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The Gophers have working groups looking at capacity plans for TCF Bank Stadium based on different scenarios, a spokesman told the Pioneer Press.
Before games, there need to be practices, and the NCAA Football Oversight Committee reportedly suggested there be a six-week period for programs to prepare. For the Gophers, which open against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 3, that window would need to open around July 23.
The Gophers’ big win over Penn State last season became a indelible moment, with images of fans storming the field shown as Minnesota climbed the College Football Playoff ranking the following week, when they beat Auburn in the Outback Bowl and in recruiting videos sent to prospects in the offseason.
“It was amazing being able to celebrate with everybody,” Gophers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. said after the Penn State game. “That is what you work so hard for. Seeing everyone out there was just real fun.”
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The Gophers have working groups looking at capacity plans for TCF Bank Stadium based on different scenarios, a spokesman told the Pioneer Press.
Before games, there need to be practices, and the NCAA Football Oversight Committee reportedly suggested there be a six-week period for programs to prepare. For the Gophers, which open against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 3, that window would need to open around July 23.
The Gophers’ big win over Penn State last season became a indelible moment, with images of fans storming the field shown as Minnesota climbed the College Football Playoff ranking the following week, when they beat Auburn in the Outback Bowl and in recruiting videos sent to prospects in the offseason.
“It was amazing being able to celebrate with everybody,” Gophers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. said after the Penn State game. “That is what you work so hard for. Seeing everyone out there was just real fun.”
What limited attendance at Gophers football games could do to the U’s budget
Carter Coughlin and Kamal Martin are old enough to remember sparse crowds for Gophers football games at the Metrodome — a era before the program moved to TCF Bank Stadium in 2009. Heck, the two Min…
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