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...
This has been around for a long time.
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If PJ finishes 9-4 with W's in the next two and the bowl game, he would be in a very good position. And it wouldn't surprise me to see him check out his options.
After nine seasons and a 6-7 record some folks will get a bit antsy.
A split with the Cats and Becky gives us a 7-5 season. Just what I expected and an outside shot at 8-4. However, I did not expect to be totally blown out against Iowa and to a lesser extent OSU and O. Then the disappointing loss at Cal.
Going 6-6 and then 6-7 by losing the bowl game will cause...
Niko already has a system in place. He needs to step up his recruitment next season. At this point, I struggle to believe the talent level is better than what Ben brought to MN. And issues are starting to show.
Niko's honeymoon period could be short lived unless some things change; mainly FT...