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  1. Mr. 131

    Week 7 Big Ten Power Rankings

    Huh - I feel like this is always a talker, across sports! YMMV I guess. A lot of these athletes are in effect holding two jobs at once (academics and athletics) coupled with the strains of travel and break from routine.
  2. Mr. 131

    Week 7 Big Ten Power Rankings

    I don't pay attention to betting lines very often - but I've heard Burns, and Scoggins both speak on this in the last few weeks and I put trust in their takes. So the travel from the west coast to the interior is a non factor for you, or just not for the last week?
  3. Mr. 131

    Week 7 Big Ten Power Rankings

    I'm not arguing that we should have a high ranking - but it seems like most of these rankings are completely ignoring the travel factor. The Gophers got a W, and shouldn't be punished for it being ugly.
  4. Mr. 131

    "Big 10 Tradition"

    How early does this happen? The last few games I was there with thirty min to spare, but I’m usually not in the stadium much sooner than 15 min to kickoff.
  5. Mr. 131

    GH Mailbag.

    The last three games the Gophers coaching staff have shown growth in their ability to make 2nd half adjustments. Is this a flash in the pan or indicative of true mindset change within PJ?
  6. Mr. 131

    "Simulating brandishing a weapon" penalty

    This is really tricky for me and has me considering all sorts of philosophical questions. None of what I say is directed at you individually, but at the hypocrisy I see in the conversation around gangster culture. On the one hand, I agree that venerating gangsters is a folly, and bad for our...
  7. Mr. 131

    "Simulating brandishing a weapon" penalty

    That call felt like a moment where I can only laugh at the absurdity of life.
  8. Mr. 131

    The Gophers likely lose the USC and UCLA games without Koi Perich's big plays. They'd have a 2-5 record right now.

    I don’t have any idea why you are concluding that! Lol - no man, not at all. That was terrible.
  9. Mr. 131

    The Gophers likely lose the USC and UCLA games without Koi Perich's big plays. They'd have a 2-5 record right now.

    Silly thing to argue about, so I won't take it past this - but recovering that onside kick at most (and in your own words) "sets ourselves up to win," it does not guarantee a different final outcome. Everything affects everything.
  10. Mr. 131

    Vannini: The gap between the best CFB teams and the middle-tier teams hasn't been this small in at least a decade and it makes every week a wild ride.

    It's a dynamic you can't ignore. I think that will for sure be a factor as things develop further. There's gonna have to be a base salary decent enough for the regular guys.
  11. Mr. 131

    The Gophers likely lose the USC and UCLA games without Koi Perich's big plays. They'd have a 2-5 record right now.

    This may seem silly - but one thing that always strikes me about sports talk is how we (fans/pundits/humans) tend to think of things as being on the same trajectory regardless of what tweaks we fantasize. Example - "We would have won if we didn't give up that sack." Or "If the ref didn't call...
  12. Mr. 131

    UCLA Wire: Revisiting the PJ Fleck-UCLA coaching rumors

    I had to stop reading when you said “some of the blame.” It shouldn’t be all the blame, but it should be the lions share.
  13. Mr. 131

    Koi Perich is the man

    He’s pretty much all I could ask for in terms of a home grown Minnesota boy making good on his dreams. If he continues on this path he’ll be a folk hero who will absolutely have an impact on future in-state recruiting. It’s extremely hard not to cheer for the kid. Earlier this seasons hope...
  14. Mr. 131

    Where does Jackson rank?

    He doesn’t seem to have the wheels of a receiver that can blow past teams (but could partly be due to QB limitations in his career), but he has the surest hands I’ve seen in years. I def have some recency bias going, but his catches routinely have me picking my jaw up off the floor. Excellent...
  15. Mr. 131

    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT UCLA AT ROSE BOWL STADIUM IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    Pretty much a fair and honest assessment.
  16. Mr. 131

    Who is your Gophers MVP in the win over UCLA?

    I love Koi’s heroics… but Daniel Jackson is the correct answer.
  17. Mr. 131

    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT UCLA AT ROSE BOWL STADIUM IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    There were a few. I tried to hold the line on hope.
  18. Mr. 131

    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT UCLA AT ROSE BOWL STADIUM IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    I would NOT have punted. But it ain’t over.



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