Verified account 8m8 minutes ago
The axe made it in and we bumped into some elite company! Nice Gold medals @TeamShuster. #Gophers #SkiUMah #RTB


0 replies25 retweets128 likes

Game time is 8 p.m. on ESPN2. Minnesota (5-0) heads to Chestnut Hill, Mass., to take on the 4-1 Boston College Eagles. BC won both its games over Wyoming and Loyola-Chicago to win the Cancun Challenge this past weekend. Their only loss is a seven-point home loss to IUPUI.

Minnesota, coming off a championship at the Vancouver Showcase, has three top-75 wins, with victories over Pac-12 teams Washington and Utah and Texas A&M from the SEC.

The very 1st snap of Wisconsin’s 1st possession. Taylor broke through the line and into the secondary, with Jacob Huff making a shoestring tackle to save an immediate 74 yd TD run that would have completely changed the belief in our squad.

Instead, Huff saves us, we eventually stop them, and Gaglianone misses for a huge swing of early momentum.

I don’t think there was a more important play!

...by placing the Axe in the end zone before the end of the game.

That is NOT the tradition. The tradition is that when the clock strikes all zeros the other team swarms your sideline and takes the Axe from you in an aggressive way that makes you feel physically and emotionally violated.

THAT is the tradition .

Who can forget Rhys Lloyd leaping the Skunk bench after his game winning FG to make sure he was first to the Axe?

Preemptively moving the Axe to the endzone was an act of abject cowardice by a bunch of cow tipping, cheese swilling, drunken degenerates.

True competitors take it on the chin when deserved. They don’t hide from the consequences of their failures like a bunch of sniveling pansies.

LOSERS

What's with Coffey? Dreadfully Bad. Expected him to be a leader on this team .

This has really been a strange year for results and especially on defense. Considering we had so many "match-up" games on paper at the beginning of the season, we had very few games that finished as one possession games.

If you had separated out and tried to predict results of the defense into these two buckets before the season, I'm guessing the predictions would have resulted in fairly close ppg results between pools.

Pool A-
Wisconsin, Ohio St., Purdue, Fresno St., Miami of Oh., NMSU

Pool B-
Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern

Pool A includes 5 teams that finished in the top 75 in country in scoring offense this year and two in the top 25, while Pool B only had 3 teams in top 75 with highest being Iowa at #47. On paper and including in season results, Pool A had the tougher offenses as a whole. Yet:

Gophers defense against Pool A teams resulted in average ppg of 13.6. That average would have been good enough for #3 in the country.

Gophers defense against Pool B teams resulted in average ppg of 42.2. That average would have been bad enough for #125 in the country.

That is a crazy contrast which I believe can be partially explained by injuries (primarily Winfield, and to a lesser extent OJ Smith), but also highlights the necessity to change D coordinators as the ceiling for the defense was much higher than we saw during many games in the middle third of the season.

Marcus Fuller said Carr should hear from the NCAA on his appeal Wednesday. It would be huge if we actually got good news for a change.

There should be another ranking coming this week. Maybe both teams will get into their respective Top 25.

Anybody know when was the last time the Gopher Women were ranked before this year?

http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/week/3/seasontype/2

I came across these LED-lit 3-D replicas of TCF Bank Stadium and thought others might be interested. There's a 10% discount today if you use the discount code of JAYSON.

https://www.homefields.com/collecti...cts/minnesota-golden-gophers-tcf-bank-stadium

Curious if anyone of the usual suspects have given Fleck any credit on their platforms? Just searching twitter and Barerio gives no credit and even somehow mentions Brewster. Souhan nothing. I’m hopeful this game does not get lost on the casual fan who listens/read their garbage.

Don't know if this has been posted or not. Pull or move it if it has been.

The way Hugh McCutcheon sees it, being part of a conference as rugged as the Big Ten can shape a team in two ways. “It’s a grind,’’ the Gophers coach said. “And it can either polish you up or wear you down.’’

Though Friday’s loss at Penn State denied the Gophers an unbeaten Big Ten season, they earned the prize they really wanted Sunday: a No. 2 seed in the NCAA volleyball tournament. The Gophers (25-3, 19-1 Big Ten) will host the first and second rounds of the tournament this weekend, opening play Friday against Bryant. South Carolina and Colorado will play the other first-round game at Maturi Pavilion, with the winners meeting Saturday in the second round.

By virtue of capturing a top-four seed, the Gophers’ road map to a national championship will not leave Minneapolis. If they win both matches this weekend, they will host the regional semifinal and final on Dec. 7-8, followed by the Final Four at Target Center on Dec. 13 and 15.

McCutcheon’s point about the Big Ten was underscored when the 64-team tournament bracket was announced Sunday. Seven league teams made the field, with two — the Gophers and third-seeded Illinois — earning top-four seeds. Wisconsin (No. 6), Nebraska (No. 7) and Penn State (No. 8) also were seeded, while Michigan and Purdue also were awarded at-large berths.

“We’re pretty happy we don’t have to pack a bag,’’ McCutcheon said. “We’ve got work to do now.

“There’s no doubt that being in the Pav will help. Home-court advantage is a real thing. We’re excited to try to be here as long as we can.’’

The Gophers also were the No. 2 seed — the highest in program history — in both 2015 and 2016, when they advanced to the Final Four.


Their portion of the tournament bracket includes No. 17 Oregon, one of three teams to defeat them during the regular season; sixth-ranked Nebraska; and No. 11 Kentucky.

This season, the Gophers are 14-0 at Maturi Pavilion, earning a perfect regular-season record on their home court for the third time in the past four years. They are 59-2 at home since the start of the 2015 season.


http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...-a-stay-at-home-in-ncaa-tournament/501215961/

Douglas' punt return TD comes in at #2.

Login to view embedded media

We are going to get curb stomped against OSU and Wisconsin. That's with Faalele or not.

There are 5 other games left on the whole season. Faalele can play in two of those and keep his redshirt.

In my mind at this point, you are giving up a whole year where he could be a monster at age 23 for 3 games that might get us to 5-7.

I can't understand burning his redshirt for this. I for one will be pissed if they do.

We all know about the huge exclusive TV contract with NBC showing their football games.. Lots of $$$$$$ on the line. Being an independent in football works to their advantage in that case. .Notre Dame is affiliated with the ACC in all other sports except hockey..

When Notre Dame left the Big East in all other athletics, there was some complex negotiation with the ACC in other sports, I believe... If Notre Dame would CHOOSE TO JOIN A CONFERENCE AFFILIATION IN FOOTBALL, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE ACC UNTIL 2037... Notre Dame is contractually obligated, in that sense.. The trade off is that Notre Dame play at least 5 ACC teams per year in football through the duration of the contract as long as the ACC does not force Notre Dame to join the conference in football...Notre Dame gets ACC affiliation in all the other sports; the ACC gets some of the Notre Dame financial wealth in football plus the national exposure. . Notre Dame has traditional cross sectional rivalries in football with Michigan, Michigan State, USC, and the military academies and have insisted on keeping the availability of those games. Notre Dame would not have that many slots available in the non conference schedule to play those teams every year, if they joined the ACC.. Notre Dame would lose the money and exposure that those games provide plus lose the NBC TV contract so I am sure it is not worth it for Notre Dame to want to join a conference in football.

The one way that Notre Dame would have 'their hand forced' is if the CFP committee required that teams play in a conference championship to be part of the playoffs.. Then Notre Dame would be forced to join the ACC... I dont see that happening for a variety of reasons but what is your opinion on this?? Does Notre Dame have an unfair advantage in getting to the college football playoffs?? It has not been an issue in the past and they have not made it most years but I have read that some suggest this is true.

Anyone know where I can find a radio replay of the Wisconsin game? Was working Saturday, would love to hear Grimm and Thompson call the game

Kalscheur Claims Big Ten Weekly Freshman Honors



MEN'S BASKETBALL | 11/26/2018 12:05:00 PM

Minnesota guard Gabe Kalscheur has been recognized as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Kalscheur was integral in helping the Gophers claim the TCL Vancouver Showcase championship with three wins north of the border over Texas A&M, Santa Clara and Washington.

It is the first weekly award for the Edina, Minn., native, and the Gophers' first of the season.

Kalscheur averaged 14 points, 2.7 rebounds and one steal per game last week, including a career-high 25 points in the win over Santa Clara. In that game, Kalscheur connected on seven 3-point attempts, matching the third-highest total in school history. The next day, he scored nine points, including the game-winning trey with two seconds remaining to defeat Washington, 68-66.

He currently ranks third on the team in scoring, contributing 13.8 points per contest including a team-high 18 3-pointers. Kalscheur has started every game this season, averaging 28 minutes per outing.

Kalscheur becomes the fourth current Gopher to have won the award, after Jordan Murphy (2015-16), Amir Coffey(2016-17) and Isaiah Washington (2018) each did so in their freshman seasons.

The Gophers return to action Monday night, facing Boston College in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Tip off from Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill is set for 8:00 p.m. CT.

https://gophersports.com/news/2018/...ur-claims-big-ten-weekly-freshman-honors.aspx

shows just how starved Minnesota Gopher fans are for a winner!!

Don't tell me people don't care about Gopher football. There was a LARGE turnout at 11:30 on a Saturday night on a holiday weekend to celebrate that wonderful win.

It reminded me, on a smaller scale, of the turnout the Twins had at the Metrodome when they returned home after beating Detroit in the ALCS to go to the World Series.

It speaks volumes about how badly people want this program to become a consistent winner. And WHEN that happens, TCF Bank Stadium will be filled.

Time to celebrate!!

Stewart Mandel‏Verified account@slmandel

Here's a stat you probably don't see very often heading into a conference championship game: Northwestern has lost 30 of its last 31 games against Ohio State (last win 2004).

Wow..

Dec 7-8 is the big weekend. It’ll be interesting to see how they finish up this class.

When will coaches be out on the road?

Work to do yet, as some JUCO offers have been made.

Can’t wait til Dec 19, when we add more talent and depth to the roster.

Douglas Honored by B1G
Freshman receives weekly honor, as Minnesota sets new standard for player of the week awards.



FOOTBALL | 11/26/2018 9:32:00 AM

Demetrius Douglas was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after his punt return last Saturday in a 37-15 win against Wisconsin.

Minnesota was leading Wisconsin 10-0 when Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter. The play flipped the game and put Minnesota in control for good, as the Gophers went on to rout the Badgers.

Ten punts (four in league action) have been returned for a touchdown by a Big Ten play this year and Minnesota now has two of them (Antoine Winfield Jr.returned a punt in Minnesota's season-opening game against New Mexico State).

The punt return for a touchdown by Douglas was the first of his career and helped propel Minnesota to a win against Wisconsin for the first time since 2003. It was also the first time that Minnesota won on the road at Wisconsin since 1994.

Douglas is the eighth Gopher to be recognized by the league this year, joining Antoine Winfield Jr. (special, defense), Emmit Carpenter (special), Mohamed Ibrahim (freshman), Tanner Morgan (freshman), Rashod Bateman(freshman) and Blake Cashman(defense). The eight honorees is a program record, as Minnesota's previous high was seven players in 2014.

https://gophersports.com/news/2018/11/26/football-douglas-honored-by-b1g.aspx

I’ll update this as more film gets put out, as well as try to get a season stat compilation.

Jacob Clark:
Login to view embedded media
Cam Wiley:
Login to view embedded media
Michael Brown-Stephens:
Login to view embedded media
JJ Guedet:
Login to view embedded media

Pregame coverage:

• Scouting Notebook: Wisconsin
• Behind Enemy Lines: Wisconsin
• Facts & Figures: Minnesota at Wisconsin
• Film Room: Badger defense, Jonathan Taylor
• Film Room: Wisconsin QB Jack Coan
• Scouting notes: Wisconsin vs. BYU and Iowa
• Numbers: Minnesota at Wisconsin
• Axe Week: Fleck Transcript & Video
• Recap: PJ Fleck on the Sports Huddle
• Paul Chryst pre-Minnesota presser
• All-Out Blitz: Minnesota from Badger Blitz
• Axe to Grind: Gophers and Badgers square off on Saturday from the Associated Press

Login to view embedded media Login to view embedded media Login to view embedded media Login to view embedded media

If Im not mistaken we have room for a LB coach and Sherels has the making of s good recruiter.