Reusse blog: I'm too old to know better with Gophers football

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There is NOTHING Reusse wrote in that piece that is not correct. WHY are you...

people SO incredibly thin-skinned and defensive. Wouldn't you people love schedules like the ones the Gophers USED to play? Wouldn't you be even happier IF the Gophers were very competetive with those schedules, the way they used to be?

WHY won't the student's at the U buy out a 10,000 ticket section and fill it? Why won't they buy out a 7,500 ticket student section and fill it? How bad do the numbers look this year? 3,500? 4,000? Pathetic...simply pathetic for a Big Ten student section. Maybe current students just don't have the love of Gopher Game Day Football that there used to be when every game was a a "name-team" game.

WHY do you people complain that most of the season ticket holders are ancient, old blue-hairs? Why did that old crowd continue to buy season tickets for all these decades? Maybe they remember it the way Reusse remembers it? Maybe they have always thought that that administrators would come to their senses and support Gopher Football and provide value for the inflated prices they charge for season tickets. Maybe they just couldn't quite believe that things had gone SO far down hill...SO much to the dogs compared to what they remembered Gopher Football to have been.

You people shouldn't bitch so much about the old fans...the blue-hairs because they are the ones that have kept University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Football clinging to life for all these decades.

Reusse was right on the money with his column.

As for me: I LIVE for the Big Ten portion of the schedule. Those are teams worthy of playing. Some of them were the SAME teams that used to journey to the BRICK HOUSE. That is why I would rather play EVERY team in the Big Ten EVERY YEAR than to play this joke of a non-conference schedule. That is why ONLY Big Ten Games count in my book. At least there is some tradition in those old Big Ten rivalries.

Reusse was painfully correct with every word he wrote in this column. I guess I really am not surprised that some of you people would NOT understand a word he wrote. And that...people...is pretty damn sad.
 

Ruesse is long past the stage where he has any emotional interest in the Gophers. For him to claim that some of the garbage he has written about them can be traced all the way back to when he was a chubby 9 year old sitting in the end zone at Memorial Stadium is damn near laughable. What next? A claim he started drinking and became an alcoholic to avoid the shame of the Gophers beating Utah by only 1 point? Sorry. Constant cynicism, bitterness, sarcasm, and attention-seeking behavior come from issues far deeper than that.

The guy, unlike Souhan, is a talented writer. However, he's also become a lazy writer. He gets an idea for a column, he remembers some old names or games, he researches some old articles, and then juxtaposes the "good old days" or "the bad old days" with the present. It's a formula used over and over. At times it's still effective, but way too often you have to think, "Okay, what's the point?" The point is to push our buttons and get a reaction. His last three columns discussed here fit the description perfectly, and we idiots keep having the same reaction over and over--mostly outrage with a few defenders. In the meantime, Chip Scoggins wrote an excellent piece on Gopher football and how Kill is different than Brewster, and it got a few posts and quickly was ignored.
 

imthewalrus said:
Reusse was painfully correct with every word he wrote in this column. I guess I really am not surprised that some of you people would NOT understand a word he wrote. And that...people...is pretty damn sad.
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Really wren? Bake it down for me. What precisely was he trying to say? Don't go on any rants, just bake it down for me in one sentence.
 

Mulligan said:
In the meantime, Chip Scoggins wrote an excellent piece on Gopher football and how Kill is different than Brewster, and it got a few posts and quickly was ignored.
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To tell you the truth, I'm pretty sick of that angle too.
 

Mulligan said:
In the meantime, Chip Scoggins wrote an excellent piece on Gopher football and how Kill is different than Brewster, and it got a few posts and quickly was ignored.
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I bet Reusse's blog was as much a reaction to the crap that Chip Scoggins wrote and Gopher Lady's blog as it was anything anything else. Other than Reusse and a very few others the people who write about sports in Minnesota are absolutely pathetic. Scoggins was a day late and a dollar short with that piece. It had already been done more than a dozen times by other writers. Than Doogie comes up with his scoop on Kill's wife. I think most of us have heard enough about her to last a lifetime.
 


Unregistered User said:
To tell you the truth, I'm pretty sick of that angle too.
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Agreed. also, Kill won't allow them to players to give up and USC loss was proof. ummm...they didn't give up last year. This revisionist crap about last years players giving up is garbage.
 

Omega015 said:
In summary: "Back in my day, things were so much better." Thanks old man.
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Hey Omega015! Here is all I know...it says you are a senior member. Just sayin'
Ya but I'm 24? Well, with luck some day you'll be old too and while it is awesome it sucks at the same time too.
 

station19 said:
Dr Donald

What is the over/under for qualifying as an older person.
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19, there is no magical over/under at which that is achieved. But as soon as a person can and will no longer make a comment that includes "OLD MAN..." or "OLD WOMAN...." or "OLD FART.." that is not part of a comment, and/or the childish name-calling and cussing and swearing about any persons' attempts at doing their best is not included as part of a comment.

I am really not an Old Man...I am a sexy Senior Citizen.
 

Bayfieldgopher said:
Gopher fans want championship teams too Pat and I remember those glory days as well. The difference is that many of us realize that it takes time to build to that point after so many years of futility. In the meantime, Gopher fans have a habit of grasping for straws in their quest for something good.
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How much time is needed to build to that point? I'm nearly 40, and I've never seen a good Gopher team. It seems they've been either in the toilet (Wacker, Brewster, Salem) or allegedly "building" (Holtz, Mason) the entire time I've been a fan. I'm tired of it. Like all those Red Sox fans who waited their whole lives to win a World Series, I want to see the Gophers actually do something.

It amazes me how much hatred Reusse gets on this board for more or less telling the truth. I want honesty, even if it's mean and tactless, rather than the maroon-colored glasses of butt-kissing hacks like Sid and Mike Max.
 



imthewalrus said:
people SO incredibly thin-skinned and defensive. Wouldn't you people love schedules like the ones the Gophers USED to play? Wouldn't you be even happier IF the Gophers were very competetive with those schedules, the way they used to be?

WHY won't the student's at the U buy out a 10,000 ticket section and fill it? Why won't they buy out a 7,500 ticket student section and fill it? How bad do the numbers look this year? 3,500? 4,000? Pathetic...simply pathetic for a Big Ten student section. Maybe current students just don't have the love of Gopher Game Day Football that there used to be when every game was a a "name-team" game.
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this goes deeper than just at Minnesota. many schools are scheduling 4 non-conference games against the SW Louisiana Techs of the world to be able to get to the magical 6 win total.
 


discochris said:
How much time is needed to build to that point? I'm nearly 40, and I've never seen a good Gopher team. It seems they've been either in the toilet (Wacker, Brewster, Salem) or allegedly "building" (Holtz, Mason) the entire time I've been a fan. I'm tired of it. Like all those Red Sox fans who waited their whole lives to win a World Series, I want to see the Gophers actually do something.

It amazes me how much hatred Reusse gets on this board for more or less telling the truth. I want honesty, even if it's mean and tactless, rather than the maroon-colored glasses of butt-kissing hacks like Sid and Mike Max.
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Here: "Unless your a solid continuous critic of the U you're an ass kisser".

Mike Max? You've been a "fan" of the Gophers since 1985 and you think Max is a Gopher apologist? Mason, Maturi and Brewster would all be very surprised to hear that Max is considered a "butt-kisser". It's hard to tell when Ruesse is "telling the truth" what with his preoccupation with being an irritant so yeah, he gets to much heat for being a prick to the Gophers. It's his MO. If you consider Max a sycophant however, then what's the color of your glasses? They certainly aren't "clear". :) Wanting to see every opinion being hugely negative isn't exactly unbiased either.
 

I've only seen three good teams in that 40 years, 1977, 1999 and 2003. Good gosh that's awful. :banghead::banghead:
 



wait!what? said:
This revisionist crap about last years players giving up is garbage.
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They didn't, huh? And the coach got fired before the season ended, why? You weren't really paying attention much if you didn't see the difference in effort between the Iowa game and Brewster's last couple of games.
 


Unregistered User said:
My problem is that Reusse wrote one article that basically stated "you lost a winnable game on the road, and you're irrationally exuberant about that". Most people posting here were stating that we were not happy with the loss, but we can see the forest through the trees, and we have some genuine optimism about our potential growth after that game.

He follows that up with an article that states (as best as I can interpret) "we used to be better and there are too many damn bowl games". His closing line is: "Worse, I remember too much. I can't forget when playing real teams from real conferences was the norm. I can't forget when the Gophers - and the rest of the Big Ten, for that matter - had standards." Time to open your eyes and examine college football in the new millennium, Patrick. Not every game will be against a BCS opponent, and in case you weren't paying attention, you wrote your previous column about the Gophers playing the very type of team you lambaste them for not playing. Forgive me if I have trouble following your logic.
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This is it right here^
 

Does anyone else remember that Arizona State game? Ruesse has mentioned it at least twice in fairly recent columns. It must have really had an effect on him. Maybe he's right, maybe it was the beginning of a long slide. I hope the hell that Kill can halt it. Go Gophers!
 




strokemonster said:
And so-------what was accomplished by the Fat One's constant bashing over the past twenty years? All it did was encourage the rest of our Twin City media to rip and tear as well. Sorry Tubs, I ain't letting you off the hook quite so easily. Ever think that you might have been a detriment to the program you say you love? I'm as old as you are and I seem to have found a lot of good things to celebrate Gopher football thru the years while waiting for our turn to come.
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Amen. Sex used to be great with my sweet Enga when she was svelte, until she turned into a tub. For forty years how I've suffered. Now, I am excited because she lost 10 pounds after the last trip to the doc's office. I told her to hurry up and get svelty again. Maybe viagra does work after all. I too am old, and can still remember the glorious old days.
 



Iceland12 said:
Here: "Unless your a solid continuous critic of the U you're an ass kisser".

Mike Max? You've been a "fan" of the Gophers since 1985 and you think Max is a Gopher apologist? Mason, Maturi and Brewster would all be very surprised to hear that Max is considered a "butt-kisser". It's hard to tell when Ruesse is "telling the truth" what with his preoccupation with being an irritant so yeah, he gets to much heat for being a prick to the Gophers. It's his MO. If you consider Max a sycophant however, then what's the color of your glasses? They certainly aren't "clear". :) Wanting to see every opinion being hugely negative isn't exactly unbiased either.
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I'd say yes, considering the history of this program, continuous criticism has been warranted. They haven't done anything for 45 years. Plain and simple.

Max is as big a homer as Sid. This is no secret to anyone who has listened to him. He never asks tough questions or is as critical as he should be. He's of the ilk that "these are college kids, and we shouldn't criticize them." That's BS. This is big time college football. If you want to tout that "good old student athlete" BS, go follow the MIAC. Oh wait, Max likes to waste time on that too, as does that worthless station for geriatrics down the dial with their UST games...
 

Iceland12 said:
I've only seen three good teams in that 40 years, 1977, 1999 and 2003. Good gosh that's awful. :banghead::banghead:
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1977 - 7-5, but 4-4 in the Big Ten. Mediocre.
1999 - 8-4, but 5-3 in the Big Ten. Mediocre.
2003 - 10-3, but 5-3 in the Big Ten. Mediocre. Yes, the overall record looks gaudy, but the non-conference schedule was beyond awful that year.


Looking back to the time I was born. Only the first season after my birth, the 1973 season, did they even appear to be decent within the conference at 6-2, but that team was absolutely destroyed by Michigan and OSU (56-7!) as well as Kansas and Nebraska, so I suspect they were pretty mediocre as well. This was the only year in the last 40 that the team had less than 3 conference losses.

Sorry - Reusse is spot on with his column.
 

discochris said:
I'd say yes, considering the history of this program, continuous criticism has been warranted. They haven't done anything for 45 years. Plain and simple.

Max is as big a homer as Sid. This is no secret to anyone who has listened to him. He never asks tough questions or is as critical as he should be. He's of the ilk that "these are college kids, and we shouldn't criticize them." That's BS. This is big time college football. If you want to tout that "good old student athlete" BS, go follow the MIAC. Oh wait, Max likes to waste time on that too, as does that worthless station for geriatrics down the dial with their UST games...
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Sure, if you been listening to him for a year, or saw him host the Glen Mason show, or heard him talk about Brewster. Honestly, anyone who believes "constant continuous criticism" is warranted probably isn't the most objective source. You must miss Pantherhawk's contributions around here. Though you're here and you said you haven't even enjoyed a SEASON in 45 years. Maybe you should find another diversion.

I take it back, maybe Panterhawk IS still here. No that's not fair, you seem far more preoccupied defending Ruesse then complaining about Minnesota.
 

I still enjoy Gopher football. I always will. (much like all those Red Sox fans did for all those years).
It's just frustrating - not only the on-field performance, but also the unwillingness of people to demand more of the program.
 

discochris said:
I still enjoy Gopher football. I always will. (much like all those Red Sox fans did for all those years).
It's just frustrating - not only the on-field performance, but also the unwillingness of people to demand more of the program.
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Any praise bothers you. Critics don't go far enough in their disdain. I enjoyed three seasons since 1977. Three, and THAT bothered you enough to complain about it. Trolls even find bright spots in a season. One gets the feeling that a 77-3 game tomorrow would lead to you whining about "running up the score" and complaining about the Defense "blowing the shutout".

Maybe you need to find another diversion? :eek:
 

Iceland12 said:
Any praise bothers you. Critics don't go far enough in their disdain. I enjoyed three seasons since 1977. Three, and THAT bothered you enough to complain about it. Trolls even find bright spots in a season. One gets the feeling that a 77-3 game tomorrow would lead to you whining about "running up the score" and complaining about the Defense "blowing the shutout".

Maybe you need to find another diversion? :eek:
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Is everyone trying to pull a Jim Halpert on me and convince me it's Friday today?
 

The funniest thing about Reusse's halcyon days espoused in his article is that they didn't exist.

1955: 3-6
1958: 1-8
1959: 2-7
1963: 3-6

And I think we all know how the Gophers have been since 1967.

The Gophers, with a few occasional hiccups, were truly dominant basically from their inception all the way through the end of Bierman's first tenure (1941). Other than the 1961 and 1967 seasons, they've been more or less the same every year since 1941 - mediocre-to-poor. Since 1967, the Gophers have finished 3rd in the Big Ten three times. Of course, they've never finished 1st or 2nd in that time frame.

Fulda the Hutt would have you believe that he has a "higher standard" because the Gophers of his youth were some mythical superpower trouncing all in their path. Give me a break. In fact, with rare exceptions, they've been all along what they are now - mediocre-to-poor. He can long for Warmath and Stoll all he wants. I'd rather long for Bierman and Williams.
 

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