Fifty days away from the start of B1G football, here are 50 reasons to get excited
CONNOR O'GARA
July 12, 2017 @ 8:35 pm
The time is finally here.
No, it isn’t the start of college football season. It is, however, 50 days from the start of B1G football. That means you get 50 reasons to be excited for 2017.
Here they are:
1. P.J. Fleck’s Row the Boat Show
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a guy shaking things up in the Twin Cities. In a division full of quiet, traditional coaches, Fleck is a bee at a picnic. We already saw Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz get worked up over Fleck’s recruiting strategy. Chances are, that isn’t the last person that calls him out. Fleck plans on rowing and rocking the boat in the B1G West.
14. The B1G’s tight end factory
Usually when the Mackey Award winner (Jake Butt) heads off to the NFL, one would think the conference would be weaker at tight end the following year. Yeah, about that. Between Mike Gesicki and Troy Fumagalli, the B1G might have the two best tight ends in America. Believe it or not, seven (!) B1G tight ends made the Mackey Award watch list. Minnesota and Wisconsin had TWO tight ends make the cut. In other words, get ready to see a whole lot of big dudes catching passes in 2017.
32. More gold from the Minnesota specialists
Few units in the country are better at what they do on and off the field. On the field, Emmit Carpenter is one of the top returning kickers in college football. Off the field, the @MinnSpecialists Twitter account is gold (see what I did there?). Last year, it brought us the most unbelievable trick-shot vid, as well as a rousing rendition of the Gopher fight song. On top of that, former Minnesota punter Peter Mortell started the Holder of the Year award as a joke. Now it’s the best part of the postseason awards show.
Full article in the below tweet.
July 12, 2017 @ 8:35 pm
The time is finally here.
No, it isn’t the start of college football season. It is, however, 50 days from the start of B1G football. That means you get 50 reasons to be excited for 2017.
Here they are:
1. P.J. Fleck’s Row the Boat Show
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a guy shaking things up in the Twin Cities. In a division full of quiet, traditional coaches, Fleck is a bee at a picnic. We already saw Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz get worked up over Fleck’s recruiting strategy. Chances are, that isn’t the last person that calls him out. Fleck plans on rowing and rocking the boat in the B1G West.
14. The B1G’s tight end factory
Usually when the Mackey Award winner (Jake Butt) heads off to the NFL, one would think the conference would be weaker at tight end the following year. Yeah, about that. Between Mike Gesicki and Troy Fumagalli, the B1G might have the two best tight ends in America. Believe it or not, seven (!) B1G tight ends made the Mackey Award watch list. Minnesota and Wisconsin had TWO tight ends make the cut. In other words, get ready to see a whole lot of big dudes catching passes in 2017.
32. More gold from the Minnesota specialists
Few units in the country are better at what they do on and off the field. On the field, Emmit Carpenter is one of the top returning kickers in college football. Off the field, the @MinnSpecialists Twitter account is gold (see what I did there?). Last year, it brought us the most unbelievable trick-shot vid, as well as a rousing rendition of the Gopher fight song. On top of that, former Minnesota punter Peter Mortell started the Holder of the Year award as a joke. Now it’s the best part of the postseason awards show.
Full article in the below tweet.
