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per Harrington:
Fleck has improved Minnesota’s win total by two from year one and he extended the team’s bowl-win streak to three games. The new challenge for the 38-year old will be to keep his team grounded because the Golden Gophers’ recent success will raise expectations. “We got to change our best everyday,” Fleck said. “We’re going to find a way to get better every single day, academically, athletically, socially and spiritually.”
He lured in a solid recruiting class in the early signing period which shows Fleck has Minnesota headed in the right direction. Now that everyone has seen the Golden Gophers’ potential, they won’t be sneaking up on anyone in 2019. Fleck’s boys may very well become the hunted instead of being the hunters.
It will probably be beneficial if Fleck decides on who’s going to be his No. 1 signal-caller. Tanner Morgan and Zac Annexstad will be sophomores and both quarterbacks earned valuable experience this season. Morgan is coming off a great bowl game and hopes to build on that performance. Spring ball will be interesting and whenever there’s quarterback competition there’s also quarterback controversy.
Overall, there’s no denying Fleck’s success in year two on the job. Winning seven games, finishing unblemished in non-conference play and beating Wisconsin for the first time since 2003 and hoisting the Paul Bunyan’s Axe has cemented the foundation he’s trying to build with the program.
The Golden Gophers will still be a young squad next year, but they may very well be the surprise team of the Big 10 West. Fleck will make sure his players stay humble and take nothing for granted. “Our team needs to continue to learn,” he said. “Success is the challenge champions have and I believe our guys can handle it.”
Fleck stated the price tag of his team went up after their bowl win and we’ll all get to see how valuable the Golden Gophers will be next year when they go through their meat grinding Big 10 schedule. As for now, Minnesota is sitting on cloud nine and soaking in all that post season glory.
https://stayaliveinpower5.com/2018/...innesota-into-a-contender-in-the-big-10-west/
Go Gophers!!
Fleck has improved Minnesota’s win total by two from year one and he extended the team’s bowl-win streak to three games. The new challenge for the 38-year old will be to keep his team grounded because the Golden Gophers’ recent success will raise expectations. “We got to change our best everyday,” Fleck said. “We’re going to find a way to get better every single day, academically, athletically, socially and spiritually.”
He lured in a solid recruiting class in the early signing period which shows Fleck has Minnesota headed in the right direction. Now that everyone has seen the Golden Gophers’ potential, they won’t be sneaking up on anyone in 2019. Fleck’s boys may very well become the hunted instead of being the hunters.
It will probably be beneficial if Fleck decides on who’s going to be his No. 1 signal-caller. Tanner Morgan and Zac Annexstad will be sophomores and both quarterbacks earned valuable experience this season. Morgan is coming off a great bowl game and hopes to build on that performance. Spring ball will be interesting and whenever there’s quarterback competition there’s also quarterback controversy.
Overall, there’s no denying Fleck’s success in year two on the job. Winning seven games, finishing unblemished in non-conference play and beating Wisconsin for the first time since 2003 and hoisting the Paul Bunyan’s Axe has cemented the foundation he’s trying to build with the program.
The Golden Gophers will still be a young squad next year, but they may very well be the surprise team of the Big 10 West. Fleck will make sure his players stay humble and take nothing for granted. “Our team needs to continue to learn,” he said. “Success is the challenge champions have and I believe our guys can handle it.”
Fleck stated the price tag of his team went up after their bowl win and we’ll all get to see how valuable the Golden Gophers will be next year when they go through their meat grinding Big 10 schedule. As for now, Minnesota is sitting on cloud nine and soaking in all that post season glory.
https://stayaliveinpower5.com/2018/...innesota-into-a-contender-in-the-big-10-west/
Go Gophers!!