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At road games I look for the camera to pan the Gopher contingent and note their level of enthusiasm. Last night I didn't notice any attempt to sweep through the faithful, just a a still shot of some older fans who were noticeably lacking in animation. A poster on another thread, I believe...

Yes, loved the Cal trip in 2006! Did not enjoy the wooden, splintery benches we were compelled to occupy but it was great fun to be in a lively group of Gopher nuts. Had no answers for Marshawn Lynch or Desean Jackson that day.

When the Mrs. and I came out of the tunnel and saw the Gophers warming up, I said "we'll win because the Gophers have never lost a bowl game in maroon jerseys." What I rercall most about the first half is Jack Simmons making a bunch of catches, in relief of the injured Matt Spaeth. We could have...

Johnson's toughness reminded me of Jason Stamper, with a better jump shot.

Pearl Harbor happened just a few days before Smith gave his Heisman acceptance address in New York. He had already written it beforehand but his edited version had a grace and elegance that belied his youth. I will try to find it somewhere.

Or maybe the Iron 5 after the 1972 Ohio State melee and subsequent suspensions.

By depth I mean guys who can make the ball go into the basket. Don't see much past the two guys mentioned, whose wotk load will be extreme. Our lack of size inside will be seriously exploited, especially durng the Big 10 season. Foul trouble among Minnesota's frontcourt will be inevitable. These...

So little depth. If either Jamison or Willis go down, who will score? And they will have to play a ton of minutes. How well Johnson is able to keep this team up as the losses mount in the Big !0 season will be a way to measure his mettle. About all we can expect is that they continue to play...

If the Gophers had made it to Indianapolis to play Michigan, would it qualify as an opportunity to win back The Jug, or would it have to be a regular season game? I have attended several Michigan games at home and find the arrogance of their fans a little more nuanced than that which the...

We need Mertz to channel Hornibrook 2018. It won't happen without pressure. Can the Gophers trust their defensive backs to do some man-to-man coverage? Can Rossi dial up some deceptive blitz packages? I am sure that Leonhard will be able to do so. Not feeling good about this one. Would SO love...

Yes, the Gophers were down 28-6 but actually fought back to take the lead but then had no answer for Randle-El and lost. That was the game when they lost Middlebrooks.

Yes! the game with USC & OJ Simpson comes to mind. Murray went creative and pulled that cross-field lateral that made a go-ahead, 4th quarter touchdown kickoff return possible. I think the the throw went from George Kemp to John Wintermute. But the Trojans had too much firepower. The Purdue game...

The 1982 team got off to a great start and were ranked, until they lost to Illinois at home in a game they dominated statistically. Then came their trip to Evanston to play a Northwestern team that had lost 34 straight games. The Gophers got up 21-3 and lost 31-21! After that an incredible...

I was at Mason's last game. When it was 38-7 early in the 4th quarter, a coed next to me said "these guys (Texas Tech) are awful! Based on past heartbreak, I cautioned her not to be too confident. How I hated being right that night!!

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Yep. That one hurt, even though the Vikings were roundly outplayed. Their only touchdown until the 4th quarter came when they recovered a muffed punt at the Dallas 5-yard line.

I attended a Michigan game early in this millenium. Michigan got up 17-0 and some of their fans a section down from me took out newspapers. The Gophers came back to tie it at 17-17 but they just kept on reading. They knew Minnesota couldn't close the deal and they were right. It was extra sweet...

Those repetitive screen passes to Chris Perry were maddening. The d-linemen culdn't stop taking the bait!

Thank you, Great Plains Gopher. I have read about that 1949 season. I believe Bierman said it was his best team, and he admitted that he may have worked them too hard. They seemed invincible after crushing OSU in Columbus but then found ways to lose to Purdue and Michigan. Glad I wasn't around...

I was only 7 years old in 1957 but got my introduction to Gopher heartbreak in 1956 when practically every adult I knew was crestfallen by a 7-0 loss to Iowa that cost Minnesota a Rose Bowl trip. In 1957, they opened the season 3-0, reached #3 in the rankings and had Bobby Cox on the cover of...