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Just a random thought from a guy who lives in MN but isn't a UMN alum. Is there any buzz that some of the large companies from the Twin Cities are going to start getting involved in NIL? United, Cargill, 3M, Target, Best Buy, US Bank, whatever's left of Norwest in Wells Fargo, etc.? Any of...

Y'all should see if Cargill, 3M, Best Buy and Target want to pay your dudes. This defensive end brought to you by Andersen Windows.

I believe you'd said something to the effect of Minnesota would be playing Georgia better than Michigan was. I agree. I said you couldn't be doing worse (than Michigan). I'm not really sure how it wasn't clear?

Fair enough. You seemed like you should have been better than you were. The parts did not equal the actual product on the field.

If you simply didn't choke against BG and Illinois, when your defense kept them to 14, you'd have finished 10-2. If your offense hadn't forgotten how the forward pass works and still had something semi-effective, you'd have had a good chance at an 11-1 regular season and Rose Bowl. I...

Minnesota was probably a top 8-14ish team that fucked up (and lost its best player*) Nobody expected your defense to be as good as it was. Rossi will be hard to keep going forward. Pay him. *Ibrahim healthy caveat.

You couldn't be doing worse.

No, but he was a 3 star prospect originally. They're out there.

There's an alternate universe where Ibrahim was never hurt and your Offensive Coordinator wasn't an idiot, and you guys won against BG, Illinois and Iowa, and would have had a pretty good chance to beat Michigan to be in this game against UGA. I understand it's a long shot and stupid...

Baylor has no shot and never did. Notre Dame is still first in line on missing out, though they have no business being there.

The four are set. Bama, Georgia, Michigan, Cincinnati. That's who it's going to be. They won't do Bama Georgia in the 1st round because $ and it just happened. So you'll get Bama/Cinci or Bama/Michigan. I suspect they want Michigan/Georgia more than anything else because ratings are fun and...

Minnesota and the upper midwest is great at one thing- Linemen. Lean on it. Run to pass works, unless you think you're going to vault from Big 10 West Also Ran to Bama in 2 years. Start winning 10 with the grindy stuff that works, then implement the passing game more. Not just ignore it, not...

This is belated and probably not wanted, but this season felt kind of 2003ish from the outside. Like Minnesota, if healthy and with an OC that didn't actively want to smash, smash, try a desperate alley oop as an offensive scheme, probably should have won the West. Michigan would have won, but...

Comcast has a sports package it's part of.

Really unfortunate. Ibrahim is/was a ton of fun to watch. He was clearly one of the top 3 or 4 RBs in the country.

Colorado can ruin your day, or possibly season. ASU has lost to them a few times despite being a better team. They don't have a ton of talent, but they recruit well enough to not be complete afterthoughts and have a few major dudes. Anticipate a physical game where your defensive line and...

Colorado will be relatively low talent but scrappy and tough. They aren't good, but they'll be tough and physical. If Minnesota is getting back to how they were 2 years ago, you should win a 40-20ish game. It's a game you could easily lose, but should win if Minnesota is going be a 9 or 10...

Anyone who wrestled will tell you that, while there are compatible skillsets, being a good wrestler doesn't by definition make you a good football player. Obviously a few things translate, but it's not even the same mindset. Does being a wrestler make you better at recovering from being cut...

I think it's kind of a lie that it's easier to recruit to a 3-4 than it is a 4-3. A 4-2-5 maybe, but in Minnesota's division you'll at least want a heavier base set unless you're running a good hybrid safety/LB. The hardest guy to find is a great NT. Not just a designated fat guy. There are...

Lately they're down there with the worst, but it's capable of stretches of 500ish football with the occasional good year. Seems like Illinois would be a decent Big Ten comparison.