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Be careful what you wish for. As I have posted in other posts I think PJ is a good coach not a great one. I think he is near his ceiling. His success is gated by the difficulties in recruiting 4 & 5 stars to the gophers. 7-8 wins and an occasional west division title is the future. Who can you...

OSU is definitely an urban campus. Since Columbus encompasses the whole county it is the biggest “city” in Ohio. Cleveland and Cincinnati are bigger media markets. UC is a 100 miles from OSU with an urban campus. There are also 6 other D1 football teams in Ohio. BTw, Ohio is not exactly balmy in...

Looks like I was right and wrong back on Oct 1. Right, when I said not to get over excited yet and wrong when I said I thought the gophers would win the west. Penn State is pounding them tonight. Mo is getting contained by a defense that gave up over 400 yds running last week. I never would of...

It is a complex issue. There are other programs that have some of the same issues and still succeed. Take University of Cincinnati. Pretty successful lately. No 5 stars. City campus. Death Star program 100 miles to the North and SEC 100 (KY) miles to the south. It can be done. The one advantage...

If Mo is 100% take the Gophers. Limited or no Mo then go with the dog.

I still think the Gophers will win the West. They are talented but Michigan and Ohio State are next level.

Wow! You guys are a little too far over the ends of your skis on this one. Might wait until Big season plays out. There are some pretty wild assumptions. 1. Buckeyes running game is strong with Miyan Williams and Henderson. 2. Stroud is a top 5 draft pick with 3 NFL caliber receivers. The Ol...

MSU pass defense is pathetic. The Spartans will try to keep the Gophers off the field bu using a lot of ground game. MSU fails at whackamole and the Gophers by 10.

Nice breakdown. mCGopher. Thanks. It looks like the rest of the conference with the possible exception of MSU and maybe Purdue is down this year. Perennial contenders Iowa and Wisc look really bad. Gophers to Indy might be more than a dream this year.

Kinda of what I thought. My old ball coach used to say” you don’t learn how to kill polar bears by clubbing baby seals” . Time will tell. I have a DVR but is usually full of Hallmark shows and Murder mysteries that my wife prefers. Should I be worried?

I have missed watching them the first 2 weeks of the season due to some out of town family commitments . Reading the recaps and posts here it looks like they are the favorite to win the Big west. Beating 2 weak opponents makes it hard to gauge how good they are relative to the rest of the Big...

Wow, “2 Gopher, practicing without a license? Anyone who feel compelled to blast a hot take on a football forum and analyze another poster’s motives is the one who has a problem.

While a rational person might believe the hotter chicks might not make a difference 18 yr olds make irrational decisions all the time including those influenced by hormones. Better weather, more NIL money, Hollywood, and potentially better coaching are pretty strong draws for 4 and 5 stars...

Just keeping it real. Minnesota’s benefit from adding these 2 teams is increased money payouts from the now more valuable TV contracts. Unfortunately the level of competition will go up commensurately. Pointing that out in a lighthearted way is not being a troll or shitty fan just a realistic one.

Have you seen their campuses?

You guys are really in the weeds on this one. Other than elite 5 stars it is hard to evaluate 3 &4 stars accurately. To whit, Michigan State made a living recruiting Cincinnati 3 stars. Most played in the big Catholic league with 4 all boys schools. Football Programs with 200-300 boys. These...

Yep, 2 years for the west. USC will be a juggernaut with their current recruiting, transfers, NIL, and competent coach. Hey recruit, come to Minnesota from warm Texas, Florida, or Georgia. The NIL isn’t great and the coeds are cute once you see them out of their puffy coats. The coach is pretty...

Purdue? Ugly at best. IU is exponentially nicer. Miami University, Gopher’s last season nemesis puts all of these Big 10 campuses to shame. Quintessential college town.

Ewers would not row the boat he would require a yacht to pick him up. He was not adept at learning the play book. Nickname in Columbus was Joe Dirt. Could be natural fit for the Dirt Burglars

Fleck isn’t that bad but his game is not working at the Big 10! level. Rowing the boat and superior culture are not winning strategies and are not much more than a gimmick. Ever hear that crap out of Ryan Day’s mouth? For the Gophers to be a consistent contender, they need a major upgrade in...