P.J. Fleck has never been this outwardly optimistic about one of his Gophers football teams. The head coach went to Big Ten media days in July and told the rest of the conference that Minnesota’s goal is to make the 12-team College Football Playoff.

While he often points a finger at “outside noise” coming from media and fans when it pertains to results, Fleck instead grabbed a bullhorn and addressed the subject directly.

“After nine years at a place, let’s talk about it more,” Fleck said in Las Vegas. “I’m not sitting there, promising we are going to get there. Everyone here wants to get there, and if every coach were honest with you, they would tell you they want to get there and they will tell you they’ve talked about that (with their team). But to (get) there, you have to be process-d

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