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jffl_commish wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:04 pm That freshman QB seemed to have a pretty solid arm. I wonder if he'll push the incumbents for PT?
His best pass of the day wasn't on TV (not sure why it didn't make the cut), but he dropped a nice deep ball in Bateman's arms. Him airmailing one 10 feet above Umlor's head on what would have been a walk-in TD was the worst play of the day though. He'll push, and it wouldn't suprise me if he's the backup, even if he doesn't play. I'm not ruling out Annexstad essentially redshirting this year.
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3 decommits in one month...is this concerning to anyone? Strib doesn’t give any insight as to the reason.
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Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 6:23 pm 3 decommits in one month...is this concerning to anyone? Strib doesn’t give any insight as to the reason.
Decommitments are common and happen to everyone. It probably won't be the last of this class. Fleck is a good recruiter and will get talent here. He already has several visits lined up with some talented recruits. We'll be fine.
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Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 6:23 pm 3 decommits in one month...is this concerning to anyone? Strib doesn’t give any insight as to the reason.
I'm very concerned. At this pace, the Gophers will have 0 commits by the new year. :shock:
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And just like that...

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Ask Not wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 9:11 pm
Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 6:23 pm 3 decommits in one month...is this concerning to anyone? Strib doesn’t give any insight as to the reason.
I'm very concerned. At this pace, the Gophers will have 0 commits by the new year. :shock:
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Hoop Dreams wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 9:19 pm And just like that...

He's been on board for a week or so. A little more experienced, basically to replace the JC kid who bolted after the Spring Game.
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feekdogg wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 11:46 pm
Hoop Dreams wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 9:19 pm And just like that...

He's been on board for a week or so. A little more experienced, basically to replace the JC kid who bolted after the Spring Game.
Is his decommission scheduled or are they keeping that unofficial?
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Ask Not wrote: Wed May 22, 2019 8:04 am
feekdogg wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 11:46 pm
Hoop Dreams wrote: Tue May 21, 2019 9:19 pm And just like that...

He's been on board for a week or so. A little more experienced, basically to replace the JC kid who bolted after the Spring Game.
Is his decommission scheduled or are they keeping that unofficial?
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Bob Wiley wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:15 pm He had zero catches last year for the 5-7 Trojans.
HeHateMe wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:26 pm I don't mind taking a shot on a former 4 star wr that's 6'4. Did he redshirt last year?
bubu dubu. wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:37 pm Interesting get. Maybe he won't work out here, or maybe he gets a lot more opportunity here than he did at USC, and he turns out great. Either way, it seems worth the chance.

When its all done, he could be a 6th year senior for us, correct? Played freshman year at USC, redhirted last year, has to sit out this year, then he's got three years of eligibility left, because he's only played one season, right?
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The Lizard King wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 8:16 am
Bob Wiley wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:15 pm He had zero catches last year for the 5-7 Trojans.
HeHateMe wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:26 pm I don't mind taking a shot on a former 4 star wr that's 6'4. Did he redshirt last year?
bubu dubu. wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:37 pm Interesting get. Maybe he won't work out here, or maybe he gets a lot more opportunity here than he did at USC, and he turns out great. Either way, it seems worth the chance.

When its all done, he could be a 6th year senior for us, correct? Played freshman year at USC, redhirted last year, has to sit out this year, then he's got three years of eligibility left, because he's only played one season, right?
Hornets wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:30 pm Silly not to take a flyer on him....who knows, maybe turns into the next LT!
Dude decided to go home to Las Vegas.

Oh well, lots of WR options on the roster.
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Going to need a bigger boat?
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The Replacements wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 9:37 am Going to need a bigger boat?
The mentions will still be there, but you're going to be seeing less boat-related imagery in the future.
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Eroder wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:13 pm That settles it. Hoop is right!
Eroder wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:59 pm Hoop is right again!!
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Has he de-committed yet?
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Pile of commits this weekend. 5 guys at last report. They've taken a kid from the Netherlands and now a German. Don't know if these are tremendous reaches for the sake of being differerent, or legit football players.
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feekdogg wrote: Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:58 pm Pile of commits this weekend. 5 guys at last report. They've taken a kid from the Netherlands and now a German. Don't know if these are tremendous reaches for the sake of being differerent, or legit football players.
So when do they all de-commit?
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feekdogg wrote: Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:58 pm Pile of commits this weekend. 5 guys at last report. They've taken a kid from the Netherlands and now a German. Don't know if these are tremendous reaches for the sake of being differerent, or legit football players.
The kid from Germany looks like a really good athlete...

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PJ about to fill his class before the season even starts.
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Another signing this morning. He's on a roll. Hard to get too excited though with as many de-commits as there are.
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Itayvion Brown just committed, 4 star stud who could play linebacker, WR or TE. PJ is crushing it when it comes to recruiting.
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full force five wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:59 pm Itayvion Brown just committed, 4 star stud who could play linebacker, WR or TE. PJ is crushing it when it comes to recruiting.
Big pick-up for the Gophers. He had offers from Florida State, TCU, LSU, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Ole Miss, etc.
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jffl_commish wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:08 pm Another signing this morning. He's on a roll. Hard to get too excited though with as many de-commits as there are.
It's pretty normal and not that much different from other Big 5 schools.
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jffl_commish wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:08 pm Another signing this morning. He's on a roll. Hard to get too excited though with as many de-commits as there are.
Not good. The dipshit tweeted that he's 200% committed. Prolly cost them an extra scholarship. :thumbsdown:
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HUGE pick-up for Minnesota. He had offers from Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, etc. Notre Dame was his leader in April, but Minnesota pulled ahead.

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If he can keep these guys, and continue to build, the future is looking pretty damn bright.
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Minnesota Golden Gophers


2018 record and rankings: 7-6 (No. 45 in S&P+, No. 48 in FPI)
2019 S&P+ projection: 7.5 wins (No. 33)
2019 FPI projection: 8.3 wins (No. 28)
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To paraphrase former ESPN analyst Lou Holtz, a college football coach coaches a different team every week. Teams are collections of different impressions and levels of quality. Perhaps it makes sense that Holtz was at one point Minnesota's head coach. Few teams give as many different impressions in a single year as PJ Fleck's Golden Gophers did last fall.

Fleck's second Minnesota team did all of the following things:

• Beat eventual MWC champion Fresno State (which finished 16th in S&P+)
• Destroyed Purdue 41-10
• Destroyed Wisconsin in Madison 37-15
• Destroyed Georgia Tech in the Quick Lane Bowl 34-10

The same team also did this:

• Lost at Maryland 42-13
• Lost at Nebraska 53-28
• Lost at Illinois 55-31

Minnesota started 3-0, lost four straight games by at least 16 points each, then won four of six to finish the season. The Gophers ended up 45th in S&P+, but that's misleading -- they basically either played like a top-20 or bottom-50 team in a given week.

This otherworldly volatility makes a lot more sense when you realize how young Minnesota was. The Gophers alternated between two freshman quarterbacks (Zack Annexstad and Tanner Morgan) and two freshman running backs (Mohamed Ibrahim and Bryce Williams) in the backfield. Plus, three of four primary receivers were freshmen, and those accounting for 42 of 65 line stars were either freshmen or sophomores.

The defense was far more experienced -- and better -- but still featured four freshmen and sophomores making at least 30 tackles and four or five more in the rotation.

Once star receiver Tyler Johnson elected to return to Minnesota instead of going pro, it became clear just how much of 2018's production that 2019's Minnesota team was going to have. With just a smidgen of consistency, the Gophers could be incredibly dangerous.

If there's one thing Fleck has proven, it's that he doesn't mind taking his time when it comes to program building. In his first head-coaching gig at Western Michigan, he took over a program that had been forever decent but never great under Bill Cubit. He proceeded to burn the two-deep to the ground in his first season, going 1-11 with a team about as young as Minnesota's was last year: freshman quarterback, freshman and sophomore receivers, etc.

Fleck's highly caffeinated, row-the-boat culture took hold pretty quickly, though. He recruited at an absurdly high level for a MAC school, and his Broncos went from 116th in S&P+ in his first season to 73rd in his second, 56th in his third, and 29th in his fourth. WMU went 13-1 in his final season in Kalamazoo.

His first couple of seasons at Minnesota have seen similar cultural change. They also produced clear growth last year. Granted, his recruiting doesn't stand out as much as it did in the MAC, but it's better than his predecessors managed, and it has already produced quite a few potential stars, from Morgan to Ibrahim to receivers Rashod Bateman and Chris Autman-Bell to a host of offensive linemen and defensive backs.

It has also produced some girth. With the return of senior running backs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks from injury, Minnesota has four exciting backs listed at 200 pounds or more. They will be running behind a line that features 6-foot-9, 400-pound Daniel Faalele, 6-5, 370-pound Curtis Dunlap Jr., and three other 300-pound veterans.

Ibrahim rushed for 224 yards in the bowl romp over Georgia Tech, and while Morgan and the receiving corps are interesting in their own right, there might be times when Minnesota doesn't really have to think about throwing that much.

The Big Ten West is a fascinating place at the moment. Both of the division's stalwarts (Iowa and Wisconsin) look as if they'll be sturdy versions of themselves this year, last year's division champ Northwestern will be starting a former Clemson blue-chipper at quarterback, Purdue boasts a veteran QB, one of the best players in America (Rondale Moore) and an experienced defense, and both Nebraska and Minnesota are high-upside mysteries. And while Nebraska has been the West's preseason up-and-comer du jour (blue bloods always get the nod in this regard), the Gophers might be as or more ready.

The schedule alternates between likely wins and fascinating tossups. Per S&P+, the Gophers are slight favorites at Fresno State, Purdue and Northwestern, and at home against Nebraska. They are also one-score underdogs at Iowa, and at home against Penn State and Wisconsin.

There might not be a sure loss on the schedule, but there might be only four or five sure wins, too. Hello, Big Ten East wild card https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... ble-season
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I'm feeling pretty confident about this season mainly because of the OL and overall team depth. I've booked a trip to Iowa to pick up Floyd. Consider me rowing the boat!
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