I do not think Malcolm Moos had one thought about the NFL coming to Minnesota. His sole desire/ambition was to take steps toward making the U into a truly elite public institution. Slashing the athletic budget was one of those steps.
Yes, the Gopher defense was superb in that Holiday Bowl win. Got some payback on Coach Air Raid after Mason's epic last game collapse. Plus Claeys was able to rebuild the team's spirit after those ugly suspensions.That tipped pass in the end zone to Brooks that should have been a typical Leidner...
On the play before he scored to end it, the contain man immediately crashed down on the Line. I was so hoping they would let him.keep it on third down. I thought he would be able to just jog in but that impressive straight arm was required.
Sure hope so but the Cats gave MI all they could handle yesterday and we know about our road struggles, even vs. another mediocrity like California. Plus, the Badgers have a lot of fight left and I can see us scoring under 20 and giving them some short fields. My familial Scandinavian pessimism...