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Because any Michigan, PSU, Tennessee etc. coach would get a bonus every year regardless of performance where PJ Fleck would make $10.75 off the fans that came to the early games during an 11-2 season.

Is it a deal where it is dependent on if JD Spielman signs or not (if there is any truth to that rumor)? Only one of the two can come at this point, as either will be the 25th and final member (assuming one doesn't walk on).

It is and it isn't different. Once he enters the portal he doesn't just get to change his mind and come back. Minnesota would have to choose to let him come back and can choose whether or not to put him on scholarship. Essentially, he'd be transferring back to MN, though I don't think it...

I really don't want to get in the middle of this, but I'm nearly certain Fleck made a comment on the lines of "I leave the X's and O's to my assistants" on more than one of his pressers for the Outback Bowl.

True, but Rutgers is a P5 team, so compared to them...;)

My wife's work had a deal where U of M alums could go to a talk with Coyle. Coyle said that while people were whining when he extended Fleck after his first year, a couple schools (mentioned Tennessee specifically) had made a run at him. So it's already happened/happening, but so far Fleck...

Someone would have to throw at them first... :)

I have a handful of things, but an interesting one is an old songbook from the '30's that has the U of M's songs at the time. Several they no longer play, differences in some of the songs/lyrics, plus a no longer used first verse to the Rouser.

Not sure Annexstad was the presumptive starter. Most GH'ers expected Morgan. He played so well the end of 2018... Before last year, I was expecting 6-8 regular season wins, plus a Bowl appearance. The difference between what I expected and what happened were: 1. The Gophers beat everyone...

I'm not sure who said it's going to be a disaster. It did pretty well the end of 2018 without Winfield and a few other starters. But the guys who left were pretty special, so it's going to be tough to get new guys to come in and play at that level. Replacing seven defensive starters is...

I'm sure in one week he didn't install an entirely new defense, but if you even just look at where players were positioned that next game it was obvious things had changed. I'm assuming those formations (if you call them that) were in the playbook, but not being utilized by Smith? It was a...

I went on to Winsipedia today as I knew the Gophers were undefeated vs both Alabama and Auburn, so I was wondering how many other teams could claim that, knowing that there couldn't be many. There are 15 teams that are undefeated against Auburn, 10 against Alabama. So the U is in a pretty...

Detroit only makes sense because the MAC and B1G are geographically close. If one were to move here, that would be the one that would make sense. However, it's pretty rare for Bowls to change metro areas, let alone states, so I don't see how MN gets one unless it is a new one. And I can't...

I am glad to hear this, and at least hope if he is going to make a significant change he introduces it gradually. Not like Brew significantly changing the offense every year.

I think there should be a spot in the concourse where they start a list of years being West champ (or co-champ). Add them to the plaque as they happen. Definitely not on the main facade.

That doesn't seem like a move up. I get it's SEC, but it doesn't really have a recent history of winning.

Fleck has openly said he does not like to go the JUCO route. Besides Schad and Dickson, the only other JUCO's I can think of... Neil McLaurin enrolled at the U before Claeys was fired, but got counted as part of PJ's first class. He was run out of town before the end of Spring practice...

You missed 2017 Maryland L24-31 after the bye.

It seemed like we were pretty loud while we were there, then we ran into some Auburn fans on Jan 2 and they approached us and said they couldn't believe how loud we were, especially the end of the Rouser. I was very proud getting that type of compliment from fans of a blue-blood.

Let me first say I doubt it will be an outsider, but if it were to be an outsider, what about Major Applewhite? Currently Offensive Analyst for Alabama, was OC for Rice, Alabama, Texas and Houston before being promoted to head coach at Houston.