Is Rutgers a Possible Trap Game?

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There are a lot of reasons for PJ, and our OC and DC to be fully ready for Rutgers. Same is true for Schiano and his Gopher alums at OC and DC. And there is the AK thing.

Rutgers will be coming off the bye, with two weeks to prepare and get healthy. And the Gophs, on a roll, might be looking past Butgers to highly-ranked Penn State in our following game. Potential trap game? Or do we focus on and maul Rutgers?
 
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Absolutely. They run the ball fairly well. 1-0 into the bye has to be the motivation. Bye will suck if we lose.
 

Gophergrandpa said:
There are a lot of reasons for PJ, and our OC and DC to be fully ready for Rutgers. Same is true for Schiano and his Gopher alums at OC and DC. And there is the AK thing.

Rutgers will be coming off the bye, with two weeks to prepare and get healthy. And the Gophs, on a roll, might be looking past Butgers to highly-ranked Penn State the following week. Potential trap game? Or do we focus on and maul Rutgers?
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2 bye weeks this year. Guys will be focused to keep this roll going into the bye and they sure as hell are not going to want to get beat by Athan. I don't think focus is going to be a problem.
 





Gophergrandpa said:
There are a lot of reasons for PJ, and our OC and DC to be fully ready for Rutgers. Same is true for Schiano and his Gopher alums at OC and DC. And there is the AK thing.

Rutgers will be coming off the bye, with two weeks to prepare and get healthy. And the Gophs, on a roll, might be looking past Butgers to highly-ranked Penn State in our following game. Potential trap game? Or do we focus on and maul Rutgers?
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I think we go 1-0 In the Rutgers Championship season.
 

Listen to the boys in the post game pressers the past couple of games. They are together and focused. They will be ready. High end leadership has developed in this locker room.
 
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Our pass defense is already great, and Athan hasn't changed an awful lot from his days playing for the Gophers. I suspect he'll have a difficult time throwing the ball and will have to rely on the run and become one-dimensional. At that point, it's just about offensive performance and consistency. That said, Rutgers will be in a similar situation to UCLA where they feel as if one more loss is a season-ending blow. It may very well be a close game, but I think 20 points will probably be enough to win.
 


They are all potential wins and all potential losses

Gophers will be favored but need to stop the run and avoid stupid mistakes
 







Absolutely it is. Those who say no have short memories. The Gophers should win this game, but it won’t be easy if they do. Stopping that running attack will be a chore, but I’d load up the box and force AK to beat me with his arm. The defense is going to have to tackle better next weekend to secure the win.
 


I don't think any outcome would surprise us, but I don't think anyone is looking past this game
 


Some guy said:
A 50/50 game can’t be a trap game
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Not a game we can take for granted but not sure this is a 50/50 game either. Rutgers D has given up 42 to Wisconsin, 35 to UCLA, and 42 to USC over their 3 game losing streak. Their lone conference win to this point was a home win over Washington where the Washington kicker missed a bunch of field goals.

Rutgers does not look like a good team (they have a good RB but not much else). If we play well we 100% should win this game.
 

Panthadad2 said:
Yes. Rutgers will have two weeks of prep and rest. The first half for sure will be a slog for the Gophs.
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Agree: Rutgers will be tough - good defensive team, rested up, they can run the ball and they will be motivated to "upset" the Gophers. Don't know if it's a night game, which would also help with crowd participation, excitement, etc.
 





We need to beat Rutgers. Besides this is our defense chance to stop the run and hit AK. No yellow jersey for AK. Putting an a$$ whipping on AK and Ciarocca is both necessary and a dish of revenge that is best served cold. Beat Rutgers.if you don't think our Dline and whole defense will be ready I think you are wrong.
 

PMWinSTP said:
Open up with Gophs favored by 4.5.
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Home field is usually worth 3 on the betting line (at least it used to be) so oddsmakers look to have the Gophers as a touchdown better in a neutral sense. About right from what has happened thus far in 2024.
 

50PoundHead said:
Home field is usually worth 3 on the betting line (at least it used to be) so oddsmakers look to have the Gophers as a touchdown better in a neutral sense. About right from what has happened thus far in 2024.
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Odds shark has Gophs winning by 10.
 

Massey has the Gophers -7 on a neutral field and Sagarin has the Gophs -8.5. -4 to -5 in a road game is right in line with that.
 

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