E El Amin Fan Well-known member Joined Jul 23, 2012 Messages 3,078 Reaction score 1,191 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #1 The Drake looks the part, but next game more TDs and less FGs.
Texan Gopher Well-known member Joined Sep 18, 2022 Messages 696 Reaction score 1,428 Points 93 Aug 28, 2025 #2 We played well and should have won by 20 or more but we didn't do to some missed catches and unlucky plays
We played well and should have won by 20 or more but we didn't do to some missed catches and unlucky plays
S swede2 Well-known member Joined Dec 16, 2022 Messages 1,376 Reaction score 1,231 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #3 Oops-a-daisy.
G Gophers1992 Well-known member Joined Oct 8, 2019 Messages 4,963 Reaction score 7,353 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #4 Better performance than the score indicates.
Ski-U-Ham Who hates Iowa? Joined Apr 23, 2019 Messages 3,329 Reaction score 4,459 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #5 Much like the Mayo Bowl, the better team flexed when it had to and won with little doubt
gopherbadgerman Well-known member Joined Jan 3, 2009 Messages 6,659 Reaction score 4,306 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #6 Stayed the course
ergopher Well-known member Joined Jan 5, 2023 Messages 509 Reaction score 772 Points 93 Aug 28, 2025 #7 Game 2 objective: win in the redzone.
GophersInIowa Well-known member Joined Nov 21, 2008 Messages 46,744 Reaction score 31,157 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #8
B Breakin' The Plane Well-known member Joined Jan 15, 2010 Messages 12,314 Reaction score 5,524 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #9 Uneven, but solid.
T Tech Machine Well-known member Joined Oct 9, 2023 Messages 638 Reaction score 889 Points 93 Aug 28, 2025 #10 Potential is there, with growing pains.
2 #2Gopher Well-known member Joined May 18, 2010 Messages 9,880 Reaction score 3,732 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #11 I'm nervous about the drops, after all the practices, we still dropped the easy ones.
BilldGopher Section 211 Joined Nov 12, 2008 Messages 5,864 Reaction score 4,679 Points 113 Aug 28, 2025 #12 Lots of trips to the "Not Case IH Anymore Red Zone" that did not bear full bananas to match the Gold Out or uniforms.
Lots of trips to the "Not Case IH Anymore Red Zone" that did not bear full bananas to match the Gold Out or uniforms.
E Eastside Forever Well-known member Joined Dec 15, 2024 Messages 439 Reaction score 562 Points 93 Aug 28, 2025 #13 Workmanlike
PMWinSTP Well-known member Joined Oct 11, 2015 Messages 17,700 Reaction score 7,180 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #14 Never felt like the game was in jeopardy
MNVCGUY Well-known member Joined Oct 8, 2011 Messages 23,714 Reaction score 28,912 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #15 First games are always weird, but there was more good than bad and Drake has a chance to be special.
gophernut1 Well-known member Joined Nov 28, 2019 Messages 898 Reaction score 1,387 Points 93 Aug 29, 2025 #16 A lot to get excited about with a good dash of reasons for caution.
mcrow47 Well-known member Joined Dec 5, 2024 Messages 376 Reaction score 291 Points 63 Aug 29, 2025 #17 Defense played well, offense suffered with the dropsies but young QB looked solid.
Whytetale Well-known member Joined Jan 29, 2017 Messages 704 Reaction score 749 Points 93 Aug 29, 2025 #18 Nice day for a FB victory, but a sad day for advertising in the red zone.
S Swaggerson Bank Sect 112 Barn Sect 102 Joined Jan 5, 2009 Messages 421 Reaction score 312 Points 63 Aug 29, 2025 #19 Whytetale said: Nice day for a FB victory, but a sad day for advertising in the red zone. Click to expand... lol
Whytetale said: Nice day for a FB victory, but a sad day for advertising in the red zone. Click to expand... lol
fmlizard Well-known member Joined Jan 19, 2012 Messages 7,429 Reaction score 9,576 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #20 The tape looked better than the scoreboard
WAGopher Well-known member Joined Nov 20, 2008 Messages 5,728 Reaction score 4,039 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #21 Defense and special teams were solid, but the offense wasn’t.
C caliGopher Well-known member Joined Nov 22, 2008 Messages 3,253 Reaction score 870 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #22 Notched the win, a lot of work to do.
M Married@SiebertField Well-known member Joined Mar 12, 2021 Messages 596 Reaction score 1,151 Points 93 Aug 29, 2025 #23 Key to winning football, stop the run: good start to the season from this perspective.
Ewert86PC Metrodome Era Survivor Joined Sep 11, 2010 Messages 8,165 Reaction score 3,428 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #24 This team keeps making me adjust my expectations upward.
GophEnEspaña Well-known member Joined Nov 16, 2021 Messages 678 Reaction score 1,029 Points 93 Aug 29, 2025 #25 We don't look worse than expected
S Spaulding!No! Well-known member Joined Nov 22, 2019 Messages 14,591 Reaction score 9,166 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #26 Stadium sold out of peanuts by 3rd quarter.
F FinnGopher Well-known member Joined Mar 27, 2023 Messages 3,453 Reaction score 3,518 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #27 Good game for the young guys to learn from.
everybody knows my name Freakishly Hyperintelligent Joined Jan 18, 2010 Messages 2,955 Reaction score 984 Points 113 Aug 29, 2025 #28 Just when you felt safe being an optimist, weird bad luck reared its ugly head.