Different Vibe

[50PoundHead]

You can definitely see the shift over the last 5 years in how the top in-state recruits view the program.

I think it took awhile for Fleck to really build up the in-state connections, but he appears a bridge has been crossed and we'll be in the hunt for the best in-state players going forward. I know that a lot of the high school coaching contingent really loved (and I mean LOVED) Jerry Kill and Fleck is an entirely different animal. I think Fleck has shown everyone that he knows how to both coach and promote and he's not simply a compendium of corny acronyms.

 

[Arminius]

I think it took awhile for Fleck to really build up the in-state connections, but he appears a bridge has been crossed and we'll be in the hunt for the best in-state players going forward. I know that a lot of the high school coaching contingent really loved (and I mean LOVED) Jerry Kill and Fleck is an entirely different animal. I think Fleck has shown everyone that he knows how to both coach and promote and he's not simply a compendium of corny acronyms.

 

[Arminius]

I know my coach at MVL (Minnesota Valley Lutheran) loved Kill, but after the first coach's clinic with PJ & Kirk he told me, " This is on another level... the Gophers are going to be great to watch."

 

[Some guy]

I think part of what we are seeing is the benefit of the program being relevant again for an extended period of time, especially as it pertains to local kids.

Current local recruits were in middle school and high school during these Fleck years and many of them probably attended youth camps at the U of M.

This years seniors were 12-13 when the 2019 season happened.
this years seniors were 7 when the team went to the citrus bowl.

We are reaching the point where there aren’t many high school players left with a living memory of gopher irrelevance. That’s huge

 

[MNVCGUY]

This years seniors were 12-13 when the 2019 season happened.
this years seniors were 7 when the team went to the citrus bowl.

We are reaching the point where there aren’t many high school players left with a living memory of gopher irrelevance. That’s huge

Yep....hopefully more and more guys growing up wanting to be part of Fleck's program.

 

[hungan1]

I think it took awhile for Fleck to really build up the in-state connections, but he appears a bridge has been crossed and we'll be in the hunt for the best in-state players going forward. I know that a lot of the high school coaching contingent really loved (and I mean LOVED) Jerry Kill and Fleck is an entirely different animal. I think Fleck has shown everyone that he knows how to both coach and promote and he's not simply a compendium of corny acronyms.

IIRC, he did say early on that one of his priorities is to build relationships with Minnesota high school coaches. It is paying off handsomely.