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per Joe:
To upset 15th-ranked Michigan this week, the Gophers might need to win a low-scoring battle, because the Wolverines rank only 70th nationally in scoring offense (28.6 points per game) but lead the nation in scoring defense (9.3 points allowed per game).
The Gophers had the type of defense that looked capable of winning such a battle — until their last game, a 48-25 pasting by Nebraska.
It was the most points the Gophers allowed since their 58-0 defeat at Michigan in 2011.
“I did a terrible job managing the injuries,” defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said Tuesday.
Claeys explained that Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the two critical days of practice each week. His mistake before the Nebraska game, he said, was using middle linebacker Cody Poock in those practices, only to learn Thursday that he couldn’t play. This left the team scrambling to juggle the linebacker groups.
“Knowledge gives kids confidence, you know,” Claeys said. “And we played hesitant because of having to switch everybody around. Those kids got very little practice on the running game.”
http://www.startribune.com/after-by...-defensive-performance-vs-michigan/337713751/
Go Gophers!!
To upset 15th-ranked Michigan this week, the Gophers might need to win a low-scoring battle, because the Wolverines rank only 70th nationally in scoring offense (28.6 points per game) but lead the nation in scoring defense (9.3 points allowed per game).
The Gophers had the type of defense that looked capable of winning such a battle — until their last game, a 48-25 pasting by Nebraska.
It was the most points the Gophers allowed since their 58-0 defeat at Michigan in 2011.
“I did a terrible job managing the injuries,” defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said Tuesday.
Claeys explained that Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the two critical days of practice each week. His mistake before the Nebraska game, he said, was using middle linebacker Cody Poock in those practices, only to learn Thursday that he couldn’t play. This left the team scrambling to juggle the linebacker groups.
“Knowledge gives kids confidence, you know,” Claeys said. “And we played hesitant because of having to switch everybody around. Those kids got very little practice on the running game.”
http://www.startribune.com/after-by...-defensive-performance-vs-michigan/337713751/
Go Gophers!!