***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT PURDUE BOUNCE BACK GAME IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[BarnBurner]

It feels like this team has just given up.

Seeing the same.

 

[FredCoxRocks]

Can AK not run the football?

I know, right? It’s all we heard about when he signed on to come here.

 

[btowngopher]

With the number of years that Coach Fleck has been here and the "culture" of ELITE that he preached, I am having a hard time watching a team that seems poorly coached and undisciplined in nearly every aspect of the game. This is especially disturbing considering the Gophers are being beaten down by arguably the worst team in the Big 10 West.

At this point, will Minnesota end it's season without a bowl game to play in?

You do realize that the team changes greatly year to year regardless of how many years the HC has been around?

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

"Give me NIIL money so I can get better players to beat a first-time head coach at the helm of a 2-7 team."

 

[gopherdudepart2]

It feels like this team has just given up.

Yep

 

[Gophergrandpa]

AK8 is 11/27, a 41% completion rate. Two TDs, no Ints, 200 yards is good … but if completion rate was 60% we’d be right in the game, even with our defensive play.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Such an ugly team to watch. Won't be good for the U with apathy setting in towards football and basketball

Football season ticket sales were up. There isn’t apathy.

 

[Homerpalooza]

Seeing the same.

The good ones are thinking about the transfer portal during the game

 

[gopherdudepart2]

"Give me NIIL money so I can get better players to beat a first-time head coach at the helm of a 2-7 team."

This will be Fleck's continually bitching and crabbing about NIL.

 

[LesBolstad]

Oy…I won’t object if my wife asks to do our Target and Menards run a little early.

Sounds like a nice little Saturday...

 

[Tully55]

Against the bottom 3 teams in the BIG (ILL, NU, and PU), MN Defense has given up an average of 389 total yards, and the PU game hasn't gotten to the 4th qtr yet!

 

[rivergopher]

Young team blah blah he gets this year, he will have 19 returning starters next year poetentially. (Hope QB1 is updated), if this is what it is next year......

 

[SuperMeat]

Football season ticket sales were up. There isn’t apathy.

Curious to see how next year is if the team keeps looking as they do

 

[Iceland12]

Nobody on the Gopher Defense can tackle.

 

[Homerpalooza]

I believe in this talent we have but I just don’t think the play calling is setting them up to be their best

 

[gopherdudepart2]

Mockeebe isn't that fast. Gophers stink at setting an edge or fitting in the right spots.

 

[Gophergrandpa]

Our young LBs don’t seem to know that it is OK to follow two pulling guards.

 

[stocker08]

Ten yard cushions. Yeah, why not.

 

[USAF]

Bryson is not a B1G player

 

[Iceland12]

Hey! That was a Gopher tackle!

 

[FredCoxRocks]

Mockeebe isn't that fast. Gophers stink at setting an edge or fitting in the right spots.

We do have a way of making mediocre players look their best.

 

[scools12]

Look at it this way.

A bunch of young guys are getting value experience with game reps.

 

[Texan Gopher]

Bryson is not a B1G player

Exactly. He is maybe FCS. Maybe.

 

[gopherdudepart2]

I dread third and 4th down defense.

 

[FinnGopher]

You do realize that the team changes greatly year to year regardless of how many years the HC has been around?

As with every team in the nation. Culture and depth have been a Fleck mantra. Improve your daily best.
This team has seen regression over the season, and that is entirely on this coaching staff.
Excuses may work in the MAC at Western Michigan, but they don't fly in the Big 10 with the facilities that Fleck has.

 

[Gilthorp57]

Logan-Redding held....again

 

[Pompous Elitist]

we do realize we need to maximize possessions right now right?

Still running the play clock down under 10 seconds on nearly every play despite being down by 15 late in the game.

I have no answers. Our coaches cannot do math?

 

[Gopherchase]

Rush 4, get beat. Rossi sucks this week just like last.

 

[stocker08]

Joyner held on 4th down.

 

[Yah-E]

Man how you not guard the line of gain?

We suck