Who was the Gophers MVP vs Northwestern?

[killme]

Myrick, who ran approximately 110 yards in 12.38 seconds. Per a Google search, the dimensions of a football field are 120 yards X 50 yards. He caught the ball (essentially) on the goal line, about ten yards from the NW sideline. He ran fairly straight and scored within a few feet of the Gophers pylon, so as he ran the field he went sideways about 40 yards. The Pythagorean Theorem states that A2+B2=C2. (100*100)+(40*40)=11600. The square root of 11600 = 107.7 yards. Rounding up because Myrick obviously juked and moved side to side a little, he ran approximately 110 yards.

I would call that ELITE speed, and for that return he deserves the MVP.

Nice math, but you forgot to subtract the approximate 10 yards from the sideline on the initial catch. Still, I appreciate the effort.

 

[year of the gopher]

Nice math, but you forgot to subtract the approximate 10 yards from the sideline on the initial catch. Still, I appreciate the effort.

I also thought he caught it 2-3 yards back in the end zone. All in all, I think 120 is probably not far off. Myrick is good. I'm sure the reason he was a 2 star guy had partly to do with his size. He does struggle sometimes with tall receivers in the secondary.

 

[year of the gopher]

I also thought he caught it 2-3 yards back in the end zone. All in all, I think 120 is probably not far off. Myrick is good. I'm sure the reason he was a 2 star guy had partly to do with his size. He does struggle sometimes with tall receivers in the secondary.

Yep indeed, just watched the replay. He caught it at the base of the I in MINNESOTA. Technically a 100 yard return but from about 3 yards deep.

 

[Indi1006]

BBC flashed more to me than anyone he defended and tackled very well.

 

[Dr.Gopher]

Mortell.

+1 Some of his kicks looked ugly from the stands, but he was very effective and helped us withstand them running 30 more plays then us by winning the field position battle.