I don't think it's going backwards. Sitting top 1/2 of 18 team league isn't going backwards. Fleck is also going to continue to pound the HS recruiting trail.
He's going to develop players and use the portal to fill holes as needed.
Shama really wrote about two seasons from now?
Next year has
Mississippi State
Iowa
Michigan
Northwestern
UCLA
That's pretty good as well for only 4 home conference games.
Big portal off-season coming likely with the schedule over the next couple seasons.
Locations for 6A are determined before the bracket is set.
Maple Grove plays Lakeville South in Apple Valley
Moorhead plays Centennial at Spring Lake Park
STMA play Minnetonka at Farmington
Edina and Eden Prairie at Osseo
Farmington and Osseo are the two truly neutral sites, but I don't...
Sunram has played in 6 games (NW State, tOSU, Purdue, Nebraska and Iowa and MSU)
Kissayi has played in 7 games
Stendel 7
Zack Harden has played 7
Jaylin Hicks 6
Naiim Parrish 3
I also like the weekly excitement. I didn't care for the black on Saturday, I think, because they have been used before. Also with MSU all white and our white helmets, nothing popped for me visually.
These players are in their last season on Defense
Devon Williams LB
Darius Green DB
Rushawn Lawrence DL
Jeff Roberson LB
Jai'Onte' McMillan DB
LeCaptain LB
Finnessy DL
Omonode DL
Eastern DL
Logan_Redding DL
Possible to return
Gerlach LB
Nestor DB
Gousby DB
Baranowski LB
A. Smith DL
He basically said it was his last job when he signed the extension a couple weeks ago. Not saying it won't happen, but he is king there and there is no reason to leave. However his buyout is $12-15M if he leaves.
Spring Lake Park is a 6 Sq. Mile city of 7,000 people. Located on 81st Ave. The district boundary however runs all the way north to 125th, Main in Blaine and includes the Lakes Area all around the National Sports Center. They are the largest 5A school below Apple Valley and Burnsville.
Fergus...
That's pretty tough. Wisconsin is playing 6 ranked opponents this year in Indiana, Michigan, tOSU, Oregon, Washington and Alabama.
Our schedule doesn't look that tough.
UCLA and Penn State will have new coaches and likely players.
Indiana will need to replace a lot of players again, but great...