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per Megan:
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck’s office has knickknacks galore. From T-shirt blankets to helmets, little souvenirs collected throughout his coaching career.
A new addition appeared on the shelf behind his desk the day after the Sept. 14 victory against Georgia Southern. It’s a framed screen-grab of the Gophers lined up on their own 6-yard line at third-and-29, down four points with minutes to play.
While sitting in his locker room late at night once the Gophers had converted that down and more to win 35-32, Fleck remarked to his wife, Heather, and team general manager Gerrit Chernoff that he wanted that moment represented some way in a place he would see it often.
“It’s a powerful picture,” Fleck said, “Because at that moment, there were a lot of people who thought we were going to lose that game.”
Fleck added the hardest part of being the Gophers’ coach has been changing fans’ perceptions, and that even in a backs-to-the-wall situation like that, it’s not time to leave the stadium early.
“It just seemed like to a lot of people, that was going to be impossible,” Fleck said of the comeback. “I think it just shows what type of team we have.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-flec...f-their-own-goalpost-into-keepsake/561264912/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck’s office has knickknacks galore. From T-shirt blankets to helmets, little souvenirs collected throughout his coaching career.
A new addition appeared on the shelf behind his desk the day after the Sept. 14 victory against Georgia Southern. It’s a framed screen-grab of the Gophers lined up on their own 6-yard line at third-and-29, down four points with minutes to play.
While sitting in his locker room late at night once the Gophers had converted that down and more to win 35-32, Fleck remarked to his wife, Heather, and team general manager Gerrit Chernoff that he wanted that moment represented some way in a place he would see it often.
“It’s a powerful picture,” Fleck said, “Because at that moment, there were a lot of people who thought we were going to lose that game.”
Fleck added the hardest part of being the Gophers’ coach has been changing fans’ perceptions, and that even in a backs-to-the-wall situation like that, it’s not time to leave the stadium early.
“It just seemed like to a lot of people, that was going to be impossible,” Fleck said of the comeback. “I think it just shows what type of team we have.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-flec...f-their-own-goalpost-into-keepsake/561264912/
Go Gophers!!
