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That doesn’t feel like a notable upgrade. 


   
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I think CB had The Michigan kid flipping and who knows about Koi


   
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Posted by: @jwg

That doesn’t feel like a notable upgrade. 

I bet the NIL money availability is a large upgrade.  Recruiting will be easier.

 


   
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Posted by: @bertogliat

Posted by: @jwg

That doesn’t feel like a notable upgrade. 

I bet the NIL money availability is a large upgrade.  Recruiting will be easier.

 

I dont think either one of those things are true.  My guess is he got offered a lot of cash and took it.  They are throwing money at assistants.

This is not a good thing though...

edit: I forgot about the Phoenix Suns owner being their Phil Knight.  They will have the NIL cash but I dont see them ever being a top end school.  They will benefit from the lack of divisions now and we will definitely not. 

The time to leave was now but losing him to MSU is a bad look.  If the team doesn't improve next year in significant ways I think PJ will be donzo.


   
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I think CB had The Michigan kid flipping and who knows about Koi

 

sounds like Pretzlaff is a MSU lean now and Abasiri just decommitted after a USC visit this weekend. 

 


   
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I think CB had The Michigan kid flipping and who knows about Koi

 

sounds like Pretzlaff is a MSU lean now and Abasiri just decommitted after a USC visit this weekend. 

 

I think its stupid if you're committed to be able to visit another campus?? 

 

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I think CB had The Michigan kid flipping and who knows about Koi

 

sounds like Pretzlaff is a MSU lean now and Abasiri just decommitted after a USC visit this weekend. 

 

I think its stupid if you're committed to be able to visit another campus?? 

 

The only group of people expected to be loyal are the fans in the current college environment.  Players move, coaches move, now even colleges move conferences.  Fans though are expected to always fill the stadiums and NIL coffers.  And the payoff for the fans is a 1 in 18 chance of winning a conference title (with all things being equal which they are not).  

 


   




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I think CB had The Michigan kid flipping and who knows about Koi

 

sounds like Pretzlaff is a MSU lean now and Abasiri just decommitted after a USC visit this weekend. 

 

I think its stupid if you're committed to be able to visit another campus?? 

 

Why?  A regular student can change their mind why shouldn't an athlete be able to?

 


   
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Has anyone heard about this rumor or is this some sort of clickbait or parody site? Their site seems pretty legit.

https://clutchpoints.com/minnesota-football-rumored-to-be-paying-30000-for-qb-to-play-in-bowl-game

 

But Kramer reportedly wasn’t planning to stick around until the end of December, according to Erick Strack of Minnesotasportsfan.com. He has a house ready for him in Arizona, a fiancé ready to get married to, and an adult life to get underway.

Minnesota football coach PJ Fleck has reportedly helped Kramer make up his mind, by offering Cole some NIL money, reportedly as much as $30,000, to stick around for another month and quarterback Minnesota football vs Bowling Green on Dec 26.

An anonymous report is one thing, but there appears to be confirmation by Ryan Burns. Burns is the lead Minnesota football recruiting analyst and beat writer for 247Sports and he’s been a go-to guy in town for anything Gopher football-related for a decade. His cousin and podcasting partner is Derek Burns, who co-founded and co-operates Minnesota’s NIL collective, Dinkytown Athletes.

Ryan Burns confirmed in one of his replies to ‘EdenPrairieGopher' that Minnesota football is in fact paying Cole Kramer out of their NIL fund to stick around for the upcoming bowl game. Ryan doesn’t completely shut down the amount EPG reported ($30K) either, though he said, “My numbers are different from yours”.

 

 

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What was your favorite Jordan Guerad moment?  He committed last Sunday and just decommitted last night lol


   
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I hate the portal concept, but at least push it beyond the bowl games if we have to have it.


   
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I hate the portal concept, but at least push it beyond the bowl games if we have to have it.

I'm guessing the issue is will that give them enough time to find another school before the next semester starts?

 


   
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What was your favorite Trent Howland moment?  Played for IU last season, entered the portal, and committed to the Gophers recently.

Well guess what?  He has now decommitted and is going back to IU.  This is getting effing ridiculous


   
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I'm losing track of who is and isn't in a specific program and even more so I'm losing the ability to care a whole lot. It's not that I have any illusions  of "winning for alma mater" being the driving force, but this is now akin to picking up ringers for softball tournaments.


   
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Posted by: @chris83

I'm losing track of who is and isn't in a specific program and even more so I'm losing the ability to care a whole lot. It's not that I have any illusions  of "winning for alma mater" being the driving force, but this is now akin to picking up ringers for softball tournaments.

I am firmly in the camp of let me know who is on the team in August and I’ll go from there. Until then, it’s a full time job to keep track of. 

 


   
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Posted by: @frozen4champs

Has anyone heard about this rumor or is this some sort of clickbait or parody site? Their site seems pretty legit.

https://clutchpoints.com/minnesota-football-rumored-to-be-paying-30000-for-qb-to-play-in-bowl-game

 

But Kramer reportedly wasn’t planning to stick around until the end of December, according to Erick Strack of Minnesotasportsfan.com. He has a house ready for him in Arizona, a fiancé ready to get married to, and an adult life to get underway.

Minnesota football coach PJ Fleck has reportedly helped Kramer make up his mind, by offering Cole some NIL money, reportedly as much as $30,000, to stick around for another month and quarterback Minnesota football vs Bowling Green on Dec 26.

An anonymous report is one thing, but there appears to be confirmation by Ryan Burns. Burns is the lead Minnesota football recruiting analyst and beat writer for 247Sports and he’s been a go-to guy in town for anything Gopher football-related for a decade. His cousin and podcasting partner is Derek Burns, who co-founded and co-operates Minnesota’s NIL collective, Dinkytown Athletes.

Ryan Burns confirmed in one of his replies to ‘EdenPrairieGopher' that Minnesota football is in fact paying Cole Kramer out of their NIL fund to stick around for the upcoming bowl game. Ryan doesn’t completely shut down the amount EPG reported ($30K) either, though he said, “My numbers are different from yours”.

 

 

The rumor popped up on ghole last week (after people were joking about it happening so I think it is a farce) but I highly doubt he got paid anything close to that.  First of all you can tell whoever the actual source is has no idea how an NIL works (PJ has zero control over it nor does the U of M that would be an NCAA violation even Harbaugh couldn't get out of) and second I don't think DTA has 30K to throw at a single player...I doubt they have 1/3rd of that to put towards Cole for one game. (they have money, a very good amount actually, but they don't give to 1 guy)  Plus, even if PJ did set it up...he wouldn't throw that money at Cole and risk ticking off the rest of the team.  Cole isn't good enough to make that a priority in a mediocre bowl game.

The rumor, even without all of the wrongness on NIL, hinges on the idea that Cole was not going to show up which maybe if Athan and Drew were still around I could see.  The second they left I would bet money he was all in to play.  He bleeds Maroon and Gold.  My un-educated opinion is the story actually went he called PJ after he heard the other 2 left and said he was willing to play and the money from DTA came after the fact as a thank you and as a wedding present.  

 


   
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Posted by: @snowcool08

Posted by: @chris83

I'm losing track of who is and isn't in a specific program and even more so I'm losing the ability to care a whole lot. It's not that I have any illusions  of "winning for alma mater" being the driving force, but this is now akin to picking up ringers for softball tournaments.

I am firmly in the camp of let me know who is on the team in August and I’ll go from there. Until then, it’s a full time job to keep track of. 

 

Until signing day just assume no one is committed...

 


   
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Fleck just said on KFAN that the Gophers have not had a QB drafted in the NFL since 1972

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Funny fact...three Iowa QB's have been drafted in the last 12 years, with Nate Stanley to the Vikings as the last one.  Yes, none of them have been bonafide starters but they got drafted.

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Fleck just said on KFAN that the Gophers have not had a QB drafted in the NFL since 1972

Was it Mitch Leidner or Adam Weber’s dad calling his son a first round draft pick?!?!?!

 

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Don't you mean former ESPN Analyst Todd McShay?

https://saturdaytradition.com/minnesota-football/leidner-mcshay-year-later-2017/

“Last year specifically with Leidner, he had some flashing moments (the previous season), has the size and has some mobility. And I had conversations with people who had been around him and spoke of the work ethic and how much he loves the game,” McShay said via the Star Tribune. “There were a lot of positives and thoughts he could be an ascending player. Now, three weeks later when I finally sat down and watched tape of Mitch Leidner, I wound up giving him a fifth-round grade.”


   




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Gophers held onto Koi Perich. Great news. 

edit: Ryan Day and Ohio State were in Esko, MN on Friday trying to flip him. 

https://twitter.com/gopherfootball/status/1737473840534397073?s=46&t=UtlPiq7Vt1Te97QT76L7LQ


   
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Posted by: @mikeeruzione11

Gophers held onto Koi Perich. Great news. 

edit: Ryan Day and Ohio State were in Esko, MN on Friday trying to flip him. 

https://twitter.com/gopherfootball/status/1737473840534397073?s=46&t=UtlPiq7Vt1Te97QT76L7LQ

 

Excellent news

 


   
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Gophers held onto Koi Perich. Great news. 

edit: Ryan Day and Ohio State were in Esko, MN on Friday trying to flip him. 

Crying Ryan can pound sand. One of, if not the most overrated blue blood college football coach. 

 

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Great that we were able to hold off tOSU for Perich. He is a top 100 player and could be a big impact with Nubin leaving. 
https://twitter.com/TonyLiebert/status/1737479187642847560


   
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I was hoping the class rankings would be a tad higher by now.  We need NIL donors soon.  I need that Powerball win so I can donate to UMN NIL.  I have big plans for my yet-to-come fortune!

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Posted by: @mikeeruzione11

Gophers held onto Koi Perich. Great news. 

edit: Ryan Day and Ohio State were in Esko, MN on Friday trying to flip him. 

https://twitter.com/gopherfootball/status/1737473840534397073?s=46&t=UtlPiq7Vt1Te97QT76L7LQ

I checked out his X link. If he is the one running this account, I can say that he doesn't suffer from a lack of confidence.

 

 


   
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Don't sleep on this Nathan Roy kid.  Both Perich and Roy were 4 star Rivals recruits and both had impressive list of offers.

 

https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/nathan-roy-291488?view=pv

 


   




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It's real, as it is on my DirecTV guide as well... LOL

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🤣 😆 


   
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Academics has no place in College Football.


   
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Posted by: @norm

Academics has no place in College Football.

The amount of Gopher fans who atrás willing to accept that type of statement is rising.  Anything to win...

 


   
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RE: Academics

Wouldn’t it be great if a formula to include academic progress rate into the CFP to determine who qualifies — for example this year to sort out if FSU gets in or not.

Then use the academic progress rates EXCLUSIVELY to seed the teams.  Maybe then use this for seeding for all the post season tourneys. Kentucky plays Kansas first round of NCAA BB tourney — tough!

Maybe at lease an acknowledgement that these are COLLEGE sports.

You want to hear real crazy: A substantial percentage of NIL money (?25%) from each collective goes into one national collective pool.  Then distributed according to academic parameters.


   
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Posted by: @norm

Academics has no place in College Football.

So If there isn’t enough teams to fill the bowls (and they are not going to cancel a bowl) what is your suggestion?  The team that sends the most scouts to steal signs?  Or???  (If you’re being facetious, it doesn’t show up)

 


   
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Posted by: @composer

Posted by: @norm

Academics has no place in College Football.

So If there isn’t enough teams to fill the bowls (and they are not going to cancel a bowl) what is your suggestion?  The team that sends the most scouts to steal signs?  Or???  (If you’re being facetious, it doesn’t show up)

 

Sometimes sarcasm doesn't come across real good online. Sorry if you took my post seriously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


   




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It’s gameday.  Woo.

 


   
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It’s gameday.  Woo.

 

Can't wait to see how much improvement the extra 2 weeks of practice makes. 😎 

 

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Posted by: @frozen4champs

Posted by: @jwg

It’s gameday.  Woo.

 

Can't wait to see how much improvement the extra 2 weeks of practice makes. 😎

Don't forget, Both teams get the extra practice  Happy Wink  

 


   
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Not a great start….

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Any thought as to whether the University loses money playing this game? The travel expense must be ridiculous.  There has to be 100 people from Minnesota on the sideline alone.  From the sounds of it, there is a full band.    I'm also guessing Fleck has a bonus in his contract if he wins a bowl game.


   
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Tommy ops I mean Cole Kramer throws a TD pass.


   
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Offense drives down and scores. Darius Taylor is the best player on the field without question.

Gophers try some razzle dazzle on the extra point going for 2. Kesich took the direct snap and rolled left and tried to run it in. His butt hit short and there was no angle to see if the ball broke the plane of the endzone before he was down, so it is 7-6 Bowling Green.


   




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How can they not have an angle down the goal line (the most important part of the field)? 🤔 There is a good chance the ball was at the line (the ball just has to hit the front of the line) when his butt hits down.


   
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Posted by: @kelor

Any thought as to whether the University loses money playing this game? The travel expense must be ridiculous.  There has to be 100 people from Minnesota on the sideline alone.  From the sounds of it, there is a full band.    I'm also guessing Fleck has a bonus in his contract if he wins a bowl game.

Don't they have to buy a certain amount of tickets too for bowl games? They end up eating anything they do not sell? They will get money from other bowls that the league is in... But I think in this particular case, this bowl is a money losing proposition.

 

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Fleck terrible time management have used all their time outs with 9 minutes left in 1st half

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Not a knock on Kramer, but 7 completions for 19 yards? 


   
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Posted by: @slap-shot

Not a knock on Kramer, but 7 completions for 19 yards? 

So, basically Athan. 😉

 


   
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Posted by: @slap-shot

Not a knock on Kramer, but 7 completions for 19 yards? 

 

The announcers just said that he's becoming a legend. 

 


   
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Two TD passes and one TD rushing for Kramer. All he does is produce TDs. 😊 


   




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Posted by: @jupiter

Posted by: @kelor

Any thought as to whether the University loses money playing this game? The travel expense must be ridiculous.  There has to be 100 people from Minnesota on the sideline alone.  From the sounds of it, there is a full band.    I'm also guessing Fleck has a bonus in his contract if he wins a bowl game.

Don't they have to buy a certain amount of tickets too for bowl games? They end up eating anything they do not sell? They will get money from other bowls that the league is in... But I think in this particular case, this bowl is a money losing proposition.

 

B1G bowl payouts are pooled together and split evenly….after schools are reimbursed for expenses.

Last year each school received about $60M in revenue from the league and about 11% of that is from bowl payouts.

 

 


   
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