Thought it was a mistake at the time and even more so now.
Fleck was the shiny new toy, but there were reasons to suspect that he was more of a flash in the pan than the next Urban. Meanwhile, Claeys wins 9 games, including the Holiday Bowl over Mike Leach, and Minnesota had built themselves a feisty program that was competitive against most teams.
In fact, this is the exact type of yeat where a Jerry Kill/Claeys outfit might have won the Big 10 West.
But Minnesota has been down this road before when they fired Glen Mason for Tim Brewster. Some programs just never accept what they are.
I wouldn't be surprised if Fleck looks to get out at season's end. He's a fraud and with Brohm, Frost now in that division, it's not getting better. I could see him looking to get to a high end group of five job in the hopes that he can rehab himself for a couple years and land at a better power five job down the road.
Fleck was the shiny new toy, but there were reasons to suspect that he was more of a flash in the pan than the next Urban. Meanwhile, Claeys wins 9 games, including the Holiday Bowl over Mike Leach, and Minnesota had built themselves a feisty program that was competitive against most teams.
In fact, this is the exact type of yeat where a Jerry Kill/Claeys outfit might have won the Big 10 West.
But Minnesota has been down this road before when they fired Glen Mason for Tim Brewster. Some programs just never accept what they are.
I wouldn't be surprised if Fleck looks to get out at season's end. He's a fraud and with Brohm, Frost now in that division, it's not getting better. I could see him looking to get to a high end group of five job in the hopes that he can rehab himself for a couple years and land at a better power five job down the road.
