I can't imagine Lindenwood bringing in any visiting fans. St. Thomas would at least be interesting. It would be a real mismatch, but you'd have some St. Thomas fans finding their way across the river to watch.
The game easily could have been well over 100 points if we hadn't been playing 2nd and 3rd string players. It's a great opportunity to give some of these players a chance to play. I looked at the Media Guide: https://gophersports.com/documents/2025/8/18/2025_FB_MediaGuide_forWeb.pdf
And it was...
If the Gophers had kicked the XP, hadn't gotten the FG and Illinois had scored a TD to get the win, people would be saying "Why didn't they go for 2?" The call make sense.
Doesn't work that way. Part of talent is hanging on to the ball and not getting heavily penalized. Teams often get heavily penalized because the other team is more talented they're cutting corners to have a chance.