Fortunately we have you here to determine who can, and can't be Gopher fans.
We had Ohio State and Iowa on the road, had Nebraska when they were full strength, missed Michigan and Penn State on down years, and still have a trip to Oregon.
Had to scroll for ten minutes to get down to Nebraska. Sure the fan base still thinks they are ready to breakout though.
41st strength of schedule according to SI. Oregon, Ohio State, Iowa [might make playoff this year], and Nebraska [full strength and top 25 ranked] is not an easy schedule.
Yup! Just get the W. Some yrs you win w style and some yrs, you dont. Just have to get them!
It is pointless to play the what if game.....every team can do it.
The home road mix is favorable
Winning is the most important thing, but it’s not all that matters. Having a game, be fun to watch should matter too.
I had fun watching the Michigan State game....it was frustrating as he!! at times but we won so all in all a good day.
. Sports aren’t worth getting too worked up about. It’s nice to see individual performances and development, emergence.Burns and the rest of the podcast talked about how bad our corners are this year. The whole defense is compromised by this. So maybe it's not the DL making the rest of the defense look bad which was my initial suspicion, maybe it's trying to protect our corners? They surprised me by saying how well our LBs have been playing, not flashy, but solid. I think our LBs are physically limited, but they are older so play smart football.Peace and love (h/t Burnsie) but it’s been a wierd season. The Nebraska game 9 sack defensive domination followed up by the Iowa exposure and loss was humbling. We don’t know what we’re going to get week to week. The conventional wisdom seems to be the offensive line lacks physicality, the receiver corps isn’t good, and the secondary is subpar and vulnerable. Special teams haven’t been great. The coaches are said to be making the best of the situation - but they certainly have some say on recruiting and development so fair to toss some criticism their way.
The big ten as a whole seems to have a lack of identity, seems mediocre or maybe more accurately inconsistent week to week outside of Ohio State, Indiana, or our friends in Iowa City. Maybe Oregon.
As I’ve said a few times PJ Fleck teams do seem to get better as the season goes on. Interested to see how they finish out the year. Agree we need to temper expectations or probably find a new hobby to preserve mental health
Didn't help that apparently Za'Quan Bryan got injured in pre-game warmups and had to miss the game last week.
If the gophers lost 21-10 vs Iowa there would be fewer people upset at the Michigan state winPeace and love (h/t Burnsie) but it’s been a wierd season. The Nebraska game 9 sack defensive domination followed up by the Iowa exposure and loss was humbling. We don’t know what we’re going to get week to week. The conventional wisdom seems to be the offensive line lacks physicality, the receiver corps isn’t good, and the secondary is subpar and vulnerable. Special teams haven’t been great. The coaches are said to be making the best of the situation - but they certainly have some say on recruiting and development so fair to toss some criticism their way.
The big ten as a whole seems to have a lack of identity, seems mediocre or maybe more accurately inconsistent week to week outside of Ohio State, Indiana, or our friends in Iowa City. Maybe Oregon.
As I’ve said a few times PJ Fleck teams do seem to get better as the season goes on. Interested to see how they finish out the year. Agree we need to temper expectations or probably find a new hobby to preserve mental health
I am glad to have you here to tell me that I don’t want success lol
A win is a win is a win.
| GNB | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 5 |
| Rush-Yds-TDs | 54-245-0 | 31-66-0 |
| Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 6-11-65-0-3 | 5-11-42-0-0 |
| Sacked-Yards | 1-9 | 3-21 |
| Net Pass Yards | 56 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 301 | 87 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-15 | 4-15 |
