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per Sporting News:
P.J. Fleck isn't afraid to talk about how he's unique and different.
"I'm not for everybody," Fleck said on the Big Ten teleconference Wednesday. "So the last thing I want to do is get somebody in here and hire somebody and not know them. The next thing you know; they didn't fit with me and you have to make changes as you go."
Fleck was talking about the process of hiring assistant coaches, but the critics might say almost the same thing about the process in which he was brought to Minnesota. Or how the rest of the Big Ten might feel about him. Leaving Western Michigan for Minnesota wasn't exactly expected this offseason, but then again neither were the circumstances that led to Fleck's hiring.
That sets up an interesting storyline in the Big Ten West heading into 2017. Can the coach who coined "Row the Boat" and took the Broncos to the Cotton Bowl Classic last season bring a similar jolt to a program that finished 9-4 last season before a sexual assault investigation and ensuing player boycott led to the departure of Tracy Claeys.
How does Fleck fit at Minnesota? In the Big Ten?
It's an intriguing play for Minnesota, for sure. Fleck, 36, talks fast, and that's just the start. He's younger than everybody else in the conference, and he'll certainly be unique and different. It works in the social media age.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-fo...-2017-row-the-boat/1x9640rygf2qz1g5hrob18ib30
Go Gophers!!
P.J. Fleck isn't afraid to talk about how he's unique and different.
"I'm not for everybody," Fleck said on the Big Ten teleconference Wednesday. "So the last thing I want to do is get somebody in here and hire somebody and not know them. The next thing you know; they didn't fit with me and you have to make changes as you go."
Fleck was talking about the process of hiring assistant coaches, but the critics might say almost the same thing about the process in which he was brought to Minnesota. Or how the rest of the Big Ten might feel about him. Leaving Western Michigan for Minnesota wasn't exactly expected this offseason, but then again neither were the circumstances that led to Fleck's hiring.
That sets up an interesting storyline in the Big Ten West heading into 2017. Can the coach who coined "Row the Boat" and took the Broncos to the Cotton Bowl Classic last season bring a similar jolt to a program that finished 9-4 last season before a sexual assault investigation and ensuing player boycott led to the departure of Tracy Claeys.
How does Fleck fit at Minnesota? In the Big Ten?
It's an intriguing play for Minnesota, for sure. Fleck, 36, talks fast, and that's just the start. He's younger than everybody else in the conference, and he'll certainly be unique and different. It works in the social media age.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-fo...-2017-row-the-boat/1x9640rygf2qz1g5hrob18ib30
Go Gophers!!