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thanks for the courteous explanation. Too little of that here. I understand the interest in a former Gopher. Cheers.

How do i find the archives that showed how eager GHolers were to have him under center at UM? Let's move on to other topics.

We have to assume that the players are warned about this rule and the focus on it. Our kid violated the rule he knew was being watched and hurt his team. A loss of self discipline. He needs to be punished and I'm guessing he will be.

I like the proposal. I like the grouping by strength and geography. It makes sense -- so it has no chance of adoption.

If he's here.

OK. Now, it's time to analyze why recruiting top talent to UM is so difficult and what, if anything, can be done to attract enough talent to compete for conference championships like the U did before the 60s.

Granted, we've played Iowa (second best in rushing defense) and Michigan (third best in rushing defense). We need to get the run game going. One could argue that they are two of the best rush defense teams because they played the Gophers.

What coach (who would take the job) do you think could meet the goal of making the Gophers a competitor for conference champion?

No, not done. I've been following the Gophers since the 50s. But I saw and understood the dramatic change in the prospects for the program after 1961, So I follow them with realistic expectations.

OK. Then we're satisfied to be chronically in the lower half of the conference? To lose the majority of our games to our rivals? To pay coach after coach with no improvement in outcomes? To spend loads of money on facilities with no better results? Or does someone have a feasible plan to...

Could the Gophers could be in different conferences in different sports?

I completely agree with you. Soon after the Vikings came to MN, media and fan attention shifted from the Gophers to them. I suspect as you suggest that the U decided to limit their support for UM football. By the late 60s the Vikings were in the SB and the Gophers were an afterthought to non...

I expect three more wins. 5-7 just like I did at the start of the season.

Does anyone think, given the Gophers' inability to compete in the BiG since the 60s, that moving to another conference might be appropriate? Yes, I know a lot of money is at stake, but if the administration is truly not a champion for excellence, it could accept less money from a less...

Why did the UM admin change their attitude toward athletics in 1961?

You're right. But paying players is a recent corruption of the game. Prior to that, UM wasn't keeping up with the conference in recruiting either. Something else keeps enough top recruits from choosing UM and that's been the case since the 60s. We need to figure out what that something is...

If underpaying asst coaches is our problem then we've had it since 60s I don't think that is THE problem. Neither is the state of our facilities. The problem is we are unable to recruit enough top talent to compete with the other conference schools -- and that has been true since the 60s. If...

Since the 60s the Gophers have had 10 coaches. The performance has been consistently around .500 in the conference plus or minus. I don't know how many assistant coaches have passed through the program. We're in our third stadium. There is some reason other than coaches and facilities that...

"We have a massive lack of talent on this team in comparison to others. Iowa had the better lines, the better linebackers and the better secondary. Their running back is way more explosive than anything we have, also" Why is possible to recruit better players to Madison, Iowa City, Lincoln, et...

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