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The predictable result when the ultimate self-imploding team plays the ultimate find-a-way-to-win team. So predictable that I literally called it prior to Nebraska’s last ill-fated drive. I said that giving the ball to Nebraska in a tie game with less than 2:00 left is a guaranteed turnover and...

That is a fair account of the season. If the Gophers had the kind of one score game luck (well, they created their own luck but converting miraculous plays down the stretch vs Fresno and GA southern on fourth down was crazy) as they had in 2019, this could very well have been another 2019 for...

It really needs to be a 2:30 kickoff either way. It’s a game that begs to end in the dark.

It’s going to be tough for Fuckell (as he is commonly called on the Wisconsin boards) to survive beyond next season without obvious improvement.

I am breaking my own rule here by commenting in a thread that I think is dumb. For some reason, Minnesotans think Fleck is a mediocre coach until any new job becomes available. At that point they both think Fleck has won 30 straight games, AND Appalachian State is a better head coaching job...

This is my favorite road combo. Glad to see it for Friday’s game.

I get that a lot of people think of bowl games as exhibitions. They started that way and with early departures, transfers, playoffs, and prep for the NFL combine - bowl games seem to be returning to those exhibition roots. But for now they still count in the season record and they are still...

exactly. The institutions that seem to get their hires right, seem to be decisive and have a list that they work through internally before the names begin to leak. The Brewster hire and even the Kill hire dragged around and didn't seem to have a rhyme or reason to it. As hind sight...

The reason I say the debate is front and center is because it comes up a lot and the “gotta sit in the sun” crowd always piles on how critical the sun is but in reality it is rarely in play (with this game being a perfect example). What it comes down to is some people simply struggle more in...

Actually the Sun vs shade debate is front and center again. I have long said that for the sunny side to be a benefit, you need several factors to fall in line and that doesn't happen very often: 1. The sun needs to be out (can't be a cloudy day) 2. It has to be a cold, late season game 3. if...

Koi Perich still plays for the Gophers?

I always find this comparison very interesting. The similarities are undeniable. And Nebraska fans do not seem capable of wrapping their arms around it. A couple differences though: The Gophers weren't starting every year ranked in the 80's. That ship had already sailed and the national...

Plus there were at least two obvious referee screwings in the series that gift wrapped a couple of the PSU wins.

This was a fun read. Thanks for sharing that!

Any narrative that MN doesn’t travel is refuted obviously and thoroughly by showing any crowd scenes at any non-Detroit bowl in recent years or even regular season road games such as Boulder or Pasadena. MN travels well. Really well.

The 2019 was my favorite in-person stadium event of all time. It is 2024 now. Gophers lose. I'll be there cheering them on and I hope I'm wrong of course, but I don't see a team that struggled with Rutgers beating Penn State.

The phone is ringing in Seattle. Let’s get the band back together. It’s real and it’s raw. Time to get the bear.

Lots of people give a sh|t. I give a sh|t. Uniform-related threads are always among the most popular. You definitely give a sh|t, or you wouldn’t be posting here again on the subject. The real question is why ask who gives a sh|t when you already know the answer?

I wish I had a guarantee that our own flawed football squad will beat Wisconsin on Black Friday. Because the struggles of their team would be a lot of fun to witness and poke at as it continues to seem to slide into the abyss. Move distinctly away from a system that was called the perfect fit...

It’s always interesting to see some of the sports based private schools slide up and down the classes to pick out their trophies.