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The Head Coach included. Not disappointed at all. This team fought to the end.
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The Head Coach included. Not disappointed at all. This team fought to the end.
Painful loss. Really tough to watch. If we don’t crap the bed totally in the first half we win. But life goes on, and next two weeks are the time to prove we are the team that beat PSU.
I'll go even farther than that. This is almost a perfect loss and it could win us a championship in a year or two.
It's one thing to talk about one game at a time, and how there won't be a letdown from a big game like PSU, and how all the media attention is "noise", but it's another thing entirely to understand it viscerally. These players have been playing with confidence. Now they'll have to learn how to play with a little less confidence and a whole lot more determination. They'll know that favorable press is bs when you're having one of those days where things aren't going right. They'll learn that the physical toll on your body actually is--or at least seems--worse when you lose, so you might as well win. They'll learn that "finding a way to win" is a whole heckuva lot different at home against an FCS opponent than it is down on the road against a top team. In short, all the wins have been great, but now is the time to take the next step and find the character of a winner.
And a couple of years from now, or maybe just a couple of games from now, the seniors will tell the underclassmen after a big win: "Yeah, this is great, rookie. Back to work." One of the beauties of PJ's system is that the older players mentor the younger.
And if I had any one message I could give to the team, it would be this: Discouraged? I've always loved that word because if you break it down, something becomes very clear. The previx "dis"--that means to take away. Do you know what that means? It means courage is your natural state--it's what you naturally have because it's who you truly are. You know how PJ always says the ball is the program? Well, that's half the truth, the outer exoteric half. The other half of the truth, the inner esoteric half is this: Courage is the program. Don't let anyone wrest it away from you, guard it with everything you've got, because it is who and what you really are. There will be another day to apply the lessons of today, but DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED!
I'm not as discouraged as I usually am after a loss. Clean up mistakes and that game would have been a win
Gophers can play better, that was my takeaway from today. Not sure why# 14 Oliver hasn't played a little more, that LB he can play. I hope he keeps pushing for more reps. Disappointed for Seniors that they didn't get to rush over and grab Floyd.
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Oliver looks like he could be a star. His sack was one of the most athletic defensive front 7 plays I've seen this year.
And Sori-Marin looks slow and clumsy- like a LB from the 60s. It is puzzling my Zolivet and Rush don’t get more run.
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Agreed. I was okay with a loss today, but not the "gimme" that we gave them.I'm disappointed because we gift wrapped it.
Next week's result only matters if Wisconsin loses. The Axe game is the de facto West Championship otherwise.I'm disappointed because we are playing NW next week for the west crown with a win.
And Sori-Marin looks slow and clumsy- like a LB from the 60s. It is puzzling my Zolivet and Rush don’t get more run.
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Agreed. I was okay with a loss today, but not the "gimme" that we gave them.
Next week's result only matters if Wisconsin loses. The Axe game is the de facto West Championship otherwise.
I would have been okay with a loss if we just got outplayed.
Painful loss. Really tough to watch. If we don’t crap the bed totally in the first half we win.
I think Sori-Marin has better understanding of the defensive calls, that's why he's playing more.
I think Sori-Marin has better understanding of the defensive calls, that's why he's playing more.
I'll go even farther than that. This is almost a perfect loss and it could win us a championship in a year or two.
It's one thing to talk about one game at a time, and how there won't be a letdown from a big game like PSU, and how all the media attention is "noise", but it's another thing entirely to understand it viscerally. These players have been playing with confidence. Now they'll have to learn how to play with a little less confidence and a whole lot more determination. They'll know that favorable press is bs when you're having one of those days where things aren't going right. They'll learn that the physical toll on your body actually is--or at least seems--worse when you lose, so you might as well win. They'll learn that "finding a way to win" is a whole heckuva lot different at home against an FCS opponent than it is down on the road against a top team. In short, all the wins have been great, but now is the time to take the next step and find the character of a winner.
And a couple of years from now, or maybe just a couple of games from now, the seniors will tell the underclassmen after a big win: "Yeah, this is great, rookie. Back to work." One of the beauties of PJ's system is that the older players mentor the younger.
And if I had any one message I could give to the team, it would be this: Discouraged? I've always loved that word because if you break it down, something becomes very clear. The previx "dis"--that means to take away. Do you know what that means? It means courage is your natural state--it's what you naturally have because it's who you truly are. You know how PJ always says the ball is the program? Well, that's half the truth, the outer exoteric half. The other half of the truth, the inner esoteric half is this: Courage is the program. Don't let anyone wrest it away from you, guard it with everything you've got, because it is who and what you really are. There will be another day to apply the lessons of today, but DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED!
It's called sports. Any time you take the field, you can lose, especially against a very good opponent in a tough environment when you don't play your best and make uncharacteristic mistakes and the opponent plays perhaps their best game of the season.
The season is a proving ground. I remarked to my wife before the game that we're in a continuing process to find out how good this team is. Conclusion after yesterday: they're not perfect. It takes an extraordinarily talented team to go undefeated. The Gophers under Fleck are on their way to great things, but they don't have the chops yet to win a national title. I think we knew that, and now we know that.
If sports are entertainment, then mission accomplished. Provided UW wins next week, we're gonna have a hootenanny in a couple weeks, and it's gonna be mammoth. Gird your loins, Gopher fans.
No such thing as a perfect loss to Iowa or Wisconsin.I'll go even farther than that. This is almost a perfect loss and it could win us a championship in a year or two.
It's one thing to talk about one game at a time, and how there won't be a letdown from a big game like PSU, and how all the media attention is "noise", but it's another thing entirely to understand it viscerally. These players have been playing with confidence. Now they'll have to learn how to play with a little less confidence and a whole lot more determination. They'll know that favorable press is bs when you're having one of those days where things aren't going right. They'll learn that the physical toll on your body actually is--or at least seems--worse when you lose, so you might as well win. They'll learn that "finding a way to win" is a whole heckuva lot different at home against an FCS opponent than it is down on the road against a top team. In short, all the wins have been great, but now is the time to take the next step and find the character of a winner.
And a couple of years from now, or maybe just a couple of games from now, the seniors will tell the underclassmen after a big win: "Yeah, this is great, rookie. Back to work." One of the beauties of PJ's system is that the older players mentor the younger.
And if I had any one message I could give to the team, it would be this: Discouraged? I've always loved that word because if you break it down, something becomes very clear. The previx "dis"--that means to take away. Do you know what that means? It means courage is your natural state--it's what you naturally have because it's who you truly are. You know how PJ always says the ball is the program? Well, that's half the truth, the outer exoteric half. The other half of the truth, the inner esoteric half is this: Courage is the program. Don't let anyone wrest it away from you, guard it with everything you've got, because it is who and what you really are. There will be another day to apply the lessons of today, but DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED!
It matters if we want to go to the Rose Bowl or another new year six gameAgreed. I was okay with a loss today, but not the "gimme" that we gave them.
Next week's result only matters if Wisconsin loses. The Axe game is the de facto West Championship otherwise.
The things people say about Sori-Mann are what they said about Martin last yearI think he's a bit slow but he's got good instincts. I really like Rush, big and fast and played a fair amount this year and personally I thought he's looked pretty good. Wonder why he hasn't played much this year. Oliver reminds me of Martin, just a little shorter but maybe slightly faster?
The things people say about Sori-Mann are what they said about Martin last year
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I don’t break down film after games, but listen to some podcasts that are complimentary of Sori-Marin’s understanding of the defense. I’ll have to take their word for it because when I watch the games all I see is someone who appears to be a step slow on many occasions.
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The things people say about Sori-Mann are what they said about Martin last year
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