is scary on both sides of the ball!
They do look legit. Interesting how perceptions of future Gopher opponents change once the season begins to unfold.
Having watched the entire game, my perception of Purdue has changed very little.
Purdue was impressive today. They gave Harbaugh, and his asinine Woody Hayes schtick, all he wanted today, and lead for the majority of the game.
That is a top 10 team they played with today. Last year, they were getting blown out by anybody and everybody. Purdue should officially be on people's radar going forward. They're no longer a gimme.
I'm still going with 5-7 or if things go right, a 6-6 season for the Gophers.
We have a lot of inexperience, and our schedule looks a lot tougher than it did prior to the season.
Purdue, off next week, won't have its top two tacklers, Ja'Whaun Bentley and Jacob Thieneman, for first half vs. #Gophers. Targeting calls.
Randy Johnson tweet
You think Gophers are slightly favored assuming they beat Maryland?
I'm still going with 5-7 or if things go right, a 6-6 season for the Gophers.
We have a lot of inexperience, and our schedule looks a lot tougher than it did prior to the season.
Based on the calls I have seen made on the field I assumed that the rule had been changed and the scope of the "targeting " call had been expanded. It turns out the rule is exactly the same in the book as last year, so why all of these calls are being made this year is mystery to me.
The "defenseless player" part of the equation seems to have been eliminated form the call as they are calling targeting on hits on north/ south runners now.
Michigan returned 5 starters to start the season. They have a lot of inexperience but somehow they are a Top 10 team. You better tell em they should lose about 5 of the next eight, because they don't seem to think like you do. Their way seems to work for them? Maybe PJ will convince our guys we can beat Maryland? And then Purdue? And then...
You're comparing MN to Michigan why?
In what ways are the two programs similar this year (or the last 50 years)?
I'm still going with 5-7 or if things go right, a 6-6 season for the Gophers.
We have a lot of inexperience, and our schedule looks a lot tougher than it did prior to the season.
5-7 is an extremely pessimistic prediction. Perhaps if they'd gone 1-2 or even 2-1 in the OOC with a couple pi$$ poor performances and Rhoda looking like a clueless idiot. But this is very clearly a well-coached team that's improving each week. Running game is solid, front 7 on D are very solid, passing game looks slightly more competent than in past years, dropoff at DB hasn't been as dramatic as predicted (although they've yet to be truly tested). With the overall mediocrity I'm seeing in the B1G, I don't see why MN couldn't win 8-10 games. I said in another thread today I could see MN going anywhere from 6-6 to 12-0 and I seriously meant it. I think the low end of that range would be the result of a lot of bad luck. A lot will depend on staying healthy, the play of Rhoda, and turnovers.
Having watched the entire game, my perception of Purdue has changed very little.
They do look legit. Interesting how perceptions of future Gopher opponents change once the season begins to unfold.
I didn't even watch the game and I know you're take is ridiculous. Actually, most everyone knows this.
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Yes but it's even week to week. Is Maryland the scary looking team that put 50 on Texas or the team that just got run by UCF?
I didn't even watch the game and I know you're take is ridiculous. Actually, most everyone knows this.
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