Oct 15 @ Maryland 11:00 AM
Oct 22 vs Rutgers 11:00 AM
Oct 29 @ Illinois 11:00 AM
Nov 5 vs Purdue Time: TBD
Nov 12 @ Nebraska 6:30 PM
Nov 19 vs Northwestern Time: TBD
Nov 26 @ Wisconsin Time: TBD


We will have better athletes than opponents in 4 remaining games.

We will have similar/equal athletes (advantage us as it's a home game) in 1 of the games.

We will be double digit underdogs for good reason in 2 of the games.


There are 7 games left, but IMHO, 5 of them are games we have the advantage.


Do we make a bowl game ? What say you ?

Link: Hoops targets: Weekend notes from Team USA minicamp, Nike iS8

...member when we beat Alabama the last time we played them




...member when we beat oregon in a bowl game...





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Craig James leads Southern Illinois in PBUs and has an interception

Snelson has 3 catches for 44 yards

Both Daniels brothers have 2 tackles

Streveler is South Dakota's leading passer and runner. Having a great year: 58/107 for 648 yards, 11 TDs, 5 INTs

Jashon Cornell has not played for OSU.

Khari Blasingame now plays running back for Vanderbilt. He has 37 carries for 158 yards and 3 TDs.

John Kelly at Tennessee got 40 carries last year as a true freshman but has only got 3 carries this year.

Elijah Battle was called the MVP by West Virginia's defensive coordinator last Saturday. He hadn't started until now.

Tre Bryant has 13 carries for 57 yards and 1 TD as a true freshman for Nebraska

Tralund Webber has 4 TFLs and 1 sack this year.

Going well so far in the 1st half.

The play to end the 1st qtr was a helmet shot to Bradford's chin; they need to start enforcing the rules to get these guys heads away from the chest, head, etc. Stop leading with your head; it's crazy.

Tracy Claeys = John Gutekunst

Bland defensive coordinator replaces fiery head coach and is ill prepared to assume the mantle of leadership to lead the Gophers to respectability.

Discuss.

Link: Co-Lin coach thinks Landrews is a steal

Link: Devontae Lane Article

At least they beat the crap out of Maryland. I was really afraid of that game. Mitch needs a sports psychologist really bad. I think he was afraid of Desmond King. King followed Wolitarsky all over the field. What took so long to get Still in there? I know he dropped one ball, but still . . . (no pun intended).

I also wanted to ask about Richardson. What was Timms doing in there? You'd think Gary Moore would finally see some action. The paper didn't mention Richardson on the injury list.

Well he is who we thought he was...
Even Elton John could see that.

What is the record for five year starter loses???

Mitch is gonna be on the heals of it.

Terrible lifeless

What might be most disappointing is that instead of being 5-0 and creating a huge buzz, we're now again being mocked and ridiculed. This time around I can't say they don't deserve it.

Need to win the next 4 and grab momentum back.

why isn't he getting the same respect from the staff? Damian wasn't platooned. Let him free. He should play most snaps.

Nm

Claeys

• Lost because "we got whipped up front".
• Defensive backs were physical and tight on our receivers.
• Sloppy and poor timing with the snaps caused the illegal motion penalties.
• Proud of the defense.
• No update on Jonah Pirsig.

Shannon Brooks

• Thought the holes were there.
• Locker room was "quiet" and "hurt" after the game.
• Iowa was really physical.

Jon Celestin

• The defense had a good day other than one bad play.
• This loss hurts more than Penn State.
• Still have a chance to reach our goals and get to Indianapolis but it's going to be a long road.
• Great to see Sherels back on the sidelines.

Nick Rallis

• The defense was one play away from playing a complete game. One big play is one too many.
• They ran one back power and they didn't do that last year.
• Celestin can do it all. Excited to see his future.

Bad news to end a bad day. Hopefully Ohio State kills them on Saturday.

I have been a Gopher Football fan for 45 years. I predicted the Gophers would go 8-4 this year. I have seen too many Gopher Teams not live up to expectations, so didn't get caught up in the 10-2 or 11-1 hype.

Honestly, today's game was a shit show from start to finish. One of the storied rivalry games, and they came out completely lifeless. I did not see any intensity anywhere on the field today. When Coach said this was the best team yet since they had been in MN, I believed it. I thought perhaps this would be the year, but had a wait-and-see attitude.

Now I know why..

How can a team take so many penalties this far into the season?
Delay of game coming out of a penalty on the previous play? Inexcusable.
Taking a penalty for not knowing how to line up on a punt? Inexcusable.
Not allowing the offense to be set on a play when the clock was not even running? Inexcusable.
An offense that looks like a High School package? Inexcusable.
Not coming out with full intensity in a huge rivalry game? Inexcusable.
No first down until 4 minutes left in the first half? Embarrassing.
A 5th year quarterback bouncing 8 yard passes this late in his career? Puzzling.

Honestly, I am close to checking out for the balance of the season. Have never done that before, but I am sick to death of an offense where nearly every single play can be predicted from my living room chair.

I was taking a wait and see with Coach, but he and his staff lost a long time fan today. I just can't watch this shit show any longer.

I've got the first $100 on a go fund me page for Les Miles. Some say no way. I say why not? Miles is tired of the SEC. Here's a chance to get away from the south and start new with the likes of Harbaugh and Meyer. How do you know unless you ask?

I saw a real absence of fundamentals on offense.. Penalties cannot exist like that. We get in 2nd and longs or 3rd and longs, way too often. I know our guys are trying but we have to get people on the field that play with discipline, even if they are walkons.

DO we have players outside our RBs that play with discipline and confidence on offense?? I honestly don't know. But those are things that have to be in place to evaluate whether we lack in talent or not. Our guys are beaten up emotionally right now, I am sure.. Maybe even some fingerpointing going on but guys have to play with discipline to figure out how to turn this around. Not sure what punishment needs to be doled out but any receiver that drops the ball for lack of concentration or any penalties that are discipline related must be punished swiftly. Don't know how to get the QB position fixed right now. Guys can turn it around but we need to find our leaders on the team and show some pride for the future... That should be the start to getting back on track.

All games in 4th Qtr:
Iowa State beating Oklahoma State...not as good as we're trying to flip some ISU commits.

BYU beating Michigan State 24-7

Illinois beating Purdue 31-24

Navy beating #6 Houston 43-33

Is he hurt? Why so little touches? Baffling to me.

I really believe Claeys will have a long term deal by the end of the season, or will be fired. Beating or losing to Iowa will go a LONG ways toward either direction. Winning or losing rival games at home, when you have a great chance to win will cement his future.

I have to believe 8-4 locks up Claeys, and 6-6 or worse gets him fired. 7-5 is the bubble. It's hate week, I'm amped up, been trash talking all week, can't wait, 23 hours until kick!

Somebody please explain this to me that knows the play calling of football. Stills makes two plays in a row lining up on the right side opposite king on the last drive. Then the last 3 plays when your only playmaker to go get a ball is lined up on the left side vs king. Dont understand it

We had better athletes than iowa on the field today.

We are so undisciplined. Penalty after penalty.

Terrible time management ...again.

Terrible use of our running game and play calls today. 21 total carries for our 2 studs. Then when we do pass, you need to take the safety out of the picture if you are going to throw underneath to your slot WR being defended by a LB. We ran numerous plays where not one WR was deeper than 7 yards. That is junior high style football.

Did anyone see the D Line on the 2 point conversion? We had 1 ...yes 1 guy left of their Center. They had 3. Of course the guy is going to get 3 yards. I am confused as that is unacceptable in high school football let alone B10 football.

Zero emotion from our coach. These are 18-22 year old athletes. They need motivation from their leader.

0 trophies. 1 B10 win in how many games ?

I am done. I don't mind losing. The way we are losing though is not acceptable. It is fully on the coaching staff.

Let's get the right coach in here this offseason as I think we have some talent that simply needs to be coached up on the roster.