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per Sid:
Meanwhile, Craig Thompson, who is the commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, and a University of Minnesota alumnus from 1974-1978, has an interesting viewpoint when it comes to the Gophers’ matchup against Colorado State this weekend.
The Gophers are a six-point favorite against the Rams, who beat Savannah State 65-13, although Savanah State has lost 24 in a row.
Thompson has worked as the commissioner for 17 seasons and has seen five of his teams reach BCS bowl games.
He said that Colorado State — which went 10-3 last season but lost head coach Jim McElwain to the Florida Gators before hiring Mike Bobo away from Georgia, where he had been offensive coordinator for 14 years — could pose a challenge to the Gophers. The Rams haven’t lost at home in 10 games, a school record dating to the 2013 season.
“They have seven returning starters on offense, have an All-American wide receiver [Rashard Higgins], a really good tight end [Kivon Cartwright], but it’s a new quarterback [Nick Stevens],” Thompson said. “He had a big day last week against an FCS team [Savannah State], but it was his first collegiate start. They lost a good quarterback [Garrett Grayson] to the NFL [a third-round pick of the New Orleans Saints] and they lost a running back [Dee Hart] to the NFL, but they have seven starters back on offense, eight on defense, they’re probably right now a little better defensively. They have a new scheme, they switched to a 4-3 defense.”
http://www.startribune.com/colorado-state-will-give-gophers-a-fight/326147461/
Go Gophers!!
Meanwhile, Craig Thompson, who is the commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, and a University of Minnesota alumnus from 1974-1978, has an interesting viewpoint when it comes to the Gophers’ matchup against Colorado State this weekend.
The Gophers are a six-point favorite against the Rams, who beat Savannah State 65-13, although Savanah State has lost 24 in a row.
Thompson has worked as the commissioner for 17 seasons and has seen five of his teams reach BCS bowl games.
He said that Colorado State — which went 10-3 last season but lost head coach Jim McElwain to the Florida Gators before hiring Mike Bobo away from Georgia, where he had been offensive coordinator for 14 years — could pose a challenge to the Gophers. The Rams haven’t lost at home in 10 games, a school record dating to the 2013 season.
“They have seven returning starters on offense, have an All-American wide receiver [Rashard Higgins], a really good tight end [Kivon Cartwright], but it’s a new quarterback [Nick Stevens],” Thompson said. “He had a big day last week against an FCS team [Savannah State], but it was his first collegiate start. They lost a good quarterback [Garrett Grayson] to the NFL [a third-round pick of the New Orleans Saints] and they lost a running back [Dee Hart] to the NFL, but they have seven starters back on offense, eight on defense, they’re probably right now a little better defensively. They have a new scheme, they switched to a 4-3 defense.”
http://www.startribune.com/colorado-state-will-give-gophers-a-fight/326147461/
Go Gophers!!