How about the reason is JJ has been historically bad and major team infrastructure both on and off field will be changing as a result?
Max being a Gopher is a cute story. JJ looks really bad so far.
My take - It does not ALL come down to coaching.
If I had my choice between a massive NIL fund or a top 5 coach, I’d take the NiL fund every time.
PJ is def a mid tier coach when it comes to in game coaching, but $10M more would absolutely get us more wins and significantly better recruits.
I truly think we have a rare advantage - this state has the flagship program (UMN) and St Thomas.
The U doesn’t need to compete with other teams the same way a UCLA does.
Get that fucking money!
LOL - what is this comment?! Of course no loss is inexplicable - there is always an objective explanation for losses. Of course, in my estimation, the reason for most of these losses is improper game plan or lack of 2nd half adjustments. Of course, player execution (that drop in the end zone...
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I don’t hate on PJ - I am a fan of his work at the U overall, but it is not overblown in my mind. Multiple seasons in which we needed one more win and should have had it.
Honestly, it's disgusting to me that the UMN administration cannot have the vision to see why it's problematic to be viewed as an "also ran" in football.
America cares about football, for better or worse.
We have one flagship school in the state, and they have never valued the power football...