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Yes, the food and beverage vendors were behind the temporary end zone stands and in greater numbers than before and after due to the larger capacity.

Slightly under 51,000 seats are fine for our needs. There is no need to expand. We can point to a very small number of games since 2010 that have been true sellouts. The big Penn State and Wisconsin crowds were remarkable, but we don’t know when a season like this will come around again given...

As far as the Big Ten and ESPN are concerned, that’s a benefit. It wants fans of the conference’s teams, whether of the ones playing in those bowls or of other teams, in front of the TV in the early afternoon while the ESPN and ABC announcers repeatedly plug the Rose Bowl so the big late...

Ohio State all the way. I could never root for Wisconsin unless their win had a tangible and direct benefit to the Gophers. That’s not the case this time. I hope the Buckeyes beat them even worse than they did a few weeks ago.

I was in 233 and one lone Badger fan was being so obnoxious while constantly gloating to his Gopher supporting family and friends that they finally could take no more of him and split. He went beyond mere teasing and having a celebratory mood. The dude crossed the line to being kind of mean...

The hardcore fans will stay on the boat and keep rowing. I wish there were more of us, but diehard Gopher football fans are among the best in sports anywhere because we keep hope alive and support the team even when times have been tough or the definition of success is just getting bowl...

No color out. Just wear maroon and gold. Let’s make the red and white invisible.

I am happy to engage in a discussion if you want to go above and beyond a tired insult just because we disagree.

Given the long period of time I've posted here, and lurked here before joining, the body of posts over that timeframe honestly makes me believe there are posters here with a hatred of Reusse that is irrational enough that the satirical nature of this article was either obliviously overlooked or...

Standing at games is something that you have to go with the crowd on, especially those in the rows immediately behind you. If everyone is doing it, cool. Stand up. If you are the lone wolf, then don't be a jerk about it. This also applies if it's you and a couple of other scattered people...

Anyone that thinks Reusse is seriously taking credit for the improvement of the Gophers this season after naming PJ Fleck as 2018 Turkey of the Year is missing the satirical nature of the claim and the article in general, which suggests that winning this award is sort of a reverse Sports...

As long as NBC doesn't object, Tony Dungy seems like a great fit. Regarding Brock Lesnar, he lives in Canada now on a farm near his brother's farm near a tiny town that is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, a location that has to be murder to travel to and from when he appears with the WWE...

I think St. Thomas wanted to stay in the MIAC because they very much enjoy being the big fish in a small pond, being highly competitive to dominant in nearly every sport. Staying in the MIAC was also highly convenient given that every team is in state and drivable with out a need to stay over...

Patrick Reusse gets a bad rap at this board because he actively trolls its members, both admitting it and noting how easy it is, and because he doesn't fit the frankly outdated mold of the reporter as "cheerleader with a typewriter" to borrow a term from another situation. He came up in the last...

They said Sally's would reopen, but I did not believe it, considering it lip service to people that would be upset over the old place closing. For the sake of comparison, O'Gara's closed in St. Paul with plans to reopen in the new residential and commercial building on the site of the old place...

Regarding the nefarious activity at Bullwinkle's that has come up in a few posts, back in 2017 a guy got shot in their parking lot and in 2018 there was a separate fatal shooting at an unlicensed nightclub the Bullwinkle's owners were running next door in what was technically supposed to be a...

In 2010 we were a total disaster. We barely beat Middle Tennessee away to open the season and then dropped 9 consecutive while giving up an average of 36 points per game with Tim Brewster getting fired. With two games to go, we beat Illinois on the road and with some confidence in place came...

The most recent ESPN bowl projections appear to be based strictly on the current rankings and don't take into account what could or will happen in the upcoming weeks of the season. For instance, currently one of the CFP semifinals has #1 LSU facing #4 Georgia. Those two teams will likely meet in...

Be careful about booking too soon or at least booking any nonrefundable plane, rental car, and hotel reservations. Back in the 2002 season Iowa seemed like a lock to be in the Rose Bowl with Big Ten champs Ohio State bound for the BCS Championship Game. Hawkeyes fans certainly thought so and...

Gophers Tame Mildcats. Can They Chop Down Badgers?