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No one expected the Gophers to be world beaters this year, they just set themselves up so nicely after 4 games it was hard not to dream. Now we are throwing our 40 years of disappointment in MN sports toward Fleck for losing the 3rd game out of 4 against Iowa where his players played better but...

I didn't say it was bad coaching, I just said he chose to trust his defense and not force anything on offense. He coached a certain way that worked on that day. I just thought Rosemount was the better team, but played in a way that would have allowed EP to win if they ended up making a big...

You are genius!! There are ways to coach that challenge your team to make a play and ways to coach that challenge the other team to make a play. Coach Erdman was not coaching to challenge his team to extend the lead (only way that happens is if EP misses an assignment on a run). I left the...

Offensively Rosemount played not to lose, than to win. Seems like once Rosemount got the lead, they trusted their defense to do the rest, which they did. EP tried to take advantage of their size advantage on the outside, but never seemed to prioritize that until the end. If it wasn't for the...

Only chance I see us having is if Illinois loses 2 of next 3 (possible with Purdue and MI still on schedule), MN wins the rest and Purdue loses 1(assuming win vs Ill, would need to lose to Indiana or NW). We need to finish with 3 losses and everyone else having 4 to win West. Tiebreakers won't...

I love the fact that LSU is #10 because they beat an SEC team whose best win was against another over ranked SEC team in Kentucky. They literally have beaten no one and lost to a OK FSU team. I understand the SEC bias, but I hate how ridiculous it is. Penn State, who has the same record, has...

Morgan came back to help us win the West. That is no longer the goal. The goal now is beat IA and beat WI and create excellence for the future. I love Morgan and am so thankful for what he brings the program. If he wants to coach, sharing duties with AK8 will be good for him and for the...

There is a big difference between being a bad basketball conference and not winning in the NCAA tournament. Very few schools win the NCAA tournament. Typically you need 4 D1 Talents on the team, with one of those being a star. B1G programs have missed out on the high end talent, but are...

My concern with PJ is that he is not developing his WR's at the level that was anticipated for a head coach who was a WR and started out developing/recruiting 2 NFL bound WR's. There are a lot of things to be excited about. More wins in B1G, more NFL drafted talent, more prestige in program...

Only Gopher fans can turn our greatest recruiting news in the 21st Century into something that is mildly depressing because they focus on 1 that got away. This is a time to rejoice, focus on who is here, who is coming and who we will get next. Change your mindset Minnesota.

KenPom is a statistical analysis based on last years team and incoming talent. I take this way over someone who just does the same song and dance every year and picks the "name" teams every year. What this says is we were not very good last year and our returning talent and recruiting does not...

It should be noted that Rosemount brought in QB2 that ignited a passing game (kid did great against Farmington as well) and let to 15pts in Q4. Looks like they could go to rotating QB's as playoffs begin. Will be interesting to see how that plays out. With that added to a great defense...

It is important for Evans to note that NIL money can come at any time. If Gophers start winning this year or next ,there will be a lot of opportunities for even more NIL monies as compared to what he may get with a great season(s) at TCU. This town just needs the match to be lit and help...

Its funny to me that someone who gets blasted for most of the posts they write, still ends up writing posts on Gopherhole. Use your own logic to draw conclusions about what you should be doing.

Kirk and Brian should continue to fight the good fight. Those kids deserve the opportunity to grow up knowing that if your parents have a good job you don't have to earn a job through action but can just grab what you are "entitled to." Many places across this great nation work this way and if...

I wonder if people are writing on the Alabama thread about why are they scheduling MN when they can barely beat the team in Maroon from Texas? Last year we had OSU on the ropes for 3 Quarters. Our problem is not that we are not elite, but we don't have the talent level to make up for any...

Ruesse is that you??

We will find out how good our front 4 is. The Illini DL dominated WI and IA. If we can't run the ball I am worried our offense may look very similar to what WI and IA experience. However, I think our whole offensive unit is better than either of these teams.

Well Maryland blew that. I don't think Purdue is good enough to win out. However, I am not sure we are as well after our loss to them. I hope we can regain our confidence and focus and put a string of victories together.

I think there are 7 - 8 teams that have a legitimate shot of putting the games together necessary to win a title. I think with the defense Rosemount has gives them a better shot than most, but they are far from a complete team. Maple Grove is solid (not overly familiar with their team, but...