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How good does MN win look if NE ends up shutting down Colorado? I do believe we will look a lot better in the next few weeks as we adjust to what works well in our run game. NE defense was a challenge. I think our OL did really good in pass blocking and I didn't have an issue with their run...

Another added benefit, is that NE looks competitive. We beat them and they still play IA and WI. I think they could easily beat one of them, if not both. Obviously we need to win our games, but I like being 1-0 against NE.

Coaching Concerns: 1.) Situational Game calling: Fleck going for 54 yard field goal in 1st half. Some of the situational football calls to me do not make sense. I just didn't understand taking that risk of giving them good field position when they had moved the ball, but weren't consistent...

While I like the Gophers, this is a hard one. It is not like Nebraska does not have athletes, it is just that they have not had a lot of coaching and culture. I know Rhule is better than Frost and emotions will be high for NE. From a overall talent perspective I can see us winning by 20+...

If we beat NC and they go on to win the ACC with 2 losses. If we play the OSU and MI games tight and if one of Alabama or Georgia ends up with 3 losses then there is a chance. Even at 10-2 I still think we would be closer to a top 10 (7-9) ranking vs top 5, so our B1G Championship win would...

Ultimately the ranking is about trusting Fickell to produce with higher quality talent than he was able to recruit in Cincinnati. Problem is the margin for error is much smaller in the B1G and I don't know if WI has the talent people think they do. In the end we will see, but I have a hard...

NFL is just better with Rowers in the Boat. So many young Gophers and a pipeline of more to come. Gopher Football just make the World better, including the NFL.

I think everyone is looking for the next TCU - new coach, solid talent that needed a fresh vision. WI I am sure is just getting a Fickell bump. I don't think people realize that 1.) the B1G is not like any other conference 2.) WI does't have a stud QB/WR group or even a great run game and a...

The problem with rankings is it is really hard to jump over teams without a loss. So if WI plays nobody for 5 games and goes undeteated and MN has wins over NC and NE, there is a good chance we still are not ranked higher than them, despite them not showing they are better based upon the...

If the rankings are talking about historical ranking with modern day weighing in more than past, than being 12th makes sense. We have a glorious history that is to far back to count for much. 50 years of being terrible isn't being erased by a decade of being competitive. Still, we are in that...

If there is one thing a Brewster can do it is oversell average players and undersell real talent. His dad's recruiting classes were filled with high star, low offer recruits that never panned out. Vs. Fleck who knows talent and how to coach it up. I see his son is equally bought into all the...

It is not the record I will argue with, it is the slant of the journalism. He immediately slams "the culture" without adding any substance to what he writes. Then he calls Athan average (which his stats suggest without any context such as how much he improved in those 3 games) and points out...

The Gophers have a unique culture with Fleck and over the last 4 years of sending kids to the NFL. If they can keeps what is unique about them, keep winning and sending kids to the NFL their rank will get better. They really have a chance to take the next step and get to the level of an...

What I find amazing is that our bottom 12 schools have more research dollars than any other conference. Even without Stanford and California. We still double up the next best competitor. I am curious if anyone has done something similar to foundation dollars. My guess it would be similar...

In 2023 Gophers are 68th in total earnings for players in NFL (lots of young guys just starting to make money) and 55th in total kids in NFL (22) via statcast.

Based upon how we are treated with bowl games, they would probably send MN out that way. They would use our NHL and NBA ties out West as justification. Feels like if they were going to kick anyone in the nuts it would be us.

I like the 24 teams, breaking down into groups of 6. You play 5 games against your "division" opponents and then rotate 3 other B1G games with 2 non-conference foes. Then their is a "playoff week" where division winners play in a semi-final game and other teams are matched up with similarly...

Anyone surprised no one has came out and said Clemson or Florida State is not going to the B1G. I am also surprised major sports outlets are not bringing it up (I think SI did an article on who is better B1G or SEC). I know it may be a story created with "junk journalism" but so was the story...

Prime will bring in Brewster style recruiting classes. High rankings, but no substance. Then it will be about creating a culture that makes kids better and while I think Prime could get there (kids will listen to him) I don't think he is seasoned enough to know what to do with that voice. I...

In 1899 when MN was ranked in the top 6 of a 30 team Division 1 ranking, it put them as a top 80% team, just like when Boise finished 40 in 1990 out of a 200 teams. Obviously this isn't about when a team started playing Division 1, but where it ends up being ranked. Not sure what ranking they...