MN, IA, WIS - all 2-1 but in very different places.

[MNVCGUY]

All 3 played 1 power 4 team and 2 lesser teams. All 3 have the same records, but they are not all in the same place heading into conference play.

Iowa - lost to their rival and was down at halftime against Troy at home. Offense is better but still leaves a lot to be desired and defense is not as dominant as it has been in recent years.

Wisconsin - didn’t look great against cupcakes and got dominated at home by Alabama. Also may have lost their QB to a significant injury and backup looked very mediocre. No shame in losing to Alabama but they got their butt kicked at home.

Minnesota - a makeable FG away from 3-0. Back to back shutouts by the D and a QB who is looking more and more comfortable each game.

I know which team I would want to be with conference play about to start.

 

[fmlizard]

every remaining game is winnable because there's a good QB and a good defense.

 

[GopherMarroon]

All 3 played 1 power 4 team and 2 lesser teams. All 3 have the same records, but they are not all in the same place heading into conference play.

Iowa - lost to their rival and was down at halftime against Troy at home. Offense is better but still leaves a lot to be desired and defense is not as dominant as it has been in recent years.

Wisconsin - didn’t look great against cupcakes and got dominated at home by Alabama. Also may have lost their QB to a significant injury and backup looked very mediocre. No shame in losing to Alabama but they got their butt kicked at home.

Minnesota - a makeable FG away from 3-0. Back to back shutouts by the D and a QB who is looking more and more comfortable each game.

I know which team I would want to be with conference play about to start.

If the Gophers offensive line settled down they could make some noise.

 

[RememberMurray]

If the Gophers offensive line settled down they could make some noise.

I agree.

Two areas in which Fleck's teams have been generally strong: offensive line, and penalties.

Get those two areas up to snuff, and we could be making people notice.

 

[BilldGopher]

We'll know more around 10 PM next Saturday but cautiously optimistic.

Glad it's the Hawks actually. A "W" against those guys has multiple levels of meaning, especially keeping Floyd home from I-O-W-A City.

Ski U Mah!