Sid: Purdue too dangerous for Gophers to overlook Saturday; U controls its destiny

[BleedGopher]

per Sid:

The Gophers football team can’t overlook Purdue on Saturday. The Boilermakers are 3-5 overall but can move the ball, with the best passing attack in the Big Ten and the sixth-best total offense.

They’re led by sophomore quarterback David Blough, who has thrown for 2,346 yards, 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. And the Gophers’ pass defense has been inconsistent this season.

The Gophers have three difficult games to end the 2016 regular season. They travel to No. 10 Nebraska (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) on Nov. 12, play host to rejuvenated Northwestern (4-4, 3-2) on Nov. 19 and end the season at No. 8 Wisconsin (6-2, 3-2) on Nov. 26.

While the Gophers have taken their share of criticism for edging lowly Rutgers on a last-second field goal and not playing well in their nonconference games, they are two late-game possessions in losses to Iowa and Penn State from being undefeated.

This team is in control of its destiny. No matter what anyone thinks of the Gophers’ play thus far, they go to the Big Ten Championship game if they win their final four games.

http://www.startribune.com/purdue-too-dangerous-for-gophers-to-overlook-saturday/399944391/

Go Gophers!!

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

The Gophers haven't been a team that can overlook anyone for a long time.

Really there aren't many teams that can....

 

[ruppertflywheel]

The Gophers haven't been a team that can overlook anyone for a long time.

Really there aren't many teams that can....

Right on slab. While I think we will when this game Purdue will put up points on us.

 

[RailBaronYarr]

That part in bold is not factually true, right? Iowa could win out and would have the H2H tiebreaker over us.

Practically, it's true, as Iowa plays PSU, Michigan, and Nebraska before the end of the year and will likely lose one of them. But if we're making that argument, then we're likely to lose at least one, if not 2 or 3, of our remaining games.

Still, it *is* nice that it's November and we can still say we've got a fighting chance.

 

[balds]

This game worries me. I fear that we will get in a shootout and will bring a water gun to a gun fight.

 

[El Amin Fan]

This game worries me. I fear that we will get in a shootout and will bring a water gun to a gun fight.

That's a good line. I hope you're wrong.