The Minnesota Gophers have received rings for the 2019 football season.
P.J. Fleck tweeted a video Tuesday of the rings players got for winning the Outback Bowl against Auburn and finishing in the top 10 with a record of 11-2. The move is downright embarrassing. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
He wrote on Twitter, “Ring day!! Honored to present our @outbackbowl championship team with their ELITE rings to celebrate our TOP 10 finish last season!!”
You can watch the pathetic video below.
Ring day!! Honored to present our @outbackbowl championship team with their ELITE rings to celebrate our TOP 10 finish last season!! #RTB #HYPRR #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/3jJNy9d7p8
— P.J. Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) July 21, 2020
I honestly thought this was a joke when I first saw it. I thought it had to be a parody account making fun of the Gophers.
Nope! It’s very real! The Gophers gave themselves rings for a season that didn’t include a single championship of any kind.
How low are the expectations in Minnesota? This is so embarrassing that I feel bad for them as a Wisconsin fan.
Rings are for winning your side of a conference, winning the conference title game, winning a national title and winning a major NY6 bowl game.
There’s no other reason to ever hand out a ring in the world of college football. Minnesota is more or less admitting they’re a trash program with this move.
The Outback Bowl isn’t a terrible bowl at all. If you aren’t in an NY6 bowl, then it’s a solid option. However, you should never get a ring for winning it. You’re in the Outback Bowl because you weren’t good enough to be in a major bowl.
That’s not something to be celebrated.
Never change, Minnesota! Never change!