Mason says it's "mind boggling" why Eslinger, Spaeth and TC don't have their jerseys retired at The U

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Schnauzer said:
I don't like actually retiring jerseys. But I am all for a ring of honor listing the numbers that these superstars wore. With that in mind, I agree that Eslinger belongs on the ring of fame along with Leo Nomelini, perhaps a few others, and the ones that are up there now.

As it is, the conf and national titles listed on the ring give the impression that the program died in 1960 and completely forgetting to add players to the ring of fame makes that "look" even more pronounced.
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What happened in 1961 that changed things?
 

“rosters larger than 100 call for that.”

This is what is killing 85% of college football teams. The helmet schools take the cream kids. How many four star kids are at ‘Bama & O state and a few other schools to keep them away from teams like Minnesota. Koi Perich would not have seen the field if he would have signed with the buckeyes. Lane Kiffen is absolutely right.

Reduce the rosters and cap the NIL money.
 


Joe Hardy said:
“rosters larger than 100 call for that.”

This is what is killing 85% of college football teams. The helmet schools take the cream kids. How many four star kids are at ‘Bama & O state and a few other schools to keep them away from teams like Minnesota. Koi Perich would not have seen the field if he would have signed with the buckeyes. Lane Kiffen is absolutely right.

Reduce the rosters and cap the NIL money.
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You can’t cap NIL
But I’ve been saying roster limits is the way for parity for years
 

You can't retire numbers except in very rare cases, because you need those uniform numbers. It's totally okay to put the player's name and number in a ring of fame but still use the number because you need to. And yes, guys like Esslinger should be honored.
 


disco said:
You can't retire numbers except in very rare cases, because you need those uniform numbers. It's totally okay to put the player's name and number in a ring of fame but still use the number because you need to. And yes, guys like Esslinger should be honored.
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Especially in college where a player is only there for a relatively short amount of time the standard for retiring a number should be incredibly high (unless you play for Colorado and are the coaches kid). But retiring a jersey on the other hand makes a ton of sense and it is a little surprising the U has not done that for a really long time.
 

I do think having no retired / honored numbers and names since Sandy Stephens on the upper deck facade at The Bank, along with the last Big Ten title in 1967 adds to the picture of Gopher football as a thing of the distant past.

It would be nice to see a few of our contemporary stars up there, even if their jersey numbers are still issued for logistical reasons.
 

I'm generally against retiring numbers. I think that seeing players on the field with a number of a former great player makes me more likely to recall the great player, than to never see the number again.
 




I don't like retiring jerseys, particularly at the college level. I mean if you want to have a Gophers Football Hall of Fame and do a little display and hang his jersey in there that seems fair. These were really great players they probably deserve some sort of recognition.
 

bleedsmaroonandgold said:
Im surprised coach Prime isn't lobbying to have the entire NCAA retire his son's number, like the NHL did with 99 for Gretzky.
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I mean, Gretzky was the greatest and all, but I think Peon sees his son more like Jackie Robinson and MLB retiring #42 since he believes that his son fundamentally changed the game and the history of the sport.
 

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