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per the Daily:
On the sidelines, Gophers fans have seen a lot of change. In January, not only did the Gophers get a new football coach, but they got a new sense of style when head coach P.J. Fleck entered the building.
“What I think is cool is that I like to be really creative and we have a lot of resources at the University that are way more creative than I am,” Fleck said. “To put all of our heads together in creative meetings is a benefit for everybody.”
Will Henry is the lead designer on the staff for the Gophers. Many coaches on the recruiting staff, along with Henry, work with Kyle Gergely and his equipment team to create the best look for game day and elsewhere.
“We brainstorm ideas and those branch off into other ideas and it is fun for us,” Henry said. “It’s an exciting work environment.”
The creative team's first job was to create Fleck’s shoes he wore to the spring game. The shoes were painted maroon and gold and had Fleck’s mantra, “Row The Boat”, engrained in the side of the shoe and “Elite” on the back. Since then, the creative team has designed a new shoe for each game for Fleck to wear, all with different styles.
Henry said making the shoes takes time. The shoes Fleck wore for the spring game took more than 25 hours to make because of the texture of the shoe which made it tricky for them to do what they wanted, Henry said. Since then, the shoes that have been made for the regular season take about 15 total hours to make. Henry said that they have been hitting their stride and have the process down now.
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017/09/for-the-gophers-design-team-creativity-is-key
Go Gophers!!
On the sidelines, Gophers fans have seen a lot of change. In January, not only did the Gophers get a new football coach, but they got a new sense of style when head coach P.J. Fleck entered the building.
“What I think is cool is that I like to be really creative and we have a lot of resources at the University that are way more creative than I am,” Fleck said. “To put all of our heads together in creative meetings is a benefit for everybody.”
Will Henry is the lead designer on the staff for the Gophers. Many coaches on the recruiting staff, along with Henry, work with Kyle Gergely and his equipment team to create the best look for game day and elsewhere.
“We brainstorm ideas and those branch off into other ideas and it is fun for us,” Henry said. “It’s an exciting work environment.”
The creative team's first job was to create Fleck’s shoes he wore to the spring game. The shoes were painted maroon and gold and had Fleck’s mantra, “Row The Boat”, engrained in the side of the shoe and “Elite” on the back. Since then, the creative team has designed a new shoe for each game for Fleck to wear, all with different styles.
Henry said making the shoes takes time. The shoes Fleck wore for the spring game took more than 25 hours to make because of the texture of the shoe which made it tricky for them to do what they wanted, Henry said. Since then, the shoes that have been made for the regular season take about 15 total hours to make. Henry said that they have been hitting their stride and have the process down now.
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017/09/for-the-gophers-design-team-creativity-is-key
Go Gophers!!
