If Gophers win Saturday, a long losing streak in Pac-12 stadiums will come to an end

[BleedGopher]

per Randy:

The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences have a longstanding relationship, with champions usually meeting in the Rose Bowl — if the College Football Playoff doesn't come into play.

But when it comes to the Gophers, what you'll see Saturday night when they play Oregon State in Corvallis is a rarity. Minnesota is making its first regular-season trip to play a Pac-12 team since 2011 and only its third such trip in 37 years.

The last time the Gophers played at a Pac-12 opponent in the regular season was Sept. 3, 2011, when they opened with a 19-17 loss to USC in the Los Angeles Coliseum in Jerry Kill's first year as coach. Freshman Max Shortell rallied the Gophers to a near-upset of the No. 25 Trojans and coach Lane Kiffin.

That trip west went much better than the most recent one before it. On Sept. 9, 2006, Glen Mason took his Gophers to Berkeley, Calif., to face No. 22 Cal. The result: Golden Bears 42, Gophers 17. That score shouldn't stun anyone. Cal featured future NFL stars Marshawn Lynch and DeSean Jackson, along with NFL journeyman running back Justin Forsett.

http://www.startribune.com/if-gophe...ac-12-stadiums-will-come-to-an-end/443293613/

Go Gophers!!

 

[ruppertflywheel]

At the Cal game the visitors section seat were horrible. A lot of them splintered.

 

[Vandy]

per Randy:

The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences have a longstanding relationship, with champions usually meeting in the Rose Bowl — if the College Football Playoff doesn't come into play.

But when it comes to the Gophers, what you'll see Saturday night when they play Oregon State in Corvallis is a rarity. Minnesota is making its first regular-season trip to play a Pac-12 team since 2011 and only its third such trip in 37 years.

The last time the Gophers played at a Pac-12 opponent in the regular season was Sept. 3, 2011, when they opened with a 19-17 loss to USC in the Los Angeles Coliseum in Jerry Kill's first year as coach. Freshman Max Shortell rallied the Gophers to a near-upset of the No. 25 Trojans and coach Lane Kiffin.

That trip west went much better than the most recent one before it. On Sept. 9, 2006, Glen Mason took his Gophers to Berkeley, Calif., to face No. 22 Cal. The result: Golden Bears 42, Gophers 17. That score shouldn't stun anyone. Cal featured future NFL stars Marshawn Lynch and DeSean Jackson, along with NFL journeyman running back Justin Forsett.

http://www.startribune.com/if-gophe...ac-12-stadiums-will-come-to-an-end/443293613/

Go Gophers!!

Max Shortell really looked like the real deal in that USC game.