Gophers Football

[Squirrel]

Now this. Ugh.

[Vanimal46]

I about had a heart attack... Row the boat!!!!!

[Squirrel]

I just posted on FB, for the benefit of my PennState friends, ‘WE ARE ... SKI-U-MAH!!!!!!’

[Squirrel]

Where will they be ranked next week?

[Mike Sixel]

They got a bit conservative there......but pulled it out! 

[Vanimal46]

Where will they be ranked next week?

Hopefully top 10!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

They are 9-0, first time since 1904!

 

Chief, is this win as sweet as that 1904 team?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Great win, great team. Nice to see some players on offense who look closer to pro than high school.

[stringer bell]

Two equally matched teams. Other than the missed Delay of Game call, the Gophers got the bulk of the calls (and non-calls).

[Badsmerf]

The last offensive series was terrible. Could have cost them the game. I'm over here rowing like a mf'er. This is fun.

[twinsnorth49]

Gophers will enter the top 10 with that huge win.

 

ROW THE BOAT!!!

[ashbury]

They got a bit conservative there......but pulled it out! 

One of those games that came down to whoever made the last mistake, and I'm glad it was them!

[Danchat]

Holy crap, what a game! I expected them to lose by double-digits, but they won! That was the first time I went to a Gophers game that had a real sense of excitement. 

[Squirrel]

 

Holy crap, what a game! I expected them to lose by double-digits, but they won! That was the first time I went to a Gophers game that had a real sense of excitement. 

You were there???? Wow, how fun!

[USAFChief]

They are 9-0, first time since 1904!

 

Chief, is this win as sweet as that 1904 team?

sweeter! I couldn't afford cable back then, so I only got to watch games that were broadcast nationally.

 

Oh, and...rowtheboatskiumahgogophers!!

[Riverbrian]

When I was in Grand Rapids,Michigan our station had the Western Michigan football broadcast contract and PJ Fleck was the head coach.  

 

Seeing him up close is kind of hard to explain but the guy is pure motivation 24/7. When he looks you in the eye you feel motivation. When he shakes your hand it's a sincere hand shake. When he speaks he's like a preacher on octane.He can find inspiration in a ham sandwich. He has a full library of metaphors that he can whip out at any second for any situation. You don't have to wonder if he will be on... he's on. 

 

It's hard to explain... There are impressive people in this world and then there is another level of impressive that very few people qualify for. PJ Fleck is one of those people. 

 

I know it sounds like I want to marry him or something. However, I'm just saying that I remember thinking to myself, if there is anyone who can convince a recruit to come to a MAC conference school over Alabama... This is the guy. He doesn't really sell the school, or the program, he sells the recruit to the recruit. He will tell the recruit that he can accomplish what he wants to accomplish and he does it with a sincerity. I've seen it... I was sold. 

 

I remember thinking that he was sure to contacted by a Power 5 school and there would be no way he wouldn't ace the interview. 

 

I figured it was just a matter of time and how about that... it was the Gophers who snagged him. 

 

I'm still in a state of shock over the win today. It's been a long time for the U of M. But, at the same time, I am not surprised that Fleck got the Gophers to this point. There is still work to do for this season but if anyone wonders if this is sustainable into the future. It is absolutely sustainable. I'd bet an Iowa or Wisconsin fan a large sum of money that the Gophers are here to stay. 

[stringer bell]

Thanks, Brian. I just watched the postgame press conference. PJ is a salesman, for sure, but it seems to work for 18-23 year olds. To get Minnesota on a par with all of the schools in the West of the Big Ten is doable. Row the Boat!

[Vanimal46]

 

Now I'm curious if Tracy Claeys would have done the same if his teams made it to 9-0...

[biggentleben]

You know Brewster would have.

[gunnarthor]

Nice win. Now if we can just make a couple more statement wins against Iowa and Wisconsin ... and Ohio State ...

Edited November 10, 2019 by gunnarthor

[stringer bell]

 

Nice win. Now if we can just make a couple more statement wins against Iowa and Wisconsin ... and Ohio State ...

Each remaining regular season game brings its own challenges including playing in an obvious trap game at Northwestern. I'd love to see an undefeated Gopher team take on an undefeated Ohio State for the B1G championship, but it will take considerable focus and improvement by an already good football team to get there.

 

As a Gopher football fan since the days of Bobby Bell and the Minneapolis Star Sports Peach, this is tremendous fun. I don't want the ride to end.

[Badsmerf]

Wisconsin is still a pretty good team. I will be thoroughly impressed if they can finish the year undefeated and play Ohio State. I don't think Iowa or Wisconsin are as good as Penn State, but they still need to be on their game. One thing will be sure, the players will be expecting to win.

[stringer bell]

BTW, the oldest person in American is 114, so there isn’t a person in the country that was alive the last time the Gophers were 9-0.

[stringer bell]

Wisconsin is still a pretty good team. I will be thoroughly impressed if they can finish the year undefeated and play Ohio State. I don't think Iowa or Wisconsin are as good as Penn State, but they still need to be on their game. One thing will be sure, the players will be expecting to win.

The Badgers are “vincible” away from Camp Randall, I think that game will be interesting, but the next two Saturdays will provide tests on the road that will determine how big the Axe Game will be.

[Squirrel]

Hopefully top 10!

The new AP poll has them at No. 7!

[nokomismod]

 

Holy crap, what a game! I expected them to lose by double-digits, but they won! That was the first time I went to a Gophers game that had a real sense of excitement. 

Best non playoff sporting event I have ever attended. What did you think of the atmosphere as a casual fan? To me outdoor sports (Twins baseball and Gopher football) are the games to be at in person. Cannot do indoor football or baseball even with our chilly springs and falls.

[biggentleben]

 

The new AP poll has them at No. 7!

 

The highest the Gophers have been in my lifetime. While I'm no Chief, I'm no spring chicken, either. Very nice run.

[twinsnorth49]

Highest Gopher ranking in my lifetime as well, and would be for anyone under the age of 57. Truly a remarkable run by this team.

[Craig Arko]

 

Highest Gopher ranking in my lifetime as well, and would be for anyone under the age of 57. Truly a remarkable run by this team.

Okay, post-boomer...

[Danchat]

 

Best non playoff sporting event I have ever attended. What did you think of the atmosphere as a casual fan? To me outdoor sports (Twins baseball and Gopher football) are the games to be at in person. Cannot do indoor football or baseball even with our chilly springs and falls.

I much rather have liked the game indoors, but that's just me. But as a casual fan, it was the first time there was real energy in that stadium, as all of the other games I've been to have been quiet snoozers.