Week 11 - Other Games Thread

[RememberMurray]

I'd rather see them come in here all full of themselves, and then watch the Gophers burst their balloon for them.

 

[Some guy]

I'd rather see them come in here all full of themselves, and then watch the Gophers burst their balloon for them.

I think you’re nuts
But to each his own.

 

[DCinOK]

I wonder if the Gophers beating Illinois now qualifies as beating "someone." The Illini win again yesterday over Michigan State.

 

[RememberMurray]

I think you’re nuts
But to each his own.

Why?

Do you think Wisconsin is a tougher opponent than Penn State was?

 

[RememberMurray]

I wonder if the Gophers beating Illinois now qualifies as beating "someone." The Illini win again yesterday over Michigan State.

If you follow the KFAN formula, Illinois was 'terrible' at the time we beat them; they've only gotten 'better' since then. So the Gophers' win over Illinois gets an asterisk, and does not qualify as beating "someone".

 

[PitinoFan]

I wonder if the Gophers beating Illinois now qualifies as beating "someone." The Illini win again yesterday over Michigan State.

Michigan State was repeatedly cited as a quality win for Penn State, so I would say yes, but I don’t know whether the national punditry will see it that way.

 

[RememberMurray]

Michigan State was repeatedly cited as a quality win for Penn State, so I would say yes, but I don’t know whether the national punditry will see it that way.

Really good point.

 

[Some guy]

Why?

Do you think Wisconsin is a tougher opponent than Penn State was?

Whether the gophers go 9-3, 10-2, 11-1 or 12-0
The gopher would program would be better served by Wisconsin finishing this season 7-5


I know my wishes don’t impact the game. But I truly do hope for Wisconsin to lose every week.


I think Wisconsin is pretty similar in quality to Penn State.
I think our defensive strengths matchup better with Stopping Wisconsin than stopping Penn State.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

I wonder if the Gophers beating Illinois now qualifies as beating "someone." The Illini win again yesterday over Michigan State.

First impressions are so powerful. MN looked shaky to start, Illinois was Illinois early on. MSU was talked up in the preseason and of course the preseason rankings figure into it every year. Now look at MN, Illinois, MSU, Indiana. But, people are slow to give up their first impressions.