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per Megan:
Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck remarked this week how he would rather be cleaning up imperfections at 2-0 than trying to fix mistakes at 0-2.
His team isn’t the only one that has shown flaws so far in the nonconference slate, but his at least has the luxury of a still-unmarred record, somehow. Michigan is another after its 24-21 double-overtime escape against Army in Week 2.
While the Gophers, who beat Fresno State 38-35 in double overtime on Saturday, had some pundits calling them a sleeper pick for Big Ten West champions, others put them closer to the bottom of the standings. Record-wise, they are still in it for the top spot. Performance-wise, they have looked more middling.
Michigan, however, was a near-unanimous pick to be the Big Ten East winner, with Ohio State under new coaching. Both teams are still 2-0, but Ohio State has looked more dominant, beating its first two opponents 87-21.
The West Division had much more uncertainty, but Nebraska was a popular pick to win it. The Cornhuskers are currently 1-1, having lost 34-31 in overtime to Colorado after leading 17-0 at halftime.
Nebraska coach Scott Frost told reporters the coaches and players were “heartbroken and disappointed.”
“We had played close to three quarters of as good of football as I’ve had a defense play. And then it fell apart,” Frost said. “I think we did get a little tired. … But that’s on us as an offense as well for leaving them out on the field as long as we did in the third quarter.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...s-nationally-stumbled/560189772/?refresh=true
Go Gophers!!
Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck remarked this week how he would rather be cleaning up imperfections at 2-0 than trying to fix mistakes at 0-2.
His team isn’t the only one that has shown flaws so far in the nonconference slate, but his at least has the luxury of a still-unmarred record, somehow. Michigan is another after its 24-21 double-overtime escape against Army in Week 2.
While the Gophers, who beat Fresno State 38-35 in double overtime on Saturday, had some pundits calling them a sleeper pick for Big Ten West champions, others put them closer to the bottom of the standings. Record-wise, they are still in it for the top spot. Performance-wise, they have looked more middling.
Michigan, however, was a near-unanimous pick to be the Big Ten East winner, with Ohio State under new coaching. Both teams are still 2-0, but Ohio State has looked more dominant, beating its first two opponents 87-21.
The West Division had much more uncertainty, but Nebraska was a popular pick to win it. The Cornhuskers are currently 1-1, having lost 34-31 in overtime to Colorado after leading 17-0 at halftime.
Nebraska coach Scott Frost told reporters the coaches and players were “heartbroken and disappointed.”
“We had played close to three quarters of as good of football as I’ve had a defense play. And then it fell apart,” Frost said. “I think we did get a little tired. … But that’s on us as an offense as well for leaving them out on the field as long as we did in the third quarter.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...s-nationally-stumbled/560189772/?refresh=true
Go Gophers!!