This interview aired yesterday, but was taped Pre-Wisconsin game, so pre-Viramontes commitment.
Sid opened asking if the Gopher rebuilding process has been more difficult than PJ thought it would be. Fleck responded it was exactly how he thought it would be. “It’s exactly what Mark Coyle and Eric Kaler talked to me about when I took the job. They told me what the issues are and what we had inside the program. It’s exactly what I thought it would be.”
Coach went on to say they are winning in recruiting, facility development, the culture, serving & giving, and development on/off the field.
The team is losing 16 seniors that have given a lot to the program, and PJ is very proud of what they’ve done for the University of Minnesota.
PJ said there will be a lot of freshman coming in that will contribute next year.
Sid then questioned about the quarterback situation. Fleck reiterated that they have been working on that for quite a while and they’re finding guys that want to be Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Fleck didn’t believe that they had injury problems, but that the eight players that got injured were key players.
Sid: “Do you think you’ll win here?”
PJ: “Absolutely. We will win here. It’s going to take a little longer than everyone wants. The problem is everyone has heard that for a lot of years. I can only tell you what I see and the process that I know works, and it is going to take a while.”
When asked the number of players that they’ll sign, PJ said 25.
Sid opened asking if the Gopher rebuilding process has been more difficult than PJ thought it would be. Fleck responded it was exactly how he thought it would be. “It’s exactly what Mark Coyle and Eric Kaler talked to me about when I took the job. They told me what the issues are and what we had inside the program. It’s exactly what I thought it would be.”
Coach went on to say they are winning in recruiting, facility development, the culture, serving & giving, and development on/off the field.
The team is losing 16 seniors that have given a lot to the program, and PJ is very proud of what they’ve done for the University of Minnesota.
PJ said there will be a lot of freshman coming in that will contribute next year.
Sid then questioned about the quarterback situation. Fleck reiterated that they have been working on that for quite a while and they’re finding guys that want to be Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Fleck didn’t believe that they had injury problems, but that the eight players that got injured were key players.
Sid: “Do you think you’ll win here?”
PJ: “Absolutely. We will win here. It’s going to take a little longer than everyone wants. The problem is everyone has heard that for a lot of years. I can only tell you what I see and the process that I know works, and it is going to take a while.”
When asked the number of players that they’ll sign, PJ said 25.
