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Gophers passing every test
The Gophers continued to show they are one of the most dominant football teams in the Big Ten with a 52-10 win over Maryland on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
No Gophers team has put up this kind of point differential through five Big Ten games. The Gophers have outscored their conference opponents by 134 points, 206-72.
In their national championship years, when they played just eight games, they put up those kinds of numbers.
In 1934 the Gophers outscored opponents 270-38 (plus-232); in ’35 it was 194-46 (plus-148); and in ’36 it was 203-32 (plus-171). In their 1940 championship run they outscored opponents 154-71 (plus-83), and in ’41 the numbers were 186-38 (plus-148).
But what is even more amazing is that last year through five conference games the Gophers were 1-4 and had been outscored by 80 points.
The growth that P.J. Fleck, his coaching staff and players have shown over the past year is unmatched in the history of Gophers football.
And the fact is this team is going to play in a great bowl game — the Gophers have a two-game lead on Iowa and Wisconsin in the Big Ten West with just four games remaining, and the Rose Bowl is becoming a real possibility.
Now they get a week off, and time to prepare for challenges that will establish whether they are truly one of the best teams in the country.
But there are still big questions for this club: Can it beat Penn State at home in two weeks? Can it beat Iowa and Northwestern on the road? Can it beat Wisconsin at home to end the season?
And just as important, will fans come to watch one of the best teams in school history? There’s no question that this club should get a sellout for the game against Penn State.
The Gophers will get a chance to answer all of those questions soon. So far they haven’t blinked at any moment this season.
http://www.startribune.com/mike-zim...six-years-sees-big-challenge-ahead/563923932/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers passing every test
The Gophers continued to show they are one of the most dominant football teams in the Big Ten with a 52-10 win over Maryland on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
No Gophers team has put up this kind of point differential through five Big Ten games. The Gophers have outscored their conference opponents by 134 points, 206-72.
In their national championship years, when they played just eight games, they put up those kinds of numbers.
In 1934 the Gophers outscored opponents 270-38 (plus-232); in ’35 it was 194-46 (plus-148); and in ’36 it was 203-32 (plus-171). In their 1940 championship run they outscored opponents 154-71 (plus-83), and in ’41 the numbers were 186-38 (plus-148).
But what is even more amazing is that last year through five conference games the Gophers were 1-4 and had been outscored by 80 points.
The growth that P.J. Fleck, his coaching staff and players have shown over the past year is unmatched in the history of Gophers football.
And the fact is this team is going to play in a great bowl game — the Gophers have a two-game lead on Iowa and Wisconsin in the Big Ten West with just four games remaining, and the Rose Bowl is becoming a real possibility.
Now they get a week off, and time to prepare for challenges that will establish whether they are truly one of the best teams in the country.
But there are still big questions for this club: Can it beat Penn State at home in two weeks? Can it beat Iowa and Northwestern on the road? Can it beat Wisconsin at home to end the season?
And just as important, will fans come to watch one of the best teams in school history? There’s no question that this club should get a sellout for the game against Penn State.
The Gophers will get a chance to answer all of those questions soon. So far they haven’t blinked at any moment this season.
http://www.startribune.com/mike-zim...six-years-sees-big-challenge-ahead/563923932/
Go Gophers!!