2011 Gopher Game... Let the Planning Begin

[mnriverbison]

No way he goes from NDSU to any national championship contender. If you think that's possible you need to watch some football.

Yeah, there are some people here who need to take a reality check about FCS football. Us beating a few bottom-feeding FBS teams in the middle of low points even for them and in games that are probably last on their priority list for that season says as much or more about the FBS teams as it does about where FCS football stands.

The reality is that there are multiple steps between top-level FCS (where I think we are about to be regular residents) and top-level FBC. I also doubt that Bohl ever leaves for a ho-hum MAC job, but I have no doubt that he'd take a BCS turnaround project if the prospects weren't too grim.

[Tatanka]

Big article at the top of the Star-Tribune sports section today about how Kill was absolutely pissed off at the lack of attention to fitness, both physical and academic, on the U of M football team. Corrective actions are being implemented...

I miss Brewster.

[4mcruenomore]

Big article at the top of the Star-Tribune sports section today about how Kill was absolutely pissed off at the lack of attention to fitness, both physical and academic, on the U of M football team. Corrective actions are being implemented...

I miss Brewster.

Don't worry, it will be too late, I give him 3+ years to turn around the program.

[BadlandsBison]

Don't worry, it will be too late, I give him 3+ years to turn around the program.

Paul Allen was talking about an interview with Kill. The situation didn't sound to good. Kill said they lack team speed, lack depth, and in so many words said they weren't very talented. He also said the depth is bad enough where they won't be doing a regular spring game, but I don't know what regular means for the UofM.

Some other things that were mentioned were academic problems and their quarterback hasn't played at quarterback since highschool.

Minne has issues but its still gonna be a tough game. Kill is gonna have his team playing hard I think.

[EndZoneQB]

Paul Allen was talking about an interview with Kill. The situation didn't sound to good. Kill said they lack team speed, lack depth, and in so many words said they weren't very talented. He also said the depth is bad enough where they won't be doing a regular spring game, but I don't know what regular means for the UofM.

Some other things that were mentioned were academic problems and their quarterback hasn't played at quarterback since highschool.

Minne has issues but its still gonna be a tough game. Kill is gonna have his team playing hard I think.

I'm not sure I understand where this "lack of team speed", etc is coming from at this moment. I know Brewster didn't have any success on the field, but honestly I thought his recruiting classes were supposedly pretty decent and athletic? Is this just Kill's built in excuse-o-meter for the next couple of years until "his" guys get here?

[Wally]

I'm not sure I understand where this "lack of team speed", etc is coming from at this moment. I know Brewster didn't have any success on the field, but honestly I thought his recruiting classes were supposedly pretty decent and athletic? Is this just Kill's built in excuse-o-meter for the next couple of years until "his" guys get here?

He's "managing expectations", something basement brew screwed up from day 1. Instead of over-promising and under-delivering, Kill is in the process of under-promising right now, with the possible over-delivering taking place in the fall. Even if he goes 0-11, he has conditioned "gopher nation" to believe they will. Though, they probably don't really need to be conditioned to think the gophers will be shitty anyway. Kill is just reinforcing it.

[DjKyRo]

He's "managing expectations", something basement brew screwed up from day 1. Instead of over-promising and under-delivering, Kill is in the process of under-promising right now, with the possible over-delivering taking place in the fall. Even if he goes 0-11, he has conditioned "gopher nation" to believe they will. Though, they probably don't really need to be conditioned to think the gophers will be shitty anyway. Kill is just reinforcing it.

Certainly a lot more pleasing to the ears than "Rose Bowl or Bust!" from Brew-brew.

[mgbison]

I think Kill was a good hire for the gophers. He should be able to get them to middle of the pack big 10, maybe even higher.

However, I don't think the gophers are gonna be amazing next year, or even improved. The gophers don't have a lot of talent or any talent coming back. Lets not remember, Kill was the head coach at NIU last year, and a team up north played them to the wire and had a chance to win it at the end.

Also, I was checking out gopherhole and I wonder if some of the gopher fans actually think they are gonna beat us soundly next year. Unbelievable is the only word I can think of. They are a big 10 team (i get that), but I was thinking about our starting defensive players and the guys the gophers have on defense and there isn't too many gopher players that i'd want over ours.

[mnriverbison]

The gophers don't have a lot of talent or any talent coming back.

Also, I was checking out gopherhole and I wonder if some of the gopher fans actually think they are gonna beat us soundly next year. Unbelievable is the only word I can think of. They are a big 10 team (i get that), but I was thinking about our starting defensive players and the guys the gophers have on defense and there isn't too many gopher players that i'd want over ours.

Brewster's recruiting classes where always pretty middle of the pack for a BCS team. Which is another way of saying that they should have a considerable size and speed advantage over us.

Why should the fans of a team who beat consecutive bowl winning teams to end the season once Punky was fired not think that they'll soundly beat an FCS team? I think I read that they are returning 14 or 15 starters. They should soundly beat us. Should and will are not the same thing, but they should.

[MNLonghorn10]

Brewster's recruiting classes where always pretty middle of the pack for a BCS team. Which is another way of saying that they should have a considerable size and speed advantage over us.

Why should the fans of a team who beat consecutive bowl winning teams to end the season once Punky was fired not think that they'll soundly beat an FCS team? I think I read that they are returning 14 or 15 starters. They should soundly beat us. Should and will are not the same thing, but they should.

theres 0 difference between low end major conference school and higher ranked fcs schools.

in fact, the fcs schools are better. theyre just not used to playing in front of 50-100,000 people.