Predict the Score Thread: New Mexico St at Minnesota

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Gopherchase said:
It is uncanny how similar today is weather wise to New Mexico states last visit here. Hopefully, all the way around none of the bad things that happened then will happen again.
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Excuse me, forgot about the 2018 game my reference was to the 2011 game which I remember like it was yesterday.
 


Vanilla can still result in two or three scores a quarter, especially if the opposing offense stinks and goes out quickly. 40 points is easily attainable (only 6 scores) and the 50-60 in range is not out, even with vanilla.

I’ll bet PJ shoots for 40 at the half.

42-0 in football is only 6-0 in other sports.
 











Gophers1992 said:
His 14-1 record in said games would disagree.
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Gophers1992 said:
His 14-1 record in said games would disagree.
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Clearly reading isn't your strong point. I still predicted them to win. Most of these non conference games have had scores much closer than one would expect. Fleck has a far different approach than Mason who used to run up the scores. I am glad I was wrong here with my prediction.
 



Five for fighting said:
Clearly reading isn't your strong point. I still predicted them to win. Most of these non conference games have had scores much closer than one would expect. Fleck has a far different approach than Mason who used to run up the scores. I am glad I was wrong here with my prediction.
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Let's break it down then.
2017:
Buffalo: 17-7 win. Not a blowout certainly but it was the first game under PJ and we weren't very good that year. Buffalo was an ok MAC team.
Oregon St. 48-14 blowout of a P5 team (albeit a bad one) on the road.
MTSU: 34-3 blowout
2018:
NMSU: 48-10 blowout
Fresno: 21-14 close win but they were a 12 win team that year so it should have been close
Miami: 26-3 easy win
Georgia Tech: 34-10 rout when we were slight underdogs
2019:
SDSU: 28-21 Win, too close for comfort
Fresno: 38-35 OT win, on the road. We were not big favorites
GSU: 35-32 comeback win that should not have been that close. A few fluky plays
Auburn: Upset win in the Outback Bowl
2021:
Miami: 31-26 win - we let our foot off the gas in the second half but game was never really in doubt
Colorado: 30-0 blowout on the road when we were slight underdogs according to the oddsmakers
Bowling Green: no explanation needed
WVU: Comfortable 18-6 win

By my count there have been at most 6 of 15 games we either lost or didn't win by enough. At least 4 games we either shouldn't have won at all or should have won by much less, and then a handful of as expected results. Perhaps the issue is not my reading ability, but your poor description of our nonconference results. Always appreciate a nice insult though.
 

QUOTE: "Most of these non conference games have had scores much closer than one would expect."

Hmmmm.... I can see I'd better keep updating and re-posting this.

Gopher football
Non-conference, under P.J. Fleck
(doesn't include 3 bowl games, all of which have been wins)

2017
Buffalo W 17-7
Oregon State W 48-14
Middle Tennessee W 34-3

2018
New Mexico State W 48-10
Fresno State W 21-14
Miami (OH) W 26-3

2019
South Dakota State W 28-21
Fresno State W 38-35 (2 OT)
Georgia Southern W 38-32

2020
COVID - no non-conference games

2021
Miami (OH) W 31-26
Colorado W 30-0
Bowling Green L 10-14

2022
New Mexico State W 38-0

TOTALS/Cumulative:
12 wins, 1 loss
Outscored our non-con opponents 407-169
Average score: 31-13, Gophers
 

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