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    Minnesota Vs. Virginia Tech - Duke's Mayo Bowl - Media Predictions

    ESPN has Minnesota edging Virginia Tech 28-24 "P.J. Fleck was born to play and coach football, brainstorm mottos and eventually douse himself in mayonnaise after winning a bowl game. Can't you see it now? Fleck's team wasn't far away from a much better season and boasts a solid formula of...
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    Minnesota Vs. Virginia Tech - Duke's Mayo Bowl - Media Predictions

    I did look at some papers from the Virginia Tech area and other large Virginia markets and none really had predictions for homer picks. Some predictions and player profiles but no solid predictions. It's pretty certain at this point that we're the favorites and I agree with the predictions...
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    The headline Saturday will read?...

    Chef's kiss. No notes.
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    Minnesota Vs. Virginia Tech - Duke's Mayo Bowl - Media Predictions

    The Pioneer Press is out with its prediction of a 31-19 Minnesota victory Minnesota Offense Vs. Virginia Tech Defense: The Gophers’ offense might be down three starting linemen, with Tyler Cooper also projected to be out, but the Hokies are without top D-linemen Antwaun Powell-Ryland and Aeneas...
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    ESPN bowl monopoly

    ESPN has its own division that assists in putting the bowls together, ESPN Events, A lot of the new bowls have been made in conjunction with them. As others have said, it's been a way to load up a lot of the their programming special. When you think about it, it's actually actually pretty...
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    Minnesota Vs. Virginia Tech - Duke's Mayo Bowl - Media Predictions

    The Star Tribune has Minnesota winning 31-17 In a game with so many unknowns, the team that takes control early will gain a big advantage, and that should be Minnesota. Brosmer’s steadying presence and efficiency as a passer will enable the Gophers to take some chances downfield, and that will...
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    Minnesota Vs. Virginia Tech - Duke's Mayo Bowl - Media Predictions

    PickWise predicts a Minnesota victory As we wind down to the end of the bowl season, we come to the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, NC. This game features the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs the Virginia Tech Hokies. Minnesota finished in the middle of the pack in the B1G, but they played well this...
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    Other Bowl Games Thread

    Nice work Michigan.
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    Minnesota Vs. Virginia Tech - Duke's Mayo Bowl - Media Predictions

    Sports Chat Place has Minnesota coming away with the victory Minnesota is going to have little issues getting the job done in this game. Virginia Tech has so many opts out, and they are going to really struggle here. This Gophers defense is often overlooked, but they are going to step up in a...
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    All Things 2024-25 Vikings Regular Season Thread

    First time since 1993 Vikings swept the Packers and Gophers beat the Badgers.
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    Opting out of Bowl Games

    Again, I feel like Jake Butt isn't the best example, though. It wasn't some small game, it was the Orange Bowl. I feel like the opt out scenarios apply a lot less to the NY6 field of games during that time period. Of course they still had at the time the option to opt out, but I don't think the...
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    Opting out of Bowl Games

    I have to imagine on the NFL's side of things, it's some legal tape that prevents them from paying players who were injured in a game not connected to the league. One would hope that maybe an extra amount of money could be worked into rookie contracts, in specific cases like these for promising...
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    All Things 2024 College Football D2 and D3 Thread

    So this is going to be the third national title meeting between Valdosta State and Ferris State. Valdosta State won in 2018 49-47 and Ferris State won in 2021 58-17.
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    Marshall has notified officials that it is opting out of the Independence Bowl vs. Army, sources tell @YahooSports.

    Really too bad for Marshall. It's been a pretty solid program since moving up from FCS, especially in the late 90s/early 2000s and 2010s. Such a large exodus has to be disheartening.
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    All Things 2024 College Football D2 and D3 Thread

    Valdosta State (Ga.) defeated Minnesota State-Mankato today 35-21. They are now going to play for their fifth national title, having won previously in 2004, 2007, 2012 and 2018. They will face the winner of the Ferris State (Mich.) Vs. Slippery Rock (Penn.) game. It would be Slippery Rock's...
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    All Things Gophers in NFL Scout/Prospect Bowls

    I wonder if he had a few offers and is deciding on which to accept. I have to imagine at least one of them would send an invite his way.
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    All Things Gophers in NFL Scout/Prospect Bowls

    Figured it would be helpful to have a single thread tracking where Gophers aiming for the draft will be playing in all star games. Here's who I've found so far. LG Tyler Cooper - Shrine Bowl QB Max Brosmer - Shrine Bowl CB Justin Walley - Shrine Bowl OT Aireontae Ersery - Senior Bowl DE Jah...
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    Fleck vs Belichick

    PJ Fleck college coaching wins: 87 Bill Belichick college coaching wins: 0



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