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Young Gophers never quit
The Gophers football team’s 41-10 victory over Purdue on Saturday could not have been more impressive. It showed that all of the talk about this young team getting better was true.
After coach P.J. Fleck fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith last weekend and installed Joe Rossi in an interim role, it was clear that the season was in jeopardy.
In this victory, everything went right in a frigid environment at TCF Bank Stadium.
“Really proud of our football team’s response,” Fleck said. “Purdue is an incredible football team. I mean they’re averaging 485 yards of offense, No. 2 offense in the Big Ten, No. 13 in the country.”
Add in the fact that the Gophers defense had been giving up 507.7 yards per game through six Big Ten games, that was the second-worst mark in the conference. But the Gophers, 10½-point underdogs at home, flipped the script againt the Boilermakers.
They held Purdue star quarterback David Blough to 142 passing yards. The Boilermakers gained only 233 total yards, compared to the Gophers’ 415. It was their lowest single-game yardage and point total on the season.
The Gophers played incredible. In beating Ohio State last month, Purdue had put up 539 total yards of offense, including 378 passing yards by Blough. In beating Iowa last week, Blough had 333 passing yards and Purdue 434 total.
Fleck had to be proud of two veteran leaders in senior Blake Cashman and junior Thomas Barber. They led a defense that held Purdue to 0-for-12 on third down.
“I am just really proud of this team’s response and their resolve and their resiliency,” Fleck said. “This team showed a lot of heart, character and integrity tonight.”
And now if the Gophers can protect home field at TCF Bank Stadium against Northwestern and reach a bowl game, they would be one of the best examples of overcoming adversity in the country.
http://www.startribune.com/is-joe-mauer-the-most-successful-athlete-from-minnesota/500216112/
Go Gophers!!
Young Gophers never quit
The Gophers football team’s 41-10 victory over Purdue on Saturday could not have been more impressive. It showed that all of the talk about this young team getting better was true.
After coach P.J. Fleck fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith last weekend and installed Joe Rossi in an interim role, it was clear that the season was in jeopardy.
In this victory, everything went right in a frigid environment at TCF Bank Stadium.
“Really proud of our football team’s response,” Fleck said. “Purdue is an incredible football team. I mean they’re averaging 485 yards of offense, No. 2 offense in the Big Ten, No. 13 in the country.”
Add in the fact that the Gophers defense had been giving up 507.7 yards per game through six Big Ten games, that was the second-worst mark in the conference. But the Gophers, 10½-point underdogs at home, flipped the script againt the Boilermakers.
They held Purdue star quarterback David Blough to 142 passing yards. The Boilermakers gained only 233 total yards, compared to the Gophers’ 415. It was their lowest single-game yardage and point total on the season.
The Gophers played incredible. In beating Ohio State last month, Purdue had put up 539 total yards of offense, including 378 passing yards by Blough. In beating Iowa last week, Blough had 333 passing yards and Purdue 434 total.
Fleck had to be proud of two veteran leaders in senior Blake Cashman and junior Thomas Barber. They led a defense that held Purdue to 0-for-12 on third down.
“I am just really proud of this team’s response and their resolve and their resiliency,” Fleck said. “This team showed a lot of heart, character and integrity tonight.”
And now if the Gophers can protect home field at TCF Bank Stadium against Northwestern and reach a bowl game, they would be one of the best examples of overcoming adversity in the country.
http://www.startribune.com/is-joe-mauer-the-most-successful-athlete-from-minnesota/500216112/
Go Gophers!!
