STrib: Gophers football team's first big test comes this week against Michigan State

BleedGopher

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 11, 2008
Messages
61,932
Reaction score
18,047
Points
113
per Randy:

The debate raged Saturday night from tailgate gatherings to watering holes and to internet rant sessions, and it went something like this:

Glass half-full person: Hey, the Gophers are pretty good. They are 3-0 with three blowout wins.

Indeed, the Gophers have been impressive in outscoring their opponents by a combined 149-17 and dominating play through the nonconference season.

Glass half-empty person: But they haven't played anybody!

Yes, point taken. The teams the Gophers have played — New Mexico State, Western Illinois and Colorado — are a combined 0-10 and have been outscored 396-97. It's tough to build respect when the opposition offers so little resistance.

To bridge that gap between the half-full and half-empty crowd, the Gophers need to start playing the "somebodies" of the college football world. And at last, that happens Saturday with a trip to Michigan State for the Big Ten opener.

The Spartans were ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 before losing 39-28 at Washington on Saturday night. They dropped out of the poll Sunday but still will present the biggest challenge the Gophers have faced so far. The Spartans were 11-2 last year, with a victory over Big Ten champion Michigan before beating Pittsburgh in the Peach Bowl.


Go Gophers!!
 




Top Bottom