Big Ten Power Rankings

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Every week, our own Noel Thompson will give us his Big Ten Power Rankings. Where do things stand after Week One? 1. Michigan  No Harbaugh, no problem. Michigan starts the season with its highest preseason ranking since it was also No. 2 in 1991. 2. Penn State  The Drew Allar era has begun in Happy […] READ MORE


Three things Minnesota did (W)Right

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Well, it wasn’t pretty, but Minnesota squeaked out another close win over Nebraska 13-10 in front of a sellout crowd in Minneapolis, and was broadcast nationally on FOX TV.  And while this wasn’t Minnesota’s best effort by any means, I want to share three things I saw in this team that I think will help […] READ MORE


Life without Mo Ibrahim, Athan Kaliakmanis’ performance, transfer portal additions + more thoughts from Week One

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–> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter 24 hours removed from the Gophers’ thrilling 13-10 victory over Nebraska, there is plenty to digest from week one. Athan Kaliakmanis had an up-and-down performance, the running game struggled without Mohamed Ibrahim, portal additions Tre Jones and Corey Crooms Jr. shined and Tyler Nubin looked like one of the best […] READ MORE


Know Your Opponent: Six questions answered by a Nebraska reporter

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Before every game, I ask a reporter who covers the Gophers upcoming opponent to give us a view from the opponent’s perspective. I asked Luke Mullin from the Lincoln Journal Star six questions about the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  Nebraska travels to Minneapolis on August 31st to kick off their season against the Gophers on national television.  […] READ MORE


Gophers v. Nebraska: Week 1 Preview

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–> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Broadcast Info: Date: Thurs., Aug. 31 TV channel: FOX Time of kickoff: 7:00 p.m. (CST) Betting line: Minnesota (-7.5) v Nebraska, o/u: (43.5 points) Opponent Information (Nebraska): 2022 record: 4-8 v Northwestern 28-31 L V. North Dakota (FCS) 38-17 W V. Georgia Southern 42-45 L V. Oklahoma 14-49 L V. Indiana 35-21 […] READ MORE


Nine bold predictions for the 2023 Gophers

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Follow Noel on Twitter: @N0elthompson Things will look a little different for the Gophers this year under head coach P.J. Fleck, who enters his seventh year as head coach for Minnesota. He is now the Big Ten West’s second-longest tenured coach. While the Gophers will need to replace some personnel on both sides of the […] READ MORE


Five Reasons The Minnesota Gophers Will Win The Big 10 West

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Hello Gopher fans, my name is Vince Wright and I am honored to be joining the GopherHole family as a new contributor.  I have watched the Gophers since they were in Memorial Stadium and had Marion Barber Sr. running with the rock.  I grew up a Gopher fan, raised in South Minneapolis and after high […] READ MORE


Ranking the Gopher’s 2023 opponents from toughest to easiest.

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–> Follow @N0ELTHOMPSON The Minnesota Gophers enter the 2023 season after winning nine games in back-to-back seasons, the first time the program has done it since 1905. Things will look a little different in Dinkytown as the Gophers undergo their biggest makeover since P.J. Fleck took over seven years ago. For the first time since […] READ MORE


COLUMN: Gophers football official season prediction

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–> We’re only 45 days until the Gophers season opener against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Aug. 31, so I thought there was no time better than the present to give my official 2023 season predictions. Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Wk 1: vs. Nebraska The Gophers’ annual tradition of hosting their week one opponent on the […] READ MORE


COLUMN: An ode to the Big Ten West

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–> The Big Ten announced future 2024-25 schedules last week, officially marking an end to the infamous and legendary Big Ten West division. Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter As a pre-adolescent boy in Rogers, Minnesota who just began to fall in love with college football, I was intrigued by the Big Ten’s decision to separate its football […] READ MORE