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[dutchboy]

Good news Barry is the lower tier bowls the Gophers play in always start early. I would guess the Gophs will be playing well before Christmas.

[LPS]

Good, may as well get on with it. 

[glenn57]

well........the smoke and mirrors show's going bowling.

just read the Gophers will be playing in the Mayo bowl on Jan 3rd at 6;30 pm against Virginia Tech in Charlotte NC at Panthers stadium.

[Steve-o]

I'm sure the Mayo Bowl is much more prestigious than it sounds.   

[glenn57]

I'm sure the Mayo Bowl is much more prestigious than it sounds.   

[Steve-o]

Smoke n' Mirrors did it!   

Minnesota Gophers land Georgia Tech transfer QB Zach Pyron

Georgia Tech transfer quarterback Zach Pyron made it official today, he’s committed to the Gophers. After spending his last 3 seasons at Georgia Tech where he only started four games, he decided to hit the transfer portal. Now, he’s bringing his talents to Dinkytown.

[glenn57]

i see where 2 of smoke and mirrors players declared for the draft.!!!!! an offensive lineman, whom they think will go in the first round, and a linebacker thats Mn borne!!!

[dutchboy]

If Indiana getting mauled by Notre Dame last night is any indicator the Gophers are miles behind.

You think any of these middling schools will ever come out and say...."we can't compete in the NIL era and will now concentrate on academics and settle for finishing in the bottom 1/3 of the Big 18."
 

[Dotch]

It's going to be a problem at least for the near future. Schools like Michigan & Ohio St. were doing NIL long before it was legit. Standing joke was a lot of the kids playing for those schools didn't want to turn pro because they'd have to take a pay cut. Everyone else is playing catch up. At the U, they need to clean house at the administrative level before they'll ever be competitive. Tall order and perhaps an insurmountable one in our lifetime. I keep hearing crap about tearing down Willum Arena (Thanks Clem!  ) and shake my head. Won't matter. As Ilhan Omar would say, it's all about the Benjamins.     

[dutchboy]

The adminastration needs to turn a blind eye to pay-offs, grades, criminals. If you want to run a clean program than you will be mid pack at the very best. Been that way as long as i've been a sports fan. Clem won because Clem got kids who could hoop. If they could go to school, read, stay out of jail all the better. If they couldn't.....whats the point per game average?

Clean winning athletic programs is just like a honest politicion......you might find one but don't be shocked if you can't. What I struggle with is why can't people see that?

[glenn57]

Hey Dutchy, seenbon the news tonight,  smoke and mirrors has there own charter plane now!! By sun country 

That some bad azz negotiation skills ya got!

[dutchboy]

Thank you Glenn.

When you lose your kids to the portal it's always appriciated if you can deliver them, hence the need for the plane.

But in all seioursness what you probably saw them talking about was chartering planes to the bowl game. Including players, coaches, bands, cheerleaders, teachers and family they might have as many as 300 people going. As far as the actual fan base, a 6 seater Cessna will do it.

[Gunner55]

  It looks like it's part of his new deal he signed back in November. PJ Fleck has access to a private aircraft when making recruiting visits and for other football related travel more than 200 miles from the Twin Cities. He can’t fly more than 60 hours in a fiscal year 

[glenn57]

This was a hig ass plane even painted in school colors 

[Dotch]

Just nice to know when they win that 1st natty since 1960 they'll have dutchy to thank...

[Gunner55]

This was a hig ass plane even painted in school colors 

That was the 1 they had on the early news today too.

[LPS]

Mayhaps we could rent PJ the MNO Jet.