Shama: Last week Fleck acknowledged past recruiting misjudgments.

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Last week Fleck acknowledged past recruiting misjudgments. Although he didn’t name units, presumably the transfers from other programs last offseason were corrective moves in the defensive line, linebacker and kicker units. He remains committed to building his program with players just out of high school.

Gopher transfers include Martin, Pinckney, linebacker Jack Gibbens (Abilene Christian) and kickers Will Mobley (Temple) and Matthew Trickett (Kent State).

Newcomer of the year in Dinkytown? Defensive tackle Pinckney was a captain at Clemson and is likely determined to have a breakout final college season to position himself for the NFL Draft. Another candidate is true freshman cornerback Justin Walley, who impressed in the spring after early enrollment at the U and following a prep career where he was named Mississippi Mr. Football.

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"past recruiting misjudgments" it would be nice to back that up with a quote.
Whatever, you are not going to bat a 1,000 on recruiting evaluations. PJ made adjustments to make this the best team it could be this year with all the experience returning for another year.
That's just great utilization of circumstances.
PJ says we are going to be good. Let's believe him. Every game on the schedule is tough though , maybe with the exception of the two non-conference home games.
8 wins or better will be a nice season and a credit to PJ's adjustments on many tangents.
 

No coach bats 1.000 in football recruiting.

again, you are looking at 16 and 17-year old kids and projecting what they might become with 3 or 4 years of physical and mental development. Some kids peak early and don't show as much development. some kids don't put the work in, or can't overcome injuries.

the goal is to have the highest realistic batting average.

the difference between a MN and the helmet schools - if OSU or Bama misses on a recruit, they typically have 3 or 4 other recruits at the same position who are just as good or very close. at MN, if they miss on a key recruit, they probably do not have another recruit at that position at the same level. that is where grad transfers and the new transfer rule will help school like MN - give them an avenue to fill a hole or plug a gap caused by injuries or a recruiting miss.
 

Good coaches have the ability to identify talent. Great coaches have the ability to maximize an athletes talent potential. Most of these coaches just do not learn, every year many of their top talent fall to injury before the season ever begins, over worked. The winningest coach in college history understood this.
 
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Tommyboy said:
Good coaches have the ability to identify talent. Great coaches have the ability to maximize an athletes talent potential. Most of these coaches just do not learn, every year many of their top talent fall to injury before the season ever begins, over worked. The winningest coach in college history understood this.
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And now Kowalkowski is going to play for the dreaded Tommies!
 



discochris said:
Does anyone read Shama except a handful of people here? Does anyone even know who this guy is?
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BIOGRAPHY​


David Shama’s Minnesota Sports Headliners began in 2006 and is devoted to covering the newsmakers that interest readers the most. The column delivers news you may not read elsewhere and provides insights about the lives of players, coaches, management and ownership that local sports fans follow with passion.
David Shama is a former sports editor and columnist with local publications. His writing and reporting experiences include covering the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Gophers.
Shama’s career experiences also include sports marketing. He is the former Marketing Director of the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He is also the former Marketing Director of the United States Tennis Association’s Northern Section.
A native of Minneapolis, Shama has been part of the community his entire life. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he majored in journalism. He also has a Master’s degree in education from the University of St. Thomas. He was a member of the Governor’s NBA’s Task Force to help create interest in bringing pro basketball to town in the 1980s.
 

60's Guy said:
"past recruiting misjudgments" it would be nice to back that up with a quote.
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Agreed. Shama doesn’t have the credibility for this to mean anything without a quote.
 




I would have guessed PJF was talking about Trey Lance. Yeah, I know a lot of coaches missed on him, but the Gophers took the longest look, offered him a scholarship, but didn't see the QB talent that was so apparent that the NFL drafted him unprecedentedly high for a FCS underclassman.

I'm not ready to run PJ out of town over it. I'm still rowing the boat. But that was a big whiff by him and his staff.
 


Tommyboy said:
Good coaches have the ability to identify talent. Great coaches have the ability to maximize an athletes talent potential. Most of these coaches just do not learn, every year many of their top talent fall to injury before the season ever begins, over worked. The winningest coach in college history understood this.
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If you're talking about Gagliardi, you greatly missed on his approach. St. Johns players work their asses off during the off season. It isn't mandated by the coaching staff but it isn't to preserve their energy. During the season, it's to avoid injury. During the off season, it's because it was his philosophy that anyone he had to force to get better, wasn't going to get better. The Johnnies worked incredibly hard (captain's practice style) during the offseason.
 




Bob_Loblaw said:
I don't really mind "misses" like that. We brought in other QBs that year and we got his scholarship back. I'm much more worried about the OL in the next couple of years.
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Yeah, id imagine we'll be hitting transfer market heavy this spring
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
I don't really mind "misses" like that. We brought in other QBs that year and we got his scholarship back. I'm much more worried about the OL in the next couple of years.
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Ot should be much easier to gain (and lose) players going forward. Whether transfers will be impactful upgrades, well that’s more of the question.
 





#2Gopher said:

BIOGRAPHY​


David Shama’s Minnesota Sports Headliners began in 2006 and is devoted to covering the newsmakers that interest readers the most. The column delivers news you may not read elsewhere and provides insights about the lives of players, coaches, management and ownership that local sports fans follow with passion.
David Shama is a former sports editor and columnist with local publications. His writing and reporting experiences include covering the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Gophers.
Shama’s career experiences also include sports marketing. He is the former Marketing Director of the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL. He is also the former Marketing Director of the United States Tennis Association’s Northern Section.
A native of Minneapolis, Shama has been part of the community his entire life. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he majored in journalism. He also has a Master’s degree in education from the University of St. Thomas. He was a member of the Governor’s NBA’s Task Force to help create interest in bringing pro basketball to town in the 1980s.
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Thanks for posting his resume. Once again, does anyone read or pay any attention to him? No? Question answered.
 


discochris said:
Viramontes seemed to have talent. He also apparently was and is a head case. Probably best they didn't keep him around.
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You must not have seen the spring game he played in. He played like a stinking pile of stinking stink. And he is a head case, yes.
 

Spaulding!No! said:
Jerry Kill’s receiving corps is gonna surprise . Brewsters Hayo carpenter. All wonderful memories
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HitMeAgainIAmStillMoving said:
You must not have seen the spring game he played in. He played like a stinking pile of stinking stink. And he is a head case, yes.
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No, I did not, though I heard about it. I did see some of the highlights of his JC career in California when they signed him.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
If you're talking about Gagliardi, you greatly missed on his approach. St. Johns players work their asses off during the off season. It isn't mandated by the coaching staff but it isn't to preserve their energy. During the season, it's to avoid injury. During the off season, it's because it was his philosophy that anyone he had to force to get better, wasn't going to get better. The Johnnies worked incredibly hard (captain's practice style) during the offseason.
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Gags was very quotable, and one of his sayings was “if you cant do it we will find someone who can.” He coached people on where they were supposed to be and what they were expected to do once they got there. The rest was up to the individual to be ready to execute.
 

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