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John Schlecht was a Minnesota kid who did a pretty good job of transforming himself into a solid DT for the Gophers in the late '90s

He might as well grab that cash now... After watching last season, there's no guarantee he's gonna cash in at the next level.

No, but it does take a school that decides they want to win...and are willing to commit to a plan to make it happen. They also need someone who is willing to inject some serious cash into the program. Not only to go out and 'buy' better players, but, more importantly... to retain the players...

Well, every year there are 20-30 Minnesota kids on the NDSU roster... so it's not really all that far-fetched a thing to say.

because they were expelled from the DIII Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference... It's kind of tongue-in-cheek. They haven't been asked to leave the Pioneer League, but if they take football seriously, St. Thomas will quickly outgrow that league. I just don't know if they have the...

They'll be asked to leave the Pioneer League soon enough... I just hope the school admin. has the intestinal fortitude to make their way in the MVC... every year 20-30+ Minnesota kids go west to Fargo to play D1 football. A viable 2nd D1 football school in Minnesota might be able to keep players...

When PJ has a school administration that suddenly decides that winning football is a priority... and finds someone with deep pockets who is willing to go out and spend 1.6 million to bring in a starting QB, maybe PJ won't have to go through a young QB's growing pains. Cig's a great coach, and...

I wouldn't shed any tears if Harbaugh rowed down the road... but he does have to work within the parameters of what he has available on the field. He's got a QB showing some serious growing pains... He's playing with a JV backfield... 2-3 WRs not available, including Loya... That offensive line...

I'd rather find Minnesota's answer to Indiana's Mark Cuban...

He comes from a fairly wealthy family, so I'm not sure that money would be a motivating factor. I'd be more worried about him being offered a chance to play for a team with a "real legit" chance to play for a Championship...

I'll hope for Tim Schade/Scott Eckers all over again...

Some of us lived through the Cal Stoll, Joe Salem, Lou Holtz, John Gutekunst, Jim Wacker, Glen Mason, and Tim Brewster years... You haven't seen sphincter-tightening, albatross losses.

Yeah, like he's said ad nauseam, he's not for everyone. The thing is... Those who willingly drink the Kool-Aid, so to speak, buy into what PJ is putting out. NIL money isn't soooo important if a player is a believer... or better yet, when the parents believe. Not every player (or family) is...

He doesn't have to... The players who've drunk the Kool-Aid, so to speak, will bring it up.

Sometimes, when you think the ship is sinking... and you notice others abandoning the vessel, you best get yer ass overboard and save yourself.

The big problem is that Minnesota's best Lake Superior surfing is during the football season...

Not many remember Gary Russell, since he kind-of got lost in the MBIII / Maroney years... but in 2005 (which was really his only year with the Gophers because he couldn't be bothered to go to class) he was the other half of Glen's pair of 1000-yd rushers (with Maroney.) He rushed for 1130 yards...

1. Kent Kitzmann 2. Mo 3. MBIII 4. Gary Russell

Imagine what Gary Russell could have gone on to achieve with the Gophers if he'd just been able to attend his classes...

My days of caring about Bucky Irving ended long ago...