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The '26 class is really shaping up. To think we (me, anyway) are grinding our teeth about what is probably PJ's least talented team at MN, yet it still has an excellent chance at 8-4 AND a stellar '26 recruiting class waiting in the wings... this is just outstanding.

There is a bit more to it than that. It generates a LOT of excitement and anticipation on a lot of campuses and provides material for a lot of daydreaming as it pertains to David/Goliath matchups. Truly huge upsets early are (would be) rare but they are in basketball too.

The Pinstripe Bowl is like an eternal collar (noose?) that hangs around the Gophers neck, forever. The Pinstripe Bowl cannot be avoided.

I prefer auto bids. I don't like people's opinions dictating who gets in. I have seen enough SEC bias to last me a lifetime.

72 pages (and counting) of Minnesota fan insecurity. It's hard to believe that one Lou Holtz defection to Notre Dame could eternally stir the same pot. vigorously.

We are in the part of the season where I pull for whatever team's win means a better bowl game for the Gophers. That, and I'd like to see the maximum number of B1G teams in the playoff (which also helps Gopher bowl selection) to offset the annual fawning over the SEC. If you've read more than...

Gustavus has held state playoff games over the years. It's an easy place to host a big football crowd and it has decent levels of seating on both sides of the field. It also has a long history of hosting all kinds of HS playoff action in other sports ranging from basketball and hockey to...

His college football takes have been soooo bad, he would have to write about 10 groundbreaking insightful columns in a row about the Gophers or college football in general for me to begin reading him again. I take a wide pass any time I see him attempt to write something about college football...

I thought the same thing. What an oddball thing to write about. It isn't new info and there is an interesting schedule for next year that comes first.

Seems odd to put UCLA above the Nerds at this point.

This is such a wacky Gopher football year. There is potential to be undefeated at home and winless on the road. Please please please beat Northwestern and Wisconsin to preserve half that possibility and destroy the other. After all is said and done, I just don't think the Gophers will see this...

I fixed it. I think. AI is worthless.

The Gophers have a decent shot at going undefeated at home this year. That would be the first time since 1967. That is a great accomplishment. That exceeds my usual expectations. but (there is always a but) the undefeated home schedule would include wins over the following B1G teams: 18th...

But succeeding! That is two seasons out. Sooooooo many things could change between now and then, including the actual planned home slate of games. Teams rise and fall very quickly now. Not sure why people continually are convinced Fleck is going to leave every year. It is tiresome.

Ahhh Gopherhole, where people are so eager to "catch" someone not being a proper fan, they actually forget about the Gophers and who they are not playing in the upcoming weekend.

CBS, doing what CBS always does. Is it possible whoever they have doing their bowl projections thinks Minnesota is in Conference USA? I could be mistaken but it seems to get the Sports Bowl, the Gophers would pretty much need to lose out at this point. I would yawn my way through any bowl...

I turned to everyone around me at the stadium and informed them that this MSU game was about to be the first OT game in the history of the stadium. People were quite surprised. I will say my prediction of the students proved to be mostly wrong. Their numbers were a bit lower than usual...

I tend to enjoy the mixing up of uniforms, and it is a little jolt in my week when Thursday roles around and they publish some little video of what the team will be wearing the following Saturday. There are some things I am not a fan of (black uniforms, the newer/lighter anthracite, white pants...

very well said. I get frustrated with PJ on occasion but when push comes to shove the bottom line is he has taken a limited-resources program and has turned it into a perennial 8 win program, with one 11 win season. Even this year, which is a down year for MN football in my opinion, PJ has the...

There is a decent possibility this season will end in another 8-4 regular season and 6-3 in the B1G. If you suggest some sort of coaching change, be careful what you wish for. Perhaps there is another Cignetti out there but I can guarantee there are lots of Brewsters and Wackers out there. I’ve...