Sid Hartman: Nobody should complain about the Gophers’ 34-24 loss at Wisconsin

[BleedGopher]

per Sid:

Nobody should complain about the Gophers’ 34-24 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday, not with the Maroon and Gold coming closer to winning a Big Ten title than just about any point since their last one in 1967.

The Gophers wound up 8-4 in the regular season for the second year in a row under Jerry Kill. This year, though, they won five Big Ten games for the first time since 2003 under Glen Mason, and they entered the final week of the season with an opportunity to win the conference crown.

Kill and his capable coaching staff won road games at Michigan and Nebraska, a feat that didn’t seem possible only a few years ago. Remember that they went 3-9 in both 2010 and 2011, with 2011 the first year of the program under Kill.

There will be a reward for the Gophers, who are expected to get a New Year’s Day bowl invitation. If so, it would be their first Jan. 1 bowl game since the 1962 Rose Bowl.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[MNVCGUY]

BS, you can absolutely complain about yesterday's game. We were winning at halftime and totally imploded in the second half. The rest of his points about the season are true but I disagree with the headline and first paragraph because the opportunity for a victory yesterday was there for the taking.

What happened yesterday doesn't negate what was a very good overall season and a step in the right direction but it was definitely a disappointing way to close out the regular season. Hopefully we end up with a good matchup in the bowl game and go get the win so that we can head into the off season on a positive note.

 

[Nomellini]

You only win the games you are good enough to win. Evidently, we were not good enough to beat Wisconsin. As we continue to improve, we will win more games.

 

[Spoofin]

BS, you can absolutely complain about yesterday's game. We were winning at halftime and totally imploded in the second half. The rest of his points about the season are true but I disagree with the headline and first paragraph because the opportunity for a victory yesterday was there for the taking.

What happened yesterday doesn't negate what was a very good overall season and a step in the right direction but it was definitely a disappointing way to close out the regular season. Hopefully we end up with a good matchup in the bowl game and go get the win so that we can head into the off season on a positive note.

So did we beat Nebraska or did Nebraska implode? Just want to make sure you understand there are two teams with different objectives out there. In my eyes the better team won each of those games.

 

[scools12]

BS, you can absolutely complain about yesterday's game. We were winning at halftime and totally imploded in the second half. The rest of his points about the season are true but I disagree with the headline and first paragraph because the opportunity for a victory yesterday was there for the taking.

What happened yesterday doesn't negate what was a very good overall season and a step in the right direction but it was definitely a disappointing way to close out the regular season. Hopefully we end up with a good matchup in the bowl game and go get the win so that we can head into the off season on a positive note.

Agree. A single game within the season can be analyzed separately from the season as a whole.

 

[cjbfbp]

So did we beat Nebraska or did Nebraska implode? Just want to make sure you understand there are two teams with different objectives out there. In my eyes the better team won each of those games.

Well done!

 

[Dr.Don]

How many of you seriously predicted that we would go 2-2 in the last 4 games, the way Alverez lined up the schedule so Wisky played Maryland and Rutgers while we had to play Michigan and OSU in the cross division games.

Kill and his staff did an amazing job this year.

We are coming, just not quite there yet.

GO GOPHERS!!!