I would of thought after his stupid comments prior to the Nebraska game the coaches would have spoke to him about not giving the opponent any extra motivation, and then he comes out and says the following before the Wisconsin game:
"Player-wise, I don't think they are anything special."
"In the past, they've had some pretty neat players that have gone on to the NFL, but this year they are nothing spectacular,"
He went on to say some more comments. I'll include a link to the article. I've never had a least favorite Gopher before, but this knucklehead just changed that.
I don't care if it is true or not, there is absolutely zero reason to say something like that. The ONLY thing it does is give each and every player on the other team extra motivation for the game. And if you say it's not going to make a difference, you're being naïve. A lot of you played sports, and if a player on your arch rival comes out and says they've had some pretty neat players in the past but this year they are nothing spectacular, that gives you plenty of motivation to want to go out and kick that teams ass even more so. And who the hell says neat? Jon, you're 5-6! You haven't won once in the 4 years you've been on this team. You made similar comments before the Nebraska game and got trounced at home to a mediocre team that you beat the previous 2 years!
I just absolutely cannot believe this coaching staff wouldn't have schooled their players on this. Look at the comments he made before the Nebraska game, and then Nebraska went out and kicked their asses up and down the field! There's not much that is dumber, than giving a team something to put on their bulletin board, to basically say there is no one spectacular on their team, particularly when you haven't beaten them in over a decade!!!
Someone please shut this kid up! Fortunately he is a senior! Hey Jon, you can talk AFTER you beat Wisconsin, not when you're 0-4 against them!
http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_29161283/gophers-football-improved-offense-has-u-confident