If Brohm stays the Louisville meltdown should be hilarious. They literally don’t have a plan B.

And if Brohm leaves, Purdue plunges back into the Big 10 cellar.

Hoping Brohm leaves.

thanks I’ll hang up and listen.

Big Ten Bowl Ties, Affiliations

A Big Ten team will be in the Rose Bowl – it’ll be the champion if not in the College Football Playoff. There can’t be a Big Ten team this year in the Sugar Bowl.

College Football Playoff Semifinal: If Selected

1. Rose Bowl vs. Pac-12

2. Citrus Bowl vs. ACC or SEC
– Agreement for Citrus is for five different teams in six years, so no Minnesota or Michigan, if possible.

3. Outback Bowl vs. SEC
– Agreement is for five different teams in six years, so no Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan or Northwestern, if possible.

4. San Diego Country Credit Union Holiday Bowl vs. Pac-12
– Agreement is for five different teams in six years, so no Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin or Michigan State, if possible.

5. TaxSlayer Bowl vs. SEC OR
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl vs. SEC

– ACC and Big Ten combine in the Music City and TaxSlayer, with each getting three appearances in six years. The Big Ten played in TaxSlayer in 2015 and the Music City in 2016 and 2017. It’s almost certainly going to be in the TaxSlayer, but no Penn State or Iowa, if possible.

New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. ACC
– It’s not official, but the bowl would prefer to have eight different teams in eight years, so no Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State or Indiana, if possible.

San Francisco Bowl vs. Pac-12
– Agreement is for five different teams in six years, so no Purdue, Indiana, Maryland or Nebraska, if possible.

Quick Lane Bowl vs. ACC

SERVPRO First Responders Bowl vs. C-USA
– Agreement for three SERVPRO First Responders and three Armed Forces bowls in six years. The Big Ten hasn’t been in the bowl since 2014. The Big 12 is contracted to play in the SERVPRO First Responders in 2019.

https://collegefootballnews.com/201...college-football-playoff-conference-2018-2019

Did I miss it?

AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE GAME

Give the game ball this week to Minnesota redshirt freshman tailback Mohamed Ibrahim...

INSIDE THE HUDDLE
Minnesota appeared to have a rather simple game plan with UW playing nickel (2-4-5) most of the game. The Gophers attacked on the ground.

“They kind of just outnumbered us,” linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel said. “They had the bodies on us and we couldn’t match it. We didn’t do a good job getting off blocks.”

UW broke up three passes near the line of scrimmage on the Gophers’ first seven plays. The breakups came from end Matt Henningsen and linebackers Zack Baun and Van Ginkel. The Badgers finished with just five pass breakups, however. Cornerback Rachad Wildgoose added two after the initial outburst...

BY THE NUMBERS
1 Minnesota’s current winning streak in the rivalry

3 Fourth-down conversions by Minnesota, on three tries

4 Turnovers by Alex Hornibrook, including three interceptions

5 Losses by UW this season, the most since 2012 when UW finished 8-6

18 Tackles by UW’s T.J. Edwards, including 12 solo

35:06 Time Minnesota held the ball, including 12:47 in the final quarter

https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...play-awards-inside-huddle-numbers/2091432002/

For more than a decade – 14 consecutive seasons -- Wisconsin found just about every way imaginable to defeat rival Minnesota.

Paul Bunyan’s Axe, the symbol of this colorful rivalry, had stayed in the UW trophy case all that time.

That run is over.

A season full of disappointment hit bottom Saturday as Minnesota built a double-digit lead in the first half and then dominated play over the final two quarters en route to a 37-15 victory over UW in front of a crowd of 74,038 at Camp Randall Stadium.

Chop, chop, chop.

The stunning loss for UW (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) marked another disappointing Saturday for a team favored to win the Big Ten West Division title and that had designs on making a run at the College Football Playoff.

When UW’s seniors left the field Saturday they were part of the first team to lose to Minnesota since 2003.

The last time the Gophers won in Madison? That was in 1994, Barry Alvarez's fifth season as head coach.

The winning streak that filled the locker room with a mix of pride and glee was over at 14 years.

Minnesota (6-6, 3-6) gave second-year coach P.J. Fleck a signature victory and became bowl-eligible.

The Gophers took advantage of UW miscues to build a 17-0 lead with 1 minute 5 seconds left in the first half

UW’s Rafael Gaglianone missed a 31-yard field-goal attempt in a scoreless game, and the Gophers responded with a 65-yard drive and a 34-yard field goal by Emmit Carpenter for a 3-0 lead. Carpenter, a fifth-year senior from Green Bay, added field goals of 23 and 42 yards in the third quarter to help the Gophers to a 23-7 lead.

Alex Hornibrook, making his first start since he suffered a second concussion Nov. 3 against Rutgers, threw an interception in Minnesota territory and the Gophers then drove 59 yards in nine plays. They converted twice on fourth down, with the second a 10-yard touchdown run by tailback Mohamed Ibrahim for a 10-0 lead.

Then one play after UW’s A.J. Taylor dropped a pass that should have been an easy third-down conversion, Minnesota’s Demetrius Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown.

Just 65 seconds remained in the half and UW trailed, 17-0.

Sophomore tailback Jonathan Taylor entered the day with 1,869 rushing yards, just 31 short of becoming just the fourth player to record consecutive seasons of at least 1,900 rushing yards.

He faced a defense that came in eighth in the Big Ten against the run (170.7 yards per game) but in two games under interim defensive coordinator Joe Rossi allowed a combined 183 yards on 69 carries against Purdue and Northwestern.

Taylor, who rushed for 321 yards one week earlier at Purdue, rushed 19 times for 120 yards...

UW took the second-half kickoff and moved from its 25 to the Minnesota 44. Facing fourth and 4, UW head coach Paul Chryst eschewed the punt and went for a big play.

Hornibrook was pressured and his throw deep down the right sideline toward A.J. Taylor fell incomplete and Minnesota took over.

The Gophers turned that into another field goal, this time from 23 yards by Carpenter for a 20-7 lead with 747 left in the quarter.

UW was running out of time and possessions.

The Badgers’ next possession started at their 12 – after a holding call on Jack Sanborn on the kickoff.

It ended at the Minnesota 45 when Honribrook’s third-down pass bounced off the hands of Kendric Pryor and linebacker Julian Huff made a diving catch for the interception with 5:54 left.

The opportunistic Gophers turned that into another three points, as Carpenter hit from 42 yards with 1:02 left in the third quarter for a 23-7 lead.

UW went three and out and punted from its 31 on the first play of the final quarter.

A 34-yard punt by Allen allowed Minnesota to take over at its 35 with 14:53 left in the game.

The Gophers relied heavily on Ibrahim, but Morgan completed two big third-down throws and Minnesota took more than nine minutes off the clock before Carpenter missed a 28-yard field-goal attempt with 5:37 left.

Despite the miss, UW was finished.

Hornibrook's fumble led to a 23-yard touchdown run by Bryce Williams with 4:56 left. Hornibrook's third interception, with 4:43 left, ended UW's dying hopes.

The streak was over.

The Axe was heading back to Minnesota for the first time since 2003.

A season of disappointment continued.

Chop, chop, chop.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2018/11/24/minnesota-37-uw-15-gophers-claim-axe-end-14-years-frustration/2091392002/

Bowl Bound! Gophers Rout Badgers 37-15 in Madison

MADISON, Wis. -- Demetrius Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, Minnesota's defense held up on the road and the Golden Gophers ran away from Wisconsin for a 37-15 win on Saturday to snap a 14-game losing streak in the rivalry and reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe.

Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 121 yards and a 10-yard touchdown run on 26 carries for Minnesota (6-6, 3-6 Big Ten), which became bowl eligible for the first time under second-year coach P.J. Fleck.

The Gophers took a page from the Badgers' playbook by pounding away on the ground in the second half. Bryce Williams ran for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, both coming on drives after turnovers by Wisconsin

A memorable night for Minnesota was made sweeter by beating the Badgers (7-5, 5-4) on the road to take back the Axe for the first time since 2003. They won in Madison for the first time since 1994.

Jonathan Taylor, the nation's leading rusher, had 120 yards on 19 carries. Hornibrook, starting for the first time since missing two games while in the concussion protocol, threw three interceptions and lost a fumble on a sack.

Minnesota scored 24 points off those turnovers.

What a turnaround for the defense since Joe Rossi took over as interim coordinator following a 55-31 loss to Illinois on Nov. 3. The Gophers have allowed just 49 points in the three games since that blowout.

And they had to play Saturday without Blake Cashman for the majority of the game after the standout linebacker was ejected for targeting on a punt return early in the second quarter. Cashman had 20 tackles last week against Northwestern.

The Gophers took control in a pivotal stretch late in the second quarter that started when Ibrahim ran untouched into the front left corner of the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 10 with 2:21 left in the half.

Normally sure-handed receiver A.J. Taylor dropped a third-down pass to force the Wisconsin punt returned by Douglas for a 17-0 lead with 1:05 left.

Wisconsin looked like it would take momentum back after Jake Ferguson made an athletic, twisting catch in the end zone on a 7-yard pass from Hornibrook with 1 second left.

But the Badgers couldn't convert on fourth-and-3 from the Minnesota 44 on the opening drive of third quarter. It was a sign of things to come for Wisconsin.

TAKEAWAYS
Minnesota: The Gophers used Wisconsin's blueprint to pull away in the second half, running for 152 yards on 33 carries and going 5 of 9 on third downs. They held the ball for 21 after halftime and forced two turnovers over the final 5 minutes.

Wisconsin: The loss epitomized an underwhelming season for the offense. Taylor is the team's best big-play threat, though the Gophers keyed on the star running back early in the game. Hornibrook has been in and out of the lineup for much of the last five weeks because of injury. The passing game sputtered for much of that time whether Hornibrook or backup Jack Coan has been behind center. Hornibrook was 22 of 33 for 189 yards and two scores.

UP NEXT
Both teams await their bowl destinations. Representatives from the Citrus, Holiday and Pinstripe Bowl were at the game.

https://gophersports.com/news/2018/...nd-gophers-rout-badgers-37-15-in-madison.aspx

Suck it. Suck it hard, Becky! WE'VE GOT THE AXE!!!!!

What say you....

Weigh in dude.

1. Our offensive line has gotten better. How much credit goes to Brian Callahan?
2. Bryce Williams will be a good back once he gets stronger.
3. Was Chris Williamson in Smith’s doghouse or was he hurt? It will be fun seeing Williamson and Winfield on the field together.

Make it happen Coyle!

Professional photographer on hand for cheap or free photos emailed by the U.

Give back to those of us supporting you for the whole season.

There can be a normal fan event another time too, but focus something special for the season ticket holders!

The Gophers win the first two sets 25-13 & 25-14 over the last place Scarlet Knights with the third set just starting...

The broadcaster referred to the team as a "rabid bunch of Gophers"....loved it!

is the greatest victory in his whole career. THAT is a statement.

If you want to grow the fan base, finish the job!!

Oh how I want to see it, and watch it over and over and over again.

please tell me there was video of this somewhere. I’ll pay $$ to see it

Gaard reports that Rossi was named the new DC in the locker room, which Fleck confirmed at the presser.

If you’re not sure what it means today is the definition. Players, coaches, fans, media going bonkers. Fringe fans and media don’t care about records. They care about what gets attention. Today’s win gets a lot of attention. Mike Max on 4 is pumped. So is the freaking weekend anchor guy fill in.

Damn right.

Dave Aeikens‏@Aeikens

Fleck just said on radio that Joe Rossi is the new defensive coordinator.

(Didn't see the other thread in time)

Official, PJ just said on radio.