Jerry Kill blasts PJ Fleck

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Browsing gopher hole, the most disturbing thing about all of this is that I learned their fans refer to Minnesota as The U. Blasphemy.
 
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I get that sports is about motivation and commitment but there's always been something about this guy that rubs me the wrong way. One thing that I thought was a bit tacky - perhaps others would disagree - is what Minnesota football sent after CBA was murdered in the fall. For sure the gesture is great, but maybe that isn't the right time for a branding opportunity.

 

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I get that sports is about motivation and commitment but there's always been something about this guy that rubs me the wrong way. One thing that I thought was a bit tacky - perhaps others would disagree - is what Minnesota football sent after CBA was murdered in the fall. For sure the gesture is great, but maybe that isn't the right time for a branding opportunity.



That's all Fleck is about. You're seeing it in young HS head coaches too, it's all about the theme/slogan/rallycry... Row the Boat, Family, blah blah blah. Not saying it's bad to have those things but keep it inside the lockerroom/weightroom/practicefield instead of splashing it on helmets and bringing it onto the field. Nothing more than the HC marketing himself.
 

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That's all Fleck is about. You're seeing it in young HS head coaches too, it's all about the theme/slogan/rallycry... Row the Boat, Family, blah blah blah. Not saying it's bad to have those things but keep it inside the lockerroom/weightroom/practicefield instead of splashing it on helmets and bringing it onto the field. Nothing more than the HC marketing himself.

I have no problem with coaches having their slogans/mantras as part of their FB program. Every coach does it. But, I would have a major issue with a HC that has trademarked his slogan/logo and then puts it all over the uniforms. Seems really self-serving and disingenuous to me.
 

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That's all Fleck is about. You're seeing it in young HS head coaches too, it's all about the theme/slogan/rallycry... Row the Boat, Family, blah blah blah. Not saying it's bad to have those things but keep it inside the lockerroom/weightroom/practicefield instead of splashing it on helmets and bringing it onto the field. Nothing more than the HC marketing himself.

Family was the vampires thing and I wouldn’t call him young.
 

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Tom Herman meets PJ Fleck
 

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That's all Fleck is about. You're seeing it in young HS head coaches too, it's all about the theme/slogan/rallycry... Row the Boat, Family, blah blah blah. Not saying it's bad to have those things but keep it inside the lockerroom/weightroom/practicefield instead of splashing it on helmets and bringing it onto the field. Nothing more than the HC marketing himself.

Love the process!
 

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Kill is not wrong about what he is saying but he comes off as a little ***** that can’t let things go 5 years after it all happened and after it was already talked about numerous times.

He will make Gopher fans that were unsure of Fleck start to like Fleck in a martyr kind of way.
 

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Jerry Kill and Tracy Claeys could coach circles around the Boat Rower.
Fleck is a fraud but Kill is a bit overrated. He beat two overrated Nebraska teams and went 0-fer against ranked teams otherwise during his tenure. Rhoads had a better winning % vs ranked teams.

I've never thought of UM as being that bad a job. Big population base and only D1 school in the state.
 
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Fleck is a fraud but Kill is a bit overrated. He beat two overrated Nebraska teams and went 0-fer against ranked teams otherwise during his tenure. Rhoads had a better winning % vs ranked teams.

I've never thought of UM as being that bad a job. Big population base and only D1 school in the state.
The cities are a Vikings town closely followed by the Wild. I’d almost put the U’s hockey neck and neck with the Twins and Wolves.

The U’s football team is a big afterthought.
 

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I work with a Gopher fan (apparently they actually exist) and he can't stand Fleck.

Having a saying/brand etc. isn't a bad thing....just seems like he pulls out a bunch of cliches with a very superficial 'go get 'em' type of thing that doesn't seem legit.