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per Sam:
Even at a moment when Minnesota’s football program is shut down because of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, there are almost certainly bamboo trees spread around the complex.
Bamboo trees and boat oars.
You didn’t think Gopher coach PJ Fleck was going to pull back on the reins of slogans, did you? He’s a former elementary school teacher and his team at Minnesota just won 11 games, the most in program history since 1904. That turn-of-the-century squad beat Nebraska 16-12. Fleck’s 2019 bunch put a 34-7 number on Big Red.
So of course Fleck has a theme for 2020. A couple of them.
His players, quarterback Tanner Morgan said, even take bets on what the new theme may be.
“You can guess all you want but you’re never going to hit it,” Morgan said.
Bamboo is one theme. As Fleck describes it — and science backs him up — bamboo set its roots and grows slowly for three years before shooting upward in year four. This will be Fleck’s fourth year at Minnesota. Hence, bamboo.
“You’re going to see bamboo trees everywhere,” Fleck said at his pre-spring football press conference.
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Go Gophers!!
Even at a moment when Minnesota’s football program is shut down because of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, there are almost certainly bamboo trees spread around the complex.
Bamboo trees and boat oars.
You didn’t think Gopher coach PJ Fleck was going to pull back on the reins of slogans, did you? He’s a former elementary school teacher and his team at Minnesota just won 11 games, the most in program history since 1904. That turn-of-the-century squad beat Nebraska 16-12. Fleck’s 2019 bunch put a 34-7 number on Big Red.
So of course Fleck has a theme for 2020. A couple of them.
His players, quarterback Tanner Morgan said, even take bets on what the new theme may be.
“You can guess all you want but you’re never going to hit it,” Morgan said.
Bamboo is one theme. As Fleck describes it — and science backs him up — bamboo set its roots and grows slowly for three years before shooting upward in year four. This will be Fleck’s fourth year at Minnesota. Hence, bamboo.
“You’re going to see bamboo trees everywhere,” Fleck said at his pre-spring football press conference.
McKewon: At Minnesota, the Gophers row the boat, install the windows and grow like bamboo
Minnesota won 11 games last season, the most in program history since 1904.
Go Gophers!!
