P.J. Fleck unsportsmanlike conduct

[LetsGoHawks83]

He should have been flagged earlier when he got upset about a spot.

You mean when he shoved the ref in the back? I've never seen that move by a coach before

 

[Hawk fan in MN]

You mean when he shoved the ref in the back? I've never seen that move by a coach before

Yep couldn't believe they didn't throw the flag

 

[Hawks_Rock_12]

Sounds like Rump with a T

Hey little puke, if you wanna talk politics go somewhere else !

 

[Rudolph]

My grandma literally sent me that exact text after it happened.

That was me using her phone. She’s so spunky on game days. Love it.

 

[hawkcub]

Listening to his press conference and seeing how quickly the guy actually did pop up after he flopped. PJ's response sounded like someone who knows they screwed up but can't admit they screwed up. So they come up with some ridiculous excuse.

 

[BigDelHawk]

You mean when he shoved the ref in the back? I've never seen that move by a coach before

Yep, I was thinking WTF, no flag? That shit is going to wear thin with Refs and as a result he is going to lose some games when they do not give him the close judgement calls.

 

[Cougar63]

PJ wanted to check on the player who was already standing up by yelling at the refs in the middle of the field about giving Belton an unsportsmanlike penalty.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

On a side note, P.J. made an incredible timeout call in the third quarter that was about 30 feet in front of me. It was the most manic, hop like a wounded jackrabbit, foam at the mouth, gyrate like an out-of-balance wheel packed with snow, check your shorts afterwards TIIIIIME F'IN OUT call I've ever seen. I belly laughed at it. So did the Minnesota fans I sat around. It was a beautiful exertion. P.J. gave.

 

[markfromj]

Given our “unsportsmanlike” penalty happened “after the play”, would it still have been Iowa’s ball without the penalty on PJ?

 

[BigDelHawk]

Given our “unsportsmanlike” penalty happened “after the play”, would it still have been Iowa’s ball without the penalty on PJ?

Yep, but the ball would have been on the 7 yard line.

 

[DogBoyRy]

It’s a fairly common shot receivers take after bobbling and dropping a catch. Belton was late with it and I agree with the call on the field, but “afraid his neck was broken”? That’s very dramatic.

I disagree on the call on Belton. He has to start the turn to not lead with is head and still try to separate the ball. He had no idea the guy dropped it until it was to late to stop.

 

[HaydenHawk8]

Not to mention when a player is injured the first person to run out is never the HC...it's, you know, the doctors.

He's just trying to come up with some reason for him being dumb.

Fleck said he went to check on his player, but yet hes yelling at the officials while out there. He couldn’t accept the loss and instead made an @ss of himself.

Also when a player went down earlier in the game he didn’t run out onto the field? So why then?

 

[BubsFinn]

Fleck said he went to check on his player, but yet hes yelling at the officials while out there. He couldn’t accept the loss and instead made an @ss of himself.

Also when a player went down earlier in the game he didn’t run out onto the field? So why then?

Because he’s a camera whore.

 

[Wadzinator]

Sounds like Rump with a T

What!!Dumb post take that shit somewhere else

 

[Is_there_vodka_in_heaven]

Listening to his press conference and seeing how quickly the guy actually did pop up after he flopped. PJ's response sounded like someone who knows they screwed up but can't admit they screwed up. So they come up with some ridiculous excuse.

A guy like PJ never makes a mistake. Always a justification for his actions.

 

[Is_there_vodka_in_heaven]

On a side note, P.J. made an incredible timeout call in the third quarter that was about 30 feet in front of me. It was the most manic, hop like a wounded jackrabbit, foam at the mouth, gyrate like an out-of-balance wheel packed with snow, check your shorts afterwards TIIIIIME F'IN OUT call I've ever seen. I belly laughed at it. So did the Minnesota fans I sat around. It was a beautiful exertion. P.J. gave.

He's on drugs.

 

[TheRealHerky]

Fleck wanted to be first to congratulate Johnson on his Emmy Award .

 

[Mulls1975]

That was the biggest acting job ever. Both Belton and Moss through their hands up. I was sitting in section 128 very close the the play and it looked like the MN player actually jumped backwards. MN is well MN

 

[Hawk24]

In his post-game press conference Fleck said that he, "...wanted to be the first face he (Johnson) saw when he opened his eyes."

He's just farkin' weird and creepy.

 

[El Simbolo]

You mean when he shoved the ref in the back? I've never seen that move by a coach before

Video? At what point in the game?

 

[LincolnHawkeye]

What!!Dumb post take that shit somewhere else

❄️

 

[Rudolph]

On a side note, P.J. made an incredible timeout call in the third quarter that was about 30 feet in front of me. It was the most manic, hop like a wounded jackrabbit, foam at the mouth, gyrate like an out-of-balance wheel packed with snow, check your shorts afterwards TIIIIIME F'IN OUT call I've ever seen. I belly laughed at it. So did the Minnesota fans I sat around. It was a beautiful exertion. P.J. gave.

@McLovin32 beautiful exertion is how I felt just before sending you that text.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Fleck mentioned legrand and being afraid that was happening

Tell me what Dr Phil Fleck would have been able to do for his player if that had happened? Pathetic he brings up a tragic incident to one of his players flopping as an excuse for why he got a boneheaded penalty. We saw him pull this lame stunt last year at the end of the game when Amani Jones lit up his WR. If he’s so worried he needs to be running to his trainers telling them to get onto the field not him.

 

[FreddyUI]

Fleck is obviously a good couch and a good recruiter, but he drives me crazy. I am glad I do not have to put up with him anymore than a coupe of times per year.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Anyone find it funny how PJ didn’t run onto the field when his qb got “hurt” in the last minute. He was on the ground lot longer than Johnson when he did his 40 yard sprint onto the field.

 

[Hawk fan in MN]

Video? At what point in the game?

First Qtr or start of second qtr. There was a bad spot for the gophers and Fleck went ballistic. They moved the ball up like a yard and a half after the review.

 

[rufus-hawk]

He was literally afraid Tyler Johnson neck was broken. The refs told him the penalty was because he ran on too fast.

I was also concerned Johnson was paralyzed during the 1/10th of a second that he lay motionless on the field.

Perhaps I overreacted a bit.

 

[Nihilist Rodgers]

Minnesota has a legacy of greatness that few teams have though..

2011 6th Legends
2012 5th legends
2013 6th legends
2014 2nd West (top 10 team in Minny history?)
2015 T 5th West
2016 T 4th west
2017 6th west
2018 T 5th west

 

[CuttyDoesIt]

He was literally afraid Tyler Johnson neck was broken. The refs told him the penalty was because he ran on too fast.

Fleck ran so fast, and Johnson was so motionless that he was standing up by the time Fleck got there

 

[BubsFinn]

He was literally afraid Tyler Johnson neck was broken. The refs told him the penalty was because he ran on too fast.

And by that they meant he ran on to the field too soon. He wasn't penalized for being a fast runner. He was penalized for jumping the gun.

 

[ichawk24]

Video? At what point in the game?

15:45 on the video. The color guy Brock Huard comments on it a moment later.

 

[HungryHawk]

PJ Fleck is 0-3 as a head coach in Kinnick stadium.

 

[El Simbolo]

He said that he always “protects” his players and he could not understand why he was called for a penalty. Kept repeating that his player was laying on the ground. Then finally said he got up when PJ was half way to him. Also kept saying that he didn’t do anything wrong. The world according to PJ.

Standing up for your players, when they need you too, is great. But his player didn’t need him in this instance, so he most certainly should admit he made a mistake since it cost his team 15 yards unnecessarily. Just admit your adrenaline or whatever made you overreact.

 

[mtdew_fever]

Lesson learned to the Gopher players. If you are down and your coach is running on to the field......keep your ass on the ground.

I have XM radio and it happened to be on the Minnesota broadcast as I was driving home after a game party. According to PJ he was just coming out to check on his player who according to him was laying on the ground. He said that he always “protects” his players and he could not understand why he was called for a penalty. Kept repeating that his player was laying on the ground. Then finally said he got up when PJ was half way to him. Also kept saying that he didn’t do anything wrong. The world according to PJ.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

Given our “unsportsmanlike” penalty happened “after the play”, would it still have been Iowa’s ball without the penalty on PJ?

Yes

 

[papabeef]

He was literally afraid Tyler Johnson neck was broken. The refs told him the penalty was because he ran on too fast.

big lol

 

[hawkeyeinmo]

He was literally afraid Tyler Johnson neck was broken. The refs told him the penalty was because he ran on too fast.

and i literally believe he is full of shit for saying he thought a Tyler Johnson broke his neck. There were literally a dozen harder hits throughout the course of that game.

 

[IowaNiceHawk]

Couldn't happen to a better person.

I think it's AWESOME that it cost him an undefeated season, maybe being ranked in the Top 5 of CFP.

Go Hawks............as Tom points out...............tough
Rowing in a Sea of Black !!

 

[MepoDawg#]

You mean when he shoved the ref in the back? I've never seen that move by a coach before

Saw this, too. Thought WTF was that. He pushed him onto the field in disgust over the spot.

 

[Mr Crossface]

Sounds like Rump with a T

Jesus snow flake, go find a safe place.