watched Fleck's press segment at B1G Media Days.
Opening statement - talked a little bit about the players who graduated and moved to the NFL. Talked about number of Academic All-Americans. Noted strong schedule - presented to team as an opportunity. talked about mix of experience and newcomers. Said team needs to be poised. to get the message of "poise" across, the coaches have been playing music by the band "Poison" in the weight room. Fleck said the players' council of team leaders came back and said - we get the point - can we have less Poison in the weight room?
Fleck talked about the three players who came with him - Crab, Spann-Ford and Nubin. Combined 18 seasons with the program. called Nubin one of the best Safeties in the country. shared anecdotes about each player - Spann-Ford's mother asked him "what does my son need to do to get an offer from you?"
due to time constraints, only asked 3 questions by the media.
#1- opening season with Nebraska on a Thursday night. Fleck said knows Rhule from his days at West Michigan. great atmosphere to open with a conference game.
#2 - allegations in recent story. called them "baseless." said the players making allegations have been dismissed from program. basically mirrored his comments in ESPN story about the allegations.
#3 - are you pleased with new schedule format- how important is it to maintain rivalries? Fleck said it's important to maintain rivalries, and he really likes the new format.