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per the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Chances to beat Ohio State: 2 percent. Snow would help. A year ago, aided by three OSU turnovers amidst the flurries, the Gophers were onside kicking in the final two minutes trying to stay alive in what ended as a 31-24 Buckeye victory in Minneapolis. You don't get to just ignore the turnovers, but Ohio State did outgain Minnesota 489 yards to 303. And the Gophers had running back David Cobb in that game (he's now gone) and threw for just 85 yards, completing 7 of 20 passes.
Ohio State has won nine straight over the Gophers, 25 of the last 26 and 37 of the last 39. Minnesota's only victories over the Buckeyes since Woody Hayes came in 1981 and 2000.
How they could compete with Ohio State: Bring Dilly Bars and bog down the Buckeyes with ice cream. If the Gophers don't want to share the ice cream treat a sideline worker was caught consuming in the snow last year, then defense better do it. The Gophers should have one of the best secondaries in the Big Ten. But trying to score with a team like Ohio State will be a problem.
Projection: Kill has rebuilt the Gophers, posting three straight bowl seasons, in part by taking advantage of problems at other Big Ten programs like Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa. The Gophers beat all three of those teams last year.
But they haven't really picked up an elite win. In Kill's four seasons, the Gophers are 2-10 against top 25 teams, and both wins were over Nebraska teams ranked in the 20s.
Last year, at home, with an effective run game, in the snow, with Ohio State turning the ball over, was the best chance Minnesota could have hoped for. And a win didn't happen. At Ohio Stadium in primetime, it's certainly not going to happen.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/can_minnesota_beat_ohio_state.html
Go Gophers!!
Chances to beat Ohio State: 2 percent. Snow would help. A year ago, aided by three OSU turnovers amidst the flurries, the Gophers were onside kicking in the final two minutes trying to stay alive in what ended as a 31-24 Buckeye victory in Minneapolis. You don't get to just ignore the turnovers, but Ohio State did outgain Minnesota 489 yards to 303. And the Gophers had running back David Cobb in that game (he's now gone) and threw for just 85 yards, completing 7 of 20 passes.
Ohio State has won nine straight over the Gophers, 25 of the last 26 and 37 of the last 39. Minnesota's only victories over the Buckeyes since Woody Hayes came in 1981 and 2000.
How they could compete with Ohio State: Bring Dilly Bars and bog down the Buckeyes with ice cream. If the Gophers don't want to share the ice cream treat a sideline worker was caught consuming in the snow last year, then defense better do it. The Gophers should have one of the best secondaries in the Big Ten. But trying to score with a team like Ohio State will be a problem.
Projection: Kill has rebuilt the Gophers, posting three straight bowl seasons, in part by taking advantage of problems at other Big Ten programs like Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa. The Gophers beat all three of those teams last year.
But they haven't really picked up an elite win. In Kill's four seasons, the Gophers are 2-10 against top 25 teams, and both wins were over Nebraska teams ranked in the 20s.
Last year, at home, with an effective run game, in the snow, with Ohio State turning the ball over, was the best chance Minnesota could have hoped for. And a win didn't happen. At Ohio Stadium in primetime, it's certainly not going to happen.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/can_minnesota_beat_ohio_state.html
Go Gophers!!