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per Rand:
The Gophers football team’s 37-15 victory at Wisconsin on Saturday has all the makings of a program-defining win. At the very least, it changed the narrative of what P.J. Fleck is building.
Lose the game and the Gophers would have had an identical record to Fleck’s first year at 5-7. That would have meant no bowl game and more grumbles about what exactly he’s building here.
It’s funny how a leave-no-doubt victory over a big brother-esque rival can make everyone feel better about things. The win puts a punctuation mark on tangible improvement on multiple levels.
But Saturday wasn’t just about construction. It was also about catharsis. The Gophers hadn’t defeated the Badgers since 2003, and lest you think 15 years isn’t really all that long …
http://www.startribune.com/the-gophers-took-back-the-axe-now-what/501213051/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers football team’s 37-15 victory at Wisconsin on Saturday has all the makings of a program-defining win. At the very least, it changed the narrative of what P.J. Fleck is building.
Lose the game and the Gophers would have had an identical record to Fleck’s first year at 5-7. That would have meant no bowl game and more grumbles about what exactly he’s building here.
It’s funny how a leave-no-doubt victory over a big brother-esque rival can make everyone feel better about things. The win puts a punctuation mark on tangible improvement on multiple levels.
But Saturday wasn’t just about construction. It was also about catharsis. The Gophers hadn’t defeated the Badgers since 2003, and lest you think 15 years isn’t really all that long …
http://www.startribune.com/the-gophers-took-back-the-axe-now-what/501213051/
Go Gophers!!
