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More to talk about following this week's presser than last week...enjoy.
-Brewster opened the conference by talking about how excited he was to again be bowl eligible, and how the biggest advantage is that they essentially get two spring practices, with the extra 15 practices they will receive before the bowl game
-Made the point that any win is a good win, and the fact of the matter was they got the job done in the end against South Dakota State
-Team Awards for this week:
-Offensive POG: John Hoese
-Defensive POG: Garrett Brown
-Special Forces POG: None (he made note that they don't give out these awards just for the sake of giving them out)
-Hard Hat Hit: Michael Carter and D.L. Willhite (was excited that they were both freshman)
-Lunch Pail Award: Nick Tow-Arnett
-Extra Effort: Lee Campbell
-Scout Offensive Player of the Week: Brooks Michael
-Scout Defensive Player of the Week: Brian Klitzke
-Brewster said that Carufel will start this week after sitting out with an injury
-Also said he doesn't anticipate anyone else out for the game regarding injuries
-He stated how fun of a week it is for everyone when it is Iowa week, for players, coaches, and fans
-Also mentioned how significant it is for the players and fans regarding the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, and how special it would be to end the season by winning the game and bringing the trophy back to Minnesota...he mentioned as well that the team will be bussing down there, and that it would be great to spend some time with "The Pig" on the bus ride home
-Regarding Iowa, he talked about how great their staff, players, and program are, and how they have done things very well
-It will be a very physical game on both sides of the ball, and that both the offensive and defensive fronts for the Hawkeyes are very tough
-He believes that the perception is that the Gophers will be big underdogs going into the game, and rightfully so, considering what the Hawkeyes have accomplished this season
-Regarding the offensive inconsistencies the Gophers have had this season, he said that has been caused in a number of ways, and that there is no one aspect that has not been to blame. He cited blocking, route running, and decision making among them
-He said that they have not really changed anything within their game plan now that Vandenberg is their quarterback rather than Stanzi
-He feels that when comparing the end of last season to this season, he feels that they are another year into the program, and that they have more depth than they did at the end of last year, which may have contributed in them wearing down somewhat at the end of last season
-He noted that he feels it is a good thing not to have to play Wisconsin and Iowa in back-to-back weeks, and that it's emotionally wearing to have to play your two biggest rivals one after another
-There is a scenario where Jeff Tow-Arnett can talk himself into the game game on Saturday. Brewster said he very much wants to play on Saturday, and he will be practicing today
-When asked if they had talked much about last year's 55-0 loss to Iowa this week, Brewster replied by saying that "those who refuse to study history are doomed to repeat it." While they had talked about it, however, they will not dwell on it, and are looking forward to this year's match-up instead
-He talked about how difficult it is for a team to play in Iowa, but not because of the pink locker room. He said that he doesn't buy that the color of the locker room has anything to do with performance on the field.
-He also recalled a story when he was playing with Illinois when they went to Kinnick Stadium, and that Mike White had covered the whole locker room with meat-wrap paper, so there was not a bit of pink to be seen. When asked whether they had won the game, Brewster replied that they had indeed beat the Hawkeyes that day.
-On his thoughts about winning Floyd of Rosedale: "It's not about me, it's about our team."
-He pointed out that both teams have won a lot of games when coming from behind, and that it was a very good sign of both teams' adversity and how they handle it
-When talking about the rivalry games with Iowa and Wisconsin, he pointed out that they are clearly significant games, and that he finds that to be more so now than before he got here, and he gets the magnitude of it now that he's here as the coach
-When asked to assess his time here as his third regular season comes to and end, he said he is excited about the progress that they have made in the three years he's been coach at Minnesota
-He added that he came in here with the belief that this has been a championship program in the past, and that it can be again, also pointing out that the things that can be done to make this program even better are being done. He closed by adding that some people still don't believe that this can be a championship-caliber program, but his reply to that was simply, "I know it can."
-Brewster opened the conference by talking about how excited he was to again be bowl eligible, and how the biggest advantage is that they essentially get two spring practices, with the extra 15 practices they will receive before the bowl game
-Made the point that any win is a good win, and the fact of the matter was they got the job done in the end against South Dakota State
-Team Awards for this week:
-Offensive POG: John Hoese
-Defensive POG: Garrett Brown
-Special Forces POG: None (he made note that they don't give out these awards just for the sake of giving them out)
-Hard Hat Hit: Michael Carter and D.L. Willhite (was excited that they were both freshman)
-Lunch Pail Award: Nick Tow-Arnett
-Extra Effort: Lee Campbell
-Scout Offensive Player of the Week: Brooks Michael
-Scout Defensive Player of the Week: Brian Klitzke
-Brewster said that Carufel will start this week after sitting out with an injury
-Also said he doesn't anticipate anyone else out for the game regarding injuries
-He stated how fun of a week it is for everyone when it is Iowa week, for players, coaches, and fans
-Also mentioned how significant it is for the players and fans regarding the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, and how special it would be to end the season by winning the game and bringing the trophy back to Minnesota...he mentioned as well that the team will be bussing down there, and that it would be great to spend some time with "The Pig" on the bus ride home
-Regarding Iowa, he talked about how great their staff, players, and program are, and how they have done things very well
-It will be a very physical game on both sides of the ball, and that both the offensive and defensive fronts for the Hawkeyes are very tough
-He believes that the perception is that the Gophers will be big underdogs going into the game, and rightfully so, considering what the Hawkeyes have accomplished this season
-Regarding the offensive inconsistencies the Gophers have had this season, he said that has been caused in a number of ways, and that there is no one aspect that has not been to blame. He cited blocking, route running, and decision making among them
-He said that they have not really changed anything within their game plan now that Vandenberg is their quarterback rather than Stanzi
-He feels that when comparing the end of last season to this season, he feels that they are another year into the program, and that they have more depth than they did at the end of last year, which may have contributed in them wearing down somewhat at the end of last season
-He noted that he feels it is a good thing not to have to play Wisconsin and Iowa in back-to-back weeks, and that it's emotionally wearing to have to play your two biggest rivals one after another
-There is a scenario where Jeff Tow-Arnett can talk himself into the game game on Saturday. Brewster said he very much wants to play on Saturday, and he will be practicing today
-When asked if they had talked much about last year's 55-0 loss to Iowa this week, Brewster replied by saying that "those who refuse to study history are doomed to repeat it." While they had talked about it, however, they will not dwell on it, and are looking forward to this year's match-up instead
-He talked about how difficult it is for a team to play in Iowa, but not because of the pink locker room. He said that he doesn't buy that the color of the locker room has anything to do with performance on the field.
-He also recalled a story when he was playing with Illinois when they went to Kinnick Stadium, and that Mike White had covered the whole locker room with meat-wrap paper, so there was not a bit of pink to be seen. When asked whether they had won the game, Brewster replied that they had indeed beat the Hawkeyes that day.
-On his thoughts about winning Floyd of Rosedale: "It's not about me, it's about our team."
-He pointed out that both teams have won a lot of games when coming from behind, and that it was a very good sign of both teams' adversity and how they handle it
-When talking about the rivalry games with Iowa and Wisconsin, he pointed out that they are clearly significant games, and that he finds that to be more so now than before he got here, and he gets the magnitude of it now that he's here as the coach
-When asked to assess his time here as his third regular season comes to and end, he said he is excited about the progress that they have made in the three years he's been coach at Minnesota
-He added that he came in here with the belief that this has been a championship program in the past, and that it can be again, also pointing out that the things that can be done to make this program even better are being done. He closed by adding that some people still don't believe that this can be a championship-caliber program, but his reply to that was simply, "I know it can."
