BleedGopher
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per the STrib:
When your team hasn’t won a conference championship in 47 years, it’s hard convincing people to take your bold predictions seriously.
The Gophers insist none of this surprises them. They just overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to stun 91,000 fans at Nebraska. The 28-24 victory set up their biggest game, arguably, since 1967, the last time they claimed at least a share of the Big Ten title.
On Saturday, it’s No. 22 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Wisconsin, at Camp Randall Stadium. The winner gets the Big Ten West title and a date with Ohio State in the conference title game in Indianapolis.
How improbable are these stakes for the Gophers? Consider that they were picked to finish fifth in the West — behind Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern — in Cleveland.com’s annual poll of Big Ten writers.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/283653601.html
Go Gophers!!
When your team hasn’t won a conference championship in 47 years, it’s hard convincing people to take your bold predictions seriously.
The Gophers insist none of this surprises them. They just overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to stun 91,000 fans at Nebraska. The 28-24 victory set up their biggest game, arguably, since 1967, the last time they claimed at least a share of the Big Ten title.
On Saturday, it’s No. 22 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Wisconsin, at Camp Randall Stadium. The winner gets the Big Ten West title and a date with Ohio State in the conference title game in Indianapolis.
How improbable are these stakes for the Gophers? Consider that they were picked to finish fifth in the West — behind Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern — in Cleveland.com’s annual poll of Big Ten writers.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/283653601.html
Go Gophers!!
