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    Year 7, one of the most pathetic losses in my 45 years.

    There are sloppy and obese football coaches everywhere, including the NFL. Claeys was, thankfully, let go because he is a dud. Egad enough with this guy. I wouldn’t want Claeys back if he coached for free.
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    Year 7, one of the most pathetic losses in my 45 years.

    NW has been a better program than MN recently with greater success, but the context of NW’s season matters. Even if they are not “horrible”, we should be far-and-away better. The context of the game matters also - a team that came in with poor passing numbers absolutely carved up our team at...
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    Beat Iowa. Beat Wisconsin.

    It’s been a trend for decades. It’s baked into the marrow of this program. The idea that we will beat our two rivals when that never happens is wishful thinking. I hope we do it but have zero faith. Constantly embarrassed by the choices this team makes and how pathetic they look when they need...
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    How long before Wenger costs the Gophers a game in 2023?

    Redding needs to be removed from kick return. He was poor last year and again this year. Unless we are fair catching every kick, he should not be playing.
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    Game 1 takeaways

    Good to have the win. Lots of pros already mentioned and I agree with. Cons: Tyler and Crooms seem tiny. Easily brought down and cannot extend forward. This doesn't take away from the reliable hands on Crooms but man he and Tyler seem small. Redding as a returner. He is not dynamic - slow. I...
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    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA VS GOPHERS SPRING GAME IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    He is not an effective hybrid/wildcat. He’s just big. At no point has he shown to be any type of dynamic runner. He is just big and plays QB.
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    Jack Wilson commits

    This is over the top. The team he coaches has absolutely sucked while he has been the coach. In both talent and preparation/coaching. If he made the elite 8, the team will not have sucked and people will be happy with the coach.
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    Knuth No Longer with Team

    He hasn't proven he can run well at all. He's just big. He runs about as well as he throws.
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    No year zero in Madison: 10-plus wins, Big Ten West title; Fickell embraces expectations

    I hate WI more than any other team but aside from the last few years, they have absolutely decimated the Gophs. They made a top-notch coaching hire who can leverage his name to pull legit talent from the portal, and that's what he's done. The B1G West remains a very weak conference so I would be...
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    Jah Joyner and veteran, talent-rich DE room.

    They aren’t getting pressure on the QB. Happy the defense is good statistically but that should be even better if we were closing. The rush also seems to be absent during the most crucial times. The pass rush has been bad and I hope it gets better next year but I’m not sold on why it should.
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    Jah Joyner and veteran, talent-rich DE room.

    This is how I feel also. The Gophers have not had a really good rush end since Karon Riley. Vandesteeg had his moments. Otemewu and Mafe made the league on measureables. Bonkers how terrible our pass rush has been the past few decades. Just incredibly impotent. Joyner really the hope there...
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    Gophers’ Ben Johnson feels good about his core returning for 2023-24

    Yeah I am not interested in and don't know enough about Euroball to have any awareness of skills translating. It is just fascinating that a team this historically terrible has pro-level players (for any league). Edit: cool to see the updates on other former Gophs playing still.
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    Gophers’ Ben Johnson feels good about his core returning for 2023-24

    It's absolutely bonkers to me that a team this bad has two players people are worried about leaving for pro ball. I mean Garcia maybe but still crazy. I guess there are some low-level INTL orgs out there but it is just wild that there is anyone on this team that looks ready to play next-level.
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    Reusse: NIL funding for Gophers men's basketball stands at $0.00. Pitino's better off in Lobo Land, I'm guessing.

    I don't expect to - that's why I was so severely disappointed with the Gophers football outcome this year. The way NIL is currently structured, the top 25 rankings (for both football and basketball) will start to very closely mirror the top 25 NIL spending. Most northern/progressive areas are...
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    Reusse: NIL funding for Gophers men's basketball stands at $0.00. Pitino's better off in Lobo Land, I'm guessing.

    This isn’t Oxford, MS and by every measure of quality of life nobody should want it to be. We’re never going to give large sums of money to third-party intermediaries to then turn around and give it to 17-22 year old kids. I have no problem buying tickets to games or events but I am not giving...
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    Winston DeLattiboudere — New D-Line Coach?

    It’s also consistent scheduling of some of the worst offenses in P5, driven by the fact that we are in the West. I am not hating on the defense - happy to have competence. But our pass rush has been bad and context of opponents matter. Need better pass rush. Whether through personnel or...
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    Winston DeLattiboudere — New D-Line Coach?

    I don’t think that is contended. But a QB rush is pivotal and the Gophs have been astonishingly weak and frail at this skill. Pass rushing will be more important now as the QBs in the B1G West should be much improved over last few years. Need to cause disruption.



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