BleedGopher
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per Bornhoft:
It may not be fair, but years from now, most Gopher fans won't remember Tracy Claeys' bringing the Holiday Bowl trophy to Minnesota. They won't remember making it to the 2015 Citrus Bowl under Jerry Kill.
They will, however, remember Fleck ending the exasperating losing streak against the Wisconsin Badgers in his second year. It doesn't matter that Wisconsin had a "down year" in 2018. Obviously, so did we, considering the awful losses against Nebraska and Illinois.
For seasons, bowl games and decent wins for Minnesota came and went, but the Axe stayed in Madison. I couldn't have been the only Gopher fan worried that it was never coming back.
But somehow, during an otherwise bleak season, it did.
Does the win over the Badgers guarantee anything for next season? No, not at all, as Fleck himself has noted since the win. The charismatic coach will have to prove himself through more on-field victories.
But for me, a university alum and Minnesota native, the 37-15 drubbing of the Badgers Saturday will go down as a Top-5 Minnesota sports memory.
https://patch.com/minnesota/southwe...pj-fleck-etches-himself-minnesota-sports-lore
Go Gophers!!
It may not be fair, but years from now, most Gopher fans won't remember Tracy Claeys' bringing the Holiday Bowl trophy to Minnesota. They won't remember making it to the 2015 Citrus Bowl under Jerry Kill.
They will, however, remember Fleck ending the exasperating losing streak against the Wisconsin Badgers in his second year. It doesn't matter that Wisconsin had a "down year" in 2018. Obviously, so did we, considering the awful losses against Nebraska and Illinois.
For seasons, bowl games and decent wins for Minnesota came and went, but the Axe stayed in Madison. I couldn't have been the only Gopher fan worried that it was never coming back.
But somehow, during an otherwise bleak season, it did.
Does the win over the Badgers guarantee anything for next season? No, not at all, as Fleck himself has noted since the win. The charismatic coach will have to prove himself through more on-field victories.
But for me, a university alum and Minnesota native, the 37-15 drubbing of the Badgers Saturday will go down as a Top-5 Minnesota sports memory.
https://patch.com/minnesota/southwe...pj-fleck-etches-himself-minnesota-sports-lore
Go Gophers!!