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I mean, it's already kind of been the case for a long time. Even before the CFP era, there were basically five divisions of college football: P5, G5, FCS, DII and DIII. Only one of those four groups of teams didn't get to play for a national championship at their level, because P5 and G5 are...

The Star Tribune picks Minnesota, 20-17 The way the Gophers’ season has played out, predicting the outcome of this game could be as simple as recognizing that all of Minnesota’s wins have been at home and all of its losses have been on the road. But that’s no fun, and the hunch here is that the...

The Pioneer Press sees Minnesota winning 19-17 Minnesota Offense Vs. Northwestern Defense: Under David Braun, the Wildcats have kept up the tough defensive identity forged under ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald. They are allowing 19.6 points per game, which is good for 23rd in the country. Edge...

I wouldn't mind if they rotate in other 80s rappers. Big Daddy Kane? Kurtis Blow maybe?

College Football News is siding with Northwestern, 20-17 Minnesota has a bigger problem with sharp passing teams than good running teams, and lately, Northwestern isn't completing enough midrange throws. This will be ugly at times, and be shocked if it's any sort of a firefight. Northwestern...

So the Gophers have two games left on the season having just lost game 10. Means there's a chance to end the season on a high note at 2-1 going to the bowl. It had me wondering what are the best finishes to seasons down the stretch. I went back and looked. Here are the seasons Minnesota...

The rest of the staff at Gophers on SI are out with predictions Joe Nelson picks Northwestern, 20-16 Northwestern isn't good, but neither are the Gophers. The hype around playing at Wrigley Field will be big, but Northwestern already knows what to expect after nearly beating No. 18 Michigan...

You Wager Blog is siding with Northwestern I’m going to stick with Northwestern, but I think this upcoming game is going to be fairly good. This past weekend, the Wildcats came close to making a comeback against Michigan, but they were ultimately unsuccessful. With only 245 yards, 11 first...

Gophers on SI forecasts Northwestern winning 17-13 I would be surprised if this game is decided by more than one score. Both Minnesota and Northwestern have performed at a similar level throughout the season. I expect the Gophers to have every chance to win, but it's simply hard to trust a team...

First couple predictions are out for this week's matchup. Pick Dawgz sides with Northwestern I’ll stick with Northwestern, but this should be a pretty good game. The Wildcats nearly came back against Michigan this past weekend but fell just short. Provided Northwestern’s defense shows up (and...

New bowl projections after the latest weekend. At ESPN, Kyle Bonagura has Minnesota in the Pinstripe Bowl Vs. Pitt, while Mark Schlabach has them playing LSU in the Music City Bowl. On Athlon Sports, Minnesota is projected to play LSU in the Music City Bowl Projection Sports by Tyler Markley...

Here's how the postseason looks: NCAA Division II Playoffs NSIC Champion Minnesota Duluth will play Ashland (OH), Nov. 22 NSIC At-Large Minnesota State-Mankato will play Findlay (OH), Nov. 22 NCAA Division III Playoffs MIAC Champion Bethel has a bye and play the winner of Concordia (WI) Vs...

Yep, can potentially finish on a really high note at 8-4 by winning these next two. Earning another in the bowl for another 9 win season would certainly be a positive.

It will be close for sure. Augustana might sneak in with Upper Iowa losing. Should be interesting to see how things shake out.

Today wrapped up the regular season. Here are the scores, standings and champs. NSIC Scores: Minnesota State-Moorhead upset No. 14 Minnesota State-Mankato, 31-23 Winona State ran past SW Minnesota State, 30-6 Sioux Falls took down Concordia-St. Paul, 34-18 No. 11 Minnesota Duluth shut down...

A few more before tonight, about what you'd expect. The Pioneer Press has Oregon winning, 31-3 Minnesota Offense Vs. Oregon Defense: QB Drake Lindsey and Co. will go against its third top 10 defense in yards allowed this year, and the U didn’t go over 170 total yards in the first two (Ohio...

Maybe splitting hairs here a little big but Ohio State finished the year in 1999 unranked at 6-6 and Purdue managed to finish at No. 25, but were 7-5 overall. No shade to the 1999 team, though. Tiller had the Boilermakers in a good spot and the Buckeyes are the Buckeyes.

Another time we wore maroon pants and white jerseys against a ranked team

I'd say the 2019 team. The quality on both sides of the ball put it at a level above. The 2003 team had that awesome rushing attack, but 2019 was no slouch either with Smith, Brooks and Ibrahim. The 2003 offensive line was great, but the 2019 line had a good deal of size and held its own...

The Eugene Register Guard backs Oregon, 34-10 Barring any self-inflicted wounds, it's hard to find a scenario where the Ducks don't control this game from start to finish. That's not because Minnesota is a bad team but because it's a bad matchup for the Gophers, whose offense is the worst at...