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per ESPN:
Finding the real Minnesota: Jerry Kill's squad isn't an easy team to decipher. On one hand, it lost to Illinois and barely beat the likes of Northwestern and Purdue. On the other hand, it just crushed a good Iowa team and stands at 7-2. The Gophers are a wild card of sorts in the West, and they have a good chance to prove they're for real Saturday against Ohio State. They boast a top-25 defense and one of the most underrated rushers in the nation in David Cobb. A solid win, or at least a solid performance, would give the Gophers respect and credibility in the West. They're the division's dark horse right now.
The Wild West: You should know by now that anything can still happen in this division. Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin are all tied for first with just one conference loss -- and two-loss Iowa technically isn't out of the equation either. We should get a clearer picture of the West this weekend, but we won't be able to jump to any conclusions. The loser of the Nebraska-Wisconsin game will be at a huge disadvantage -- but the winner won't necessarily be a shoo-in for the title game since Minnesota plays both Nebraska and Wisconsin in the final two weeks. It's all about who plays best these final three weeks, so all of these teams need to take a step forward Saturday.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/110677/b1g-early-look-setting-up-week-12
Go Gophers!!
Finding the real Minnesota: Jerry Kill's squad isn't an easy team to decipher. On one hand, it lost to Illinois and barely beat the likes of Northwestern and Purdue. On the other hand, it just crushed a good Iowa team and stands at 7-2. The Gophers are a wild card of sorts in the West, and they have a good chance to prove they're for real Saturday against Ohio State. They boast a top-25 defense and one of the most underrated rushers in the nation in David Cobb. A solid win, or at least a solid performance, would give the Gophers respect and credibility in the West. They're the division's dark horse right now.
The Wild West: You should know by now that anything can still happen in this division. Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin are all tied for first with just one conference loss -- and two-loss Iowa technically isn't out of the equation either. We should get a clearer picture of the West this weekend, but we won't be able to jump to any conclusions. The loser of the Nebraska-Wisconsin game will be at a huge disadvantage -- but the winner won't necessarily be a shoo-in for the title game since Minnesota plays both Nebraska and Wisconsin in the final two weeks. It's all about who plays best these final three weeks, so all of these teams need to take a step forward Saturday.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/110677/b1g-early-look-setting-up-week-12
Go Gophers!!