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This lets PJ off the hook way too easy. He isn't just losing to Michigan, Ohio State & Penn State, he's losing winnable games to bad team that have less talent. PJ is better than Mason & he's better than Kill/Claeys. His coaching track record proves it. BUT...this is year 7 in his program and...

This season has been bad, with some really awful losses to bad teams. Fleck has done great things in previous years, but this flop couldn't have come at a worse time, on the cusp of 3 more powerful programs joining the conference. I don't want to minimize some of the great seasons we've had...

I find it hard to believe the head football coach now cares less about winning football games. Or that winning suddenly matters less to him. I think he cares more than anyone and winning matters more to him than anyone else. I also think he is a flawed gameday coach who has failed to change or...

I agree with you about PJ. I appreciate what he's done here. In my lifetime he's been the best of the coaches and he's given Gopher fans their best seasons & wins in modern memory. I don't overlook that at all. I also agree with his NIL take. Without more NIL money & support, we won't be able...

You know who cares? PJ Fleck, head coach of the football team. He brought it up. It seems important to him.

I didn't say anything about what he SHOULD be talking about. It doesn't matter to me. NIL was absolutely something he SHOULDN'T have been talking about coming off that brutal loss against a team that does not have an NIL advantage (or talent advantage, for that matter) over his team. Also...

Harbaugh might call the plays, but this is Fleck's offense. I'm sure the playbook is robust, but it's PJ that wants to run IZ & OZ 60% of the time. He makes his team easy to prepare for, and because he never changes, it's easy for opposing coaches to figure out his strategy in various down &...

Why should we have to? Someone else said it: The university signs huge $$$ TV contracts but the fans are expected to pony-up and pay the players? No f'ing way.

His timing is really bad. He just lost to Northwestern in horrible fashion. He had more talent on his sideline and they found a way to lose to a team that's in the same or worse NIL position. Makes no sense to bring it up now unless he's trying to create a distraction from his massive role in...

I think we need to come to grips with the fact that BSF just isn't as good as we hoped he'd be. He flashed last year because he was the 3rd option and was left open a lot. Teams are aware of him & our desire to get him the ball and now he can't find space. Watching him play Saturday illustrated...

This could happen. I really believe it. I love the Gophers & college football with a passion, but if we start losing our best players to better NIL deals at another school, no way am i hanging in there locally or nationally. HS football hasn't be ruined yet. The MIAC still seems like a great...

Agree. You need fans. They need a team to root for. If MN becomes irrelevant, who in this state is going to care that much about college football anymore? College football could become a regional sport down the road. Are Iowa & Wisconsin going to be able to hang with Michigan, Ohio State & USC...

After Saturday, do you think Michigan State is really fired-up about PJ? He had the better team and found a way to lose. I used to worry about losing him but i don't anymore.

NIL is only now taking root. I would consider Cincy & TCU pre-NIL. Nobody knew what the far-reaching ramifications would really be. We're only now seeing it with the combination of super conferences & NIL. In my estimation, this is the last season any smaller, non-traditional power has any hope...

This is probably the tipping point for fans of programs like MN. I'm a HUGE college football fan, but i don't think i can hang in with a sport that will have such a clear line between the haves & have-nots. It's worse than MLB, because at least the Twins can hold on to their young prospects...

No it isn't. I don't listen to sports talk radio and have no idea about PM, but i watch a ton of football at all levels & he's on the money with PJ's gameday coaching. The UNC game was exhibit A in not having a team prepared. The no-huddle offense and our need to run on 4 fresh bodies every play...

I'll be interested to see how the S position is handled. Henderson & McDonald are both large safeties. You could use either in place of a WOLB. I'm sure Rossi has a package where Nubin, Henderson & McDonald are all on their field together. This would seem to push Green down the depth chart...

BSF is REALLY over-hyped at this point. We were all excited about him when he signed. His frame and perceived athleticism were a potentially exciting combo. It took him forever to see the field, but last season he started to make some grabs while the D was busy worrying about other weapons. He's...

It's tough to recruit top-end WR here when you're committed to running as much as we do. The perplexing thing is, why is Taylor our only playable RB? I know we lost Bucky Irving, Potts, others....the question is, why? We run all the time and have used multiple backs most seasons. Tyler is a MAC...

Defense was OK. I didn't love their Drop-8 plan on every third down in the 1st half. Also, no real lane integrity up front. Our edges were soft and their QB took advantage. We have some playmakers on D, though. Running the ball effectively with Taylor was great to see. I don't see what Tyler...