BleedGopher
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This picture makes me sad. While I'm happy with the direction the program is headed, I can't help but feel bad for these guys. Tracy is a good person and an even better coach, he didn't deserve to be let go the way he was and have his name smeared. They built this program from nothing to one of the best seasons in a long time. Good luck to all of them in their future endeavors!
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This staff helped put together one of the best seasons in recent history and schemed a great gameplan for the bowl game which we won despite having long odds.
The way that this all went down kind of sucks. Especially considering that in the past two years......a staff that had been together for A LONG TIME is now completely fractured.
My mom always told me...If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. I think that fits this thread and your comments. These are good people. The bowl victory they game planned still has me smiling a month later. I'm Sorry you dwell on your self pity. Listen to PJ...find somebody to love.This past season will always be the season that could've been. 8-4 regular season record was practically the worst possible scenario when looking at the schedule pre-season. Lost to our rivals, beat almost nobody good, certainly didn't beat anyone great. One of the least enjoyable Gopher football seasons I've seen and I've hardly missed a game since '84.
This past season will always be the season that could've been. 8-4 regular season record was practically the worst possible scenario when looking at the schedule pre-season. Lost to our rivals, beat almost nobody good, certainly didn't beat anyone great. One of the least enjoyable Gopher football seasons I've seen and I've hardly missed a game since '84.
This past season will always be the season that could've been. 8-4 regular season record was practically the worst possible scenario when looking at the schedule pre-season. Lost to our rivals, beat almost nobody good, certainly didn't beat anyone great. One of the least enjoyable Gopher football seasons I've seen and I've hardly missed a game since '84.
If this is one of the least enjoyable seasons you've had then you have a very short memory.
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I was there when we eeked out a win vs Jack rabbits. I remember the touchdown yotes call. We're still trolled by ndsu fansIf this is one of the least enjoyable seasons you've had then you have a very short memory.
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This staff helped put together one of the best seasons in recent history and schemed a great gameplan for the bowl game which we won despite having long odds.
The way that this all went down kind of sucks. Especially considering that in the past two years......a staff that had been together for A LONG TIME is now completely fractured.
I agree. I prefer my favorite team win less games. Much more enjoyable.
Seriously though, last season to me wasn't close to one of our best seasons in years considering our signature wins were against Northwestern and Washington State.
This past season will always be the season that could've been. 8-4 regular season record was practically the worst possible scenario when looking at the schedule pre-season. Lost to our rivals, beat almost nobody good, certainly didn't beat anyone great. One of the least enjoyable Gopher football seasons I've seen and I've hardly missed a game since '84.
Nothing is more important in college football than beating your Rivals at least for me personally and we didn't do that.
But honestly when was the season enjoyable? Squeaking out a home win against a bad Oregon State team? Giving up 28 points at home to Indiana State? I didn't feel good about the team after either one of those games. Did it become enjoyable when the Big Ten season started and we choked away the Penn State game and then let that disappointment carry over the next week in a pathetic home loss to Iowa? And by this point in the season I already had such a bad taste in my mouth that I couldn't get too excited about beating Illinois Maryland Purdue and Rutgers. It certainly wasn't enjoyable watching us choke away a second-half lead at Nebraska. The Northwestern game was very enjoyable I'll admit that but the very next week was the collapse at Wisconsin. Then of course came the suspensions and the national embarrassment. When you take an honest look at the season I just don't know where much enjoyment came from especially when you don't win any big games including your rivals.
I fully admit that the Holiday Bowl was beyond impressive. The job that the coaching staff did to keep the kids together and focused and the game planning was exceptional and left me very impressed. The only problem was that it came under a very dark cloud of the sex scandal.
Yes the end result was nine victories but when the most impressive regular-season victory is a home game against Northwestern it's just not that much fun.
Have you forgotten about our history? One of the least enjoyable seasons? Ridiculous.
In our four losses.....we had leads in the second half. The point is.....we won the games we were supposed to win.....stole a couple.....and stayed competitive in every other game. Best team that we've had in years.
Which games did they steal besides Wash St? NW, b/c they weren't a good NW team. And competitive? Unfortunately, very competitive in the Oregon St, Colorado St, and Rutgers games too.In our four losses.....we had leads in the second half. The point is.....we won the games we were supposed to win.....stole a couple.....and stayed competitive in every other game. Best team that we've had in years.
2013 and 2014 were a lot more enjoyable to watch than this year.
Why? We beat an underwhelming Nebby team twice, a mediocre Iowa team, and a bad Michigan team, but got badly outcoached in the two bowl games.