Sid Hartman: Gophers can change fortunes in back-to-back openers against Michigan and Ohio State

[BleedGopher]

per Sid:

Michigan and Ohio State are two schools that have always given the Gophers football team trouble.

The Wolverines are 75-25-3 all-time against the Gophers dating to 1892, while the Buckeyes are 45-7 going back to 1921. Those are the two best winning percentages against the University of Minnesota of any Big Ten schools.

And now the Gophers get to open the 2020 season against Michigan at home Oct. 24 and follow that up by opening against Ohio State at TCF Bank Stadium for the 2021 season.

Hopefully Gophers fans enjoy it, because it’s the kind of scheduling quirk that will never happen again.

And the fact is that there is no better time for the Gophers to get these kind of marquee season-opening games than right now, with coach P.J. Fleck and quarterback Tanner Morgan leading a real collection of talent that has built up a lot of excitement about the football program.

Gophers can change fortunes in back-to-back openers against Michigan and Ohio State

Gophers have a chance to defy fortunes against the Wolverines this year and the Buckeyes in 2021.

www.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[dinkything]

It's ideal to catch a 'blueblood' when they're down. This year, I anticipate Michigan will be down (maybe way down?)...

Meanwhile, PJ will have the fellas ready to go in 3 weeks.

Final score:

Minnesota - 31

Michigan - 23

 

[Urbandale]

It never hurts to play against a quarterback making his first-ever collegiate start. That will be Michigan's Milton this year and whoever replaces Justin Fields for Ohio State next year.

A bit of good luck? Perhaps!