I remember watching this game. Wow! That was hard fought football played in the elements. The Marshall Int and run then lateral to Allan Page was amazing.
https://www.vikings.com/video/vikings-1969-thanksgiving-game
Its alarming because they are higher ranked platers. How many 85-86 rated recruits flip?
I'm not certain how many high ranked players transfer after signing day compared to going elsewhere prior to signing day. My guess is its very low but you seem to think the number is substantial. Help me...
Expectations were high with Niko on the Gopher sideline. Having a coach who made the NCAA's and actually won a game is foreign to Gopher fans and must automatically equate to a good Gopher team.
Niko must recruit at the BIG level which he failed to do his first season. Worse than what Ben...
There is a huge difference between 6-6 and 8-4 other than two more wins or loses.
Right now we are not a good 6-4 squad. Losing the next two to teams with a combined BIG record of 4-10 would be certainly confirm that. A good 6-4 team would beat both NU and Wisky.
NUball and Fleckball are similar. From what I have seen recently NW is better at it than UM in spite of their recent losses. NU is a very physical team and if they can establish their run game, its over.
With Niko's arrival came high expectations. Go back and read the volumes of posts confirming it. Compare that to Ben when he was hired as once fans got over the initial shock the majority realized it would be a slow build, at best.
Unlike Ben, Niko is a proven commodity and along with it comes...