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I'd like to have a season with better coordinators before writing off the talent level of this team ...

We've already got lots of talented players. Lots of them. That's not the issue for a team like the Gophers, that is already regularly producing winning seasons. To move further up the food chain, the Gophers need a few more of the most highly talented players in the game (watch the Oregon game...

Agree. One very realistic change would be for Coyle to cough up significantly more dollars for top line OC and DC who come in understanding that the goal is to design schemes for a largely developmental class of recruits to, with maturation, play well above their nominal expected wins. That can...

He wasn't just completing dropped passes, he completed a dropped pass for a TD. He's a god.

This is the explanation (that and a QB who completes 90% of his passes). Can’t take a chance that Oregon plays the Gophers close. Need Oregon in the CFPs. Tough when you credibly believe that a call would go the other way if the receiver had been a Gopher instead if a Duck. Actually two such...

The Gophers can’t spend money they don’t have. Why is this so difficult for folks to understand? Oregon, the school, and Minnesota, the school, each spend money. Oregon the school spends a lot more on coaching staff. But Oregon’s real advantage comes from what a single alumnus, Phil Knight...

The chart says our OL and/or our offensive scheme suck. Is our O scheme the most suitable for strengths if the guys we play? Zig we are wedded to a certain scheme, are we playing the best OL for that scheme? The imponderables.

When our HC spends an entire press conference gushing g about how great the opponent is, sounding as if he’s in surrender and hide mode, the Gophs have, unsurprisingly, performed pretty poorly. It’s as if the team picks up on his attitude. I guarantee you that Iowa didn’t go into their game in...

You are right. The Gophs have had several decent rush defense games. We held Iowa to 133 yards rushing (and lost 41-3, WTF?). I am still having flashbacks to the Purdue game (253 rushing yards allowed for a 6.33 yard average per carry) and the recent MSU game (MSU's running backs gained 209...

You can do some scheme things to help receivers get open against man coverage. Techniques that verge on "picks," causing the covering DB to get caught up "in the wash." Got to deliver the ball quickly and hope for YAC. Also, apart from the issue of separation, you need a receivers who, when in a...

Should make for some pretty good PJ press conferences after tight wins ...

Have you seen the Gophers' run defense ... and the Ducks run game? Iowa and I hate to say Wisconsin both have been playing very good defense lately. If we can slow the Ducks' run game, we might well cover. Big if ...

What you mean "we"? You might be back to waxing gibbous, but I find the though unappealing and will take a pass.

Iowa lost to Oregon by 2 snd came within a few seconds of winning, Wisconsin, in a tough weather game, lost to Oregon by “only” two touchdowns. I think, for ranking purposes, Oregon will be looking for its first convincing victory in a while. Too bad the Gophers are up. So far this year, the...

Oregon has relied heavily on run game recently. Great OL and RBs can cut and fly. Collins has got to emphasize the D’s front 7 working better at gaps, not overrunning the play, and tackling fundamentals. Oregon’s defense is at Iowa’s level. Can Harbaugh design something that isn’t just an...

It’s not an all you can eat buffet. Got to use portion control.

Fill in with some guys who have been playing hard collegiate level minutes before you go to the portal in January, You can be a little more picky in the portal?

JUCO trifecta for PJ: https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/09/gophers-add-big-juco-receiver-derrick-salley-jr/

Wisconsin beats the Huskies, who were ranked 23rd. Assume nothing in our final three games. If our offense can put up 28 against NWern, and 21 against the Badgers, I like our chances. If we put up less against two defenses that are playing very well, all bets are off.