BleedGopher
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per Shama:
There is a lot to like about these Gophers, and the admiration goes beyond the field. There are over 110 players on the roster but Fleck has said none are in academic difficulty. The team’s cumulative GPA of 3.20 last fall was the highest in program history. And then there is the community service work the players and coaches do including visiting hospitals where they reach out to others.
None of this is to guarantee nothing bad is going to happen in the days, weeks and months ahead. Maybe a player will do something foolish and become part of a police report. If so, he should have known better because the program puts a big emphasis on being a good citizen—accountability, serving and treating others with respect.
The Gophers have navigated the first seven games with minimum injuries. That could change and lessen their chances before the season ends. They also have benefitted from a favorable schedule that is back-loaded with difficult opposition including top 25 ranked Penn State, Iowa and Wisconsin. It could also be that Maryland will be a handful and so will playing at windy Northwestern where the Wildcats, last season’s West Division champs, are struggling but coach Pat Fitzgerald will not allow his team to play soft.
But the whole point here is not to get ahead of ourselves. This has been a cool couple of months for Gophers football. Enjoy it for today.
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Go Gophers!!
There is a lot to like about these Gophers, and the admiration goes beyond the field. There are over 110 players on the roster but Fleck has said none are in academic difficulty. The team’s cumulative GPA of 3.20 last fall was the highest in program history. And then there is the community service work the players and coaches do including visiting hospitals where they reach out to others.
None of this is to guarantee nothing bad is going to happen in the days, weeks and months ahead. Maybe a player will do something foolish and become part of a police report. If so, he should have known better because the program puts a big emphasis on being a good citizen—accountability, serving and treating others with respect.
The Gophers have navigated the first seven games with minimum injuries. That could change and lessen their chances before the season ends. They also have benefitted from a favorable schedule that is back-loaded with difficult opposition including top 25 ranked Penn State, Iowa and Wisconsin. It could also be that Maryland will be a handful and so will playing at windy Northwestern where the Wildcats, last season’s West Division champs, are struggling but coach Pat Fitzgerald will not allow his team to play soft.
But the whole point here is not to get ahead of ourselves. This has been a cool couple of months for Gophers football. Enjoy it for today.
http://shamasportsheadliners.com/
Go Gophers!!