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Gopher Football Homer Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman penned in late April…if you want my observation of how good the Gophers football team will be, I’d say that it will be much improved in personnel over the 2008 team, but it is too bad that this current group could not have played the 2008 schedule. […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Troy Stoudermire accounted for 274 all-purpose yards and a touchdown and MarQueis Gray connected on two touchdown passes with Brodrick Smith to lead the Gophers this afternoon in Minnesota’s annual Spring Game. An overflow crowd of more than 7,700 fans showed up at O’Shaughnessy Stadium on the campus of the University of St. […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Big Ten Network Announces 2009 Primetime Football ScheduleNetwork to televise eight Big Ten games under the lights CHICAGO ““ The Big Ten Network’s eight-game, 2009 primetime football schedule will feature the grand opening of Minnesota’s brand-new TCF Bank Stadium, the first-ever Thursday night game at Indiana’s newly renovated Memorial Stadium, and Wisconsin’s season […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gophers added another game to a long list of Metrodome heartbreaks, when they lost to Northwestern today 24-17. After the Wildcats jumped off to a quick 10-0 lead, the Gophers battled back, eventually going into halftime tied at 17-17. After no scoring through most of the second half (which included a missed […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Around the Big Ten What could be the Big Ten championship game took place on Saturday when Penn State topped Ohio State, 13-6. While the outcome did not surprise me, the amount that Penn State struggled on offense certainly did. Without taking any credit away from what the Buckeye’s did defensively, I thought […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Blowouts and offense was the name of the game in college football this week. In the five Big Ten games, the closest margin of victory was 22 points. Texas continued on their roll and destroyed Missouri, while Oklahoma handed Kansas their second loss of the year. USC routed Washington State, 69-0, but that […] READ MORE
Gopher Football With how many good teams there are in the Big 12 and SEC, there are certain to a number of very exciting games in the coming weeks. This past weekend things got off to a good start with great games between Texas & Oklahoma, and Missouri & Oklahoma State. After those two games, […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gopher football team continued their remarkable turnaround with a huge, statement-making 27-20 win against a talented Illinois team. The Gopher defense dominated much of the game before Illinois starting make a furious comeback through the air in the fourth quarter. Despite Illinois’ late success, it was the Gophers defense who turned in […] READ MORE
Gopher Football With only three Minnesota Gopher football games remaining in the Metrodome, Gopher fans are counting down the days until September 12, 2009 when TCF Bank Stadium opens. As you drive by the stadium site, you can’t help but marvel at the rapid progress that has been made over the course of this year. […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Big Ten updateThere were no surprises in the Big Ten this past weekend, as the favorites won every game. I don’t have the numbers in front of me, but it seems like it’s been a while since there were this many low-scoring games in conference play. The biggest surprise to me was Penn […] READ MORE