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In another thread, someone mentioned that 2010 will likely be one of our most difficult schedules ever. I don't disagree with that, but I wanted to try to apply some analysis to it. There are probably alot of ways to look at this, but here is the method I chose: The years when we played the...

I know that it is 6 months until our 1st Kickoff in Murfreesboro, Tenn. At this point in time, here is how I would rank our schedule (easiest to hardest) - with each team's 2009 record in paranthesees: 12. South Dakota (5-5 FCS) (the easiest opponent in Brewster's tenure) 11. at Illinois...

The NCAA just released their 2009 Attendance figures: http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/Attendance/2009.pdf In the past, this ranked all 120 FBS teams, this year they only rank the top 30. I don't have the time or inclination to rank theses. Even so, there are a few things...

I'm just curious to see people's opinions of who they would like to see in the conference. Personally, I would like it to be Mizzou. This is a purely homer choice for me for a couple of reasons: 1) It would be a lot easier for me to travel to Columbia than to East Piskatawick (sp?) New Jersey...

Could we put together a complete list of candidates and their basic credentials without alot of editorializing? I'm just curious to see what the names are. Here are a few I have heard from actual sources: Gunter Brewer - Oklahoma State Co-Offensive Coordinator Tim Davis -current Minnesota...

College Football News is realeasing their rankings of all 120 FBS teams in chunks of 20, starting from #120. They now have #50 - 120 listed and they have us at #70 with the following comments: 70. Minnesota (6-7) 2009 CFN Score: 7.09 CFN Preseason Rank: 60 Key Stat: The Gophers finished last...

According to this article: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4807719&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines The University of South Florida has fired head coach Jim Leavitt. The stated cause is an investigation into his striking a player in November. That's three firings in the past...

Okay, I'm starting to come out of my Insight Bowl funk and am taking an objective look at 2009. One thing I noted is that we beat three Big Ten foes with a .500 or better conference record (Northwestern, Purdue and Michigan State). This was the first time since 1973 that we beat 3 Big Ten...

Here are the coaching hires made in the past 5 years in the Big Ten (most recent first): Purdue: Danny Hope (2009: 5-7) spent 1 year as "coach in waiting" prior to that was HC for Eastern Kentucky University. Michigan: Rich Rodriquez (2008: 8-16) previously WVU Head Coach - who had sent his...

WCCO just reminded listeners that 9 of next year's opponents are playing in a bowl game this Dec/Jan. This year, 8 of our opponents made bowls. I don't know how many other teams are playing this tough of a back-to-back schedule. it could be brutal. People won't care whether MTSU or Northern...

Here are the game-by-game numbers from rushers with at least 7 attempts each game (or the leading rusher when lacking someone with 7 attempts :(): Syracuse Bennett: 16 carries, 78 yards (4.88 ypr) Eskridge: 8 carries, 29 yards (3.63 ypr) AFA Eskridge: 7 carries, 53 yards (7.57 ypr)...

I know I'll take some heat for this, but, excluding Brewster's 1st year, Tubby hasn't done that much better than Brew: 2nd year Brewster (2008) nonconference: 4-0 (1.000) conference: 3-5 (.375 - 7th) postseason: 0-1 in the Insight Bowl Final ranking: somewhere in the vicinity of #55-65 2nd...

According to theis article: http://gazetteonline.com/sports/2009/12/14/mediacom-may-carry-insight-bowl-game-for-iowa-state-fans Iowa State has sold "over half of" its allotment of 10,000 tickets as of yesterday. That would mean anywhere from 5,001 to 5,800 - or else they would have said "nearly...

I like to keep up with the opposing team's fan discussions. The Scout board for ISU gets about 1 post a day - so that's not it. Can anyone point me to their primary fan forum? Thanks.

I am one of those who have been noting the negativism of the media towards the Gophers ever since Mason's Michigan collapse. For all of the mean-spirited reporting by Ruesse and his ilk, however, I noted something this week. This board - made up of proclaimed "fans" was much more negative this...

This was just posted on Shama's site: Link: http://www.shamasportsheadliners.com/ Content: Brewster Not Interested in Kansas Job or Others Gophers football coach Tim Brewster addressed rumors about his interest in the Kansas football coaching vacancy this afternoon. “I have had no...

As if the federal government didn't have better things to do, there is a bill in the works that would prohibit calling any game a "national championship" unless it was the result of a playoff. Here's the article: House panel passes college football playoff bill By FREDERIC J. FROMMER...

Here is ESPN's Big Ten All-Freshman Team. If Brewster's strength is recruiting, then why don't we have any names on this list? Did we have any last year? Who is Brewster's most effective (in actual on-field play) recruit thus far? Anyway, here's the list and the link...

I know there's already another thread related to Iowa State, but it has turned into a historical reflection on racism at the two institutions. Iowa State's marquee victory this season was a 9-7 win over Nebraska in which Nebraska had 7 (that's SEVEN) turnovers that ISU converted into nine...

My guess is that we will be favored to win this year's Insight Bowl. That got me wondering about whether we've been favored in the past and how things turned out: 2008 Insight Bowl - 8 point underdogs versus Kansas - result: 21 point loss 2006 Insight Bowl - 7 point underdogs versus Texas Tech...