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I spend my share of time on Threads, Twitter, Tik Tok etc. etc. and of course any 13 year old can publish a flashy "Ranking the B1G helmets" post, or rank the teams for the upcoming season. I am annually amazed at how it is rinse, repeat with putting the Gophers somewhere beyond the #10 predicted finish in the B1G while declaring it will be Nebraska's break out year as they will have a real shot at a top 5 finish. I guess it will finally happen some year, but it is predicted EVERY year. There are some savvy sources that predict 9 or more wins for the Gophers this season, but for the most part, you'd think the Gophers annually are fighting to keep out of the cellar and best case situation is to make a bowl. How many more 8-to-11 win seasons will it take to change the mind of your average 7th grader with a Tik Tok account?

I do think the low expectations and national buzz have had a direct impact on the current Gopher bowl winning streak. There are some impressive wins in there but in general, the Gophers have had a lot of bowl games where they were undervalued and matched up in worst-case bowls with shaky opponents.
 

If the Gophers get below average QB play those that are underwhelmed by the Gophers prospects will be spot on.

If the Gophers get above average QB play those that are currently underwhelmed by the Gophers prospects will be surprised at the results.

I am a Gopher season ticket holder but if the 1st String QB was sitting at the same table, I would have no idea who he was.
 
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Ope3 said:
If the Gophers get below average QB play those that are underwhelmed by the Gophers prospects will be spot on.

If the Gophers get above average QB those that are currently underwhelmed by the Gophers prospects will be surprised at the results.

I am a Gopher season ticket holder but if the 1st String QB was sitting at the same table, I would have no idea who he was.
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I agree with the bowl matchup part. The 2016 and 2019 bowl games were fair matchups. Missouri overmatched the Gophers in 2014. The rest since 2014 were Gophers overmatched the opponents by a ton. They should have been picked for better bowls a few times.
 

On paper Nebraska has a lot of talent. But I'd take PJ to lead a team over their coach for sure. With the questions at QB the predictions of 6-7 wins total is pretty legit.

I think they win 7 games myself.
 



Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0 said:
I agree with the bowl matchup part. The 2016 and 2019 bowl games were fair matchups. Missouri overmatched the Gophers in 2014. The rest since 2014 were Gophers overmatched the opponents by a ton. They should have been picked for better bowls a few times.
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I don't think the Gophers were overmatched. I think that the coaches got out coached starting at the end of the second quarter. I also think the Gophers went flat when they went up and appeared to be in control early in the game.

Just a biased Gopher fans opinion.
 

STPGopher said:
I don't think the Gophers were overmatched. I think that the coaches got out coached starting at the end of the second quarter. I also think the Gophers went flat when they went up and appeared to be in control early in the game.

Just a biased Gopher fans opinion.
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I dont think they were totally overmatched in the game itself, but that year Missouri was a better team for sure.
 

I guess I just don’t agree with your assessment of the buzz?

I have seen projections saying best case 10-2
Projections saying worst case 4-8 or 5-7

I have seen most projections of 7 wins +\- 1

Seems about right and medium not low
 



The QB is a redshirt freshman who has never started a college game. It's going to be an up and down season. That's ok. Let's see growth from the QB as the season progresses. He's going to look awful, and we'll want to curse him out. He'll also have some nice moments.

Getting to another bowl would be a solid season with the QB.
 

Some guy said:
I guess I just don’t agree with your assessment of the buzz?

I have seen projections saying best case 10-2
Projections saying worst case 4-8 or 5-7

I have seen most projections of 7 wins +\- 1

Seems about right and medium not low
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I could start forwarding every ‘25 B1G prediction that has the Gophers in the bottom 5 to you if you’d like. I didn’t make that up. Of course (as I said) there are some out there that predict an upper division finish.
 

Schnauzer said:
I could start forwarding every ‘25 B1G prediction that has the Gophers in the bottom 5 to you if you’d like. I didn’t make that up. Of course (as I said) there are some out there that predict an upper division finish.
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I have not seen many predicting 14th or worse.
 

Schnauzer said:
I could start forwarding every ‘25 B1G prediction that has the Gophers in the bottom 5 to you if you’d like. I didn’t make that up. Of course (as I said) there are some out there that predict an upper division finish.
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Most I have seen have been 9-12 range
Which is essentially a prediction of 4-5 or 5-4

Which is essentially a prediction of 6-6 to 8-4
 




STPGopher said:
I don't think the Gophers were overmatched. I think that the coaches got out coached starting at the end of the second quarter. I also think the Gophers went flat when they went up and appeared to be in control early in the game.

Just a biased Gopher fans opinion.
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Not being aggressive at the end of the first half followed by Mizzou's successful onside kick to start the second half was a coaching failure. This followed by the failed deep sideline pass to Berkley Edwards was too much to overcome. Still a fun game but just didn't have it quite yet.

To be fair to Edwards, the pass was a little long and he was looking directly into the sun. However making that catch would have put the Gophers back in the game.
 
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Dear GHers, I get the experts not being high on the Gophers. I was at the game when Drake threw his five passes. Yes, I remember that it was Rhode Island. With that, DL was cool, calm, methodical...a cold-blooded assassin at the line of scrimmage. If he stays healthy, I personally think we are fine and believe 8 wins is not out of reach. If there is an injury to him that lasts longer than a game, it will probably not be our fondest season in Gopher FB history. Sincerely, Homer Sota
 
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Some guy said:
Most I have seen have been 9-12 range
Which is essentially a prediction of 4-5 or 5-4

Which is essentially a prediction of 6-6 to 8-4
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I think of this thread every time I see something like this, and I see this A LOT.

Again, I have no idea who this person is, he may have never seen a college football game for all I know. But this is remarkably common/typical on the internet, where everyone has a voice.

 

I mean, there was a lot of preseason excitement last year with Max and he definitely lived up to it / exceeded with how good he played. There's been quite a bit of hype around Drake this off-season. The transfers coming in definitely help too.I definitely think 9,10 wins is possible. Every year there's always seems to be a loss that is a head-scratcher, but call me an optimist, but I think this year will be reminiscent of 2019.

On a personal note, I've been rather quiet on here lately because of our moving to South Carolina but we made it!
 

JZABR said:
I mean, there was a lot of preseason excitement last year with Max and he definitely lived up to it / exceeded with how good he played. There's been quite a bit of hype around Drake this off-season. The transfers coming in definitely help too.I definitely think 9,10 wins is possible. Every year there's always seems to be a loss that is a head-scratcher, but call me an optimist, but I think this year will be reminiscent of 2019.

On a personal note, I've been rather quiet on here lately because of our moving to South Carolina but we made it!
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I have relatives who moved to Greenville. They like it a lot.
 

I just don’t understand
Someone show me predictions of the gophers 13 or lower and I’ll be like woah that’s low

I just haven’t seen them
 

Some guy said:
I just don’t understand
Someone show me predictions of the gophers 13 or lower and I’ll be like woah that’s low

I just haven’t seen them
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The one I just shared above had the Gophers tied for 13th at 5-7. Woah that’s low, eh?
 

Schnauzer said:
The one I just shared above had the Gophers tied for 13th at 5-7. Woah that’s low, eh?
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That’s lower than most. I see a lot at 8th - 11th. 6.5 wins seems to be a pretty normal over/under for them.

I think most people think 2-1 and 4-5 or 3-6 b-10 record on the lower end and 3-0 and 5-4 or 6-3 b10 on the higher end.

I think anywhere between 5 wins and 9 wins is possible, I’d bet on 7 personally, more if Drake, OL, and WRs play well.
 

In my view the Gophers will get the benefit of the doubt if/when they make the playoffs. We all know all too well all the chances we've blown over the years plus all of the years when we were flat out bad. That, plus a QB who barely played last year, makes it all too easy to think our squad will struggle when looked at from afar.

That said, the narrative around DL is not that different from what it was around Bateman -- top flight talent missed by the big bad SEC school until it was too late. If Drake can be half as good as Bateman was for us, we will be more than fine.
 


gopherbadgerman said:
That’s lower than most. I see a lot at 8th - 11th. 6.5 wins seems to be a pretty normal over/under for them.

I think most people think 2-1 and 4-5 or 3-6 b-10 record on the lower end and 3-0 and 5-4 or 6-3 b10 on the higher end.

I think anywhere between 5 wins and 9 wins is possible, I’d bet on 7 personally, more if Drake, OL, and WRs play well.
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It’s fine if people want to feel slighted but a 7-5 team that was QB centric who doesn’t return their QB doesn’t seem to be talked down to when 80-90% of prognostications have them in the middle third of the conference
 

Schnauzer said:
I spend my share of time on Threads, Twitter, Tik Tok etc. etc. and of course any 13 year old can publish a flashy "Ranking the B1G helmets" post, or rank the teams for the upcoming season. I am annually amazed at how it is rinse, repeat with putting the Gophers somewhere beyond the #10 predicted finish in the B1G while declaring it will be Nebraska's break out year as they will have a real shot at a top 5 finish. I guess it will finally happen some year, but it is predicted EVERY year. There are some savvy sources that predict 9 or more wins for the Gophers this season, but for the most part, you'd think the Gophers annually are fighting to keep out of the cellar and best case situation is to make a bowl. How many more 8-to-11 win seasons will it take to change the mind of your average 7th grader with a Tik Tok account?

I do think the low expectations and national buzz have had a direct impact on the current Gopher bowl winning streak. There are some impressive wins in there but in general, the Gophers have had a lot of bowl games where they were undervalued and matched up in worst-case bowls with shaky opponents.
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With the Big Ten so, well, big now, being around No. 10 doesn't surprise me too much. All of the Blue Bloods (USC, Michigan and Ohio State) are of course going to be ranked ahead of Minnesota, same with the perennially good programs (Penn State, Oregon and Washington).

Plus Nebraska is going to get the nod based simply on their history and level of recruiting, plus Iowa because of the Ferentz factor. Combined with the results of the last two seasons (6 wins and 8 wins), it's not too surprising to see where Minnesota is being projected/ranked.

If Minnesota managed to pull off back-to-back 10 win seasons, the preseason hype would be there. Even in 2020 there were some rankings and projections expecting the Gophers to be in the top 5 of the conference based on the 2019 resume.
 


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