Fleck took over 4-8 Western Michigan team and went

Fleck took over 4-8 Western Michigan team and went
by cj (2019-12-06 12:55:10)
Edited on 2019-12-06 13:02:37

In reply to: Can we stop with this PJ Fleck talk posted by Catdog2

1-11, 8-5, 8-5, 13-1 (losing to Wisconsin 24-16 in the Cotton Bowl and finishing #15)

Minn has won 10 games twice in their history. This year and 10-3 2003.

kil went 3-9, 6-7, 8-5, 8-5, 6-7 (kil 4-3, claeys 2-4)
claeys then went 9-4 before Fleck took over.
Fleck has gone 5-7, 7-6, 10-2

Fleck has the highest winning percentage of any MN coach since 1950.
Post 1899 the three coaches ahead of him left in 1921, 1929, 1950.

He's definitely a "flavor of the month", but I'd take him over our stale imbecile any day of the week. Heck, I'd take a Ravens food vendor...

Have no doubt, Fleck is a winner and outstanding coach

Personally, I don't like him, and hope he does not coach at ND.

I agree with the text of your post, maybe not the subject

Minnesota won 23 games the three seasons before he arrived. They've won 22 games in his three seasons. He's a good fit at smaller schools they can buy into his underdog mentality. I don't think he would be a good fit at Notre Dame.

The Penn State win was big, but he's 2-10 in his career against ranked teams, and #24 Toledo was the other win. If you think it's asking too much for him to beat ranked teams at Western Michigan and Minnesota consider that he's 7-24 against teams that finish with less than six losses in his career, and one of those two wins this season depends on Georgia Southern winning a bowl game. Basically his entire resume is built on beating teams he should have beaten and then beating a team that struggled to beat Pitt and Indiana this year.

Pedegree?

"Who has he coached under"?

His success at Minn certainly trumps whatever BK had when he ascended to the ND throne.