BleedGopher
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per Judd:
Are we really upset that ESPN’s “College GameDay” isn’t going to be on the University of Minnesota campus next Saturday for the Gophers-Penn State game or is this fake outrage from fans looking for a reason to be upset?
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck spent plenty of time focusing on getting GameDay to show up at Minnesota for the first time, so there is a chance that some are actually upset about the fact ESPN elected to head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for top-ranked LSU (8-0) against second-ranked Alabama (8-0) instead of Minneapolis for No. 5 Penn State (8-0) against No. 13 Minnesota (8-0).
Yes, Alabama will be hosting GameDay for the 14th time, second-most overall (hat tip Star Tribune for that factoid), and will be appearing on it for the 47th time. The Gophers are one of only 10 Power Five teams to have never hosted GameDay. But did anyone really think the folks in Bristol, Conn., were going to pass on Alabama-LSU?
Here’s the other thing. Gophers fans shouldn’t care because they should be focused on a much bigger prize. That would be a potential Rose Bowl appearance; a berth in that game would be a huge deal. The Gophers have not been to the Rose Bowl since Jan. 1, 1962 but there is a legitimate path to getting to Pasadena this season.
https://www.skornorth.com/gophers-2...-be-on-far-bigger-prize-than-college-gameday/
Go Gophers!!
Are we really upset that ESPN’s “College GameDay” isn’t going to be on the University of Minnesota campus next Saturday for the Gophers-Penn State game or is this fake outrage from fans looking for a reason to be upset?
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck spent plenty of time focusing on getting GameDay to show up at Minnesota for the first time, so there is a chance that some are actually upset about the fact ESPN elected to head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for top-ranked LSU (8-0) against second-ranked Alabama (8-0) instead of Minneapolis for No. 5 Penn State (8-0) against No. 13 Minnesota (8-0).
Yes, Alabama will be hosting GameDay for the 14th time, second-most overall (hat tip Star Tribune for that factoid), and will be appearing on it for the 47th time. The Gophers are one of only 10 Power Five teams to have never hosted GameDay. But did anyone really think the folks in Bristol, Conn., were going to pass on Alabama-LSU?
Here’s the other thing. Gophers fans shouldn’t care because they should be focused on a much bigger prize. That would be a potential Rose Bowl appearance; a berth in that game would be a huge deal. The Gophers have not been to the Rose Bowl since Jan. 1, 1962 but there is a legitimate path to getting to Pasadena this season.
https://www.skornorth.com/gophers-2...-be-on-far-bigger-prize-than-college-gameday/
Go Gophers!!