PiPress: Gophers have pride in Holiday Bowl berth versus Washington State

[BleedGopher]

per Greder:

The Gophers will be able to throw on shades and rub on sunscreen in sunny SoCal when they visit SeaWorld before they play Dec. 27 at Qualcomm Stadium in prime time on ESPN.

“I think the guys will be pretty amped to go and be able to free roam and hit the beach and enjoy ourselves,” said Wolitarsky, a native of Santa Clarita, Calif., which is 150 miles north of San Diego. “The energy will be up, and there will be a lot more positivity for sure.”

The Gophers’ position in a noteworthy bowl against a Power Five opponent returns to the mark set in 2014, when Minnesota met Missouri in the Citrus Bowl, before falling 33-17 in Orlando, Fla.

“All the kids want to go to the best bowl they can, so for our season, what we’ve done, I think it’s a very attractive bowl for us,” Claeys said.

http://www.twincities.com/2016/12/0...n-holiday-bowl-berth-versus-washington-state/

Go Gophers!!

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Pretty remarkable that only halfway through this six-year cycle, the Gophers have played in two of the Big Ten's three first-tier bowls. Hopefully we get to the Outback Bowl to complete the trifecta (and I wouldn't mind visiting that game in Pasadena).

 

[MNGoldenGophers1]

It has to be fun for Woli to play his last game in his own backyard. I'm picking him as my key to victory player.