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per FSN:
And since the Gophers weren't playing a game Saturday, they were able to sit back and enjoy watching a plethora of other teams' games. One of those happened to be Northwestern's game against Wisconsin, and the Gophers players got to see the Wildcats pull off a win against the Badgers before this weekend's matchup with Minnesota.
"Saturday, that's all me, my dad and my mom did was just sit on the couch, had the fire going, and we were rolling, watching it," said Gophers tight end Maxx Williams. "They're disciplined. They're a very disciplined defense. They're not going to make mistakes. They're not going to go out there and beat themselves every game. You've got to go out there and make plays to beat them."
If you ask Minnesota offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover where that discipline of Northwestern comes from, he'll be quick to tell you it stems from head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Limegrover was a graduate assistant with the Wildcats from 1995-96, and Fitzgerald was a linebacker on both of those teams.
Even though Limegrover worked on the offensive side of the ball during his time there, he still has high praise for the type of player Fitzgerald was -- and how he's used those skills now as a head coach.
"He's one of probably the smartest defensive players I've ever been around," Limegrover said of Fitzgerald. "You just see that carry over. They don't beat themselves. They don't have a lot of penalties. You don't often go, 'Boy, we can really exploit them there.' Kids get in the right spot, and I think I give him and give (defensive coordinator) Mike Hankwitz a ton of credit. They've just stayed with the plan."
http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/notebook-gophers-used-bye-week-to-study-northwestern-100714
Go Gophers!!
And since the Gophers weren't playing a game Saturday, they were able to sit back and enjoy watching a plethora of other teams' games. One of those happened to be Northwestern's game against Wisconsin, and the Gophers players got to see the Wildcats pull off a win against the Badgers before this weekend's matchup with Minnesota.
"Saturday, that's all me, my dad and my mom did was just sit on the couch, had the fire going, and we were rolling, watching it," said Gophers tight end Maxx Williams. "They're disciplined. They're a very disciplined defense. They're not going to make mistakes. They're not going to go out there and beat themselves every game. You've got to go out there and make plays to beat them."
If you ask Minnesota offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover where that discipline of Northwestern comes from, he'll be quick to tell you it stems from head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Limegrover was a graduate assistant with the Wildcats from 1995-96, and Fitzgerald was a linebacker on both of those teams.
Even though Limegrover worked on the offensive side of the ball during his time there, he still has high praise for the type of player Fitzgerald was -- and how he's used those skills now as a head coach.
"He's one of probably the smartest defensive players I've ever been around," Limegrover said of Fitzgerald. "You just see that carry over. They don't beat themselves. They don't have a lot of penalties. You don't often go, 'Boy, we can really exploit them there.' Kids get in the right spot, and I think I give him and give (defensive coordinator) Mike Hankwitz a ton of credit. They've just stayed with the plan."
http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/notebook-gophers-used-bye-week-to-study-northwestern-100714
Go Gophers!!
