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per the AP:
The Big Ten's decision to cancel fall sports figured to hit the Gophers as hard as any team in the conference, naturally, applying a hard freeze on the hot streak they enjoyed last fall. Viewing the loss of the 2020 schedule in a vacuum, however, is never the perspective that Fleck and his staff and players would take.
'First of all, we don't believe in momentum,' Fleck said. 'It's pixie dust.'
Building a successful football program, of course, requires constant recruiting of the next class to eventually replace the current core. The Gophers, with Fleck's trademarked 'Row the Boat' culture of using teamwork and optimism to navigate setbacks as their guiding principle, might not have enjoyed their breakthrough season without buying in to this philosophy. So this team is probably as well-equipped to handle the uncertainty as any in the conference, if not country.
'The more time we have to build this football team, the better we're going to be,' Fleck said.
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Go Gophers!!
The Big Ten's decision to cancel fall sports figured to hit the Gophers as hard as any team in the conference, naturally, applying a hard freeze on the hot streak they enjoyed last fall. Viewing the loss of the 2020 schedule in a vacuum, however, is never the perspective that Fleck and his staff and players would take.
'First of all, we don't believe in momentum,' Fleck said. 'It's pixie dust.'
Building a successful football program, of course, requires constant recruiting of the next class to eventually replace the current core. The Gophers, with Fleck's trademarked 'Row the Boat' culture of using teamwork and optimism to navigate setbacks as their guiding principle, might not have enjoyed their breakthrough season without buying in to this philosophy. So this team is probably as well-equipped to handle the uncertainty as any in the conference, if not country.
'The more time we have to build this football team, the better we're going to be,' Fleck said.
Fleck, Gophers dismiss momentum loss: 'Kind of make-believe'
In a non-coronavirus world, Minnesota was poised for another strong season following the 11-2 record and No. 10 ranking in the final Associated Press poll for 2019...
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Go Gophers!!
