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per Sid:
The Gophers’ 37-15 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium not only gave coach P.J. Fleck a signature victory, it also gave him another month of practices for this young Gophers squad, which will be bowl-eligible a year after going 5-7.
This victory gave legitimacy to everything Fleck has said all year, even if at times he knew that the fans and media didn’t always believe what he was saying.
What a difference it is to have Gophers recruits and fans talking about a big victory in Madison and to have Gophers players getting ready for a bowl game.
The fact that the team was able to pull this off with senior linebacker Blake Cashman ejected for a first-half targeting call only made it more impressive.
After the game, Fleck was asked by reporters in Madison what this victory meant to him and this Gophers team.
“This is for everybody,” he said. “We’re a small part of it. This tradition has been going on for 128 years, we are a speck.”
Fleck said this victory meant everything at the end of a season in which the Gophers lost a number of starters to season-ending injuries, fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith and endured a tragedy in the death of former teammate Nick Connelly.
“This has been the biggest roller coaster journey of my head coaching career,” Fleck said. “This is what ‘Row the Boat’ is all about.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...wing-p-j-fleck-s-signature-victory/501187401/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers’ 37-15 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium not only gave coach P.J. Fleck a signature victory, it also gave him another month of practices for this young Gophers squad, which will be bowl-eligible a year after going 5-7.
This victory gave legitimacy to everything Fleck has said all year, even if at times he knew that the fans and media didn’t always believe what he was saying.
What a difference it is to have Gophers recruits and fans talking about a big victory in Madison and to have Gophers players getting ready for a bowl game.
The fact that the team was able to pull this off with senior linebacker Blake Cashman ejected for a first-half targeting call only made it more impressive.
After the game, Fleck was asked by reporters in Madison what this victory meant to him and this Gophers team.
“This is for everybody,” he said. “We’re a small part of it. This tradition has been going on for 128 years, we are a speck.”
Fleck said this victory meant everything at the end of a season in which the Gophers lost a number of starters to season-ending injuries, fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith and endured a tragedy in the death of former teammate Nick Connelly.
“This has been the biggest roller coaster journey of my head coaching career,” Fleck said. “This is what ‘Row the Boat’ is all about.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...wing-p-j-fleck-s-signature-victory/501187401/
Go Gophers!!
