at Nebraska, and the Gophers are undefeated but have been barely escaping against middling competition, and the competition is getting tougher as you enter conference play, and one or the other program (Nebr. or Minn.) has an opportunity to gain an upper hand, and Fleck is trying to teach his team how to be winners ... as one who is watching Fleck's career and wondering if he could be a good coach for us someday, I find this weekend's match-up interesting.
When Holtz was at Minnesota in the early "80s, he took over a program that had gone winless and got buried by a dominant Husker team 84-13. Lou took them to a 6-5 record after instilling a culture of winning, and saying things like, "We will recruit the heart and soul of this team from Minnesota, but we may have to go elsewhere for the arms and legs." The situation Fleck took over wasn't as bad as what Holtz faced there, but taking a less successful Power 5 program to a higher level of achievement shows a coach may be able to handle a pressure-cooker like ND.