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This is a good place to be a running back. If I were a young RB, I would choose Minnesota over almost any other program that finishes around the same level, and even over some of the most prestigious schools.

I grew up in Izzo's small U.P. hometown and I remember how we were all amazed one of our own got the Michigan State basketball job back in '95. Right before his high school classmate Steve Mariucci got the Cal football and eventually the 49ers job. His family owned a "shoe hospital" in town...

I'm surprised Luke Fickell's contract lets him ride the teacups

Michigan State is in the same sentence and is even more egregious. MSU is currently worse than Minnesota in football and hasn't beaten the Gophers since Conor Rhoda Boat was the QB. Gophers have won the last 2 meetings by a combined 61-19 Sparty has also finished behind Minnesota 5 of the...

I agree, it's certainly the model that's most congruent with today's college football. It also adds less administrative layers. Gerrit Chernoff has had the GM title with the Gophers since 2017. Before the latest round of college GM hires that mean being the salary cap manager for the program...

One thing I find interesting about this news: It sounds like Andrew Luck, GM of Stanford Football, made the decision to fire the coach. This is more in line with what we're used to in pro sports, where the head coach reports to the GM. Other recent GM hires like Nebraska made it clear that the...

SEC has cruel bullies. Stanford has creative bullies, who can sometimes be worse.

Great hire! An experienced and successful head coach, an alum and Minnesotan, and a good man. Niko is the most recent winner of the Skip Prosser Award for a NCAA D1 basketball coach who exhibits strong moral character. Checks all the boxes for me!

A NIL deficit compared to other top programs is currently the hardest part of the job. I know the Gophers had their woes before NIL or Portal existed, but it's become vastly harder to turn the program around over a period of seasons when it's hard to retain players. Ben Johnson would have...

I just miss the Mason era running game. Almost anyone they put out there. From '99 to '05 the Gophers averaged over 5 YPC 6 out of 7 seasons. This was the only period in my 40 years as a fan where the Gophers were truly a 'running team'. Since at least 1982 the Gophers have only averaged 5...

Interesting that it's "Matt Rhule Hires General Manager for Nebraska Football" and not the other way around that it usually is in pro sports. I wonder if that will change over time.

This is where it could come in handy that he wears the same number as the likely starting QB. Just send a different #3 out there on the sly. Though one will probably have to change # to have them on the field at the same time.

I'm trippin balls looking at that commitment announcement

I've been saying it for a few years now, but someone's going to have a $100M player payroll by the end of the decade. Maybe more like 2027 or 2028.

Purdue only has one returning starter? Yikes. I've never heard of a football team get wiped like that, and it's not as if they were starting from a great place.

Fleck Year 9 already! Where has the time gone? Wish the Gophers were actually 9-4 last year. There were several chances.

Might pay more? Also, some coaches are burning out on college ball. If you are at Bowling Green you lose most of the good players you find/develop to places like Minnesota.

That's true of almost any coach in any MAC job. But I agree he will be fast-tracked on signs of success compared to his peers, due to his name recognition and NFL connections.

This tweet fits perfectly with today's Twitter. I'm surprised it didn't get retweeted by the owner.