Where does this season rank in the last 30 years?

Where does this season rank in the last 30 years?

  • 1st

    Votes: 20 33.9%

  • 2nd

    Votes: 10 16.9%

  • 3rd

    Votes: 22 37.3%

  • 4th/lower

    Votes: 7 11.9%
  • Total voters
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I'd have to say 3rd behind 2003 and 1999. If we had won today, I'd put it 2nd.
 

Fair assessment, still looking for that best of the last 30.


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mcgi0024 said:
Fair assessment, still looking for that best of the last 30.


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Not for me. Mase winning 10 games and actually being a highly ranked team at year end was a much better year. We sure felt like we were arriving. Not sure this team is arriving.
 

Sparlimb said:
Not for me. Mase winning 10 games and actually being a highly ranked team at year end was a much better year. We sure felt like we were arriving. Not sure this team is arriving.
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Did you read the post? Original author of the thread stated this was the 3rd best year of the last 30 which I agreed with. The other two were from the Mason era.


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Kind of a sad situation when a 5-loss season is your 3rd best season in three decades. I'm not blind to some of the really horrendous seasons we've had, but 30 years is a mighty long time.
 

Section209 said:
Kind of a sad situation when a 5-loss season is your 3rd best season in three decades. I'm not blind to some of the really horrendous seasons we've had, but 30 years is a mighty long time.
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Not even sure why 30 years was used, wouldn't it be as easy to just say since '67?


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mcgi0024 said:
Did you read the post? Original author of the thread stated this was the 3rd best year of the last 30 which I agreed with. The other two were from the Mason era.


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Sorry, read your post fast and thought you were arguing this was the best year. So in the end, we agree. It was a very good year, but not the best.
 

mcgi0024 said:
Not even sure why 30 years was used, wouldn't it be as easy to just say since '67?


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Possibly. 30 is a round # and is as many as I can intelligently discuss and I didn't want to diss the 1977 Hall of Fame Bowl appearance. :rolleyes:
 



People badly overrate the 2003 season. The Gophers finished in a 3 way tie for fourth place in the conference, but lost to the other two teams in that tie (Michigan State at home and an embarrassing loss to end the year at Iowa with a lot on the line) AND they didn't play Purdue or Ohio State who finished tied for second in the conference at 6-2. Give this years team four cupcakes (like '03) in the non-conference instead of three and it finishes the year with 9 wins and an identical conference record. I am not saying this was a better year than '03, just that it's close between the two. '99 is right in the conversation with both of those year with it's strongest argument being that the largest margin of defeat all season was 5 points. Like '03, the '99 Gophers didn't play Michigan or Michigan State who both finished 6-2 in conference play. Toss all three seasons in a hat and pick one, the end result is the same: it's beyond pathetic that these are our 3 choices for best season in a decade, much less three!
 

It was a really good year. You can't call it great because you need to reserve great for something better.

I was really hoping they'd win the bowl game for the seniors. Those guys are the cornerstone. They bought in and worked their asses off. They deserved it.

I guess that's the difference between college and pro football for me. I don't hope the Vikings win for their players, I hope they win so that I can give it to Packer fans. I don't even like some of the players At best, I hope they win a Super Bowl someday for the old guys from the '60's and '70's.
 

Comparing years and situations is very difficult, but I would probably put this year #2 behind 1999. The only reason '99 is ahead is because it was the first year (for me) where the Gophers seemed like a 'real' college football team so it has a special place in my heart. I think this season was pretty darn impressive - I mean we got the Jug and Pig and won in Lincoln. Outside of the Illinois loss, we were only beaten by elite teams with significantly better overall talent. Yesterday was disappointing, but I don't put as much importance on bowl games as others seem to...they are glorified exhibitions that don't really fit the blueprint of our team.
 




Would feel much better about this year and last if they didn't lose 3 out of their last 4 both years.
 

Section209 said:
Kind of a sad situation when a 5-loss season is your 3rd best season in three decades. I'm not blind to some of the really horrendous seasons we've had, but 30 years is a mighty long time.
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I was thinking the same thing. A lot of people seem to think this was the best or second best season in 30-years which may be true. Although this was a nice season but assuming 8-5 with a bowl loss is our best effort in 30-years, all I can say is "OUCH!" Let's hope Kill keeps our upward trajectory so we can put this pathetic past behind us once and for all. Here's to 9 or 10 wins next season.

Go Gophers!
 

Sparlimb said:
Not for me. Mase winning 10 games and getting trucked by Iowa at year end was a much better year. We sure felt like we were arriving. Not sure this team is arriving.
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GopherRock said:
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Originally Posted by SparlimbNot for me. Mase winning 10 games and getting beaten by Iowa, the week after beating Wisconsin, beating Oregon in the Sun Bowl, winning 4 of the last 5, ending-up ranked #20 in the country, at year end was a much better year. We sure felt like we were arriving, but Mason was just looking for someplace to go and praying and begging that place to be tOSU.



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Yep, FIFY.

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EG#9 said:
People badly overrate the 2003 season. The Gophers finished in a 3 way tie for fourth place in the conference, but lost to the other two teams in that tie (Michigan State at home and an embarrassing loss to end the year at Iowa with a lot on the line) AND they didn't play Purdue or Ohio State who finished tied for second in the conference at 6-2. Give this years team four cupcakes (like '03) in the non-conference instead of three and it finishes the year with 9 wins and an identical conference record. I am not saying this was a better year than '03, just that it's close between the two. '99 is right in the conversation with both of those year with it's strongest argument being that the largest margin of defeat all season was 5 points. Like '03, the '99 Gophers didn't play Michigan or Michigan State who both finished 6-2 in conference play. Toss all three seasons in a hat and pick one, the end result is the same: it's beyond pathetic that these are our 3 choices for best season in a decade, much less three!
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That team had a decent Big 10 QB (I'd take AAK over ML any day and twice on Sunday's), two halfbacks as good as Cobb, a great offensive line and half the defense. They were, all in all, better than this year's squad.
 

This team ranks exactly where last year's team ranked at 8-5.
 

I voted first simply because it is almost a lifetime for some epople since we last went to a January 1st bowl.
 

1. 1999 (9-4, 5-3 BT, wins vs #2 Penn State & Illinois who finished season @ #24 - narrow bowl loss to #27 ranked Oregon)
2. 2014 (8-5, 5-3 BT, win vs #21 ranked Nebraska - 13 point loss to #16 ranked Mizz in Jan. 1 bowl game)
3. 2003 (10-3, 5-3 BT, no wins vs game/season ranked teams, win over a #30 ranked team in the bowl and finished the season ranked)
 

Go Gophers Rah said:
1. 1999 (9-4, 5-3 BT, wins vs #2 Penn State & Illinois who finished season @ #24 - narrow bowl loss to #27 ranked Oregon)
2. 2014 (8-5, 5-3 BT, win vs #21 ranked Nebraska - 13 point loss to #16 ranked Mizz in Jan. 1 bowl game)
3. 2003 (10-3, 5-3 BT, no wins vs game/season ranked teams, win over a #30 ranked team in the bowl and finished the season ranked)
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Had forgotten most of the details of 1999. This made me look back. The 4 losses? Overtime to #20 Badgers at the Dome. By 3 points to #22 tOSU at the Dome. By 5 to #18 Purdue at the Dome. Then finally that Nationally televised 4 point loss to Oregon in the Sun Bowl. Most thought the game was over. Game awards had already been voted on and went to Minnesota players. Then the TD pass with 1:35 left on the clock...

Those 9 victories? The Indiana game turned out to be the only BCS victory at Home.

No wonder Gopher fans who sat in the Metrodome that year don't remember it as fondly as we should.
 

I voted 30th just to show everybody how high my standards are.

And to add some smileys too.

:cry: :clap: :banghead: :blah:
 


EG#9 said:
People badly overrate the 2003 season. The Gophers finished in a 3 way tie for fourth place in the conference, but lost to the other two teams in that tie (Michigan State at home and an embarrassing loss to end the year at Iowa with a lot on the line) AND they didn't play Purdue or Ohio State who finished tied for second in the conference at 6-2. Give this years team four cupcakes (like '03) in the non-conference instead of three and it finishes the year with 9 wins and an identical conference record. I am not saying this was a better year than '03, just that it's close between the two. '99 is right in the conversation with both of those year with it's strongest argument being that the largest margin of defeat all season was 5 points. Like '03, the '99 Gophers didn't play Michigan or Michigan State who both finished 6-2 in conference play. Toss all three seasons in a hat and pick one, the end result is the same: it's beyond pathetic that these are our 3 choices for best season in a decade, much less three!
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People might badly overrate 2003
People really badly overrate 2014

The gophers beat
1 FCS school
A 6-6 team from conference USA
A 3-9 mountain west team
A 3-9 Purdue team
A 5-7 northwestern team
A 5-7 Michigan team that had their coach get fired
A 7-6 Iowa team that did not beat a team over .500 all year
A 9-4 Nebraska team that got their coach fired


This team lost to a 6-7 Illinois team that I would argue wasn't as good as their record.
0-4 against the best 4 teams they played. Didn't have a 4th quarter lead or tie in any of the games.
 

Would have been 9-4 without TCU, 10-3 without TCU and the Illinois upset. Overall, a good year (until we lost Maxx).
 



I am pleased with this season. Yes, anyone can look at all our wins and say why it wasn't a quality win, but I'd rather look at our losses.

TCU - Beat us, just a better team.
Illinois - the one game that there is no excuse for
Ohio State - They are playing for the National Championship and we were never completely out of it
Wisconsin - Played them very competitive in Madsion
Missouri - Played them very competitive into the 4th quarter when our mistakes and fatigue eventually beat us.

Four of our five losses were to very good teams that won football games on New Years Day.

I am not happy with every part of our football team, but to say we aren't getting better is completely wrong. I like Kill a lot, don't always agree with how conservative he gets, but when he took over we wouldn't have been able to compete for the National Championship in the FCS level.
 

Which is a better resume?

FCS teams count as teams with losing records so I don't have to look up how they did

8-5 (5-1 vs sub .500 teams, 1-0 vs .500 teams, 2-4 vs plus .500 teams, 0 wins vs teams that finish the season in the coaches top 25).
8-5 (4-0 vs sub .500 teams, 1-0 vs .500 teams, 3-5 vs plus .500 teams, 1 win vs a team that finish the season in the coaches top 25)
 

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