Neal: Gophers’ unimpressive victory was survival rather than a bounceback

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Per Neal:

I’ll tip my cap to the Gophers, now 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Very Big Ten. They avoided losing on consecutive weekends. As hard as Saturday’s game was, they were able to celebrate. And Lindsey, the redshirt freshman, stepped up in the fourth quarter by leading the Gophers on a 65-yard drive to tie the score with 29 seconds remaining.

Then the Gophers dialed up a naked bootleg with the ball at the 3, and told Lindsey to keep the ball. He did, and scored the winning touchdown in overtime on a play that survived an officials’ review.

“If you happened to leave,” Fleck said, “you missed a heck of a finish.”

That’s one takeaway from Saturday. Lindsey coming through in a big moment to keep his team away from an embarrassing loss.

Another takeway: There are many things the Gophers must address before heading to Oregon in two weeks. Hopefully, they have a productive bye week.

www.startribune.com

Neal: Gophers’ unimpressive victory was survival rather than a bounceback

The Gophers clearly will take it, but they have many things to work on before they head to Oregon.
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Go Gophers!!
 








Thomasthetank said:
Good old Wren used to say "B1G wins is the measuring stick"
We are doing that now. Why is everyone mad about !
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Not gonna lie, Wren, the Walrus needs to give us one of those rants, a good tongue lashing about why firing coaches is not a good idea. He wasn't wrong back in the day with Mason, and he isn't wrong now. Big 10 wins matter, and going 1 - 0 each week is the goal. Not gonna speak for him though. I think PJ is more appreciated and respected in this town, more than our TC scribes and media types realize. They call Gopher fans sensitive, I would say no, we just don't want to turn back the page to being absolute Big 10 patsy's and bottom feeders. That can happen in a blink of an eye in today's environment. The teams the Gophers beat always still think they are better.
 

gopherdudepart2 said:
Not gonna lie, Wren, the Walrus needs to give us one of those rants, a good tongue lashing about why firing coaches is not a good idea. He wasn't wrong back in the day with Mason, and he isn't wrong now. Big 10 wins matter, and going 1 - 0 each week is the goal. Not gonna speak for him though. I think PJ is more appreciated and respected in this town, more than our TC scribes and media types realize. They call Gopher fans sensitive, I would say no, we just don't want to turn back the page to being absolute Big 10 patsy's and bottom feeders. That can happen in a blink of an eye in today's environment. The teams the Gophers beat always still think they are better.
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I don't understand them calling MN fans sensitive...weird. We have PTSD for sure but in new B1G, just get the win. Doesn't matter how
 



Thomasthetank said:
Why is Lavelle, who has clear bias towards a rival B1G school, writing about the Gophers?
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You could ask this question across all TC media. I partially blame Sid. It’s a mess. Corpy Cove is the lone U grad in the media.
 


He isn't wrong. The Gophers looked horrid in the MSU game, and if it wasn't for the Spartans' inept and penalty-prone ways, that game would have been a loss.

Don't shoot the messenger. Neal can't help how the Gophers played.
 

everybody knows my name said:
He isn't wrong. The Gophers looked horrid in the MSU game, and if it wasn't for the Spartans' inept and penalty-prone ways, that game would have been a loss.

Don't shoot the messenger. Neal can't help how the Gophers played.
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So if the other team played better they would have won? You mean completely change the outcome of the game?

Do you think some of it had to do with the gophers?

What a strange take.
 



Gophers don't look good on offense when Darius is out of the game because they become one-dimensional - they need depth at running back. Defense has been scrappy in almost every game (Iowa?)
 



gopherdudepart2 said:
Not gonna lie, Wren, the Walrus needs to give us one of those rants, a good tongue lashing about why firing coaches is not a good idea. He wasn't wrong back in the day with Mason, and he isn't wrong now. Big 10 wins matter, and going 1 - 0 each week is the goal. Not gonna speak for him though. I think PJ is more appreciated and respected in this town, more than our TC scribes and media types realize. They call Gopher fans sensitive, I would say no, we just don't want to turn back the page to being absolute Big 10 patsy's and bottom feeders. That can happen in a blink of an eye in today's environment. The teams the Gophers beat always still think they are better.
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Thomasthetank said:
Why is Lavelle, who has clear bias towards a rival B1G school, writing about the Gophers?
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His college football takes have been soooo bad, he would have to write about 10 groundbreaking insightful columns in a row about the Gophers or college football in general for me to begin reading him again. I take a wide pass any time I see him attempt to write something about college football. His baseball stuff has been okay. I also flip the channel any time he is on KFAN attempting to talk college football. I find his takes on the subject to be similar so some of my friends that don't know the first thing about college football and try to spout off about it.
 

Schnauzer said:
His college football takes have been soooo bad, he would have to write about 10 groundbreaking insightful columns in a row about the Gophers or college football in general for me to begin reading him again. I take a wide pass any time I see him attempt to write something about college football. His baseball stuff has been okay. I also flip the channel any time he is on KFAN attempting to talk college football. I find his takes on the subject to be similar so some of my friends that don't know the first thing about college football and try to spout off about it.
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Agreed. Bears, u of I chat. More sparkling out of town team chat on the faaaaaan.
 

UpAndUnder43 said:
So if the other team played better they would have won? You mean completely change the outcome of the game?

Do you think some of it had to do with the gophers?

What a strange take.
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The Gophers played horribly and only won because the other team made exactly the mistakes we needed at exactly the moments we needed them.

When your opponent is 0-5 in conference and you go life-and-death all game, and barely win by the skin of your teeth, that isn't a strange take at all.
 

everybody knows my name said:
The Gophers played horribly and only won because the other team made exactly the mistakes we needed at exactly the moments we needed them.

When your opponent is 0-5 in conference and you go life-and-death all game, and barely win by the skin of your teeth, that isn't a strange take at all.
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Actually the Gophers should have taken a 13-17 lead before half and it would have been game over. Then Nestor falls down to start the second half results in a busted play. I wouldn’t say it was life and death all game like Rutgers or even Purdue. Played pretty well the first half.
 

Some of the greatest victories are all about resiliency and survival. Perseverance maintained through adversity!
 

After seeing Northwestern play tough this season and Wisconsin topple #23 Washington today, I no longer anticipate two more wins for the Gophers. Based on the our team's recent play I think 0-3 is just as likely as 2-1 in our three remaining games.

Prove me wrong, PJ, and I'll cheer for you louder than anyone!
 



everybody knows my name said:
After seeing Northwestern play tough this season and Wisconsin topple #23 Washington today, I no longer anticipate two more wins for the Gophers. Based on the our team's recent play I think 0-3 is just as likely as 2-1 in our three remaining games.

Prove me wrong, PJ, and I'll cheer for you louder than anyone!
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Yup. We will be severely challenged. But, players need to prove us wrong, too. Not just the Coach.
 

Once they made this knucklehead a columnist, it was time for me after 40 years to drop the ol subscription.
 

Gopher Mac said:
Baseball has been over for 5 years!

Edit: Maybe closer to 34 years.
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I have been over KFAN and the Strib for more years than that...I know the names but not what they are doing anymore or where they are doing it. With that, I think Grimmer & DT are a great radio team for the Gophers.
 

Yes, the Gophers were underwhelming against MSU EXCEPT at the end of the game and in overtime.

I thought the MSU game, since they were the worst scoring defense in conference games, might be a rare breather for the team. Instead it went right down to the wire and then some.

BUT, with 1:45 left, they went 65 yards for a tying touchdown. Then in overtime, they held MSU to 7 yards and a field goal. Then, the Gophers went 25 yards in 5 plays for the winning touchdown. They saved their best for last.
 

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