Exactly. Not saying the gophers roster is loaded but they are so poorly coached that they need superior talent to make up for it. They don’t have superior talent.
Gophers lose 6-10 points a game on coaching against any competent coach. They don’t have the talent to make up for that consistently.
A really good coach isn’t going to make this team great. But they’d make them a heckuva lot more competitive.
If I was trying to be a profitable newspaper I’d have significantly more coverage on the 14-2 Vikings than the gophers bowl game that no one really cares about.