I respectfully disagree that that stopped any recruit from picking the Gophers, such that if it had never happened they would have.
Few things bother me more than when people start talking about what "real fans" should do. Real fans support the coach, Real fans pretend beating cupcakes is impressive, Real fans stay positive no matter what, etc. etc.Thought you were leaving us? I was in a state of mourning, okay, celebration
Or don’t you have anything better to do than complain 24 hours after a loss?
Pro tip sport: a real fan sucks it up and watches the next game.
For someone as engaged as you are and having been through some incredibly lean years, why are you down on them? Why not a fan of PJ? You could objectively argue that the past four years are as good as any four year stretch for 50+ years…
Why am I down on them? Because they had a very experienced team, the B1G West is weak, and our cross-over schedule was very generous. I fully expected us to win the B1G West this year - instead we went 0-4 against teams with a winning record. Beat Wisky and I might have a more positive outlook. No worries, I’ll survive
. You want to fire the DC off of the 7th best defense in the nation and the 3rd best scoring defense in the nation because we gave up 13 points to Iowa?
One of the dumbest posts in gopherhole history. Fire Rossi??? I have no words.
Got it, so you’d hire a DC who never gives up a yard.
Honest post. Cannot fault you or anyone for not liking PJ’s persona. He’s openly said he’s not for everyone. As a fan, I do believe he’s taken this program to a level not seen in my lifetime. And I am not young. The loses to Iowa, especially the past two years, are insanely frustrating. What I see from PJ’s teams…. Good kids. Very easy to root for. By Minnesota standards, talent is good to very good. PJ also brings attention to the program in a way that other coaches have not (even if the way he does it may be off-putting to some). Conservative approach on offense is frustrating. Hopefully that changes with a more dynamic QB for next three years. Not sure why we cannot develop a special teams unit that can contribute vs. hold serve at best. We missed a great opportunity this year. But I believe we will have a team in 2023 that can be in the mix in November. No one else in the West scares me. At all. The game against Wisky this week is very important. As is next year to see if PJ can continue to play meaningful games in November. That said, I’m optimistic.Why am I down on them? Because they had a very experienced team, the B1G West is weak, and our cross-over schedule was very generous. I fully expected us to win the B1G West this year - instead we went 0-4 against teams with a winning record. Beat Wisky and I might have a more positive outlook. No worries, I’ll survive
Why not a fan of PJ? Let’s just say PJ’s personality isn’t something I respond to. I’m not PJ’s target audience so that doesn’t really matter, but I’d rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard than to PJ. His Gameday coaching is also poor.
Oh, things have been far worse. PJ has done well here. Again, I’m not suggesting he be fired. I do believe that his style has a shelf life tho and it is possible we have seen the peak. If his recruiting continues to decline, so will our results.
100 percent right.
I agree with you he shouldn't be fired and is a fine coach. Here's my issue with him
Kill overall record was (Not counting the games Claeys coached in 2013 and 2015) was 25-26, lost all of his bowl games, he did win the Pig Twice and the Jug, but lost to the Badgers every year as well. Fleck is 41-26, won all his Bowls, beat the Badgers twice, is the only coach since Warmeth to win six or more conference games and he's done it twice. Don't think Kill can hold a candle to Fleck and as someone who had their own struggles with epilepsy, I think the world of Kill and at the time was very sad to see him go.
Mason got ten years and it was clearly going in the wrong direction. Kill was no where near the hotseat when he had to step down and Claeys was fired do to the conduct of his players. When were any of those guys near a career .500 mark in Conference play? When did any of them ever win six, let alone seven games, how many of them won a New Year's Day Bowl game vs an SEC team? I'll hang up and listen, but all I am hearing is crickets
Claeys wasn’t fired for conduct of players
which stemmed from the conduct of his players. Communication a nice way of saying mutiny as well, point is wasn't for on field performance.
Ranking at least on 247 would say otherwise. I agree with you though, the recruiting hasn't been good here. Ever really. Generally the Gophers fall in that 9-12 range in BT ranks.
He was fired because Coyle didn't hire Claeys and he wanted PJ from the jump. Didn't matter what happened Coyle was going to use anything he could to get rid of Claeys. Would have been easy if Claeys lost, but he had a good year so they had to make the scandal look as bad as possible. Typical with a new AD coming in. Coyle just didn't have the balls to be honest and just say I want my guy.
I don't think that's it. Put the U in Mankato and we would have been to a Rose Bowl a long time ago...
Claeys was 6-8 in the Big Ten, and was 5-6 at one point in his one full season.
It's more than a little disingenuous to compare number of wins in the Big Ten when the conference didn't consistently have a 9-game schedule until 2016. Fleck has had a 9-game conference season every year at Minnesota.
You are as real as they come, brother.
What major college FB HC isn't?
Great post. You have to walk the talk or over time, people stop listening.
Why does USC do so well?
