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  1. Gophergrandpa

    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN WRIGLEY FIELD IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    NW’s FG kicker was 3-3. Goph’s FG kicker was 0-2 on kicks that most B1G kickers makes as a matter of course. Not the way to win one score games.
  2. Gophergrandpa

    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN WRIGLEY FIELD IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    Good news: For the first time on the road this season, the Gophers beat the spread (which was at NW by 3.5)! Bad news: NW’s time of possession was over 40 minutes! It averaged over 7.5 yards per play. It gained more yards against the Gophers than Oregon did, or Ohio State did, or Cal did (or...
  3. Gophergrandpa

    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN WRIGLEY FIELD IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    Start slow, allow a middling offense to put up more yards than Oregon did, and choose to go into the season with a FG kicker who can’t be counted on from 40 yards. NW got some non-calls at the end of the game that sealed their win, but truth be told, the Gophers did not deserve to win. This is...
  4. Gophergrandpa

    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN WRIGLEY FIELD IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    Pride goeth before the fall. NW is a pretty good team. Constructed as Iowa: very tough defense, very determined run game. I think the Gophers can beat them. But a sad way to lose is to underestimate your opponent. Nebraska has specialized in it for years.
  5. Gophergrandpa

    Predict the Score Thread: Minnesota at Northwestern

    I don't know who's going to come through for the Gophers, but I have a feeling a couple of them are going to play their game of the year and bring us home a victory. First road victory of the season, hopefully a convincing one. On the other hand, I'll settle for close, down to the wire win which...
  6. Gophergrandpa

    All Things Class of 2026 Gophers Football Recruiting Thread (Offers, Videos, Tweets, Rankings and More)

    My take: The fact that Howie Johnson can jump from a 90 to a 94 and a couple other of our recruits (and and two decommits) have made jumps almost as big--and that thing is happening simultaneously to other school's recruiting classes--tells me that there is virtually no meaningful difference...
  7. Gophergrandpa

    Is 6-4 good? In 2025, success needs more context than just win total; "There’s a lot of really good football teams in the country that are 6-4"

    6-4 is a good record given the schedule we played. I myself am OK with the record to date and hope that we finish 8-4. My feelings go more to how we were absolutely pulverized, like a JV squad, by Ohio State, Oregon and Iowa, and how several toss-up games required a near miracle at the end to...
  8. Gophergrandpa

    Replace Greg Harbaugh Jr. With?

    I honestly believe I heard it in a PJ presser before the season started. I looked back at two, both linked below. In the presser before the Buffalo he mentioned this team had great depth at all positions, for example his deepest WR group. He mentions that this team reflected best recruiting for...
  9. Gophergrandpa

    Replace Greg Harbaugh Jr. With?

    I recall PJ, early on saying things to the effect that this year’s squad might be his best team. Hard to get our arms around the fact that all that seeming potential has manifesting itself as one of his less effective teams. 😕
  10. Gophergrandpa

    Best Play Down The Stretch Since 1985

    Most common factor seems to be losing to Iowa …
  11. Gophergrandpa

    Replace Greg Harbaugh Jr. With?

    We are kind of "Brian Ferentz Territory" on offense now. If the Harbaugh experiment continues next year, the AD needs too impose on PJ an accountability standard as Iowa did with respect to Brian Ferentz a few years back (Iowa had to average at least 25 points per game or B. Ferentz would be...
  12. Gophergrandpa

    How many points…

    Ouch! NW is averaging about 20 points per game in the B1G. 35 points would be a real breakdown …
  13. Gophergrandpa

    How many points…

    You miss the Cal game?
  14. Gophergrandpa

    Replace Greg Harbaugh Jr. With?

    Ten games in, never thought I’d see this. Chart is sorted by rushing yards per game. And the Gophers’ numbers include the Northwestern State joke game.
  15. Gophergrandpa

    All Things Class of 2026 Gophers Football Recruiting Thread (Offers, Videos, Tweets, Rankings and More)

    Jilek has committed to Texas Longhorns. It’s flipping season, We have had four decommits in the 2026 class. Besides Jilek, one committed to Utah (home state) and two committed to Cal.
  16. Gophergrandpa

    Gophers Fleck on closing the gap against top teams: "...Just because you want that doesn't mean that's going to happen."

    I'm not worried about closing the gap between OSU or Oregon. That gap is too wide to bridge. I would like it to appear as though we can compete with them at some level, that we offer some resistance and aren't just a scrimmage against the JV. But it will be what it will be. In an 18 team league...
  17. Gophergrandpa

    Why would a school pay a recently fired head coach a big salary?

    If VT paid Franklin at the low end of normal coaches salaries in the conference, it seems that PSU would have to top him off every year. I think if Franklin wanted to change his lifestyle, move out west and coach Montana for $1.5M, PSU might still have to send him a big check every year for the...



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