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Last year I advocated on this forum for the Gophers to go after Luke Fickel. This was before Wisconsin was talking to him. A roll of the dice move for sure but needed for the Gophers to move to the next level. I even mentioned that Gophs might be doomed to being a 2nd level team once the West...

Yah. Forgot about that. Wasn’t that the year they had close victories over Georgia Southern and Fresno State? We will see this year.

Minnesota’s last chance to win the West. I’m not ready to drink the Kool aid, sample the LSD, put on rose tinted glasses, or pump any sunshine. Until the Gophers beat one of the Big 3 in the East they are only contenders for the tallest midget award in the lower division of the Big.

All this shows is how low the expectations that the Gopher administration and fans have. If Fleck had Days record he would have a lifetime contract with a 20ft bronze statue outside of Huntington Bank Stadium. For 5.5 million he has yet to win a title in the B division of the Big. Put Fleck in...

For those with short memories, don’t forget that Fickell was named interim coach for that year after Tressell was fired. OSU banned from postseason and maybe some scholarships taken away. Meyer was named next head coach before the season was out. Part of being a head coach is putting a staff...

Fleck above Ryan Day? Sure, a guy who has not won a division title versus a guy who took national champ Georgia to the mat. Part of being a good coach is recruiting and assembling a good team of ass’t coaches. Day has shown that he is willing to bring in quality assistants when his coaches were...

For all of Fleck’s success, let’s get real here. No division championships. Not much success against the big 3- UM, PSU, OSU. A measure of success would be at least one division championship in the weak west. It is not going to get any easier next year. To be fair the gophers have a big hill to...

I’m out. Not a Wisconsin fan. Reading comprehension is not a strong point for a lot of people on this board. My point is getting Fickelll was a big swing for Wisc. The Wisc brain trust realized they needed to change the identity of the program for what’s coming in the new Big10. If they wanted...

Luke realized Ohio state wouldn’t be available anytime soon. Ditto for Notre Dame. His 2 dream jobs. Michigan State was hot for him and he turned them down. Tucker was their second choice. He was all but signed until his wife visited East Lansing and nixed the deal. She reportedly fell in love...

Exactly. I think Wisconsin realized their approach wasn’t going to work in the new Big 10. Bigger upside or bigger downside than Iowa.

The talent separation happens in almost every power conference. Alabama, Georgia, LSU who? Oklahoma, Texas, and the one hit wonders TCU, Clemson, Miami, and occasionally another team. How many Big West teams have won the conference championship? Painful facts that won’t change very often...

Epic? Fickle is an upgrade for recruiting alone. When the divisions go away the big 3 in the east will duke it out with USC for the conference championship. Minnesota and Wisconsin will be fighting for a spot in the Bad Boy Mowers or Cheezit bowls. Not that great to look forward to.

I don’t get it. Wisky had some bad teams so they cleaned house. In 2023 they will struggle but don’t kid yourself Fickle is a proven great recruiter . His record is way better than Flecks. UC played a tougher schedule than WMU. In a couple of years expect the Badgers to be back competing for a...

Winning the tallest midget division of the Big would be nice. 2 losses are almost a given. Split with Iowa, Illinois, Purdue, Nebraska. 8-4 ?

No pain if you don’t count the sore ribs from the cpr. 3 days in the icu is no fun being strapped down and no food. I felt fine which did not stop them from taking vitals every 2 hours. Implant wasn’t too bad. Released 15 hours after implant surgery. I bet Hamlin has a quick recovery but his...

No symptoms before. I leaned over to pick up a ball after a point. Out went the lights . 6 weeks and back to tennis. No contact sports though. The implanted SICD (defibrillator) precludes me from that. Might not happen again but odds are increased that it will.

Sounds a lot like sudden cardiac arrest. Cause could be coincidental to the hit. Signal from brain to heart interrupted. Not a heart attack. Not any warning. You collapse and turn bright purple No wonder the players were freaked out.. No blood pumping, no respiration. CPR and an AED can get your...

Chase Wolfe is a grinder. One of those Cincinnati 3 stars that Fickle seems to find and like. Chase competed with and replaced Sean Clifford at the same high school. My nephew played with him and said he was a winner even though he didn’t have the measureables of Clifford. Wisconsin should be...

At the end of the game the FSU players dumped a Gatorade bucket on their coach. Instead of Gatorade II was full of Cheezits. Creative marketing at its finest.

Fickel’s value is in recruiting. He has strong ties in the talent rich Cincinnati area . He will do well picking up the 3-3 1/2 stars that Ohio State misses. That was the core of his team. He should do well at Wisconsin and be an able adversary for Minnesota.