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• Quarterback play: It’s impossible to count the number of quarterbacks who have gone for a ride on the Minnesota roller coaster, but Gophers QB Mitch Leidner is the most recent. Christian Ponder and Leidner should compare notes.
• Poor officiating (perceived or real): Minnesotans haven’t forgotten about Drew Pearson’s play 40 years ago, so is it really a surprise that they can’t get over Phil Cuzzi?
• Dominant high school teams: The big three subjects here, all lumped together: programs that illicitly recruit players (perceived or real); programs that win because they’re too big to fail; programs that don’t play a high enough level of competition. All of these will set an online comments section completely on fire with fans on both sides.
• Offensive coordinator play calling: Griping about the offensive coordinator became an art form, at least for my coming-of-age generation, with the Vikings’ Bob Schnelker. Now it’s tied with blaming the quarterback as the go-to complaint...
• Local TV and radio broadcasters: Few things stir up the passion of fans, for better or worse, than a good ol’ discussion about the folks who call the games we watch.
• Quarterback play: It’s impossible to count the number of quarterbacks who have gone for a ride on the Minnesota roller coaster, but Gophers QB Mitch Leidner is the most recent. Christian Ponder and Leidner should compare notes.
• Poor officiating (perceived or real): Minnesotans haven’t forgotten about Drew Pearson’s play 40 years ago, so is it really a surprise that they can’t get over Phil Cuzzi?
• Dominant high school teams: The big three subjects here, all lumped together: programs that illicitly recruit players (perceived or real); programs that win because they’re too big to fail; programs that don’t play a high enough level of competition. All of these will set an online comments section completely on fire with fans on both sides.
• Offensive coordinator play calling: Griping about the offensive coordinator became an art form, at least for my coming-of-age generation, with the Vikings’ Bob Schnelker. Now it’s tied with blaming the quarterback as the go-to complaint...
• Local TV and radio broadcasters: Few things stir up the passion of fans, for better or worse, than a good ol’ discussion about the folks who call the games we watch.
