What do you hope to see out of the Gophers tonight?

[Fabian]

50 rushing attempts, 300+ yards rushing and one glimpse of Edwards' speed.

 

[lakesgopher]

I would like to see our punter on the sidelines all game

 

[BarnBoy]

All good stuff so far.

On my wishlist: A big play from B.Edwards (i.e. flash of brilliance).

 

[MrGopher]

1. A win
2. No injuries
3. A comfortable Leidner, no jitters, and well-thrown balls.
4. Dominance from the offensive and defensive lines

+1

 

[WorkingMyTailOff]

I hope to see you all AT the Gophers game tonight! On me way!

 

[Ski U Master]

I hope to see you all AT the Gophers game tonight! On me way!

I'll be watching on the BTN!

 

[Unregistered User]

I'll be watching on the BTN!

Me too. This is why we had to dump season tix. My boys have football practice from 6 - 7:30. We have the DVR fired up, and will probably come close to seeing the end of the game live.


As far as what I expect to see from the Gophers?
PAIN:

 

[Lordshawesome]

Jumping of to a 30+ point lead by the half. Then the 2nd/3rd string squads play the 2nd half.

 

[slarson]

Passing. For the love of god. Passing.

Agree completely. Give Mitch and those young receivers confidence going forward.

 

[RodentRampage]

Here's what I want to see from the Gophers. To borrow from Moby Dick:

He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it.

Just substitute Panthers for whale. I want the Gophers to go Captain Ahab on their asses.

 

[station19]

Yeah, I'd sure hate to see us show our 10 yard sideline pattern and a post pattern. We want to catch the conference teams off guard with these unique plays.

 

[Gopher07]

Grading my hopes:

1. A win A+. We scored more points than them.
2. No injuries C+. Two injured defensive linemen (not sure on the severity). If they are less-severe injuries, this is a B grade.
3. A comfortable Leidner, no jitters, and well-thrown balls. C-. He was not terribly comfortable to start the game, but generally the play calling didn't showcase much. Hard to get a read other than he was not quite there.
4. Dominance from the offensive and defensive lines C. O-line didn't impress, but the defensive pressure and lack of credible passing game didn't help. Defensive line was solid if not memorable.
5. Competent kicking A. Any concerns I had were kicked out of the back of the endzone. Santoso is the real deal.

 

[Nate]

Dang, none of my wishes came true.

Overall I think they played well, sans first quarter jitters.