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per ESPN:
Yes, it's been a long wait to get back to New Year's Day -- 53 years, to be exact. So you can understand why No. 25 Minnesota has been so anxiously anticipating about its Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl matchup against No. 16 Missouri.
"It's tangible," senior defensive lineman Cameron Botticelli said. "When you walked into our indoor practice facility [earlier this month], you could feel it, smell it, taste it. There's excitement in the air."
The significance of a New Year's Day bowl has changed over the years, especially with the proliferation of postseason games and as major games creeped later into January in recent times. But with the advent of the College Football Playoff, Jan. 1 has become a milestone date again, and the Gophers are thrilled to be a part of the special day.
"I still think with kids that means something, to be playing on January 1," head coach Jerry Kill said. "It's a mindset, a tradition. You know you're playing in a prestigious bowl."
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/113369/gophers-bring-back-the-new-years-party
Go Gophers!!
Yes, it's been a long wait to get back to New Year's Day -- 53 years, to be exact. So you can understand why No. 25 Minnesota has been so anxiously anticipating about its Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl matchup against No. 16 Missouri.
"It's tangible," senior defensive lineman Cameron Botticelli said. "When you walked into our indoor practice facility [earlier this month], you could feel it, smell it, taste it. There's excitement in the air."
The significance of a New Year's Day bowl has changed over the years, especially with the proliferation of postseason games and as major games creeped later into January in recent times. But with the advent of the College Football Playoff, Jan. 1 has become a milestone date again, and the Gophers are thrilled to be a part of the special day.
"I still think with kids that means something, to be playing on January 1," head coach Jerry Kill said. "It's a mindset, a tradition. You know you're playing in a prestigious bowl."
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/113369/gophers-bring-back-the-new-years-party
Go Gophers!!