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Per Randy:
By defeating Michigan State 27-12 on Saturday, the Gophers closed the first two months of their season with a 5-3 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the Big Ten. With four November games to play — home vs. Illinois, at Purdue, at Ohio State and home vs. Wisconsin — the Gophers have their main goals ahead of them, if they can grab them.
The first available is bowl eligibility, and they'll attain that with one more win. Of course, making it to six victories is only a milepost on what this team wants to accomplish. The next achievement is the one that's eluded them so far — advancing to the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis as West Division champions.
The Gophers have been close in coach P.J. Fleck's previous six seasons. They shared the title in 2019 with Wisconsin, which went to Indy because the Badgers won the season-ending head-to-head matchup. A victory over the Badgers, or over Iowa two weeks earlier, would have given the Gophers the title outright. In 2021, a victory over Iowa would have put the Gophers in Indy. Same thing last year had they beaten Purdue.
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Go Gophers!!
By defeating Michigan State 27-12 on Saturday, the Gophers closed the first two months of their season with a 5-3 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the Big Ten. With four November games to play — home vs. Illinois, at Purdue, at Ohio State and home vs. Wisconsin — the Gophers have their main goals ahead of them, if they can grab them.
The first available is bowl eligibility, and they'll attain that with one more win. Of course, making it to six victories is only a milepost on what this team wants to accomplish. The next achievement is the one that's eluded them so far — advancing to the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis as West Division champions.
The Gophers have been close in coach P.J. Fleck's previous six seasons. They shared the title in 2019 with Wisconsin, which went to Indy because the Badgers won the season-ending head-to-head matchup. A victory over the Badgers, or over Iowa two weeks earlier, would have given the Gophers the title outright. In 2021, a victory over Iowa would have put the Gophers in Indy. Same thing last year had they beaten Purdue.
By handling Michigan State, Gophers enter month with attainable goals
College Football Insider: Bowl eligibility for Minnesota comes with one more win. A bigger prize looms beyond that in a division that now features the Gophers are three others tied for first place.
Go Gophers!!
