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I wonder if we're still arguably the worst team in the country, according to some. Didn't look that way last night. Good effort, good win. Penalty kill was 100 times better than it has been. I thought our Dfensmen were really good for the most part. And I love that combo on the 4th line...

No, I am sure it has not been stated. But I don't think they have to. By definition, if you are taking conference champions, or any other qualifiers that are conference or region related, you are prioritizing other things over getting the absolute best teams in the tournament. I already...

Agree. I would be much more likely to tune into a South Florida vs Ole Miss game than sime of the other matchup that might occur if we took 5 teams from both the SEC and BIG. Group of Five teams might never win the whole thing but they could absolutely pull an upset in first game.

I agree 100%. I think the big thing missing for some people is this... the playoff is not designed to get the best 12 teams in the bracket. Or best 16. Or best 18. Or whatever it will expand to. That was never the intent. It's the same thing with a lot of tournaments. Take the NCAA...

I am usually pretty optimistic. But cmon... we just got housed by 30, again, against a quality opponent. We have squeaked out wins against lower half of Big Ten and I am glad we did. Lost to a very average Cal team. We have one very impressive win vs Nebraska. Sorry if I am not excited...

Zero case for us being worst in country. Just stop it. That absurd statement actually reduces the credibility of any sane argument you'd have about the concerning state of the program.

Very good point. I should know better.

Starting to think the Badgers are going to trounce us

BS. You are an absolute moron if you think there is a "credible case" for this. I agree that this program is in shambles but worst in the country? Hyperbole at its worst.

Agreed. There is no way to tell from these photos that this is a coaching problem.

Went with an F, but it's mostly reflective of the talent disparity and I am in a really bad mood. It wasn't effort. Our LBs were really exposed last night. Our OL... whoof. As for Drake, I don't know. He definitely shows signs. But he throws some really weird balls at receivers...

I'm not sure we are folding up shop. The talent level difference is simply astounding. They have a roster full of what we would consider to be our top talent. That said, I cannot explain why other teams seem to play top team like Oregon better (see Wisconsin).

Couple that loss with a total humiliation in football in front of a large television audience, and it's a tough morning to be a Gopher fan. At least football lost to one of the best teams in the country.

Come on, Go4. I get the frustration but that is an absurd statement. We are awful by any standard and I am as frustrated as anyone. But there is no "credible case" to be made that we are the worst in the country. You think this team is worse than every team in Atlantic Hockey? Could we...

Yeah this is really, really discouraging.

Of course it burns in all of us. But for crying out loud, I don't need to be reminded of how much it sucked. It happened. It was awful. And it will be three years ago this spring. Can we please not relive it everyday?

I'm just so impressed that there are 20 posts in this thread, and not one of them has complained about PJ not getting top recruits, changing his best, etc. Refreshing. Hope he turns out to be a great player.

Wow. Yes, the lads at D-Day showed incredible bravery. The average age of the soldiers who participated that day was 22... so yes, very young. But they were certainly not mostly teenagers as you suggest. Since the minimum enlistment age was 18 during WW2, there were very, very few 17 year...

Better game by the Gophers, even though it was against a weaker opponent than what we will see later on. The breakouts looked MUCH better, as did the D zone coverage. Goaltending was very solid although he wasn't tested often. Seemed to me that we were running 4 D-men for the majority of the...

Yes it is. At least I freed up a lot of weekend evenings this year. No need to watch this team.