Gopher Football

dangla. · Post by **dangla.** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:49 pm

wow thats not old or anything

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:01 pm

dangla. wrote:wow thats not old or anything

You're tellin' me.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:42 am

Welcome to the Top 25 Gophers!

It'll be fun to see a # next to their name.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:50 am

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Welcome to the Top 25 Gophers!

It'll be fun to see a # next to their name.

#24 in the BCS no less!

Think Brewster could handle double duty and run the Vikes for the next 9 weeks too?

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:41 am

They should have a very good shot of playing on New Year's Day, correct?

I mean, if you look at it, they could be favored in all of their remaining games.

@ Purdue (2-5)
Northwestern (homecoming) (6-1)
Michigan (2-5)
@ Wisconsin (3-4, 0-4 conf.)
Iowa (5-3)

No Penn State, no Michigan State, Northwestern at home... Even if they lay an egg at Camp Randall, that should put them in a spot to play January 1.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:10 am

Govs93 wrote:They should have a very good shot of playing on New Year's Day, correct?

I mean, if you look at it, they could be favored in all of their remaining games.

@ Purdue (2-5)
Northwestern (homecoming) (6-1)
Michigan (2-5)
@ Wisconsin (3-4, 0-4 conf.)
Iowa (5-3)

No Penn State, no Michigan State, Northwestern at home... Even if they lay an egg at Camp Randall, that should put them in a spot to play January 1.

So exactly how bad IS the Big 10 this year?

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:12 am

Neutron 14 wrote:
Govs93 wrote:They should have a very good shot of playing on New Year's Day, correct?

I mean, if you look at it, they could be favored in all of their remaining games.

@ Purdue (2-5)
Northwestern (homecoming) (6-1)
Michigan (2-5)
@ Wisconsin (3-4, 0-4 conf.)
Iowa (5-3)

No Penn State, no Michigan State, Northwestern at home... Even if they lay an egg at Camp Randall, that should put them in a spot to play January 1.
So exactly how bad IS the Big 10 this year?

Very.

But God bless the land of opportunity!

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:18 am

People are pretty jacked up about the win over Illinois and thats good but lets not overdue it.

Illinois isnt what it was last year. They are not ranked and were not ranked when the Gophs beat them.

The Big 10 is down...way down.

Even if they won most of their remaining games, it wouldnt be a good idea to see them get killed in a bowl game they are not ready for on Jan 1.

Obviously they are better than last year but they still havent beaten anybody.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:52 am

Jan 1st bowl game? Doubtful. We'd need Qutback or Capital One to get that and I just don't see us finishing top 3 in the conference. More likely is Alamo Bowl for #5 on the 29th or Champ Sports for #4 on the 28th. Keep dreamin' Govs

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:52 pm

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:Jan 1st bowl game? Doubtful. We'd need Qutback or Capital One to get that and I just don't see us finishing top 3 in the conference. More likely is Alamo Bowl for #5 on the 29th or Champ Sports for #4 on the 28th. Keep dreamin' Govs

Look, I'm as astonished as the next guy about this, but at this point you have to ask, "why not"?

Really, there should only be 2 potential losses left on the schedule... at Wisconsin and Northwestern here. If they can get one of those (preferably Northwestern), that would put them at 6-2 in the conference and no worse than a tie for 3rd. Michigan St. has 1 loss still has to go to Penn St.; Northwestern has 1 loss and still has to come here then play Ohio St...

At this point, figure Penn St. or Ohio St. is a lock for the Rose Bowl unless they can sneak into the BCS title game (which would make the road even easier for the Gophers), and if they both win out following their game against each other this weekend, the other one could also go to a BCS Bowl, then a slew of teams at 6-2 - including the Gophers who would have the same overall record than Michigan St, and will have (hopefully) beaten Northwestern.

It can be done. The Gophers have the easiest path of any of the "2nd Tier" Big Ten teams to play January 1, I think that's fairly obvious... Now let's see what they do with it.

Then again, maybe the Tampa Bay Rays have skewed my usual pessism by thinking that maybe the other shoe doesn't have to drop!

GO GARZA!

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:09 pm

Maybe I am being pessimistic (I prefer realist) here, but I see 2 wins/3 losses left on the schedule for the Gophs. I'm apprehensive about the Michigan game. With that being said, both Mich St & Northwestern have 2 almost certain, possibly 3 losses left on each of their schedule. I see us at the #4 spot in the Small Ten, right now the #5 spot would be a huge disappointment considering how the season has gone. However, if the #5 spot was offered to anyone but Brewster prior to the season, I think they woulda done 3 backflips while accepting it.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:18 pm

I dont know if it is this simple or not but I thought I heard somewhere that if you finished in the top 25, you play on Jan 1 or after because there are like 13 Bowl games from Jan 1 thru the BCS championship game.

So, if the Gophers hold their current positon, there is no reason why Govs wont be nursing his hang over watching the Gophs on New Years Day.

Also,with the schedule they have , there is no reason why they cant stay in the top 25.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:53 pm

There's no guarantee of anything by finishing in the Top 25. It's all about bowl tie-in's.

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:17 pm

if they plan Jan 1, what do I watch?

My college or Outdoor Classic?

$@%$#% NHL!

dangla. · Post by **dangla.** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:48 pm

they should be able to beat purdue this week. all the games we have up are winnable if we only lose one we will be in good shape

tomASS · Post by **tomASS** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:21 pm

dangla. wrote:they should be able to beat purdue this week. all the games we have up are winnable if we only lose one we will be in good shape

So bold, but yet so fresh,

Cornbread · Post by **Cornbread** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:41 pm

tomASS wrote:
dangla. wrote:they should be able to beat purdue this week. all the games we have up are winnable if we only lose one we will be in good shape
So bold, but yet so fresh,

I will bet my mutual funds on the Gopher's going down this weekend!

EREmpireStrikesBack · Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:20 pm

Cornbread wrote:
tomASS wrote:
dangla. wrote:they should be able to beat purdue this week. all the games we have up are winnable if we only lose one we will be in good shape
So bold, but yet so fresh,
I will bet my mutual funds on the Gopher's going down this weekend!

Why would I pay to win a bet?

dangla. · Post by **dangla.** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:36 pm

Bash Brother · Post by **Bash Brother** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:39 pm

Cornbread wrote:
tomASS wrote:
dangla. wrote:they should be able to beat purdue this week. all the games we have up are winnable if we only lose one we will be in good shape
So bold, but yet so fresh,
I will bet my mutual funds on the Gopher's going down this weekend!

Who wins money on this now?

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:56 am

Bash Brother wrote:
Cornbread wrote:
tomASS wrote: So bold, but yet so fresh,
I will bet my mutual funds on the Gopher's going down this weekend!

Who wins money on this now?

I don't think there's anything left in them anymore...

dangla. · Post by **dangla.** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:02 pm

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
Bash Brother wrote:
Cornbread wrote: I will bet my mutual funds on the Gopher's going down this weekend!

Who wins money on this now?
I don't think there's anything left in them anymore...

thats what you guys said last week

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:19 pm

dangla. wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
Bash Brother wrote:
Who wins money on this now?
I don't think there's anything left in them anymore...

thats what you guys said last week

That ERE... I tell ya.

The guy just doesn't know when to QUIT.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:52 pm

Govs93 wrote:
dangla. wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote: I don't think there's anything left in them anymore...

thats what you guys said last week
That ERE... I tell ya.

The guy just doesn't know when to QUIT.

I guess not...

Regardless... I am talking about his mutual funds. Not the Gophers. Don't quit reading...