SON -
The issue I have with your reasoning is that if he has a big year next year, he'll be gone.
Take a quick look at our schedule, he very well might have a huge year:
https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/minnesota/
You don't want to wait until he's negotiating a contract somewhere else to try to sign him.
It might just be one win, but he thoroughly dominated the Badgers today.
More importantly, he didn't make mistakes other than one drive before the half.
He kept his foot on the gas when necessary, he managed the clock well, his team didn't turnover the ball, and the play-calling was great.
That wasn't just a good game for the Gophers. It was a well coached game, and that's something we haven't seen in Minnesota very often.