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Number 1 things we need right now is 12 months of improvement. Athan hasn't played live for a full season in 3 of his last 4 years/ I believe because he was injured his senior year. He just needs some fine tuning, as do his play callers. If they can keep the rest of the team solid, I...

Why would the state of Minnesota move itself between Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan? Is this type of large-scale geographic movement even possible? How would the location of our state impact its coaching hiring and firing? It is Sunday morning and these sorts of deep questions do arise...

I am really struggling to believe we made the right call with Simon and Harbaugh as co-OC. I really thought it was a home run hire, but right now I am not convinced. I don't believe we have an identity on O and it shows. How do you have 1 of the best TE in college football and not use him...

I wonder if MSU is prepping things so they can repeat the process of going after another Colorado coach after only 1 year of success that leans heavily into the transfer portal.

I think it is important to note, if PJ brings in a star linebacker from some small college who was a 2* in high school, that is the ranking that gets carried over. Same thing if we bring in a washed up 5* that couldn't see the field on a different team. This is one of the reasons why our...

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.