This is a systemic University of Minnesota problem, my post isn't directed at you directly, but I get a kick out out of all this fire the coach talk, folks you heard it here folks we accept mediocrity, stomp your feet, throw up your hands up folks, that like to say Minnesota just accepts mediocre we are always embarrassed. Truth of the matter is the University of Minnesota as an institution in athletics has always under invested in facilities, marketing, alumni engagement, fans, coaching all of it, recruiting, gameday experience. Get a little success in a sport though and we are world beaters. Like a single coach is the savior of the entire athletic program. We demand greatness in football on one of the lowest budgets for NIL and coaching staffs in the Big 10 conference, with a barely filled stadium, a success rate of a back of the pack to mediocre, middling conference team for 40 plus years that is just happy to collect the TV money and bowl revenue from the conference. Our alumni base in football is cheap. Minnesota as a University has never invested what Iowa or Wisconsin does in football and basketball, never. Is some of it chicken and egg yes due to lack of success yes, but the U of M as an institution is the Pohlad ownership group of the Minnesota Twins, in the Big 10 conference in football and basketball, have been for 40 years. Low rent budgets, high ticket prices, expect more but always pay far less to those that develop success. This isn't to defend Fleck either, he is well compensated just like Glen Mason was, Fleck is well paid. This University as an institution pretends to care about being good at athletics, but then we have the dumpy Williams arena as a basketball home that is symbolic of neglect by the U. One of the smaller stadiums in football with a small fan base that was all too happy to move to the Dome and just get by. I don't care what coaches you get here, the University Minnesota administration, are the Pohlads from MLB in Big 10 athletics, cheap as cheap does. The University expects and demand greatness with less investment then other Big 10 institutions. This is a University of Minnesota problem and it runs as deep as Pohlad problem as the Twins, skimp and skate by on the cheap, and be glad they get Big 10 has revenue sharing, and live off Ohio State and Michigans glory in athletics.
