STrib: Same record, but Gophers look better this year

[BleedGopher]

per Joe Christensen:

The Gophers football team is 4-0 heading into Iowa Week, just like last year, when the Hawkeyes took all that momentum and squashed it, sending Minnesota home with a 31-13 defeat.

“They physically got after us a year ago — physically, mentally, every phase of the game,” Gophers coach Jerry Kill recalled Sunday.

“I think we’re a bigger, stronger team than we were a year ago, but so are they,” Kill said. “I think they’re a much better team than they were a year ago, without a doubt.”

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/224808462.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue

Go Gophers!!

 

[wait!what?]

Staff got outcoached last year in the 1st half. They made adjustments but it was far too late. FBT site did a fantastic breakdown of 'wha happened??' last year at Iowa.

 

[tikited]

Staff got outcoached last year in the 1st half. They made adjustments but it was far too late. FBT site did a fantastic breakdown of 'wha happened??' last year at Iowa.

If we connect on that DCT throw right away, we are up 7-0 and it would have been a different game. A lot like the UNLV game where we just couldn't connect on the home run plays.

 

[gopher7]

Clearly we are much more physical than we have been in the past which is helping our run game, but I will feel much better about our team when we prove we can complete a forward pass or two against a Big Ten defense.