STrib: Gophers football recruits get tugged together

[BleedGopher]

per Megan:

Several Gophers football recruits were on the way back from the Mall of America, or maybe it was U.S. Bank Stadium, when one finally spoke up and asked the question on everyone’s mind.

“Are you guys going here? Because this is the best place I’ve ever been. We have to go here.”

Gage Keys, a defensive end from Ohio, heard that and immediately answered, “Yeah, I’m coming here, too.”

That was six months ago, when 12 players committed to play for the Gophers after their “Summer Splash” official visit weekend. Since then, the 2020 class has bonded through Twitter and a group chat, reuniting for the Wisconsin game to experience “College GameDay” and the Gophers’ shot at winning the Big Ten West.

Now, 26 Gophers commits will sign their national letters of intent Wednesday, the start of a three-day early signing period when most football recruits make their decision. Several of them will then become early enrollees, joining the Gophers for January winter workouts and spring ball.

Together already: Gophers 2020 football recruits have started their bonding

Gophers' 2020 recruiting class features 12 who formed, kept bond.

www.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[hungan1]

How can you turn down an offer after the Summer Splash when you got entertained royally being shown the better part of Minnesota in one weekend? For a kid to come into this during a recruiting visit may seem like being blasted right into space in a row boat.

Great recruiting strategy!

 

[Gold Rush]

"These times, they are a changin'"

Sincerely,
Gold Rush

 

[Word]

Curious what all the sites/activities the recruits are shown at summer splash.

 

[CurveballJesus]

Oof, that headline...

 

[dpodoll68]

I'm guessing the headline writer doesn't know what "get tugged" means. Or maybe they do?

 

[GopherJack]

I’m old. My kids just recently had to tell me about the eggplant emoji!

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Oof, that headline...

Good god. That headline would make the editors of Hustler blush.

 

[2nd Degree Gopher]

For the online version of the article the headline has been changed to:
Together already: Gophers 2020 football recruits have started their bonding

 

[MaxyJR1]

Oof, that headline...

Sounds like a harassment investigation will be next.

 

[beavergopher]

Robert Craft got tugged in FL.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Gophers rub, tug and tow the boat.

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Let's hear it for the NCAA for allowing Official Visits in the summer!!!!

 

[Jeshurun]

Not again....

 

[McPeePants]

Oof, that headline...

 

[Jeshurun]

Gophers rub, tug and tow the boat.

As long as it's not a rub, tug and motorboat.

 

[Lakeville Goldy]

Swing and a miss on the headline. Ironically, last night Fleck told a story of how they were boating on Minnetonka and got stranded out there, and so I expected the story to be about that (thinking the boat had to be towed in, like a tug boat would do). I've never heard of bonding as "tugging together" unless they all got Lake Street Handshakes together. Weird phrasing.

 

[paulser21]

For the online version of the article the headline has been changed to:
Together already: Gophers 2020 football recruits have started their bonding

My thread had this and directly below it an ad for opioid addiction...

 

[Spoofin]

I think Louisville B-ball used to attract recruits this way too