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Gopher Football 2004 would see the Gopher linebackers be as experienced as they had been in about five years, with two fourth-year starters and one fifth-year starter. Unfortunately, they didn’t play like the veteran group they were. Mental errors and missed tackles plagued the linebackers for most of the season and led to a couple […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Every year before Big Ten ““ SEC bowl games, there is always the speculation about how the slow Big Ten team will do against the fast, athletic SEC team. Like they did in 2002 against Arkansas, Minnesota not only proved they belonged against Alabama, but they dominated both lines of scrimmage and physically […] READ MORE
Gopher Football For the first time in school history, the Gophers have won three-straight bowl games. OK, they were all minor ones, but they were against some high profile teams: Arkansas, Oregon and Alabama. The much-maligned Gopher defense was the key during crunch time. The “D” shut down the Crimson Tide in the second half […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The new look Gopher defense hopes to change its fortune in the Music City Bowl against an Alabama offense that has been ravaged by injuries. Minnesota ‘D’ struggled for most of the year, finishing just 85th in the nation in total defense. Due to numerous injuries, Alabama’s offense has been even worse than […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Minnesota Golden Gophers will appear in their 3rd straight bowl game when they face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide Friday morning in the Music City Bowl. Both teams finished 3-5 in their conference and 6-5 overall. Two years ago in this same bowl game, Minnesota dominated Arkansas en route to a […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Minnesota Gophers will face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Music City Bowl on December 31st in Nashville, Tennessee. The first thing that jumped out at me when researching Alabama was the eerie similarities to the Gophers in the makeup and results of their schedule. Here is a quick glance […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Anyone who has done some serious goal setting knows that the important thing about the process is to set goals that are challenging but still achievable. Simply put: You don’t want to set the bar too low thereby squandering your potential and you don’t want to set it too high, thus setting yourself […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gophers will be playing in a bowl game for the 3rd straight year and their 5th in six years. This time it will be the Music City bowl on December 31st at 11:00 a.m. The Gophers will be looking to win their 3rd bowl game in a row and to even their […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Big Ten announced its All-Conference football teams on Tuesday, and for the second consecutive year several Gophers were represented on the first team, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Pulling in first team honors from both the coaches and the media were Greg Eslinger, Rian Melander and Laurence Maroney. Maroney […] READ MORE
Gopher Football With the Gophers enduring many problems over the past few weeks, there were a lot of chances for many different positions to try and right the ship. Maybe the last area you’d expect to do well against Iowa in, the running game, had its most impressive performance of the season. But for as […] READ MORE