Koi Perich is the man

Gopher_In_NYC · Sunday at 3:46 PM

Flecknation said:
agreed the TV said we had the most punt return yards since 1958 or something like that

More than Rick Upchurch? He played in 73 & 74. The SID should be blasting this info out online, if what they said on TV about Koi was accurate.

Rick Upchurch - Wikipedia

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In his two seasons with the Gophers, Upchurch rushed for 1,783 yards, caught 18 passes for 242 yards, and scored 18 offensive touchdowns. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry and also set a school record for return yards in a season with 305. He was enshrined in Minnesota's athletic hall of fame in 2001.[2][3]

Neither the stats from the U or Sports Reference breaks out his return yards by type.

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Scott R Fisher · Sunday at 3:52 PM

Gophergrandpa said:
He needs another 10-15 pounds first ... still growing. It will happen.

I agree. When that happens he will become a tackling machine in addition to being a ball hawk. His style of play reminds me of the great Paul Krause right now.

CurveballJesus · Sunday at 3:54 PM

FanSinceTheFifties said:
Interesting. Explain. I'm curious.

5 in the backfield. Receiver at the top needed to be on the line and he wasn’t. Thought I was crazy on the replay, glad someone else saw it too

MNVCGUY · Sunday at 3:58 PM

Vandy said:
I have a major complaint about Perich’s performance….

My hearing sucks and he needs to speak up into the mic during the post game pressers if he insists on playing so well.!!!!!

Audio setup at UCLA was weird. Not as big an issue the week before. Funny seeing a true freshman in the interview room, you can really see the difference between how he answers questions as compared to a guy like Jah Joyner or Lindenberg.

Go4Broke · Sunday at 4:11 PM

oldman said:
How long has it been since a freshman from the arrowhead region of Minn started for the U in football? I cant remember.

Probably never. Freshman weren't allowed to play on the varsity before 1972. I can't remember any player from the Arrowhead Region ever starting for the Gophers since that time. The only player I remember starting for the Gophers since 1960 is Chet Anderson from Duluth Central who played tight end in the mid-1960's. Pathetic as it is - I think that's it. The last time any football player from Northeastern Minnesota mattered played for the Duluth Eskimos pro team in the 1920's.

TNGophfan · Sunday at 4:29 PM

CurveballJesus said:
5 in the backfield. Receiver at the top needed to be on the line and he wasn’t. Thought I was crazy on the replay, glad someone else saw it too

Just pulled up the replay to see. Receiver at top (who caught pass) was 1 1/2 yards off LOS. What us rule on that? Within 1 yard, 1/2 yard? Curious.

MGGopher · Sunday at 5:12 PM

TNGophfan said:
Just pulled up the replay to see. Receiver at top (who caught pass) was 1 1/2 yards off LOS. What us rule on that? Within 1 yard, 1/2 yard? Curious.

Did he ask the ref if he was on the line? That’s typically how it goes — turn to the ref, signal you intend to be on the LOS, and you get a yes or no. If he didn’t and was 1.5 yards off, then it absolutely should’ve been a penalty.

Ski-U-Ham · Sunday at 5:15 PM

TNGophfan said:
Just pulled up the replay to see. Receiver at top (who caught pass) was 1 1/2 yards off LOS. What us rule on that? Within 1 yard, 1/2 yard? Curious.

Supposed to be within 1 us of the LOS to be considered on the line. Like MGGopher said, you usually just tell the ref you're on or off and they adjust you if need be.

Dakota2 · Sunday at 5:34 PM

MNVCGUY said:
Fans always want to go overboard in situations like this. Agree that the NFL talk is silly right now but he is playing extremely well for a true freshman and the sky is the limit for him as he continues to learn, grow, and develop.

Maybe wait until he starts shaving?

TABinMO · Sunday at 7:09 PM

According to the state track championship website, Koi's first name is actually Makoi and his winning long jump in 2022 was 21' 5 3/4".

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PMWinSTP · Sunday at 7:15 PM

He's definitely not afraid to mix it up and trash talk either. He was jawing several times last night. Also seems giddy to be out there playing.

MaxyJR1 · Sunday at 8:05 PM

FanSinceTheFifties said:
Interesting. Explain. I'm curious.

They had five off the line. Top WR was too far off the line. Probably nit picking but they had 5 in the backfield. QB, RB, two wing backs and top receiver. He likely told official he was on the line. One could argue that our RT is off the line often.

Flecknation · Sunday at 8:10 PM

Gopher_In_NYC said:
More than Rick Upchurch? He played in 73 & 74. The SID should be blasting this info out online, if what they said on TV about Koi was accurate.

Rick Upchurch - Wikipedia

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In his two seasons with the Gophers, Upchurch rushed for 1,783 yards, caught 18 passes for 242 yards, and scored 18 offensive touchdowns. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry and also set a school record for return yards in a season with 305. He was enshrined in Minnesota's athletic hall of fame in 2001.[2][3]

Neither the stats from the U or Sports Reference breaks out his return yards by type.

Rick Upchurch - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Minnesota Athletics

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Something doesn't seem right (most by a gopher since 1953) yet only 22.9 yards??

Word · Sunday at 8:16 PM

Flecknation said:
Something doesn't seem right (most by a gopher since 1953) yet only 22.9 yards??

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22.9 per return

#2Gopher · Sunday at 8:19 PM

UpAndUnder43 said:
Decker definitely a “small town” kid but also the gophers top commit (Traut, I think) from the same place. Rocori makes athletes. Its nuts.

Waletzko plays for the Cowboys. Weird run of great athletes.

Decker wasn't the gopher's top commit. They had one more scholarship available and decided to offer him at the end of the recruiting cycle. If the Gophers hadn't offered, he was going to St. Johns.

Ski-U-Ham · Sunday at 8:23 PM

Flecknation said:
Something doesn't seem right (most by a gopher since 1953) yet only 22.9 yards??

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Down to 12.6 now according to ESPN, 15.4 according to CBS (they have him for 2 fewer attempts)

Vandy · Sunday at 8:25 PM

Gopher_In_NYC said:
More than Rick Upchurch? He played in 73 & 74. The SID should be blasting this info out online, if what they said on TV about Koi was accurate.

Rick Upchurch - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

In his two seasons with the Gophers, Upchurch rushed for 1,783 yards, caught 18 passes for 242 yards, and scored 18 offensive touchdowns. He averaged 6.1 yards per carry and also set a school record for return yards in a season with 305. He was enshrined in Minnesota's athletic hall of fame in 2001.[2][3]

Neither the stats from the U or Sports Reference breaks out his return yards by type.

Rick Upchurch - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Minnesota Athletics

Rick Upchurch Football, 1973-74 HOF Class of 2001 Rick Upchurch transferred to Minnesota after earning back-to-back All-America honors as a wide receiver/hal...

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Rick Upchurch College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

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I recall seeing him break some punt returns for big yardage.

tjgopher · Sunday at 8:28 PM

Sodaksam said:
Our school, Pequot Lakes, and Esko have been intense rivals the last few years in FB and BB. The winner usually goes to state in our section. Koi had the upper hand in FB, and we clipped em in hoops. He was our nemesis with plenty of swagger. It’s quite a change to cheer for him now. He’s good and quite a character.

Koi was on the Gopher podcast last week and talked about losing to Pequot Lakes in basketball every year and gave them a "shout out" before saying he really can't stand them as their rival. He complimented their game plan in basketball.

Vandy · Sunday at 8:32 PM

Go4Broke said:
Probably never. Freshman weren't allowed to play on the varsity before 1972. I can't remember any player from the Arrowhead Region ever starting for the Gophers since that time. The only player I remember starting for the Gophers since 1960 is Chet Anderson from Duluth Central who played tight end in the mid-1960's. Pathetic as it is - I think that's it. The last time any football player from Northeastern Minnesota mattered played for the Duluth Eskimos pro team in the 1920's.

Who was the solid defensive lineman from Grand Rapids not all that long ago? 4 year letter winner.... 1979-1982. Kevin Kellin. Made an NFL roster too.

LakevilleBro · Sunday at 9:26 PM

Koi has that "It" factor, and it's going to be fun watching him for 3 more years.

Go4Broke · Sunday at 9:28 PM

Vandy said:
Who was the solid defensive lineman from Grand Rapids not all that long ago? 4 year letter winner.... 1979-1982. Kevin Kellin. Made an NFL roster too.

I don't have the answer to your question but Grand Rapids is on the Iron Range and not in the Arrowhead Region of Northeastern Minnesota which "old man" was asking about.

Vandy · Sunday at 9:45 PM

Go4Broke said:
I don't have the answer to your question but Grand Rapids is on the Iron Range and not in the Arrowhead Region of Northeastern Minnesota which "old man" was asking about.

We, on the Iron Range consider ourselves to be in the "Arrowhead" Region.... we consider GR the western most Iron Range city AND an Arrowhead city ...same with Eveleth, Virginia, Hibbing, etc......

If you consider the Arrowhead to be "only" the true triangle bordered by Lake Superior and a straight line running north / south from Duluth shaping the arrowhead, Esko wouldn't be in there either.

PeoplesFront · Monday at 5:03 AM

Cloquet and its surrounding suburbs (including Esko) serve as the gateway to both the arrowhead and iron range whilst not technically being geographically located in either.

JZABR · Monday at 5:42 AM

UpAndUnder43 said:
He’s always there. Always makes the play. AWJr-esque. Kid is absolutely ready to go. Stud. Star. Ready for the NFL. TRUE FRESHMAN.

Koi definitely has that level of IT. Every time he touches the ball or gets near it, you feel like he's going to do something special. I need to get myself a Koi jersey

Gopher_In_NYC · Monday at 8:46 AM

Word said:
22.9 per return

Thanks.

Odd to put that stat up, since you’re comparing his average return, from mid-season, to a completed season in 1958.

Gopher_In_NYC · Monday at 8:51 AM

Vandy said:
I recall seeing him break some punt returns for big yardage.

Amazing collegiate and professional careers.

rowdaboat · Monday at 10:03 AM

Got a knockoff jersey incoming of him for the rest of the season

Word · Monday at 10:04 AM

rowdaboat said:
Got a knockoff jersey incoming of him for the rest of the season

Got a good site for those?

rowdaboat · Monday at 10:10 AM

Word said:
Got a good site for those?

$28 from dhgate

2nd Degree Gopher · Monday at 10:20 AM

Dave H said:
The best was, in the stands when the UCLA QB heaved the hail mary and everyone saw (especially the parents we were sitting with) that it was headed Koi's everyone got ready to cheer cause we all knew he would get it! A very cool moment!

Pfft, that's nothing. I told everyone sitting by me he was going to intercept that pass before the play even started.

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