BleedGopher
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per Chip:
The turnaround was so sudden and so striking — and let’s be honest, so completely out of nowhere — that attempting to explain it felt like an assault on common sense.
The Gophers fielded one of the worst defenses in college football last season … until they became a brick wall.
Yes, P.J. Fleck fired his defensive coordinator once the elevator hit rock bottom, but it still seems strange that an in-season coordinator change could have that kind of impact.
Like a flip of a light switch, a unit that couldn’t tackle or cover started tackling and covering. Once discombobulated and emotionally comatose, the defense displayed cohesion and a sense of purpose under interim coordinator Joe Rossi, who got the permanent gig in a move that was less suspenseful than a 5-year-old choosing chicken nuggets for lunch.
Now for the follow-up act. Time to find out if that four-game flourish to close 2018 becomes a starting point for a new season.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-defense-will-determine-if-they-can-contend-in-big-ten/558632312/
Go Gophers!!
The turnaround was so sudden and so striking — and let’s be honest, so completely out of nowhere — that attempting to explain it felt like an assault on common sense.
The Gophers fielded one of the worst defenses in college football last season … until they became a brick wall.
Yes, P.J. Fleck fired his defensive coordinator once the elevator hit rock bottom, but it still seems strange that an in-season coordinator change could have that kind of impact.
Like a flip of a light switch, a unit that couldn’t tackle or cover started tackling and covering. Once discombobulated and emotionally comatose, the defense displayed cohesion and a sense of purpose under interim coordinator Joe Rossi, who got the permanent gig in a move that was less suspenseful than a 5-year-old choosing chicken nuggets for lunch.
Now for the follow-up act. Time to find out if that four-game flourish to close 2018 becomes a starting point for a new season.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-defense-will-determine-if-they-can-contend-in-big-ten/558632312/
Go Gophers!!