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per the Journal Sentinel:
"Once you have a culture established and a way of doing things entrenched," Gard said, "I'm not going to say it makes it easier. But you have a blueprint in place, a plan in place and a path to follow.
"And when the older guys have gone through it and understand what success is about and how to get there I think it helps navigate the path for the younger guys."
UW has regrouped after Ryan's retirement 12 games into the season and flourished under Gard and his staff.
"I think the biggest thing that has helped us this year," Gard said, "is that our older guys for the most part understood what that culture was about.
"How to get there was another story. And handling adversity was another story. Our older guys hadn't been through much."
Minnesota, which has victories over lowly Rutgers (6-23, 0-16) and Maryland (23-6, 11-5), has struggled to successfully navigate through the adversity it has faced this season.
Third-year coach Richard Pitino is 16-36 in Big Ten play and 51-48 overall with the Gophers. Lately he has been spending more time doling out discipline than devising winning game plans.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/badg...more-than-a-decade-b99678706z1-370664401.html
Go Gophers!!
"Once you have a culture established and a way of doing things entrenched," Gard said, "I'm not going to say it makes it easier. But you have a blueprint in place, a plan in place and a path to follow.
"And when the older guys have gone through it and understand what success is about and how to get there I think it helps navigate the path for the younger guys."
UW has regrouped after Ryan's retirement 12 games into the season and flourished under Gard and his staff.
"I think the biggest thing that has helped us this year," Gard said, "is that our older guys for the most part understood what that culture was about.
"How to get there was another story. And handling adversity was another story. Our older guys hadn't been through much."
Minnesota, which has victories over lowly Rutgers (6-23, 0-16) and Maryland (23-6, 11-5), has struggled to successfully navigate through the adversity it has faced this season.
Third-year coach Richard Pitino is 16-36 in Big Ten play and 51-48 overall with the Gophers. Lately he has been spending more time doling out discipline than devising winning game plans.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/badg...more-than-a-decade-b99678706z1-370664401.html
Go Gophers!!