***OFFICIAL BUFFALO AT MINNESOTA 2025 SEASON OPENER, FLECK YEAR 9 IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[IceBoxGopher]

Yikes

 

[Outsider]

So much for the stout defense.

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Whoops

 

[Stuff]

Oh Brown you got burnt

 

[upnorthkid]

Ask and you shall receive.

Playing 15 yards off and standing there was excellent technique. Exactly how you draw it up

 

[GopherFanatic19]

Nothing comes easy for us

 

[Gopherchase]

Still have no momentum all Buffalo.

 

[LeftofThaDial]

Can tell the OL needs to gel running the ball. They’re not communicating slants at all and Murdoch is just wrecking the running game. Dudes a really good player

I was hoping we would drop a bag of cash and portal him over at halftime

 

[GopherVotary]

Buffalo takes the lead 10-13, according to Devin Gardner.

 

[WAGopher]

Playing 15 yards off and standing there was excellent technique. Exactly how you draw it up

Covering maybe the fastest guy on the team, and giving him a huge space to get up to speed is also “I don’t get it” time.

 

[GFBfan]

Playing 15 yards off and standing there was excellent technique. Exactly how you draw it up

Why leave the safety one on one with a really good receiver? It's not his fault he's 15 yards off, it's the defensive play call that cost him.

 

[upnorthkid]

Buffalo takes the lead 10-13, according to Devin Gardner.

Gardner has been doing this for a couple years and you can still see why he gets the c squad games

 

[WayOfTheGopher]

This is the PJ coached Gopher team that I remember.

 

[upnorthkid]

Why leave the safety one on one with a really good receiver? It's not his fault he's 15 yards off, it's the defensive play call that cost him.

It’s zone and a guy not backing up as the wr closes cushion. Its textbook how you don’t play zone

 

[Some Day...Maybe]

Greg Harbaugh’s running game acumen is atrocious.

Also, his red zone offense is horrid. Both are bottom 10%. I so miss watching Ciarocca, he is an excellent OC. I can’t believe PJ can’t find an OC close to Ciarocca’s caliber. I’d offer the guy $1.5MM plus to come back and I’d take a pay cut if I was Fleck. His offenses without Ciarocca underachieve big time.

 

[GringaGopher]

Buffalo takes the lead 10-13, according to Devin Gardner.

He’s too hyped for this game. I do appreciate this is the most excited I can remember an announcer being about our QB1.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

There's those Geers hands we've been missing.

 

[upnorthkid]

Oh Geers

 

[GFBfan]

It’s zone and a guy not backing up as the wr closes cushion. Its textbook how you don’t play zone

Yes, the underneath guy didn't get to his spot to help re-route him either. Poor play all around.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Wouldn't be a gopher opener if it wasn't stressful

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Do not let them drive, D.

 

[Gopherchase]

PJ was moderating Taylor’s carries maybe get a decent lead before you do that.

 

[USAF]

Gonna piss this away, I fear.

 

[drewhaus7]

Not impressed with offensive coordinator play calling...too slow of play development like past years. WHY! Lindsey needs more up tempo!

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Why leave the safety one on one with a really good receiver? It's not his fault he's 15 yards off, it's the defensive play call that cost him.

There is a reason he's 15 yards off, it's to not get beat deep. The play call was absolutely not the problem

 

[WindyCityGopher]

We finally have a QB with a huge arm but our receivers can’t get open, nor do we have anyone who can take the top off the defense. Can we bring TJ and Rashod back please???

 

[Lou Brown]

Turnover here 100%

 

[upnorthkid]

Smith with what 5-6 targets now, at least 2 drops. Coaches have been raving. Hopefully he can get it back on track.

 

[csom_1991]

The team just looks sloppy and low energy today. Buffalo is barely a top 100 team and they get the ball back midway through the 2nd half looking to take the lead. Receivers are not helping out the QB at all - way too many drops. The good news is if they just clean up some of the sloppiness, we could actually look good on offense.

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

For perspective:
Rutgers won 34-31 over Ohio
Wisconsin beating up on Miami, Ohio 3-0
Nebraska throttling Cincinnati 6-3