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First Bucky and then Goldy! If you missed it, the category was "Mascots". A photo identifying Bucky Badger appeared with his name given and then Goldy's picture was shown and the contestant had to identify him as a "Gopher". He did so!

April Fools gag?

When Monson was hired, we thought he was the guy who was responsible for the sudden rise of the Gonzaga program. Maybe the Gophers should have looked into the role of that Mark Few played.

About that horrific Illinois meltdown. I think Kevin Burleson got most of the blame against that press, deserved or not. If he is recalled at all over 20+ years, that day may be what most of us remember.

Yup- And on that steamy, sticky, Miami night the holes were still there for him in the 4th quarter but he was just too tired to hit them! Blowing a 24-0 lead to a team led by some freshman quarterback named Phillip Rivers was painful. When the Gophers gave up a touchdown on a blocked punt and a...

Yes! He abused a Purdue db once 10 yards downfield and then did it again when the same kid got up and tried to tackle him at the goal line. Just a remarkable, Marshawn Lynch kind of run.

And Jackson is the only Gopher with a pair of 200-yard games in the same season... and he did it in consecutive games! 238 yards vs. Northwestern (while Tapeh ran for 176) and then 239 the next week at Michigan State.

Loved watching Purdue vs. Illinois back when Keady and Henson would model their amazing hair-dos!

I can still see Walter Bowser putting a big lick on a Trojan at midfield to help Wintermute along the way. Murray was hardly known for creativity, which made this play even more remarkable.

I had the feeling they reprised that tight end lob from late in the Auburn game because Brosmer did not want his last collegiate pass to have been that interception! Mission accomplished.

Yes, they were inept but the stupid schtick they were forced to execute made them look like clowns. I actually felt sorry for them. The guy who threw up was clearly an unwilling shill throughout. I am sure the Duke's people were annoyed at his obvious lack of enthusiasm for their wares. As a...

Much has been made of the inability of our receivers to gain separation. This was especially apparent on deep balls/

Went to a number of games as a child with my dad in the late 50's and through the 60's. We always sat high up. When the astroturf was installed in 1970 and attendance fell off, I was able to go to some games at close to ground level. I was struck by the pronounced crown that ran down the center...

Gophers Put on Mayo Clinic

The villain of the 2001 Purdue game was the clock operator. When they ran that option with Cupito to tie the 2005 Purdue game that allowed them to actually win later, I yelled "NOOOOOO!" until he somehow got into the end zone. Talk about a surprise play call!

Yup. Northwestern in 2000 will not be forgotten nor will a certain game in 2003 of which I cannot speak.

And the irony is that Minnesota beat Iowa in the regular season finale to get to 6-6. If he had lost to Iowa I doubt that he would have fired. But that epic collapse vs TT could not be tolerated.

Wish we had played Purdue THIS year.

I went there also. I had the place to myself and the "curator" seemed lonely and could not have been more helpful. I bought a book called "The Monster of the Midway". My favorite part of the book detailed the Varsity-Alumni Game of May 1958. Bronko showed up to play at age 49 and the Alumni won...