Homecoming game set for Illinois on Oct. 21

[BleedGopher]

per the U:

The University of Minnesota football team will host Illinois on Oct. 21, 2017, as part of the school's Homecoming festivities.

The contest will be Minnesota's 97th Homecoming game and 11th against Illinois. The Gophers are 57-36-3 all-time in Homecoming games and have won their last three games (39-38 victory against Purdue in 2014; 27-24 against Ohio in 2015 and 34-32 against Rutgers in 2016).

Minnesota is 5-4-1 all-time against Illinois on Homecoming and the schools last met on Homecoming in 2007. The Gophers last beat Illinois on Homecoming in 2004, when it won 45-0.

Minnesota's most common Homecoming opponent is Northwestern (8-8-2 record) and is followed by Iowa (10-3-0 record) and Michigan (6-7-0 record).

http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011117aaa.html

Go Gophers!!

 

[Spoofin]

Anyone know who the announcers will be?


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[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Anyone know who the announcers will be?


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Beth, of course.

 

[Vandy]

2:30 start?

 

[Gopher07]

2:30 start?

Homecoming is usually an 11am start

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Anyone know who the announcers will be?


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Not Cory, he will be busy with the Twins in the ALCS (it might be too early for the World Series)

 

[Sparlimb]

Homecoming is usually an 11am start

Only at the U. We'd hate to let people tailgate in the afternoon, much better in the morning's 40 degree weather.

 

[year of the gopher]

Only at the U. We'd hate to let people tailgate in the afternoon, much better in the morning's 40 degree weather.

I think the issue is that we can opt for an 11am game under the TV contracts but not a 2:30 game or prime time game because the networks get to decide those (this is what I surmise...I haven't reviewed the contracts).

There are a LOT of events at the U Homecoming Saturday for which the planning is reliant on knowing when the game will be so just leaving it up to the networks 1-2 weeks before the game isn't an option.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Only at the U. We'd hate to let people tailgate in the afternoon, much better in the morning's 40 degree weather.

I always thought the 11 am start for homecoming played into doing some night time activities later, hockey or something....

 

[beavergopher]

We are elite cold weather tailgaters.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Only at the U. We'd hate to let people tailgate in the afternoon, much better in the morning's 40 degree weather.

I always thought the 11 am start for homecoming played into doing some night time activities later.....

 

[Sparlimb]

We had breakfast at a buddies, and I parked at the Fair lot for free (no need to pay if you aren't tailgating) for Rutgers. Lost revenue for the U.

 

[bisonation]

is this MEA weekend? I don't like that.

 

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tv for homecoming game?

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

tv for homecoming game?

Yes, there will be TV for the homecoming game.

 

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will the homecoming game be on ESPN

 

[Zeppelin Gopher]

will the homecoming game be on ESPN

Let's hope so, Jay!

 

[WorkingMyTailOff]

is this MEA weekend? I don't like that.

Might be nice for the outstate families to make a long weekend of it.

 

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annoucers for this game

 

[Kuato Lives!]

annoucers for this game

Matt Millen and a wounded elk with Eric Crouch in the sidelines. Many people are saying this.

 

[El Amin Fan]

annoucers for this game

Seriously? Jay, I get you like to know who the announcers are, but we may not know for 9 months. Let's get through January weather first buddy.

 

[#2Gopher]

Seriously? Jay, I get you like to know who the announcers are, but we may not know for 9 months. Let's get through January weather first buddy.

I was wondering what the point spread is going to be. Can we cover that?

 

[jennyhurtfan]

annoucers for this game

Anyone know which players will be on the cover of the game day program?