***OFFICIAL MICHIGAN AT MINNESOTA SEASON OPENING IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[Tully55]

Wow......blown defensive coverage....blown blocking scheme....poor kicking/coverage.......reminds me of Salem/Wacker/Brewster years

 

[Ewert86PC]

Still better than the Vikings helmed by Kirk Cousins.

 

[saintpauljeff]

So do they release an official players unavailable list then? How long before the start of the game?

 

[Nax5]

What a horrendous 1st quarter. Let's hope they turn it around from here on out.

I don't see how they can. Since the kicking game is what it is. It can't get any better until our players come back.

 

[Yah-E]

We need to score on this drive! Sorry..we MUST

 

[WhoFellDownTheGopherHole?]

We're not doing the little things. Even Bateman on that last catch should have just gone forward and got at least 3 more easy yards, instead he went sideways and got nothin' else.

 

[bonin21]

Tank for Trevor

 

[GopherFanatic19]

Maybe hosting Gameday is just our bad luck charm

 

[GophersInIowa]

CAB was the one that committed the penalty on what would have been a TD. He should have been lined up on the LOS. Stupid mistake.

 

[Gophergrandpa]

We can't keep kicking off like this. How can he not be able to at least get in inside the 20?

If we get any more kick offs, we should kick out of bounds.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

This team lost an awful lot of talent from last year: Antoine, Carter, Kamal, TJ; and Faalele isn’t playing and our OC went to Penn State. That’s an awful lot to overcome, and it’s showing.

 

[46Gophers]

I don't see how they can. Since the kicking game is what it is. It can't get any better until our players come back.

We can, just have to stop with the mental mistakes and giving up the big plays.

 

[GringaGopher]

Back to the sky kick offs and stop the bleeding. Glad I didn't know all the missing players ahead of time so it saved me days of worrying instead of a few hours.

 

[gopherlaney]

Defense will be alright. Need to stop the big plays and we need to interview everyone in the stands to find a punter.

 

[howeda7]

This is expected... The talent difference matters so much when you have so many absences. They have all 4 and 5 stars, and so even if their starters are out, they still out talent us. We're in trouble when our starters are out.

We need to be past this kind of talk.

 

[howeda7]

4 down territory.

 

[stocker08]

Comon Bateman. Know where the first down is!

 

[howeda7]

Ugh.

 

[disco]

We need to be past this kind of talk.

I agree. The Gophers are fine. The offense is moving the ball. But this kicking situation is a real problem. You can't just give them field position.

 

[stocker08]

GET THE FIRST DOWN! Bateman is making me mad with these sideways moves.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Td time

 

[howeda7]

Bateman needs to stop going backwards every time he catches it.

 

[GoGophersUMN]

Not sure what they're doing but I'm loving these play calls that leave guys wide open on slants.

 

[Nax5]

Bateman needs to stop trying to be cute.

 

[Nort73]

Ok love Bateman but just get up field! Too much dancing around.

 

[46Gophers]

Mo just can't seem to break it. He's close.

 

[howeda7]

4 down territory again.

 

[Jeshurun]

Announcers slobbering all over Michigan’s knob

 

[stocker08]

NICE RUN MO!

 

[46Gophers]

And then.... he breaks it for a TD.