Recent content by forever a gopher

Not that we all didn't know this years ago, but his story is unlikely to end well.

If PJ had any modicum of self-respect, he’d refund 1/12 of his salary to the U for the fact that he obviously didn’t work this week leading up to the game.

On the plus side, a close loss and absolute blowout both only count for one loss on the ledger. On the negative, this is a rivalry game, with family/friend/neighbor bragging rights. Rivalry games are how you build your fan base. So even though this only counts for one loss, it goes beyond that...

During the second half Smith was on the sidelines in his jersey and sweat pants. DT was on the sidelines in his full uniform/pads but no helmet. He later has his helmet on when it was raining. Read into that how you’d like.

It's remarkable how bad Hockenson has been since his return from injury. Is he just being that slow to get back to 100%, or is he cooked? He was a genuine threat prior to injury.

All the injured players walk out with the team at the end with their jerseys on, so they’re easy to identify. I have yet to see Driver in such a capacity. He is MIA.

Dino Kaliakmanis?

Is JJM at 100% not good enough? Are we waiting for him to defy the known universe and be at 101% before playing?

I mean, Hyvee is an Iowan company. Maybe they're just trolling?

Usually with hamstrings, it’s instant pain and the player goes down and grabs it. He had a hitch in his gait and then after was running noticeably slower. He then stayed on the ground after getting tackled and rolled over onto his stomach. I was watching what he would do after that play- he...

All three of my kids (10,8,6) asked what the student section was chanting (F*#k Nebraska). I replied “they’re saying Beat Nebraska”. They seemed to buy it.

My guesstimate was 10k, so 1 out of every 5 people. When I sat in the upper deck corner, it always seemed to have more visiting fans as that’s where a lot of them sit, but I think it’s just perspective. They weren’t crowing too much before the game. I think I heard one “go big red” while waiting...

We've done this with the kids probably the last 5 years. Were there for Purdue. They changed it a bit this year. In years prior, you waited in the concourse near the student section entrance gate for a bit while everybody got checked in and their wrist bands. Then at some predetermined time...

Fox has shown they have no interest in picking what may be the most interesting game. They just want a big name and don’t care if it ends up 48-0. I would be surprised if MI/MSU wasn’t the pick.

I’m really glad the TV overlords bless us with a whopping 6 days of notice. It sure would be nice to have the 12-day window throughout the entire season.