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The clock struck 8 a.m. and P.J. Fleck pounced. Sporting a fresh buzz cut — the result of a losing a bet to his wife — and showing enough energy to complete an Ironman Triathlon, Fleck made his formal introduction to the Big Ten media on Tuesday.
He hit bleary-eyed reporters like a Mike Tyson haymaker.
Hurricane Fleck tossed out Fleck-isms at warp speed, sending Twitter into a tizzy with reporters wondering if the Gophers new football coach was over-caffeinated.
“Sounded like an auctioneer, which is appropriate in some ways because he’s selling,” said Teddy Greenstein, college football writer for the Chicago Tribune.
CBSSports.com’s Dennis Dodd tweeted before Fleck’s 15-minute session: “Over/under on breaths taken by P.J. Fleck: One.”
Those who cover the sport nationally believe Minnesota found the right guy to carry that torch.
“He’s very good for the Big Ten,” Sports Illustrated’s Bruce Feldman said. “He makes [the Gophers] relevant because he has so much energy. He’s put such a jolt in there that there’s a lot of intrigue about it.”
Attention is one thing. Fleck was hired to elevate the entire program, and Dodd believes Fleck will be successful.
“I think he’ll bring a new level of athlete to Minnesota,” he said. “He’ll make people care in a place that loves the Vikings and hockey. The Gophers are definitely going to be more high-profile.”
http://m.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-...-media-days/436605263/?section=sports/gophers
Go Gophers!!
The clock struck 8 a.m. and P.J. Fleck pounced. Sporting a fresh buzz cut — the result of a losing a bet to his wife — and showing enough energy to complete an Ironman Triathlon, Fleck made his formal introduction to the Big Ten media on Tuesday.
He hit bleary-eyed reporters like a Mike Tyson haymaker.
Hurricane Fleck tossed out Fleck-isms at warp speed, sending Twitter into a tizzy with reporters wondering if the Gophers new football coach was over-caffeinated.
“Sounded like an auctioneer, which is appropriate in some ways because he’s selling,” said Teddy Greenstein, college football writer for the Chicago Tribune.
CBSSports.com’s Dennis Dodd tweeted before Fleck’s 15-minute session: “Over/under on breaths taken by P.J. Fleck: One.”
Those who cover the sport nationally believe Minnesota found the right guy to carry that torch.
“He’s very good for the Big Ten,” Sports Illustrated’s Bruce Feldman said. “He makes [the Gophers] relevant because he has so much energy. He’s put such a jolt in there that there’s a lot of intrigue about it.”
Attention is one thing. Fleck was hired to elevate the entire program, and Dodd believes Fleck will be successful.
“I think he’ll bring a new level of athlete to Minnesota,” he said. “He’ll make people care in a place that loves the Vikings and hockey. The Gophers are definitely going to be more high-profile.”
http://m.startribune.com/p-j-fleck-...-media-days/436605263/?section=sports/gophers
Go Gophers!!
