVC... every year 20-30+ Minnesota kids go west to Fargo to play D1 football. A viable 2nd D1 football school in Minnesota might be able to keep players...
When PJ has a school administration that suddenly decides that winning football is a priority... and finds someone with deep pockets who is willing to go out and spend 1.6 million to bring in a starting QB, maybe PJ won't have to go through a young QB's growing pains.
Cig's a great coach, and...
I wouldn't shed any tears if Harbaugh rowed down the road... but he does have to work within the parameters of what he has available on the field. He's got a QB showing some serious growing pains... He's playing with a JV backfield... 2-3 WRs not available, including Loya... That offensive line...
He comes from a fairly wealthy family, so I'm not sure that money would be a motivating factor. I'd be more worried about him being offered a chance to play for a team with a "real legit" chance to play for a Championship...
Some of us lived through the Cal Stoll, Joe Salem, Lou Holtz, John Gutekunst, Jim Wacker, Glen Mason, and Tim Brewster years... You haven't seen sphincter-tightening, albatross losses.
Yeah, like he's said ad nauseam, he's not for everyone. The thing is... Those who willingly drink the Kool-Aid, so to speak, buy into what PJ is putting out. NIL money isn't soooo important if a player is a believer... or better yet, when the parents believe. Not every player (or family) is...