Lot of offense, Gophers possess the ball for 37 minutes and win the turnover battle. Gophers string together some long marches but the big plays...wham, 3 plays, 80 yards, TD Ohio State.
Gophers win on a FG as time expires from our new kicker, Matthew Trickett, who becomes the hero of GH. We enjoy a lovely romp on the field while ESPN spends the ensuing week debating if the Big Ten needs to acquire more juggernaut teams because Ohio State is 0-1.
This game is a heart attack waiting to happen. So, I won't make any predictions.
As I have said, this team looks good on paper. The keys are the practices and gelling together as a team. If they maintain discipline and play a well-oiled team game, do what they do well, they have as good a chance for an upset as anyone. A team united is a dangerous one.
We will know who the team leaders and stars are.
You can bet Coach Ryan Day is not going to take the Gophers for granted. The Gophers have earned this respect.
Osu 43 - our lads 17. 7-7 thru the first q. 17-7 at half allowing us some hope. Then the osu push begins grinding out tds via short fields from punts and turnovers. Tanner runs in a TD in the games final minute.
I'm not going to get into this one. My heart was broken against TCU when we had that first game hype a few years ago. I do believe the Gophers can win though. Just so many tangibles in this first game for both teams.
Mo goes for 3 TDs and 180 and enters the Heisman race with authority.
Mafe has 2 sacks and several more pressures and looks like the second coming of Karon Riley.
We have 2 picks as well.
28-27 Gophers. We go up big in the first half and grind out a win in the 2nd with Mo carrying the ball basically every play to control the clock. We win by a point but dominate in time of possession.