Recent content by MGGopher

I’m warming up on the game after reading more about all these teams declining bids. PJ cares about bowl games and will have the team ready. UNM is a pretty good squad who will probably treat the game like a big deal and be motivated. No clue where either team will be in terms of portal...

PE dictating college athletics decisions? Oh good lord. Get ready to welcome your favorite low-cost airline carrier policies to a stadium near you lol. Also, we laughed about it in another thread, but it’s only a matter of time before the Saudis buy a team — or conference.

You know what might be WAY more fun than random bowl games and likely draw even more eyeballs on TV? Conference crossover games. After the playoff bids are announced, go down the list of teams and match them up by order of conference finish until you run out of .500 teams. SEC vs. B1G, ACC...

Yup. Very good opponent from the G5, almost zero national interest/brand recognition, passed over by a Nebraska team with a worse conference record and H2H domination. Detroit was the worst case scenario for MN, but this is a very close second.

“Generational opportunity” to buy as much talent as they wanted. Who’s “they”? Billionaires at TTU who were already giving (but presumably legally) vs. ???

Very tough to choose down at the bottom of this bracket, but I think Notre Dame would beat Alabama. I actually think Texas would beat them on a neutral field as well. Perhaps not BYU…although I think they had a better season on the whole. So yeah, make of that what you will lol.

Yup, this is how I feel. Let’s admit that if logic and “fairness” were applied to bowl placements, MN would be in Vegas or Nashville with a better conference record AND thorough H2H win over Nebraska. So if Coyle did indeed lobby this year for a placement other than Phoenix, MN got snubbed...

I agree that the games themselves aren’t that different, but I strongly disagree that it doesn’t matter. In terms of TV exposure, “brand” and quality of the opponent, and likelihood of fans traveling, Phoenix is FAR worse than Vegas or Nashville. Playing on 12/30 or NYE against Utah, LSU, or...

It’s only a matter of time. They’ve got F1, big time soccer, and a golf league, so it’s VERY likely they’ve already approached NCAA conferences. If that doesn’t get a foot in the door, they’ll go for an individual football or basketball program and throw a few hundred mill at it for naming...

Man do I love these cinematic recaps! Bumping this so others can savor it as well :-)

This statement right here is why I’ll support PJ as long as he keeps producing wins at about the level he has been — even if that “magical” season never comes. I’d love to strike gold with a Cignetti and transfer class(es) that bring 11-1/12-0, but the risk of either regressing or treading...

Yeah, just trolling other fan boards, I’m starting to think it’s Rate as well. Nebraska seems to think they’re nearly a lock for Vegas, although Illinois is in the cards…but whichever team doesn’t get Vegas is in Nashville. Another year, another “whichever bowl is the absolute lowest you could...

It was fun to read PJ’s comments about each players on GI. Fun facts: One recruit’s mother mailed PJ a pan of homemade mac and cheese. Another recruit’s little brother asked more questions in PJ’s office than the recruit himself or his parents. Another has a sister who goes bowling daily...

Can never have too many RBs. I was excited about Turner and hope he can stay healthy. MN is going to have a crowded and talented RB room IMO — but it won’t matter if a) they don’t stay healthy and b) the OL doesn’t improve greatly.

There is now so much parity from teams 4 - 15 or so in the B1G. This year could’ve been 4-8 just as easily as 8-4, and I see no reason next year will be drastically different unless MN either brings in a huge infusion of talent in the portal or suffers some major setbacks like injuries...