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Found these quotes interesting, though we all know money always wins: "Having bowls go dark may be the way to slow the process down,'' Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby told CBS Sports. He is also chairman of the Football Oversight Committee. "There are people who absolutely want bowls to go...

Purdue is the one Big Ten opponent where I have nothing to offer on bars and restaurants -- this will be my first time staying in West Lafayette for the weekend, as we've always just driven in/out from Chicago on game day. Hammer & Rails has a visitors guide here...

Guessing in the 10-11,000 range? I walked around a little bit during the second quarter and this was how the Minnesota side looked:

1. Ohio State 2. Alabama 3. Florida State 4. TCU 5. Oregon ... 30. Minnesota The Golden Gophers were a win against Wisconsin away from playing for the Big Ten title. Coach Jerry Kill’s team should be in the mix for the division title once again in 2015. Running back David Cobb must be...

http://www.nationalchamps.net/2015/earlybird/index.htm Could the Gophers be hosting the top-ranked team in the country to open the 2015 season? 1. TCU 2. Oregon 3. Florida State 4. Ohio State 5. Alabama 8. Michigan State 21. Wisconsin Nationalchamps.net always releases its "early bird" Top...

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Ohio State: sold out 13,000 Michigan State: 6,000 of 13,000 Minnesota: 5,500 of 9,000 Wisconsin: N/A (8,500) Nebraska: ~3,000 of 6,000 Iowa: 2,500 of 6,000 Maryland: N/A (7,500) Penn State: sold out 7,600 Rutgers: no ticket commitment (school hoping to sell 8,000) Illinois: N/A (6,000)...

The next great NFL running back out of Wisconsin makes it official. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/10/melvin-gordon-to-leave-school-early-for-nfl-draft/

A Citrus Bowl victory would give the Gophers a fourth straight season improving their win total under Jerry Kill: from 3-9 in 2011 to 6-7, to 8-5, to 9-4. It would mark the first time Minnesota has improved its win total in four consecutive seasons since 1945-48, when Bernie Bierman's second...

Wow. Citrus Bowl back in play.

"8-4 Minnesota, which hasn’t played in a New Year’s bowl since 1962, appears a lock for one of the Florida bowls. Conversely, having made three straight Sunshine State trips, 9-3 Nebraska will likely head west."...

Digging for historical trends? It's been 10 years since the Gophers last began 2-0 in Big Ten play - the 2004 squad was 5-0 before stumbling to five losses in its final six games. Minnesota topped Northwestern 43-17 in the conference opener that year, giving it something in common with each of...

Credit to Omega015 for the stat - if Streveler starts on Saturday, he will be the third freshman quarterback in Kill's four seasons to make his first career start on the road. I was lucky enough to witness the previous two in person, and will be in Fort Worth this weekend, and I also was there...

Georgia fans will ensure that doesn't happen. Even if Nebraska brought 0 fans to this year's Gator Bowl, the attendance would still outpace the 2008 game between Virginia and Texas Tech (announced 60,000):

Since Northwestern finally won a bowl game last year, the Gophers have moved into some dubious territory: 1. Ball State, 6 (Last win: none) T-2. Kansas State, 5 (2002 Holiday Bowl vs. Arizona State) Minnesota, 5 (2004 Music City Bowl vs. Alabama) UTEP, 5 (1967 Sun Bowl vs. Mississippi) Western...

Certainly not a likely scenario, but it could happen. It hinges on Northern Illinois losing the MAC Championship Game to Bowling Green. That drops them out of the BCS, freeing another spot for a "Power 5" conference. If Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma, the Cowboys go to the Fiesta Bowl. If...

Gator Bowl prez: "We’d very much like to put Georgia against Iowa or Michigan" We can start packing for Houston. http://onlineathens.com/sports/college-sports/2013-12-01/gator-bowl-president-says-hed-very-much-have-bulldogs-they-wait

http://sports.yahoo.com/video/wisconsin-upset-alert-against-minnesota-235625861.html

Needed a more appropriate color scheme

Stewart Mandel sees USC's win over Stanford costing the Pac-12 a second BCS spot and the Big Ten taking advantage, thus bumping the Gophers up to the Gator Bowl: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20131118/college-football-bowl-projections/