CBS: Picking the best college football team in each state entering the 2024 season (Minnesota: Minnesota)

[BleedGopher]

Per CBS:

Minnesota -- Minnesota: Keep an eye on St. Thomas, which is off to a strong start early in its FCS tenure. But P.J. Fleck would have to row Minnesota's boat over a waterfall for the Gophers to lose their state crown.

Picking the best college football team in each state entering the 2024 season

From Alabama to Wyoming, we look at the best Division I college football teams from across the nation

www.cbssports.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[Some guy]

Surprised they have Montana over Montana State

 

[IceBoxGopher]

I always think these types of lists are kind of pointless when they includes states with just a single FBS team. Obviously Minnesota is going to be the best, so what's the point? It's the same with Wisconsin.

They bring up St. Thomas, but it's obviously not going to be the best team talent-wise/statistically. If they wanted to add some color to the commentary they could bring up teams from other levels in the state expected to have the most success, like UMD being No. 1 in their conference poll. But if not, why even include them?

 

[Some guy]

I always think these types of lists are kind of pointless when they includes states with just a single FBS team. Obviously Minnesota is going to be the best, so what's the point? It's the same with Wisconsin.

They bring up St. Thomas, but it's obviously not going to be the best team talent-wise/statistically. If they wanted to add some color to the commentary they could bring up teams from other levels in the state expected to have the most success, like UMD being No. 1 in their conference poll. But if not, why even include them?

Is UMD picked to win the conference?

 

[IceBoxGopher]

Is UMD picked to win the conference?

Yeah they were No. 1 in the NSIC coaches poll ahead of Augustana.

 

[GopherTheJugular]

Seems like one of the lists BigGameBoomer or whatever would come up with in years past.

 

[swede2]

Surprised they have Montana over Montana State

Well the Griz were in the NC last year and return a lot of talent. MSU got hit in the portal.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

AFA getting the love in CO. Not convinced Prime is going to step up.