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Any person who isn’t already wealthy would be stupid to turn down the job. If someone gave me a multi-million-dollar contract to direct movies, I’d do it. So what if I suck and get fired? Some fans and my employer get mad, and I have to deal with short-term discomfort and embarrassment...

Stop being so harsh on Ben. He’s clearly tanking for Wemby.

I’ve always found this argument interesting. Are there examples of other D1 programs in major cities that don’t struggle with NIL stuff? If so, what’s unique to Minnesota’s situation? Is it the administration, apathy in the fanbase/locally, lack of rich alums who care about college sports, a...

The Gophers (hell, Minnesota sports in general) may be cursed but this is not one of the examples. Hire a super unqualified coach. Unqualified coach is out of his depth and the program becomes historically bad. Top players say “no thanks.” This is a pretty clear A to B, cause-and-effect line.

I usually feel some animosity toward a good recruit who backs out (probably shouldn’t). But here I don’t hold anything against him. Just a smart, practical, and obvious choice. I would’ve done the same. I mean, I had free, good seats to see the Gophers play in Lincoln on Saturday. I gave them...

Well, at least this gives me a reason to hate Bama aside from pure envy.

Trying to rank the Big West teams like this is a fool’s errand at this point. It’s some mix of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, maybe Illinois, and then the others.

I’m with everyone else who thinks this transfer craziness is bad for CFB. Especially combined with NIL stuff, crazy coaching salaries, bowl opt-outs, and the erosion of geographic/cultural identities that come with conference realignment. I definitely think players should be able to cash in...

There are some…questionable takes on that list. Troy/UTSA at 8? Duke/UCF at 14? Arkansas (6-6)/Kansas (6-6) ten spots ahead of us? Also BYU/SMU and South Alabama/Western KY ahead of us? I get Syracuse/Minnesota in in a cold baseball stadium isn’t a sexy matchup but sheesh.

Like 85% the location/venue. Also partly that we’ve played Cuse before, so there’s no newness angle. And, to be frank, we would’ve preferred a “helmet” or SEC school for the bragging rights (if we win). But on that last point, I’m sure Cuse fans would say the same about Minnesota.

Nashville and Charlotte are the farthest north bowl games should be played (east or the Rockies anyway). You can get relatively warm and sunny winter days there, but getting something like 48 and partly cloudy is much more realistic. Not bad football weather for us B1G people, but not exactly a...

Some funny comments in there. Unsurprisingly, many of them have an inflated view of their own resume. Yeah, ours kinda sucks. But their best accomplishments are a win over Purdue, a win over NC State, and a close loss to Clemson. Doesn’t exactly strike fear in the hearts of anyone. In any case...

Lately this bowl seems to have a liking for geographic proximity. Purdue and Tennessee last year, Kentucky and Iowa this year. Iowa isn’t really “close” to Nashville but it’s a doable drive, as is Purdue. Kentucky and Tennessee are in Nashville’s regional backyard.

I don’t get how people defend this bowl. Even if it’s a “fair” selection (it’s not), it’s just an objectively bad bowl. No one wants to watch a cold weather mid-workday game in a bland baseball stadium. Especially against a non-football school.

Screwed by the bowls and conference again.

Jerry, avenge us! AVENGE US!!! Edit: ah man stocker beat me to the punch

It’s a huge bummer that both the Pinstripe and Mayo bowls are early on a weekday afternoon. That’s a workday for me and lots of corporate America (even if it’s a half-hearted workday). Edit: Syracuse would also suck as an opponent because (1) they aren’t a “football” school, (2) Pinstripe May...

I like to think of bowl opponents in recruiting terms. Which would we rather PJ be able to say to recruits: 1. I’ve won bowl games against Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Auburn, and Syracuse/Duke. Or 2. I’ve won bowl games against Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Auburn, and Florida State. Seems...

If we get the Pinstripe, maybe a Minnesota team can finally win a big game in Yankee Stadium.

The “Minnesota doesn’t travel well” narrative is such a self-fulfilling prophecy. Minnesota gets shafted in bowl selection so Minnesota fans don’t travel. Bowls say “see, Minnesota doesn’t travel.” Rinse and repeat. The only advantage Pinstripe has over Charlotte is that there are probably way...