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per The Gazette:
You might’ve noticed that Minnesota has a new football coach. You might also notice that prolonged exposure to P.J. Fleck might burn off your eye brows.
Fleck comes with antics. I’m going to cut him a wide swath on the “Row the Boat.” The phrase kept Fleck fueled after his newborn son died of a heart condition while he was an assistant coach at Rutgers. Yes, he did “buy” the phrase from Western Michigan. He will give WMU at least $50,000 through five payments of $10,000 to endow a scholarship for a football player.
Fleck comes with the manner you can only compare to a hurricane salesman. Is there substance that goes along with the sell? In a recent episode of “Being P.J. Fleck,” a reality show on ESPNU, Fleck used his personality to pitch the program to Minneapolis corporations and then, with pretty much the same tone, he went into a pitch with his players.
Somewhere in there is a traditional football coach. He didn’t go 13-1 at Western Michigan last season with catchphrases and sideline jumping jacks.
It’s easy for outsiders — hi, Iowa fan — to look at Fleck and wonder what the hell? But remember, he’s the head football coach at Minnesota. The Gophers haven’t won a slice of the Big Ten title since 1967. They haven’t been to the Rose Bowl since 1962.
Minnesota tried Lou Holtz and it almost kind of worked. Glen Mason got a going for a few years in the early 2000s. The truth is no coach has pushed Minnesota to a championship level for 50-plus years.
So, why not this guy?
You’ve probably noticed a lot of college football coaches have discovered the word “culture” in the last few years. That’s Fleck’s point, at least for now. Games are coming. We’re going to find out about Fleck’s football-ness very soon.
“We’re not shying away from what we haven’t necessarily accomplished in terms of championship feel of 50 years without a championship, but we want to be that bridge,” Fleck said. “We want to be that bridge that connects the past with the present and also the future moving forward.”
For now, you’ll have to decide how much Fleck you can watch before you reach for your credit card and buy that Shamwow.
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/s...an-sell-the-coaching-part-is-up-next-20170826
Go Gophers!!
You might’ve noticed that Minnesota has a new football coach. You might also notice that prolonged exposure to P.J. Fleck might burn off your eye brows.
Fleck comes with antics. I’m going to cut him a wide swath on the “Row the Boat.” The phrase kept Fleck fueled after his newborn son died of a heart condition while he was an assistant coach at Rutgers. Yes, he did “buy” the phrase from Western Michigan. He will give WMU at least $50,000 through five payments of $10,000 to endow a scholarship for a football player.
Fleck comes with the manner you can only compare to a hurricane salesman. Is there substance that goes along with the sell? In a recent episode of “Being P.J. Fleck,” a reality show on ESPNU, Fleck used his personality to pitch the program to Minneapolis corporations and then, with pretty much the same tone, he went into a pitch with his players.
Somewhere in there is a traditional football coach. He didn’t go 13-1 at Western Michigan last season with catchphrases and sideline jumping jacks.
It’s easy for outsiders — hi, Iowa fan — to look at Fleck and wonder what the hell? But remember, he’s the head football coach at Minnesota. The Gophers haven’t won a slice of the Big Ten title since 1967. They haven’t been to the Rose Bowl since 1962.
Minnesota tried Lou Holtz and it almost kind of worked. Glen Mason got a going for a few years in the early 2000s. The truth is no coach has pushed Minnesota to a championship level for 50-plus years.
So, why not this guy?
You’ve probably noticed a lot of college football coaches have discovered the word “culture” in the last few years. That’s Fleck’s point, at least for now. Games are coming. We’re going to find out about Fleck’s football-ness very soon.
“We’re not shying away from what we haven’t necessarily accomplished in terms of championship feel of 50 years without a championship, but we want to be that bridge,” Fleck said. “We want to be that bridge that connects the past with the present and also the future moving forward.”
For now, you’ll have to decide how much Fleck you can watch before you reach for your credit card and buy that Shamwow.
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/s...an-sell-the-coaching-part-is-up-next-20170826
Go Gophers!!
