Just took an INT to the house for a TD for the Browns!! Atta boy

Delich has had a solid senior season so far. This past week he helped lead his team to victory over Eagan while rushing for three touchdowns. Delich spoke to TGR on his recruitment and his PWO he received at the Oregon State game.

Link: Delich talks PWO offer

The Gophers got 14 votes in the latest coaches poll, good for 38th. No votes in the AP poll.

Other Big Ten teams ranked (AP/coaches)

• #2/2 Ohio State
• #4/5 Michigan
• #8/8 Wisconsin
• #15/15 Nebraska
• #17/16 Michigan State
• RV (#33)/RV (#26) Iowa
• RV (#40)/RV (#45) Maryland

North Dakota State actually received 58 votes, good for 28th in the AP poll.

The Gophers are #35 in the latest S&P+ rankings and #52 in the latest F/+ rankings. S&P is determined by play-by-play, drive data, strength of schedule, and the "five factors" (similar to college basketball's four factors) of every game. F/+ considers every possession and drives are filtered to eliminate first half clock-kills and end-of-game garbage time and scores. It also factors in strength of schedule.

Been browsing the Penn State roster and checking a few things.

If the Golden Gopher Football team loses this game, it's 100% everybody included in that games fault.

Completely one game, and one isolated incident.

Right now, current rosters, looking towards Saturday, this is a game that's all execution.

If the gophers come out with "over the top" intensity where the world just says: "who are these guys and where did Minnesota find them", game over.

Beautiful stadium, beautiful state, need bone crusher to crush bones.

Need the QB to improve on his current positives and successes to 4-0.

Will they do it? Not sure.

An African-American cop shoots a criminal African-American thug that is resisting arrest and pulling out a gun ...

So let's blame white people and loot the city we live in.

W. T. F.

Check out how the Gophers 2017 football commits and top targets performed this weekend:

https://minnesota.rivals.com/news/fnl-croslen-continues-dominance-london-a-workhorse-back

who claims that Coyle has been out of his office this week for Big 10 meetings, but should be back tomorrow.

Perhaps that's part of what is holding up an announcement?

Like I said, take this with an enormous grain of salt.

hearing #1 WR Vandenberg broke his foot in practice

Can't watch this enough.
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• Durr, Rallis, Devers, Coughlin out.
• Martin now #3 outside linebacker.
• Starting RG listed as Calhoun or Weyler.
• Second team RB listed as McCrary or Brooks.

- The Big Ten has the best record total against out-of-conference opponents, as well as the best record against other power five programs.

- All 14 schools are in action as the first full week of Big Ten play gets started.

- Amazingly, Michigan has won 33 of their last 35 Big Ten conference openers after Saturday's victory over Penn State.

- Wisconsin won its seventh straight game away from Camp Randall. The Badgers have won 11 of their last 12 Big Ten road games. Iowa has also had success on the road -- the Hawkeyes have won their last seven.

- Kirk Ferentz picked up his 77th career Big Ten regular season win on Saturday, passing former Illinois head coach Robert Zuppke for seventh in conference history.

- Indiana quarterback Richard Lagow passed for a Hoosier record 496 yards against Wake Forest. Wide receiver Ricky Jones had a career high 208 yards.

- The Gophers are a perfect 14/14 in the redzone this year, with 13 of the redzone trips resulting in touchdowns.

- Purdue's win over Nevada on Saturday was the program's 600th win all-time.

- Michigan has scored at least 40 points in the first four games of a season for the first time since 1947.

- Steven Richardson is tied for third in the Big Ten and tied for 15th nationally with 1.7 tackles for loss per game.

- Minnesota is tied for 19th nationally with a +1 average turnover margin. Jay Sawvel made turnovers a point of emphasis when he took over.

- Seven Big Ten teams are in the top 25 nationally for scoring defense.

- Two of the four Big Ten games on Saturday were sellouts.

- Minnesota's offense by the numbers (rank is out of the 14 Big Ten teams): #7 total offense, #4 scoring offense, #5 rushing offense, #11 passing offense

- Minnesota's defense by the numbers (rank is out of the 14 Big Ten teams): #5 total defense, #9 scoring defense, #4 rushing defense, #13 passing defense

- Penn State running back Saquon Barkley is considered among the best in the Big Ten but is only averaging 4.8 yards per carry through four games.

- Mitch Leidner's 145.4 QB rating ranks seventh in the Big Ten among quarterbacks with at least 40 attempts.

- Drew Wolitarsky is third in the Big Ten with 5.7 receptions per game and fourth in receiving yards per game, with 84.

- Steven Richardson is tied for third in the Big Ten in tackles for loss, with five.

- Taiyon Devers leads the Big Ten in forced fumbles, with three.

- No Big Ten running back has had more running backs in a game this season than Kobe McCrary's 176 against Indiana State.

Fired....despite having the #3 ranked recruiting class so far this year. #5 ranked class last year. And #8 class in 2015. I expect these recent classes to give LSU a very good team in the upcoming years.

LSU has suffered some very tough losses. Lost by 2 at Wisconsin. Their win this week at Auburn was overturned on replay. Miles has an extremely high winning percentage overall and in conference play. But he's suffered 2 last last-second losses to Alabama over the last few years, as well as falling flat against them one time when they were supposed to contend for the championship. LSU expects to win national championships, so this is not acceptable.

We all love Claeys. But his contract (and having a new AD) makes it seem like this is a tryout year. I think Miles would be a good choice if we decide to make a change.

Tahyde said:

No Doubt...coaching does matter though. Kelly has lost that team. The way he dressed down the D coordinator last week on the sideline in front of the players...pretty weak. Do you think that the players are going to respect the D coordinator if the head coach doesn't in such a frontal and public way? not a chance. He is cooked

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Domer D coord fired today, former Gopher coach Greg Hudson assumes the DC for the Irish.

Boye Mafe does a bit of everything in dominating defensive performance Friday. One of the most impressive games by a single defender I have seen in a while.

https://minnesota.rivals.com/news/mafe-is-incredible-in-hopkins-victory-over-edina

Hopefully saner heads will prevail this time.

http://www.startribune.com/preserva...-save-steel-grain-elevators-near-u/394747751/

“They represent an era of experimentation, trying to get away from wood elevators that were more combustible,” Amel said. “So this was the first attempt at doing nonflammable, noncombustible elevator design.”

He said they could be reused for a variety of purposes, including data storage, a heat and energy plant, or student housing. (me: data storage?)

From my interview this evening with Landrews. Check it out as he detailed his trip to Minnesota this weekend and his decision to commit.

https://minnesota.rivals.com/news/landrews-i-m-ready-to-play-for-the-gophers

The new maroon maroon stripe around the outside of the field looked great this week! It was the first game at TCF Bank Stadium they did this, I noticed right away, and thought it was a nice touch!

Link: Minnesota in a class of its own for Kendrick Green

Just got off the phone with Co-Lin Safety Recruit Jaquarius Landrews and I can confirm that he has indeed decided to flip his commitment from Mississippi State to Minnesota. Story will be up shortly.

Reports from Iowa City today are that leading wide receiver Matt Vandeberg broke his foot at practice today and will miss several weeks of action. He leads the Hawkeyes in receptions (19) yards (284), and receiving touchdowns (3).

So I was able to check out the Penn State Michigan replay from Saturday as it was on YouTube. Honestly, the game was over short after the opening kick off as Penn State was completely dominated, especially in the trenches.

Observations:
-Penn State has really nice skill players at QB, RB, TE and WR, but because the offensive line resembled the turnstiles at TCF Bank Stadium. Trace McSorely was running for his life all game long, and was sacked too many times to count.
-Saquan Barkely, the running back for Penn State, is one of the most dynamic players in the country, but there really wasn't too many holes for him to run through. Barkely finished with 68 yards rushing on 15 carries and had seven catches for 77 yards.
-Michigan's offense did just about anything they pleased against a borderline depleted Penn State defense. Penn State is so incredibly low on linebackers because of injury and suspension. All three starting linebackers are out with injuries right now, with at least one of them done for the season. They lost another backup to injury last week and had one ejected for a bad targeting call on the refs part.
-They were forced to take a redshirt off a true freshman who is only 215 lbs and in an ideal world would certainly not have to see the field this season.
-Michigan's defense right now is absolutely terrifying. This staff has done a great job recruiting blue chip athletes and combining them with the talented returners left over from the Brady Hoke era.
-This team is mean, physical as hell and plays almost arrogant under Jim Harbaugh. They went for it on fourth down four different times, and a couple times in situations where most teams definitely punt.
-They play bump and run coverage on the outside and their defensive linemen can flat get off the ball and get after the quarterback. McSorely had barely any time to throw all day long and at one point you had to wonder why he was still in the game because his offensive line could not protect him one bit.
-Jabrill Peppers is one of the most dynamic players in the country. Nearly returned his second punt return of the season for a touchdown but ran into the turf monster at the seven yard line. He blitzes, helps in run support, can lock up receivers, and fights off blocks. So talented, you can bet that the redshirt sophomore will not be spending any more seasons in Ann Arbor after this one and will be headed to the NFL.
-The talented Penn State receiving core was held to just five catches for 18 yards on the afternoon.

Michigan Offensive Yardage:
-49 total rushing attempts for 349 yards and six, that's right SIX touchdowns.
-Wilton Speight also threw for 189 yards and one touchdown.
-Amara Darboh led the team with seven catches for 44 yards.

What this means for Minnesota:
-Establish the run early, and don't stop attacking. Minnesota will need a really nice offensive performance on Saturday if they are going to beat Penn State, but the Nittany Lions defense is somewhat depleted, so this can definitely be possible.
-If Minnesota wins up front and Brooks/Smith/McCrary can get to the inexperienced linebackers in the second level it could be a long, long day for the Penn State run defense.
-Have to keep winning in the trenches and playing well up front. If Minnesota rushes for over 200 yards you have to think their chances of winning will be decent.
-Penn State has talented playmakers who can make you miss in space, so big plays need to be limited. Saquan Barkely is a load at running back and can make defenders miss in a phone booth. Need to focus on containing him.
-Pressure the quarterback! McSorely is an accurate passer who loves to take chances down the field and let his receivers win one on one battles. The more pressure Minnesota puts on him, the quicker they can get off the field. The offensive line was atrocious against Michigan. Limegrover certainly has his work cut out for him.
-Have to get off the field on third downs. Penn State knows they can attack this Minnesota secondary through the air, so the defensive backs have to be ready to make a lot of plays in the air.
-Penn State will be trying to redeem themselves in their Big Ten home opener next week for a fan base that will be desperate to get a win. Fans are already calling for head coach James Franklin's head, and a home loss to Minnesota would be devastating for the former national football powerhouse school.

This board is never better than Saturday evenings and Sunday's reading all the recaps of the weekend game. Lots of great reading and insight. Wish every weekend could be game weekend.
Go Gophers

There were no cases of the "Dropsies" yesterday.

In fact, it was quite the opposite. There were some great catches made yesterday by our RB', WR's, and TE's.

As disappointed as I was watching the defensive pursuit angles, I was so happy to see the great route running and hands of the receiving corps !!!

Kudos! We need more of that during the conference season.

I don't think it has been released yet, but after looking at the slate of games that week, wouldn't it be a surprise if it wasn't at 2:30? Could it possibly be a night game?