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Tennessee players dunked footballs into a tailored plastic garbage can after takeaways in their double-overtime win over Georgia Tech on Monday, while Miami (Fla.) started a new tradition by presenting players who force turnovers with a thick, 10-karat gold chain on the sideline in their victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday.
For all the flash P.J. Fleck has brought to the Gophers program in his first nine months, the new head coach sticks to facts when addressing turnover margin — the statistic he views most important to the game. On Tuesday, he pointed to a basic chart on the side wall in the team meeting room at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.
The chart tracking Big Ten teams doesn’t dazzle, but it does prove a point. Maryland’s plus-three in turnover margin propelled the Terrapins to a 51-41 upset victory at then-ranked Texas. Wisconsin’s plus-two propelled its 59-10 win over Utah State, and Ohio State’s plus-three led to 17 points in a 49-21 come-from-behind victory over Indiana.
Behind the ubiquitous mantra “Row the Boat,” the phrase “The Ball is the Program” might be the next most vital terminology used at U football practices. The white board in the front of the team meeting room still holds tallies tracking ball disruptions during fall camp.
“It’s engrained into our guys,” Smith said. “The trained behavior has to become the instinct now.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/09/0...-props-to-know-takeaways-are-their-lifeblood/
Go Gophers!!
Tennessee players dunked footballs into a tailored plastic garbage can after takeaways in their double-overtime win over Georgia Tech on Monday, while Miami (Fla.) started a new tradition by presenting players who force turnovers with a thick, 10-karat gold chain on the sideline in their victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday.
For all the flash P.J. Fleck has brought to the Gophers program in his first nine months, the new head coach sticks to facts when addressing turnover margin — the statistic he views most important to the game. On Tuesday, he pointed to a basic chart on the side wall in the team meeting room at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.
The chart tracking Big Ten teams doesn’t dazzle, but it does prove a point. Maryland’s plus-three in turnover margin propelled the Terrapins to a 51-41 upset victory at then-ranked Texas. Wisconsin’s plus-two propelled its 59-10 win over Utah State, and Ohio State’s plus-three led to 17 points in a 49-21 come-from-behind victory over Indiana.
Behind the ubiquitous mantra “Row the Boat,” the phrase “The Ball is the Program” might be the next most vital terminology used at U football practices. The white board in the front of the team meeting room still holds tallies tracking ball disruptions during fall camp.
“It’s engrained into our guys,” Smith said. “The trained behavior has to become the instinct now.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/09/0...-props-to-know-takeaways-are-their-lifeblood/
Go Gophers!!
