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per NJ.com:
If he wasn't wearing a gaudy suit customized in the Minnesota Gophers colors last week at Big Ten Media Day, one would think P.J. Fleck was still coaching at Rutgers.
The first-year Minnesota head coach waxed poetic while reflecting on his days working under ex-Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano.
"To be able to learn so much from Greg Schiano, I would not be here in front of you if it wasn't for Greg,'' Fleck told NJ Advance Media. "I wasn't prepared to be a head football coach until I worked for Greg Schiano. So I always give him a lot of credit.''
In 2010, as Rutgers was concluding a 4-8 campaign, Fleck saw Kirk Ciarrocca at his lowest point. The Scarlet Knights' offense ranked 114th out of 120 teams, and Ciarrocca's play-calling took the bulk of the blame from media and fans alike.
Ciarrocca was fired as Rutgers' co-offensive coordinator at season's end, but the way he handled the adversity stuck with Fleck, who tapped Ciarrocca as his offensive coordinator in 2013, when he landed the head coaching job at Western Michigan.
"I used to work with Coach Ciarrocca,'' Fleck, the first-year Minnesota head coach, said, explaining why he also brought Ciarrocca with him to direct the Gophers' offense this season. "There's not a lot of guys that I hire that I don't know or haven't worked with or worked for. Coach Ciarrocca is one of the best listeners that I've ever met. He's been an incredible friend. Phenomenal football coach, phenomenal offensive mind. And just an incredible person.''
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...pj_fleck_greg_schiano_kirk_ciarrocca_rob.html
Go Gophers!!
If he wasn't wearing a gaudy suit customized in the Minnesota Gophers colors last week at Big Ten Media Day, one would think P.J. Fleck was still coaching at Rutgers.
The first-year Minnesota head coach waxed poetic while reflecting on his days working under ex-Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano.
"To be able to learn so much from Greg Schiano, I would not be here in front of you if it wasn't for Greg,'' Fleck told NJ Advance Media. "I wasn't prepared to be a head football coach until I worked for Greg Schiano. So I always give him a lot of credit.''
In 2010, as Rutgers was concluding a 4-8 campaign, Fleck saw Kirk Ciarrocca at his lowest point. The Scarlet Knights' offense ranked 114th out of 120 teams, and Ciarrocca's play-calling took the bulk of the blame from media and fans alike.
Ciarrocca was fired as Rutgers' co-offensive coordinator at season's end, but the way he handled the adversity stuck with Fleck, who tapped Ciarrocca as his offensive coordinator in 2013, when he landed the head coaching job at Western Michigan.
"I used to work with Coach Ciarrocca,'' Fleck, the first-year Minnesota head coach, said, explaining why he also brought Ciarrocca with him to direct the Gophers' offense this season. "There's not a lot of guys that I hire that I don't know or haven't worked with or worked for. Coach Ciarrocca is one of the best listeners that I've ever met. He's been an incredible friend. Phenomenal football coach, phenomenal offensive mind. And just an incredible person.''
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...pj_fleck_greg_schiano_kirk_ciarrocca_rob.html
Go Gophers!!
