College Football Roundup (9-23-08)

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Gopher Football Big Ten update Heading into the conference portion of the schedule, the Big Ten is looking wide open, with at least three (and up to possibly five) teams having a legitimate shot at the title. Ohio State has been a huge disappointment so far, at least compared to pre-season expectations. After making the […] READ MORE


Gophers nip Huskies, 31-27

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Gopher Football It wasn’t always pretty, but the Gophers got 2008 off to a winning start with a 31-27 nailbiter against Northern Illinois. After squandering an 11-point third quarter lead, the Gophers drove 62 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 22 seconds left. Adam Weber completed 24-37 passes for 298 yards, 2 TD’s, and […] READ MORE


2008 Football Preview: The Offense

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Gopher Football In just a few days Tim Brewster and the Gopher football team will open fall practice, hoping to improve upon the 1-11 season the team endured a year ago. Despite the poor record last season, the offense did manage to have some success by putting up 26 points per game. Many key pieces […] READ MORE


Gopher football 2007: A look back

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Gopher Football 2007 will certainly go down as one of the most disappointing seasons of all time. The Gophers returned a good deal of starters from a team that went 6-7 last season, and the energy and passion brought in by a new coaching staff gave hopes that the team could springboard onto something greater. […] READ MORE


Defense falls flat against Illinois

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Gopher Football Illinois scored early and often against the Gophers. It was 14-0 just 11 minutes into the game. They added another 20 points in the second period to stretch the lead to 34-10 at the break. The Illini scoring slowed in the second half but it didn’t matter much. The final was 44-17. The […] READ MORE


Michigan overwhelms Gophers in the 2nd half

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Gopher Football Limping into this game at 1-7, the Gophers looked like a team that had some fight left, at least in the first half. Minnesota got on the board first with a 29-yard Joe Monroe field goal. Dominique Barber returned a fumble 46 yards for a touchdown to start the second quarter. That put […] READ MORE


No shocker: North Dakota State beats Gophers

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Gopher Football The Gophers extended their losing ways today with a 27-21 loss to North Dakota State. These losses, even to a lower division team, are no longer shocking upsets. No, this was not the category of Appalachian State’s win over Michigan earlier this year. This is just another ho hum loss for the Gophers. […] READ MORE


Gophers lose 49-48 in two overtimes

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Gopher Football For the fourth time in the last eight games the Gophers went into overtime and for the third time in those games they lost. This time Northwestern outlasted Minnesota 49-48 in double overtime. The Gophers went for a two-point conversion and failed, giving the Wildcats the one-point win. It was another case where […] READ MORE


Indiana doubles up Gophers 40-20

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Gopher Football The Indiana offense had its way in the first half, piling up the passing yards and 27 points. Minnesota tried to keep up with touchdowns on their first two possessions, but they didn’t score again until late in the fourth quarter. Indiana was held to mostly field goals in the second half but […] READ MORE


Ohio State wears down Gophers

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Gopher Football The final score of 30-7 indicated a lopsided contest right where the odds makers picked the spread. How they arrived at that result was not as predictable. Minnesota put up a serious threat in the first half and could have had the lead 17-14 at the break. A 42-yard field goal miss and […] READ MORE