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Mason weighs in on Gophers
Glen Mason, former Gophers coach who did the color commentary on the Big Ten Network’s telecast of their 44-31 victory Saturday, was asked if the Gophers can win any of the remaining three games, at Nebraska, Northwestern at home and at Wisconsin, if quarterback Mitch Leidner continues to run the ball like he did Saturday. He rushed 14 times for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
“When you look at the success of Minnesota, it’s quite simple — if they can run the football 200 yards or more and not turn the ball over, which they’ve been really stingy on this year, and play defense and take advantage of the takeaways, which their defense is doing, they can beat anybody,” he said.
“Purdue absolutely helped them. Did Minnesota win the game, or did Purdue lose the game? I think it’s a combination of both things. And that’s been the history of Purdue all year long. They’ve self-destructed. I don’t know what they are, like minus-14 in turnover ratio right now. You cannot win football games doing that.”
As for Leidner running more Saturday than he had in other games, Mason said: “He made some plays where you say, ‘Wow, really good,’ and then he makes some plays just like the pass right before the half [an interception that led to a Purdue touchdown] where you say, ‘Wow, I can’t believe he did that.’ I think that’s the one element that’s missing. If he was more consistent, he would be better and the Gophers would be better.”
You want my opinion, the Gophers aren’t going to win any of the remaining games unless they improve their pass defense. They can’t allow a quarterback like David Blough to complete 28 of 48 passes for 391 yards and four touchdowns.
http://www.startribune.com/mike-zimmer-on-the-vikings-play-we-need-to-fix-it/400145301/
Go Gophers!!
Mason weighs in on Gophers
Glen Mason, former Gophers coach who did the color commentary on the Big Ten Network’s telecast of their 44-31 victory Saturday, was asked if the Gophers can win any of the remaining three games, at Nebraska, Northwestern at home and at Wisconsin, if quarterback Mitch Leidner continues to run the ball like he did Saturday. He rushed 14 times for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
“When you look at the success of Minnesota, it’s quite simple — if they can run the football 200 yards or more and not turn the ball over, which they’ve been really stingy on this year, and play defense and take advantage of the takeaways, which their defense is doing, they can beat anybody,” he said.
“Purdue absolutely helped them. Did Minnesota win the game, or did Purdue lose the game? I think it’s a combination of both things. And that’s been the history of Purdue all year long. They’ve self-destructed. I don’t know what they are, like minus-14 in turnover ratio right now. You cannot win football games doing that.”
As for Leidner running more Saturday than he had in other games, Mason said: “He made some plays where you say, ‘Wow, really good,’ and then he makes some plays just like the pass right before the half [an interception that led to a Purdue touchdown] where you say, ‘Wow, I can’t believe he did that.’ I think that’s the one element that’s missing. If he was more consistent, he would be better and the Gophers would be better.”
You want my opinion, the Gophers aren’t going to win any of the remaining games unless they improve their pass defense. They can’t allow a quarterback like David Blough to complete 28 of 48 passes for 391 yards and four touchdowns.
http://www.startribune.com/mike-zimmer-on-the-vikings-play-we-need-to-fix-it/400145301/
Go Gophers!!