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Minnesota 6-6 -- bowl eligible
Maryland 5-7
Nebraska 4-8
Illinois 4-8
Maryland 5-7
Nebraska 4-8
Illinois 4-8
However, this win and becoming bowl eligible seems much greater than that to me.
The last game you played always stays in the memory. Walking off the field with a victory leaves a good memory. walking off the field with a loss leaves a bad memory. So, the carry-over from the Wisconsin game will linger.
But - there is always a but - the Gophers need to follow up with a good performance in the bowl game. If they lay an egg in the bowl, the good feeling from the WI game will dissipate. The hard-core fans will not forget, but the on-the-fence fans will lose some interest. And those are the fans the program needs. Conversely, a good performance in the bowl game will linger through the off-season, when people will be making ticket-buying decisions for next year.
A bowl victory would be very important for this program.
I found myself in a quandary after the Nebraska game. You don't want to cheer for the Gophers to lose, however it was blatantly obvious we were going nowhere with Smith as our DC. So the sooner and more spectacularly he fails and is fired, the sooner there is a chance to salvage our season. Thankfully this moment happened after the Illinois game when we still had three games left to recover. Never in my wildest dreams though did I think we would improve as much as we did.On second thought, I don't think it's open to interpretation. No silver lining here ... other than the fact we got a new DC out of the deal.
JTG
True. [emoji38]If we had won those three games my nine win tell me I’m wrong thread wouldn’t look so dumb
The last game you played always stays in the memory. Walking off the field with a victory leaves a good memory. walking off the field with a loss leaves a bad memory. So, the carry-over from the Wisconsin game will linger.
But - there is always a but - the Gophers need to follow up with a good performance in the bowl game. If they lay an egg in the bowl, the good feeling from the WI game will dissipate. The hard-core fans will not forget, but the on-the-fence fans will lose some interest. And those are the fans the program needs. Conversely, a good performance in the bowl game will linger through the off-season, when people will be making ticket-buying decisions for next year.
A bowl victory would be very important for this program.
The biggest silver lining from those three blowout losses to teams with losing records is that the cumulative effect of those pushed Robb Smith out the door. The effect was striking and immediate. The effect was also, at least so far, lasting for some duration as the Gophers played three pretty good defensive games in a row afterward (gave up an average of 16 points and 306 yards in those games to three teams who finished 21-15 overall).
If we had won those three games my nine win tell me I’m wrong thread wouldn’t look so dumb
I always view bowl eligibility as a big deal - no matter what bowl, what opponent, or how we get there (5-7). For selfish reasons. The CFB year is short. The off-season long. It shortens the offseason and gives me another Gopher game to watch.
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I always view bowl eligibility as a big deal - no matter what bowl, what opponent, or how we get there (5-7). For selfish reasons. The CFB year is short. The off-season long. It shortens the offseason and gives me another Gopher game to watch.
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