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Who is PJ Fleck?

Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:03 pm
Posted by Soup Sammich
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:03 pm
A former college and NFL WR.

Coached in college and NFL, mostly as a WR coach.

Never been a coordinator besides the recruiting coordinator.

Has a previously terrible program undefeated and ranked.

Improved every year he has coached.

Went 8-5 with a team that was 1-11 the year before. Best recruiter in the MAC.

His motivational speeches would even have LSU's offensive line believing they are better than Bama's D-Line.

being scared won't cut it for him. He will have his team believing they were by far the best players on the field every game. Players would play better than they should.

He is gonna be a coaching Rockstar sooner rather than later.

If he landed a head coaching job at one of the blue blood programs, he would win at least 1 National Championship.

I like this guy more and more everyday. With that said, I still prefer Herman right now. Fleck is starting to close the gap a little more with Herman but Herman has the best resume and experience. I'm all in on either of them.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
70161 posts
Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:09 pm to
Posted by MastrShake
SoCal
Member since Nov 2008
7281 posts
Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:29 pm to
herman and fleck would both be a disaster at LSU
Posted by MastrShake
SoCal
Member since Nov 2008
7281 posts
Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:40 pm to
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A former college and NFL WR.
he was on the practice squad of the niners for one year and played in the final game as they finished 2-14. he had 1 tackle and returned 1 punt for 10 yards. he spent the next season on IR then was released.

that was his NFL career.

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Coached in college and NFL, mostly as a WR coach.
GA at Ohio State for 1 year then the WR coach for 3 years at Northern Illinois, 2 years at Rutgers, and 1 year with the Bucs.

thats it, thats his entire coaching history before Western Michigan.

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Went 8-5 with a team that was 1-11 the year before
yeah, it was 1-11 under him, he was the HC that year.

stop trying to make this guy into some phenomenon that hes not.
Posted by saint amant steve
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
5695 posts
Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:42 pm to
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He is gonna be a coaching Rockstar sooner rather than later.

If he landed a head coaching job at one of the blue blood programs, he would win at least 1 National Championship.


I have heard such remarks in reference to no less than three additional coaches at non-Power 5 programs.

Everyone wants to be right about the next Saban, Meyer, Carroll, etc. But, the fact remains that more often than not these guys just don't pan out.

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Went 8-5 with a team that was 1-11 the year before.


And he was the coach that guided them to a 1-11 season...including a loss at home to Nicholls...

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His motivational speeches would even have LSU's offensive line believing they are better than Bama's D-Line.

being scared won't cut it for him. He will have his team believing they were by far the best players on the field every game. Players would play better than they should.


This is some straight up rah-rah bullshite. Most people were saying the same thing about Orgeron.

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Coached in college and NFL


One year...one frickin' year...

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A former college and NFL WR.


This isn't a negative attribute, but it's not really a positive mark either. How many of the last 15 or so national championship-winning head coaches played in the NFL?

Posted by MastrShake
SoCal
Member since Nov 2008
7281 posts
Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:47 pm to
from the article you linked...

Eight years ago I was at the exact same stadium, watching another undefeated Mid-American Conference team. Ball State was putting the finishing touches on a 12-0 regular season by routing none other than Western Michigan.

The excitement was rampant. The coach was Brady Hoke.


thats who pj fleck is, everyone. hes the brady hoke of 2016.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
17895 posts
Posted on 11/6/16 at 10:51 pm to
I get the feeling Purdue snags Fleck. They were 3-3 when they fired Hazell, so I think they already had their minds made up to get a jump on him, especially with the national attention WMU was starting to get.
Posted by TigerOne
Member since Sep 2007
1944 posts
Posted on 11/6/16 at 11:18 pm to
Let Purdue be the proving ground playing with the big boys for Fleck and if he could do great there LSU would come and take him in 3-4 years if our next coach is a burst.
Posted by Datbayoubengal
Port City
Member since Sep 2009
29392 posts
Posted on 11/7/16 at 2:06 am to
I think Fleck will be a really good coach at a top school, but I'm all in on the Herman pain train.

All I can think about is him and Lindsey Scott wrecking the SEC West and blowing through LSU offensive records over the next 3-4 years.
Posted by Tiger Tracker
Austin,TX
Member since Nov 2015
7266 posts
Posted on 11/7/16 at 2:19 am to
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All I can think about is him and Lindsey Scott


...and myles Brennan
Posted by Datbayoubengal
Port City
Member since Sep 2009
29392 posts
Posted on 11/7/16 at 3:00 am to
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and myles Brennan


Myles will follow up Scott and LSU won't have to have a dropoff in great QB play. With a Scott redshirt, and Brennan redshirt, they'll be 2 years apart.
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