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You are such a great Gopher fan that you remember all the talent that was still in the Gopher Football Program for Coach Fleck to figure out how to use for his first season Some people around here are rather fond of trying to give a great coach like Coach Fleck too much excuse and handicap for...

It sure is great that Coach Fleck managed to equal Coach Mason’s w/l record for a 25 game stretch. After all, Coach Fleck was at the disadvantage of having to play all of his home games outside, in a stadium that was almost brand new and, of all places on the campus. That darn old dome used to...

I don’t think the Gophers went to a bowl game in the 2020 season…

Well put! I totally agree. In fact, I care very much about the place and standing in the West Division of the B1G that Minnesota achieves this year and every year. A B1G team in any given year IS what their B1G record in terms of wins and losses says it is. The same is true of a Big Ten...

Big Ten wins will separate the wheat from the chaff and will provide the ONLY complete ranking of the 2021 Big Ten East & the Big Ten West divisions. And then the East will meet the West in the show down. All questions of Big Ten rankings for the 2021 season will be forever historically...

The ground was broken in 2006. The prospect of a new stadium at Minnesota made the job one heck of a lot more attractive. Without Mason, it wouldn’t have happened then. If not then, when? also, it showed some commitment on the part of the administration to football. The state also kicked in...

Fickle finger of fate forces Frost’s flockers from football field following Fleck’s frantic flea flicker fatally fooling Frost’s forces!!!

Too many really good things can still happen for this GOPHER team this Big Ten season to even consider what kind of season this will be for our team in 2021. And then, we will still have the bowl game to play! Only pre- season EXPECTATIONS can be pretty much EXPECTED to insure let-down...

I say: play the damn games. This is Big Ten Football we are talking about and anything…everything is possible. And, when the winds and the rain and the snow and ice of late October through November come calling throw all the darn predictions out the window. Bring on the weather and play the...

Current opinions can only be verified in the fulness of time and with the luxury of the final record, Imho. Less than that, current opinion is limited to swings in mood, degrees of passion and current loyalty and current , unscientific public opinion polls, also imho… ;0)

And: who determines which seasons are created more equal when the seasons are 10 to 30 to 50 years apart? What factor was involved for coaches who had to coach and recruit to only the damn dome? Just how… and whom gets to handicap this kind of crazy, fantasy way of looking at things? A...

Good discussion thread. IMHO: you all provide great examples of WHY a head coach is responsible for every game he is the head coach from season one until he no longer is head coach. Any head coach who cashes a paycheck for being the head coach claims credit for every win, loss, tie or game...

How right you are. It’s more a factor in late October & November. Some teams get really spooked in cold, windy, wet conditions. A windy, wet 2nd half October may negate a slight speed advantage, but then again may not. Just love our four season, unpredictable northern possibility location in...

How right you are!

Take what they give you. If you beat them when they do that, AND execute better than the defense on some of those plays and win the game, it is a sound offensive game plan. This is Big Ten football. In the end you have to take what they want you to do AND run the ball & STOP the run. Purdue...

It will be a tough BT home game on a field that is exposed to the elements so both teams will share the same conditions. May there be no injuries and let them play the game. The better team will probably win. It is a great opportunity for U of M football to shine and win a BT game! Go get...

Now that was a beautiful Big Ten road win in the rain. A fan of the Gopher Football Team has to absolutely love that win. Congrats to all the players, Coach Fleck and his staff. It was a remarkable week at practice for all involved. This Big Ten win is IN THE BANK!

Following fantastic finish Fleck’s forgiving fanatics forget freaking feelings from flop forever!

If a coach receives a pay check for coaching the team & running the football program at Minnesota or any where else, he owns the record from season one, game one, until he leaves to take another job, retires, is bought out or is fired. The moment he is relieved, in mid-season, he gets no credit...