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

[McGopherFan]

Purdue is just as snake bitten as MN.

Not just as, but this evens things just a little bit.

 

[Dano564]

Let's be honest, the refs gave Purdue plenty of help before that play. It all evens out in the end I guess.

It doesn't always even out in the same game, but yeh, this one feels about even.
That Swenson out of bounds play was luck.

Keep in mind, our defense was missing a 3 D-lineman.

 

[GringaGopher]

Ugly W but I didn't see potty mouth Brohm screaming when we got the BS PI call. Make up for sure but this team needed a break and overall played much better tonight.

 

[WhoFellDownTheGopherHole?]

People give him a lot of gruff for sprinting everywhere, but it's cool to see PJ sprint away from the interview to go join in arms with his players.

 

[CentralGopher]

One of the craziest endings I've ever seen

 

[howeda7]

Brohm is pissed, obviously. I don't even know the answer. Do college coaches get fined for bitching excessively?

As far as I know. Bo Ryan never went bankrupt, so...no.

 

[Dano564]

This is a win where the PJ haters get mad we won.

 

[U2Gopher]

With all the players we had out, I guess this was a nice win, but I’m seriously worried about the play calling from either the OC, Fleck or both in the 4th quarter of games.

 

[Ignatius L Hoops]

Having endured the Purdue v Minnesota Metrodome era loses, I'll take this win anytime. It's good for the Boilers to be cursed in the Bank.

 

[cjbfbp]

We'll take the win!

Offense good. Special teams, not very good. Defense.... bad but got......1-3 stops?

Offense was good until the end but I blame that on the coaches.

 

[GopherVotary]

Putting the game in the defense’s hands was the right call!

 

[Word]

I almost would have rather have had us lose so Fleck couldn't behind this W. He needs to take heat for the AWFUL play calling in the 4th qtr.

That's a good attitude to have about your team.

 

[WhoFellDownTheGopherHole?]

Maybe PJ is smarter than the rest of us and all of those crazy attempts on 4th and whatever from our own side of the field, will pay off in the confidence he shows in them, regardless of the outcomes.

 

[GopherJack]

Mo looked sad in the end zone when they were singing. Almost like he knows his injury is bad

 

[OddStack]

As far as I know. Bo Ryan never went bankrupt, so...no.

Isn't that because he has the royalties from his movie?

 

[Spoofin]

So if Fleck is a bad coach. Assuming you're thinking that Brohm is a bad coach as well.

Brohm refuses to read kids books to his team. He clearly doesn’t get it.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Hahahaha. What a win! Definitely entertained me.

 

[Pdiddy]

Do you think the ref now wishes he would have eaten that flag???? Who blames Brohm for going apeshit? I would have

 

[Dano564]

I feel slutty with this win. Fleck is not a good coach.

I disagree almost 100%.

His teams are well coached.
Seldom have penalties.
Don't turnover the ball.

Defense is a mess, yes, but there are some signs of optimism.
#1 player was out the fourth quarter.

We have Calvin Swenson playing defense on Rondale Moore and win.
That takes something.
Is Swenson even on scholarship?

 

[forever a gopher]

Remember the time the Boilers managed to go down the field and set up for a FG in like 15 seconds thanks to the refs not starting the clock on time back in the dome? Payback. Thanks sports Gods!

 

[MRJ]

More pissed at Fleck than anything. I have no doubt he'll crowd surf his team like they actually achieved something tonight, but his willingness to give the opposition every chance in the book to win week after week is extremely tiresome. And sad part is how easily predictable it is.

It's becoming all too clear that these kids are going to have to win in spite of their coaches, who obviously have no clue how to manage the team late in games.

It's utterly ridiculous.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Bell>>>Rondale Moore

 

[Roland Brooks]

Heard the ref that made that OPi call was a local fill in.

 

[McGopherFan]

I don't want to rely on the official s for calls.

Well, maybe . . .

 

[stocker08]

I think their PI was really really light. But they were gifted a 1st down on their last TD drive by a literal phantom PI call on us.

Yup. That's why this light PI was likely a makeup call. Ref probably figured that they would still score. Instead they threw a pick?

 

[Spoofin]

Maybe PJ is smarter than the rest of us and all of those crazy attempts on 4th and whatever from our own side of the field, will pay off in the confidence he shows in them, regardless of the outcomes.

Hey man, everybody poops.

 

[Iceland12]

Gopher Men sweep defending champs Penn State. Then the Gophers win a game when a questionable call goes their way! Yeah, know that there were some questions with play-calling and they're now only 2-3, but come on, just go with it!

 

[Gold Vision]

I just realized Olivia Dekker is Sam Dekker’s wife. Yuck.

 

[stocker08]

I almost would have rather have had us lose so Fleck couldn't behind this W. He needs to take heat for the AWFUL play calling in the 4th qtr.

Almost.

 

[RolGnav]

I disagree almost 100%.

His teams are well coached.
Seldom have penalties.
Don't turnover the ball.

Defense is a mess, yes, but there are some signs of optimism.
#1 player was out the fourth quarter.

We have Calvin Swenson playing defense on Rondale Moore and win.
That takes something.
Is Swenson even on scholarship?

What about how the Offense went into run run 3rd and long... and slowly let Purdue get back in it. That's how we lost to Maryland. That's how we lost to Iowa. The first three quarters, our offense was great, balanced play calling. Then we resort to run run run.