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per WaPo:
Minnesota. The Golden Gophers’ defense, it seems, has opted out of the 2020 season. Coughing up 49 points to Michigan to open the year was one thing. Blowing a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and giving up 675 total yards to Maryland in an overtime loss is quite another.
To be sure, the biggest takeaway from Minnesota’s 45-44 loss was how inept, slow and soft the Gophers’ defense looked — a contrast from a year ago when P.J. Fleck’s team paired a tough and effective defense with a multidimensional offense.
But it’s also worth remembering those Gophers were unusually fortunate, going 6-1 in one-possession games en route to an 11-2 season. The scales perhaps started evening out a bit Friday, but it took more than the bad luck of a missed extra point in overtime to drop Minnesota to 0-2. An imploding defense could be a long-term problem in Minneapolis.
Go Gophers!!
Minnesota. The Golden Gophers’ defense, it seems, has opted out of the 2020 season. Coughing up 49 points to Michigan to open the year was one thing. Blowing a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and giving up 675 total yards to Maryland in an overtime loss is quite another.
To be sure, the biggest takeaway from Minnesota’s 45-44 loss was how inept, slow and soft the Gophers’ defense looked — a contrast from a year ago when P.J. Fleck’s team paired a tough and effective defense with a multidimensional offense.
But it’s also worth remembering those Gophers were unusually fortunate, going 6-1 in one-possession games en route to an 11-2 season. The scales perhaps started evening out a bit Friday, but it took more than the bad luck of a missed extra point in overtime to drop Minnesota to 0-2. An imploding defense could be a long-term problem in Minneapolis.
Go Gophers!!
