Where is he ?

Per @Alex Carlson

@Alex Carlson recaps the Purdue loss and looks ahead to the Illinois game. Appreciate Doug Bucshon of OrangeandBlueNews.com, our Illinois site on Rivals.

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An in-depth look at the matchup with the Fighting Illini and a score prediction courtesy of @Dylan Callaghan-Croley

Via @Dylan Callaghan-Croley

More on Chance Fitzgerald, who Minnesota assistant Greg Harbaugh evaluated in-person last Friday. The rising 2023 WR now has an offer from the Gophers and is planning to visit down the road

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2032 & 2033 -- I know they have been working on this for a while.

Friday:

Nebraska at Rutgers (Nebraska by two scores)

Saturday:

Michigan at Indiana (Michigan by three scores)
Purdue at Maryland (Purdue wins 34-30)
Wisconsin at Northwestern (Northwestern wins 20-17)
Ohio State at Michigan State (Buckeyes roll 42-17)
Iowa at Illinois (Illinois wins easy, 34-13)

I heard that there are a lot of 2nd and 3rd year DL that all might be good some day, however the one that stands out the most is Danny Striggow. He is sort of a new player, last year he played on special teams only. He could be a real difference maker next year.

For those that want to relive the Purdue loss, @Alex Carlson breaks down the film from the first and second half

First Half:

Second Half:

They are the difference in my opinion. We have waited for Spann-Ford to get some looks and he is finally a part of the offense. And he blocks his A$$ off too.

Dylan Wright, looked like a man playing with boys his first game against Ohio State and has been basically muted every since. Why? Do we just blame the player? Did Spann finally get better and learn how to catch? These two guys should play on Sundays in my opinion based on their skill set.

But why don’t they get turned lose? Is it the offense or them? I’ll hang up and listen. If elite is the goal, we need to eat these tough conversations for breakfast. Finish your Frosted Flakes and talk to 55.

Summarizing what Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck said ahead of Saturday's game with Illinois

- Expects Mo Ibrahim to play against Illinois
- Bielema teams are incredibly physical, run the football, play-action pass...they want to beat you up
- Have a lot of experience on Illinois
- Have a lot of respect for Bielema, says he's one of the best college coaches of all-time
- Said they just didn't execute on both sides of the ball against Purdue, focused on that during the bye week
- Players responded well to the Purdue loss
- Says everything that could have went wrong against Purdue, went wrong. They were inconsistent for the first time all season
- On Illinois' defense: incredibly aggressive, have one of the best front sevens, one of best defensive lines they've faced, secondary will get up in your face and play man coverage, does a good job of disguising coverages pre-snap
- Thinks Chase Brown is one of the best running backs in the country. Gets a lot of yards after contact, very patient runner, can finish too.
- Doesn't know what quarterback they are going to face against Illinois. Played against Artur before, but doesn't see their style of offense changing drastically between the two.
- Says Illinois doesn't have a ton of calls (like them), they just play fast
- Coach Rossi simplified everything they did when he arrived. Defense looks simple, but there are a lot of nuances in their schemes, but it allows their players to play fast.

In TA&M vs Bama game, A&M receiver just faked a slant, and stutter stepped into a post route for a big gain, completely fooling the Bama safety.

With all the slants the Gophers run, this would seem to be something they could take advantage of, but I don't recall ever seeing it. Anyone know if it's in their playbook?

Gophers beat Mankato 4-1. Freshman Snuggerud with the hat trick

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How do we feel about citrus fruits?

Man, I’m sad. Because basically, If we fall behind at any point in the game. We are in serious trouble .

Fleck….you must fix this or we will never be elite. My wife thought I was being negative in the first quarter….but I just knew. I could feel it. Jesus!