The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ season-opening 49-24 loss to the Michigan Wolverines was certainly not the result the players, coaches, and fans were hoping for.
But as far as defensive coordinator Joe Rossi is concerned, the response is more important than the result. Because that is what the culture at Minnesota demands.
“There is a game, there is a result, and then there is a response. Your success in life is based on the in-between. It’s after the result that determines your success,” Rossi explains.
“There was a game, it wasn’t where we needed or wanted it to be, so then you go back to work and find where you can be better in the process and then you go out and do it again and get another result.