BleedGopher
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per Athlons:
It's not easy getting college football coaches to honestly comment on another coach, player or team. Most coaches don't want to give opposing teams billboard material, which is why there is a lot of coach speak or overused cliches used during the year.
In order to get an accurate assessment of teams heading into 2015, Athlon asked coaches in the Big Ten to talk anonymously about their opponents.
Minnesota
“They’re a very workmanlike, very efficient team.”
“They’re going to beat you with defense and ball control, and they can. They have just enough talent now to beat you.”
“They won eight games last year and they didn’t have a wideout with more than 18 catches. Except for maybe the service academies, that’s unheard of in this day and age.”
“You’d think they’d throw it more just by accident looking for some screens, open it up a little bit when they’re behind. But they’re going to do what they do and they’re very committed to how they play.”
“The tight end (Maxx Williams), I don’t know how they’ll replace him.”
“They may have to adjust their passing game a bit and get the ball out to the perimeter a little bit more, maybe add some tempo to just to give people a different look. I don’t think they’re going to change what they do dramatically, but they have some guys who are capable of catching it if the quarterback can get it there.”
“That tailback (David Cobb) was a hell of a player, but I know they like a couple of the guys they brought in.”
“The quarterback is kind of a reflection of their team. He’s a big, tough dude, but they need him to be more accurate.”
“They’ve been a great team defensively, probably one of the top two or three in the conference the last couple years. It’s a tough group.”
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2015
Go Gophers!!
It's not easy getting college football coaches to honestly comment on another coach, player or team. Most coaches don't want to give opposing teams billboard material, which is why there is a lot of coach speak or overused cliches used during the year.
In order to get an accurate assessment of teams heading into 2015, Athlon asked coaches in the Big Ten to talk anonymously about their opponents.
Minnesota
“They’re a very workmanlike, very efficient team.”
“They’re going to beat you with defense and ball control, and they can. They have just enough talent now to beat you.”
“They won eight games last year and they didn’t have a wideout with more than 18 catches. Except for maybe the service academies, that’s unheard of in this day and age.”
“You’d think they’d throw it more just by accident looking for some screens, open it up a little bit when they’re behind. But they’re going to do what they do and they’re very committed to how they play.”
“The tight end (Maxx Williams), I don’t know how they’ll replace him.”
“They may have to adjust their passing game a bit and get the ball out to the perimeter a little bit more, maybe add some tempo to just to give people a different look. I don’t think they’re going to change what they do dramatically, but they have some guys who are capable of catching it if the quarterback can get it there.”
“That tailback (David Cobb) was a hell of a player, but I know they like a couple of the guys they brought in.”
“The quarterback is kind of a reflection of their team. He’s a big, tough dude, but they need him to be more accurate.”
“They’ve been a great team defensively, probably one of the top two or three in the conference the last couple years. It’s a tough group.”
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2015
Go Gophers!!
