Their D is very legit. My buddy went to school at Missouri. Said basically what you just said above. Really likes their defense. Doesn't really like their QB play. Sound familiar?!
We will win this and I will be ecstatic. What a great way to end a very good season (IL arghhhh!). Jerry's stock is going to go higher gang.
The Orange bowl picking Mississippi State instead of Michgan State and them moving up to number seven by the bowl selection committee and subsequent Michigan State falling to the Cotton Bowl selection against Baylor a tougher opponent really worked out in our favor. Citrus bowl would have been out of play if Orange bowl had taken Michigan State because of the contract they have with the leagues. Wisconsin playing in the Citrus bowl game last year probably had them slated that there picks were the Outback bowl or the Holiday bowl bid, there global preference Wisconsin's to the conference was that they did not want to repeat playing in the Citrus bowl again this year same as happened to us for the Texas bowl. That left the Citrus to pick between us and Nebraska. Because Nebraska traveled so poorly to the Taxslayer Gator bowl last year and the fact that they just fired their coach likely worked out in our favor having the Citrus bowl select us and the fact that we are new so they are taking a chance on the Gophers being excited to go to this game. Citrus bowl picked the Gophers so the Gophers actually ended up with a good SEC match-up. I agree with those that indicated flying to Atlanta is a lot cheaper option than flying in to Orlando. Our group is going to fly to Atlanta rent the car and make the six hour drive probably stay in Bradenton or somewhere outside of Orlando because the Hotels are cheaper. Will buy the game tickets through the U of M ticket office though so we get credit for that even though buying bowl tickets direct is probably a better option. Missouri fans are probably ticked because they are dropping from playing Alabama in the SEC title game to playing us a team that tied for Fourth overall in the Big 10 conference and finished second in our division. Were not the name opponent that Nebraska or Wisconsin bowl would have been for us. I think Holiday bowl would have been a good destination too and playing USC would have been a desirable match-up but the Citrus bowl was probably the best case scenario and the best Minnesota could have hoped for. We are playing up a level and the challenge is exciting and Mizzou if there fan reaction is anything is going to show up not expecting a game from the Gophers. This end to the season worked out well for the Gophers a nice change. People need to travel to Orlando if they can afford it, we need as many Gopher fans in the Citrus bowl as possible to offset our past reputation. Remember get to the Citrus bowl with plenty of time parking at the Citrus bowl is not ideal. That is all.
