Three More Games

[Yah-E]

Give us your thoughts and predictions!

Here’s my take:

- Running game: DT not reliable so I’m not even going to rely on him, Famé is the best with what we got left, but lacks speed, Davis is basically a filler for Famé to take a breather, that said, our running game is not great

- Passing game: really just Geerer and Brokington are constant producers, Jalen and Tracy contributes here and there, no deep threat, Drake loves his check downs and WR screens, Drake’s tight rope - frozen rope passes seemed to have thawed since game three. That said, our passing attack is also flawed

- Our D is the only side of the team that is keeping us in games

Tha last 4 games, we looked atrocious and repulsive.

Nonetheless, here is my BOLD prediction

Oregon - it’s all hype, they’re not that great like OSU or Indiana (W)

Northwestern - it’s all luck, they’ll be beat up by USC and Michigan by the time we get to them (W)

Wisconsin - it’s last game of the year, Axe is on the line, plus 90% of their players had checked out already (W)

9-3!

 

[DelawareGopher]

We’ve played terribly on the road, and 2 of our last 3 are on the road. So I’ll go with 7-5 and the axe stays home, followed by a boring but convincing win in a mid-tier bowl.

 

[Some guy]

If DT comes back 2-1
If he doesn’t 1-1-1
and I have no idea


If we beat Oregon I will believe in alternate realities

 

[Some guy]

We’ve played terribly on the road, and 2 of our last 3 are on the road. So I’ll go with 7-5 and the axe stays home, followed by a boring but convincing win in a mid-tier bowl.

We only have one more road game

Neutral baby

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

We've been horrible on the road. And I don't know why I think we beat Northwestern at Wrigley but I do. How are they on the road?

And we win the Axe ().

2-1 (I'd rather not think about what Oregon will do to us in Autzen)

 

[BilldGopher]

If DT comes back 2-1
If he doesn’t 1-1-1
and I have no idea


If we beat Oregon I will believe in alternate realities

Speaking of alternate realities, I will watch Howard the Duck again if we beat THOSE Ducks...


I have only one brain to sacrifice for my Gophers...

I checked Rotten Tomatoes and it has a 13-38 score...far higher than I imagined for both. Truly an awful movie.

 

[Mr. 131]

Speaking of alternate realities, I will watch Howard the Duck again if we beat THOSE Ducks...

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I have only one brain to sacrifice for my Gophers...

I checked Rotten Tomatoes and it has a 13-38 score...far higher than I imagined for both. Truly an awful movie.

I too will embark on this hellride if we win!!

 

[mngg11]

Seriously folks, the Oregon game has all of the trappings of the USC game last year. I fully expect Oregon to bring a playoff hopeful performance but I will not be surprised if we play like dawgs much like the USC game last year. Yes, I'm aware we're woefully inept on the road, I just don't consider the Nebraska game to be our "game we shouldn't have been competitive in let alone win" game.

 

[Some guy]

Speaking of alternate realities, I will watch Howard the Duck again if we beat THOSE Ducks...

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I have only one brain to sacrifice for my Gophers...

I checked Rotten Tomatoes and it has a 13-38 score...far higher than I imagined for both. Truly an awful movie.

Strangely enough I predict the gophers to lose to Oregon 13-38 and beat Wisconsin 38-13

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Give us your thoughts and predictions!

Here’s my take:

- Running game: DT not reliable so I’m not even going to rely on him, Famé is the best with what we got left, but lacks speed, Davis is basically a filler for Famé to take a breather, that said, our running game is not great

He sure didn't look like he lacked speed in that long run against MSU!

- Passing game: really just Geerer and Brokington are constant producers, Jalen and Tracy contributes here and there, no deep threat, Drake loves his check downs and WR screens, Drake’s tight rope - frozen rope passes seemed to have thawed since game three. That said, our passing attack is also flawed

Smith looks like he could be a deep threat but maybe won't get there this season.

- Our D is the only side of the team that is keeping us in games

Agreed.

Tha last 4 games, we looked atrocious and repulsive.

Did you forget about the Nebraska game? Nothing atrocious or repulsive about that one.

Nonetheless, here is my BOLD prediction

Oregon - it’s all hype, they’re not that great like OSU or Indiana (W)

Northwestern - it’s all luck, they’ll be beat up by USC and Michigan by the time we get to them (W)

Wisconsin - it’s last game of the year, Axe is on the line, plus 90% of their players had checked out already (W)

9-3!

All right, Oregon isn't OSU or Indiana but they're certainly good enough to beat the Gophers convincingly enough at their place.

Northwestern has a good defense but they don't have a good enough offense to pull far ahead in a game with the Gophers. If the game were held next weekend, I suspect they would be favored over us at home.

 

[disco]

Speaking of alternate realities, I will watch Howard the Duck again if we beat THOSE Ducks...

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I have only one brain to sacrifice for my Gophers...

I checked Rotten Tomatoes and it has a 13-38 score...far higher than I imagined for both. Truly an awful movie.

Starred Minnesota's own Lea Thompson though!

 

[Gophergrandpa]

Oregon plays Iowa next week (our bye week). We’ll see what the current Oregon offense is made up of against an Iowa defense that we can only dream of bringing. And can Iowa score on Oregon? I think it might be a close game.

I don’t expect the Gophets to beat Oregon—no one does. This year’s team has real talent in some places, but too many talent gaps—and the talent we have hasn’t gelled. Moreover, this year’s Gophers are an exceptionally poor road team. Why? Who knows. My wish for the Oregon game: COMPETE from the first snap to the end. No pussy footing.

My wish for the coaches: Don’t construct a simplistic offensive game plan that is obvious, a predictable replay of our tendencies by now painfully clear on film. Make Oregon think. Do the unexpected, Confuse them. Slow their reaction time by one second. Out think them. And if you get a drive going, use quick pace. Don’t let them rest between snaps and substitute freely. You might get a few match ups you like. Go Gophers.

 

[Tech Machine]

This place has got to be a psychologists dream, complete turnaround in 2 minutes or game time.

I don’t think Oregon is that great, but after Iowa beats them, they will be ready, Northwestern is solid, if not a lot like Minnesota, probably not sure how they got where they did, but there they are.
Wisconsin has better personnel than their record, important to punch them in the mouth early, game over. That all espoused, I gotta go with 1-2 with Wisconsin a win. NW a 50/50. Oregon 20/80.