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There is a saying in aviation “There are old pilots and there are bold pilots but there are NO old, bold pilots.” The same is true in football. Mistakes lose football games and many/most football games are lost rather than being won. Real football coaches at every level are conservative, not...

What we haven’t seen yet or we have seen very little of so far... Gopher I (or Maryland I) - I think we saw it 3 or 4 times last Saturday. I think they only ran it once in an earlier game. Off tackle runs - even though they have two beasts at tackle spots. I thought these were our most...

I can't remember the date that all of the Iowa players landed in the hospital after a winter workout. Was that a year before Iowa started to suck? Could it be that Iowa players are not as strong as they used to be? i.e. no HGH after the trip to the hospital? Even if no PEDs were being used...

I think this team is the best Gopher team I have seen in 20 or 30 years. I think by the middle of the second quarter it will become obvious that the Gophers are totally dominant. Never the less, I don’t expect a blow out tonight because I think the coaches will want to give the twos some work...

Last year I picked Wright and Eldred to have breakout years. Meh. OK, so I'm not the best prognosticator of individual talent but lets see if you can do better. Rules - there are no rules except the idea is to pick a couple people who will surprise this year. If you pick Hageman, for...

Last summer I picked two players I thought would have breakthrough seasons. I thought Devon Wright would become a dangerous breakaway back. I had vacationed in Australia and had seen some Australian rules football so I thought Christian Eldred would be the real deal. Meh. Predictions like...

Small improvements in a lot of different areas will add up to a couple more Big 10 wins next year. Here are some areas where I expect impovement. Philip Nelson will be a little bit better than last fall. He will be a year older and will have another spring practice and fall practice and the...

I was waiting in the concession line at halftime of the New Hampshire game when I noticed a lady ahead of me in the line had a T-shirt that read "Why Wait Hate Iowa Now" It make me laugh out loud.

will be next year. Shortell vrs Nelson. There is no way that Shortell replaces Gray this year unless Gray keeps turning the ball over or doesn't heal very well. Nest year could be interesting however. I know most people seem to think Nelson will start but I would put my money on Shortell...

What Ruesse and his toe sucker fellow travelers will print/say this season after each Gopher game. Win - UNLV - UNLV is a terrible team. Gophers only won by 30. They should have won by 110. Win - New Hampshire - Same as above Win - Western Michigan - A MAC team. They can't be taken...

How about starting lineups? I looked at Gophersports.com but didn't see anything. Is there somewhere else it might be posted?

Last night's Gopher preview on the B10 network was very interesting. Generally positive. One thing Gerry DiNardo said which got me thinking was “Jerry Kill will win every matchup game”. He defined a matchup as a team that has the same talent level or a little more or a little less as the...

I had thought the scrimmage open to the public was Saturday morning but thanks to a heads up from Killjoy that it might be Friday I called the Sports Information number. They told me the last practice open to the public was Thursday Aug. 9 and the scrimmage was at 10:25 at TCF on Friday Aug...

Have a guy that isn't talked about much, or from whom not much is expected this year, but that you think will make a big contribution? I have two. Christian Eldred - the new walkon punter from Australia. I predict he will be the punter when the season starts. I think he played Australian...

Nebraska has "Go big Red" Iowa has "Let's go Hawks" Wisconsin has "Let's f@#k a dead..." Never mind. Moving on I think the Gophers need a chant the entire stadium can get behind. I propose "Go Go Gophers" or "Ski-U-Mah" "Go Go Gophers" seems easy and has a flow to it. "Ski-U-Mah"*...

First, let me say that I am a fan of Sid Hartman. I started listening to him 40 years ago when I first came to the Twin Cities and I have always admired the way he stuck up for the local teams. If you were a Minnesota coach or player Sid would stick up for you. Sid, especially in his early...

Have they announced the date of the spring game yet?

I just got back from the playoffs. I specifically went to watch Phillip Nelson. The good news - He accurate on short to medium passes and throws well on the run His long passes need some work but some of that could be due to his receivers. A couple of times on long passes they picked up the...

There was an amazing quote in yesterday's Pioneer Press that made me want to tear my hair out. http://www.twincities.com/gophersfootball/ci_19073287 WHY DID YOU THROW THE DAMN BALL!!!! The coaches stress this all week and yet, Gray throws the ball for a pick! Multiply this by seven (I think...

Does anyone know if Gray's toe/ankle has healed enough for him to play?