P.J. Fleck's change mission extends into Gophers' stands

[tato2001]

^yep.

Football in the Twin Cities is basically a buffet with two choices: Green Bean Casserole and Lutefisk. Very few people would describe either as being particularly good, but it seems pretty silly to act surprised and put out that 90% of the folks pick the casserole.

 

[Hates Monikers]

I'm not a Vikings fan anymore, but they are usually above average, and have very rarely (Les Steckel year comes to mind) hit the level of rock bottom that the Gophers have several times over the last 40 years.

I have to disagree with "above average." Since 1980, the Vikings have been right around .500 year in and year out. They've had a run to the NFC championship game once each decade (twice with Denny), which keeps fans just happy enough. And they have avoided Brewster-like 1-11. "Perennial powerhouse," as Hello-World said, was in the 1970s.

2016 8-8-0
2015 11-5-0
2014 7-9-0
2013 5-10-1
2012 10-6-0
2011 3-13-0

2010 6-10-0
2009 12-4-0
2008 10-6-0
2007 8-8-0
2006 6-10-0
2005 9-7-0

2004 8-8-0
2003 9-7-0
2002 6-10-0
2001 5-11-0
2000 11-5-0

1999 10-6-0
1998 15-1-0
1997 9-7-0
1996 9-7-0
1995 8-8-0

1994 10-6-0
1993 9-7-0
1992 11-5-0
1991 8-8-0
1990 6-10-0

1989 10-6-0
1988 11-5-0
1987 8-7-0
1986 9-7-0
1985 7-9-0

1984 3-13-0
1983 8-8-0
1982 5-4-0
1981 7-9-0

 

[Iceland12]

I have to disagree with "above average." Since 1980, the Vikings have been right around .500 year in and year out. They've had a run to the NFC championship game once each decade (twice with Denny), which keeps fans just happy enough. And they have avoided Brewster-like 1-11. "Perennial powerhouse," as Hello-World said, was in the 1970s. ..

They must have always beat the "right" teams.

 

[Hates Monikers]

Since 1961
Vikings: 457-387-10 (.535)
Gophers: 290-335-8 (.458)

Since 2000:

Vikings - 137-143-1 -- .488
Gophers - 105-108 -- .493

 

[LakerFan]

Since 2000:

Vikings - 137-143-1 -- .488
Gophers - 105-108 -- .493

That is an impressive display of math from a liberal arts major.

 

[Maverick]

Since 2000:

Vikings - 137-143-1 -- .488
Gophers - 105-108 -- .493

Yep....but it doesn't matter to the purple a holes controlling the media in this state....

Go Gophers!

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[Hates Monikers]

That is an impressive display of math from a liberal arts major.

Math was one of my wife's seven majors at the U.

 

[mplsbadger]

Yep. There, for a moment, I thought we were going to be told to wear collared shirts, sit in the front row and greet everyone with respect.

“He walked into the meeting room,” recalled Davey, delivering a visual through his play-by-play, “and stood in front of us and said, ‘Sit up straight. Take your hats off. If you’ve got an earring, take it out. I’m Barry Alvarez. I’m your head football coach and I’m here to win.’”

Maybe don't knock the collared shirts thing until you see how it turns out!!

 

[PMWinSTP]

I have a running bit with a buddy who has Purple tix...straight up who will win more games. He always picked the Purple in the past, picked Gophs this year.

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Let's look at the coverage of colleges in metro areas with both an NFL & A P-5 team

Seattle
Bay Area (2 of each)
LA (2 of each)
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Miami
DFW
Denver (I count Colorado)
New Orleans (I count LSU)
DC
Boston

We are looking in a vacuum. How are other P-5 teams covered when there is an NFL team in the same coverage area?