I don't know about self-esteem, but I have NO FAITH in the Gopher's ability to hold a lead. How any Gopher fan could have faith in this team is far, far beyond me.
Do you really think it’s Rossi?
It’s more about building on the lead that’s been the problem with Fleck. Yes that was inexcusable by the defense too but the inability to score points on offense with the lead is what’s holding this program back.
PJ decided that on every 3rd or 4th and long all game we’d rush usually only 3, occasionally only 4, and play soft zone…. and only once brought pressure…and that one time was the one that worked the best? PJ calls those? well if so, then he needs to give up control. That kind of D is not playing to win. Again, look at Illinois’ last four plays on D. Did they sit back in prevent and give us plenty of time to,find open receivers? No. because good coaches don’t do that. And the funniest part is that Bret B isn’t even that good of a coach. But he and his staff are better than what we have at game day coaching, and that is pathetic.
The entire focus changed as soon as it got ton14-14.
I was trying to be positive with my faith comment.
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In cheek.
I know that we needed a field goal after the Nubin pick. I think that its a psychological thing more than a philosophical issue. Play like winners Gophers!
I would argue it’s to play to be close. The guys is the most conservative coach to ever coach football.
it’s all about keeping the game as close as possible, never burying the opponent, always keeping them in the game with ultra-conservative calls. That happens because PJ and company are afraid to go out and try to win. Afraid to step on the other team when they are down. Afraid to seize the day. Afraid. It’s fear of failure…and it results in failure.
I think they go hand in hand. Fleck puts the team in a situation where they have to play nearly perfect to succeed. Players play to not make a mistake is a recipe for mistakes.
sweater. Very GQ! 
Isn't that what was called "killer instinct" in less politically sensitive times?
We don't have the speed to run that kind of crap Shitty 2pt conversion call. Not the time to be cute
Really?? With Claeys we won the Holiday Bowl against a really good team. We'll be lucky to go to bowl game this year and if we do it'll be a minor bowl game.
There is another play that gets my attention now that no one is talking about post game. How in the hell does a defense let a 260lb running back, catch a ball in the flat and run for 60 yards? Tyler Nubin took and absolutely brutal angle here and got burned. I guess that play caught our defense off guard because they rarely ever see plays like that in practice. I assume that because we damn sure don’t do it in games.
i posted this in the first half. How prescient. We lost because of the thought our D had that we needn’t pressure their QB. It was an obvious failure of a strategy early in the game, it continued to fail throughout the game, and defeated our ownteam on their last drive.