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    AK... Do I have this correct?

    Go to and look at the play starting at timestamp 10:10. It's the play where BSP tips the ball and it is intercepted. In my view, AK does a nice job of reading the field post-snap. He threw at the blitz, attempting to get the ball into the region of the field vacated by the blitzing LB...
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    Jack Henderson against UNC

    Henderson was all over the field. He'll be an asset all year. Great pick up!
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    AK... Do I have this correct?

    I had to view Saturday's game in a social environment, and could only watch three-quarter's of it. So my view of the game was unfocused and incomplete. That said, here's what I took away. (1) AK showed he has a strong arm and can throw all the routes. But we already knew that. (2) He was...
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    How do you feel about the NC game?

    If you are talking to me, I think you mean Sean Tyler. And, yes, he appeared to bench him for having fumbled. (1) I don't know if Taylor can pass block. Tyler is probably ahead on that front for now (although he had some errors in blocking assignment against Nebraska). You can't be an...
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    How do you feel about the NC game?

    I think we're still figuring out what kind of machine can be built out of the pieces. Last week the goals were: (1) figure out if you have a rushing attack that can function as the engine of the offense; (2) put nothing that you wouldn't already know about the Gophers on tape; and (3) win...
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    Darius Taylor was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

    He is completely deserving of this. To appreciate the full import of this, see my posts in "Is AK's play a concern?"
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    Is AKs play a concern?

    I should probably add (for 100% accuracy). If you only count yesterday's game, Darius' top 1-in-3 rushes were actually 7 yards or more. I added in his single carry of 3 yards against Nebraska, which moved that stat down by one yard. For those interested: He carried the ball 33 times. So his...
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    Is AKs play a concern?

    Thanks. I'm not an offensive coordinator. That said, here's how I think about things. Ibrahim's rushing stats were this: -Mode: 2 -Median: 4 -1-in-3 carries: 6+ yards So, in any given random grouping of 3 plays (leading up to fourth down), you'd expect the mode (because it comes up most...
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    Is AKs play a concern?

    I don't think that's the issue. Right now, I think they are trying to assemble the pieces into a machine and figure out how the machine works. From a passing perspective, I think they are trying to figure out philosophically what they want their passing attack to do. Is it a surrogate for...
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    OL Grades - Nebraska

    Spectacular work! Please keep it up. Plus more analysis.
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    Craig McDonald

    Out of curiosity, is anyone aware of whether the Gophers have heard from the NCAA concerning his waiver?
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    The 2023 Gophers football season will be a success if?...

    Just be better each day than the last respective day.
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    ESPN Big Ten Predictions

    When I think about Fickell, I regard him as a high-end, successful coach who: (1) has won; (2) knows why he has won; and (3) knows how to recreate the conditions that generate victories. Guys like that know that their "system" generates wins. And -- while they'll never say it out loud --...
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    Dan O’Brien: Our QB coach @caseyob14 had clean scans today. 9 months cancer free!!!

    9 months, and on the way to 9 years! Praise God. And then Praise Him more.
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    Would you be happy if we finished at 7-5 this year?

    In 2018, I was thrilled, because I could see what was coming together and ABSOLUTELY knew what was going to happen in 2019 -- in fact I was telling everyone I knew. So, I really don't care what the record is this year. I care about seeing the signs that tell me all of the pieces are forming a...
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    Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL - 2023 Season

    I'm 51, and a father of two boys. This one hits me in an atrium and a ventricle. This is why we fight, and this is why we die -- there can be nothing of greater value. This is the Pearl of Great Price.
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    Do MN really suck that bad?

    Prestige of undergrad matters very little to law school. (But it matters -- indirectly -- a great deal for business school.). For law school, a top GPA and LSAT will open doors, if the remainder of the application is done well.
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    Do MN really suck that bad?

    Como - I haven't heard from you... but it has been said that it isn't true that Howard could be a back door. Please look at the attached. This is the interview schedule for Williams, Connolly -- the best DC litigation firm. They interview at the T14, plus Vandy and Texas (near great law...
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    Do MN really suck that bad?

    Como, I've not run across you before, to my knowledge. So I don't have a sense as to your age, etc., and where you might be coming from. As for upward mobility based on experience: generally, no. I can describe the situations that tend to lead to exceptions to that general rule, but the fact...



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