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OT: PJ Fleck signs 7 year extension with Minnesota

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AtlAtty said:
I like what he has done but isn't Minny maxed out in terms of success? They are at best a middle-tier conference team and they have so few good players available in state. 7 years is a long time. He must really like living in Minnesota.
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PJ has drastically improved the level of talent that Minny recruits

I don’t care for him, but all things considered PJ is out performing expectations
 
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AtlAtty said:
I like what he has done but isn't Minny maxed out in terms of success? They are at best a middle-tier conference team and they have so few good players available in state. 7 years is a long time. He must really like living in Minnesota.
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Speaking from someone who lives here I’m not sure why he wants to stay. The one thing I will say is he finds RBs and WRs who are lower level recruits and turns them into something good. If he can ever parlay that into some better Midwest recruiting they could enter Iowa talent level as a ceiling. Too simple of an offense to compete with the big boys though
 
AtlAtty said:
I like what he has done but isn't Minny maxed out in terms of success? They are at best a middle-tier conference team and they have so few good players available in state. 7 years is a long time. He must really like living in Minnesota.
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If he stays and builds a strong foundation they can be Wisconsin/Iowa good. He recruits nationally pretty well, MN will never land top 50 players from out of state but he has a decent eye for talent. He got Bateman before UGA was on him and he was GA kid. So if he can keep recruiting and developing like he is now they can eventually get to consistent top 15 status.

Personally I think he’s gonna stay until a job like ND opens up. No sense in ruining your trajectory over a job that is marginally better.
 
I swear I thought this guy got an extension just 2 years ago but maybe I was thinking of another Big 10 coach.

Smart of Minnesota to lock him up knowing that NOBODY would want that job if he ever left. If they were a player on "Madden 2021" their Awareness would be a "100". Being self aware is a big part of being a college football program these days and staying relevant. Some of these schools firing their coaches are going to find that out really soon this offseason.
 
Mnhurricane said:
Speaking from someone who lives here I’m not sure why he wants to stay. The one thing I will say is he finds RBs and WRs who are lower level recruits and turns them into something good. If he can ever parlay that into some better Midwest recruiting they could enter Iowa talent level as a ceiling. Too simple of an offense to compete with the big boys though
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They're already recruiting better than Iowa lol. Iowa turns more 2 stars & walkons into NFL players than anywhere else
 
Goulds Cane said:


Idk what he's doing up in the Twin Cities but he's turned Minnesota into a winning program. I think he's a really good coach & he has Minnesota about to win their 2nd division title in 3 years.
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Minnesota was a winning program before he got there. Jerry Kill and Tracy Claeys were good coaches there.

I like Fleck...I also realize he's not a fit for everyone.
 
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