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  1. gophernut1

    Power ranking all 18 Big Ten football programs after latest expansion news

    If the rankings are talking about historical ranking with modern day weighing in more than past, than being 12th makes sense. We have a glorious history that is to far back to count for much. 50 years of being terrible isn't being erased by a decade of being competitive. Still, we are in that...
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    SI: Bulletin board material for Gophers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis

    If there is one thing a Brewster can do it is oversell average players and undersell real talent. His dad's recruiting classes were filled with high star, low offer recruits that never panned out. Vs. Fleck who knows talent and how to coach it up. I see his son is equally bought into all the...
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    Leistikow: Predicting every Big Ten team's record for the 2023 season (MN: 7-5, 5-4)

    It is not the record I will argue with, it is the slant of the journalism. He immediately slams "the culture" without adding any substance to what he writes. Then he calls Athan average (which his stats suggest without any context such as how much he improved in those 3 games) and points out...
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    Does realignment affect recruiting?

    The Gophers have a unique culture with Fleck and over the last 4 years of sending kids to the NFL. If they can keeps what is unique about them, keep winning and sending kids to the NFL their rank will get better. They really have a chance to take the next step and get to the level of an...
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    B1G Means Billions

    What I find amazing is that our bottom 12 schools have more research dollars than any other conference. Even without Stanford and California. We still double up the next best competitor. I am curious if anyone has done something similar to foundation dollars. My guess it would be similar...
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    Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL - 2023 Season

    In 2023 Gophers are 68th in total earnings for players in NFL (lots of young guys just starting to make money) and 55th in total kids in NFL (22) via statcast.
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    Breaking from the Athletic: Big 10 to invite Washington and Oregon

    Based upon how we are treated with bowl games, they would probably send MN out that way. They would use our NHL and NBA ties out West as justification. Feels like if they were going to kick anyone in the nuts it would be us.
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    Athlon Sports reports Clemson, Florida State, Oregon, and Washington

    I like the 24 teams, breaking down into groups of 6. You play 5 games against your "division" opponents and then rotate 3 other B1G games with 2 non-conference foes. Then their is a "playoff week" where division winners play in a semi-final game and other teams are matched up with similarly...
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    Athlon Sports reports Clemson, Florida State, Oregon, and Washington

    Anyone surprised no one has came out and said Clemson or Florida State is not going to the B1G. I am also surprised major sports outlets are not bringing it up (I think SI did an article on who is better B1G or SEC). I know it may be a story created with "junk journalism" but so was the story...
  10. gophernut1

    Deion Sanders’ roster redo at Colorado could change college football

    Prime will bring in Brewster style recruiting classes. High rankings, but no substance. Then it will be about creating a culture that makes kids better and while I think Prime could get there (kids will listen to him) I don't think he is seasoned enough to know what to do with that voice. I...
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    All Time Ratings

    In 1899 when MN was ranked in the top 6 of a 30 team Division 1 ranking, it put them as a top 80% team, just like when Boise finished 40 in 1990 out of a 200 teams. Obviously this isn't about when a team started playing Division 1, but where it ends up being ranked. Not sure what ranking they...
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    Shooter: The University of Minnesota’s $166 million Athletes Village, which opened five years ago, still owes some $30 million.

    I am sick of reading the same crap every year about how we still owe money on the Athletic Village. Does Walters seriously have nothing else to write about? I remember before the internet one would read Walters and Hartman for all things recruiting or any sports buzz that was going on. Now...
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    SI: How have Gophers recruiting classes panned out under PJ Fleck?

    This article is all about who was recruited and who popped as a potential NFL candidate. It does not talk about overall production in terms of wins/losses and quality depth that was built. Seems like a few extra hours of research would have made this article really something worth reading. PJ...
  14. gophernut1

    Nebraska Week 1 Simulation

    This is why Artificial Intelligence has flaws. As long as you have biased people giving the "intelligence" to the AI, the AI will have illogical thinking. Creating AI that can distinguish between crap in and what truly makes sense is not a current reality. Hence why Neb beat MN. Remember...
  15. gophernut1

    Gophers #12 on 247 2024 Team Recruiting with 19 Guys

    Bottom line, regardless of ranking, we are still out recruiting bigger offers than what we have in the past. Typically, even in a PJ class, we have a handful of recruits with none or only one other solid P5 offer. This year I think every recruit has multiple solid P5 offers, with a few with...
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    CBS: Top transfers for Big Ten teams (Minnesota WR Elijah Spencer)

    I think our defense is a better now than what we had in 2019. I love what we had in 2019 with Winfield and Coughlin, but as a whole unit we are better. This will give Fleck additional confidence in going for more passes and big plays, that what he otherwise might. If the defense plays as...
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    Gophers #12 on 247 2024 Team Recruiting with 19 Guys

    We will get a bump with a few of the players. I can't remember to many of our recruits from last year being offered by Penn State or teams in that category. My guess we will end up with 2-4 four star recruits in the end and a class in the mid-30's.
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    Gophers 2024 and 2025 Big Ten opponents announced.

    Personally I like the way the schedule plays out. 2024 will be tough, but if we build some momentum this year we should be laser focused for 2025. I really like our chances if AK develops like most of us believe he will. It will be amazing if we can make some national noise in the next few...
  19. gophernut1

    Wyatt Gilmore Watch

    I reviewed the 4-Star guys that we have gotten under Fleck. Of the ines no longer here half of them are now playing in the NFL, the other half have transferred out. Having a 50% NFL hit rate, with one being a #1 draft pick is readon enough to pick MN.
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    Wyatt Gilmore Watch

    While love it when people choose Row culture first. I have no problem with the athlete who want to head south for a year or two, get better and come home.



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