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OT: Minnesota hit with 3 decommits in 3 weeks

mikewebb68 said:
Amazing, how, even with those two "best" recruits, your average commit rating for the 2020 class is still only 85.31, ahead of only those BIG ten powerhouses Indiana, Maryland (a team with a brand new coach), and Rutgers. Quantity does not equal quality...
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Well they are middle of the pack on composite ratings right now in the B1G. I look at peers (i.e. p5 offers) more than anything. As recent as Tracy Claeys, you'd see a bunch of MAC offers and maybe one or two P5 offers. Now you see Wisconsin, Iowa, Notre Dame, SEC schools. Take a look at those RU recruits and their offer lists on those 5.5's & 5.6 3*'s. Fleck isn't getting beaten by those bottom feeders you mention above very often if at all. Trust me, we'd piss and moan about it all the time during the Kill/Claeys years, although hey did get their guys to produce at a decent level.

I like Fitz and I like NW on the over with that line. Nebby on the under. Not sure why all the hostility when a visiting poster wanders over. I was just pointing out how outsiders view the B1G West.
 
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Full Measures said:
You're exactly right. I look at peers (i.e. p5 offers) more than anything. As recent as Tracy Claeys, you'd see a bunch of MAC offers and maybe one or two P5 offers. Now you see Wisconsin, Iowa, Notre Dame, SEC schools. Take a look at those RU recruits and their offer lists on those 5.5's & 5.6 3*'s. Fleck isn't getting beaten by those bottom feeders you mention above very often if at all. Trust me, we'd piss and moan about it all the time during the Kill/Claeys years. They did get their guys to produce at a decent level.

I like Fitz and I like NW on the over with that line. Nebby on the under. Not sure why all the hostility when a visiting poster wanders over. I will defend misconceptions on Fleck. If you don't like the guy, fine, I get it. They will take another step this year.
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Headline recruits are nice, but teams compete for titles based on depth. I haven’t had time to watch much tape, but Fleck is still taking plenty of guys with very pedestrian offer lists (Collier, Finnessey, Bellido, Lindenberg, Henderson, Glaze — highly skeptical of reported SEC offers, Krueder, Ersery, and Dixon all make you go hmm...).
 
Vassar69 said:
Inferiority complex. You should see what happens when an ND fan wanders over...
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MInny has a very manageable schedule this year. No Michigan, OSU or MSU. No big time OOC game although Fresno on the coast will be a challenge for them. I'm seeing 8 wins (3-0 in the OOC and 5-4 in the BIG) on the high side if they get good QB play and the ball bounces there way throughout the season. On the low side 5 wins is a realistic number, losing only @ Fresno in the OOC, and beating only Rutgers, Maryland and Illinois in the BIG. Winning @ Purdue, Iowa and NU will be tough for the Gophers, as will winning home games with Nebby, PSU and Wisconsin.

So the over/under at 6 or 7 seems right for Minny ... I like NU at 7 or 8 for the over/under. 3-3 after the first 6 would be a solid start for the defending Western Div. Champs. Then we go on a 6-0 run in the back half to finish 9-3 on the high side. Very doable with a good year from HJ. 2-4 and 4-2 on the low side if HJ is subpar and the kicking game costs us one.

GOUNUII
 
GOUNUII said:
MInny has a very manageable schedule this year. No Michigan, OSU or MSU. No big time OOC game although Fresno on the coast will be a challenge for them. I'm seeing 8 wins (3-0 in the OOC and 5-4 in the BIG) on the high side if they get good QB play and the ball bounces there way throughout the season. On the low side 5 wins is a realistic number, losing only @ Fresno in the OOC, and beating only Rutgers, Maryland and Illinois in the BIG. Winning @ Purdue, Iowa and NU will be tough for the Gophers, as will winning home games with Nebby, PSU and Wisconsin.

So the over/under at 6 or 7 seems right for Minny ... I like NU at 7 or 8 for the over/under. 3-3 after the first 6 would be a solid start for the defending Western Div. Champs. Then we go on a 6-0 run in the back half to finish 9-3 on the high side. Very doable with a good year from HJ. 2-4 and 4-2 on the low side if HJ is subpar and the kicking game costs us one.

GOUNUII
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Yup, and getting Rutgers as one of their crossovers certainly will help. Their OOC is actually a bit of a bear, though, imo; San Diego state is nearly as good as Fresno on paper, and Georgia Southern is a sneaky-good Sun Belt team. No cupcakes there...
 
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