Hey, how 'bout doze Gophers

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:29 pm

Minnesota and Northwestern?

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:30 pm

PB, you forgot to put your answer in the form of a question.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:34 pm

Sorry Alex. Who are Minnesota and Northwestern?

Ill take Hockey Moms for $500.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:01 pm

packerboy wrote: Ill take Hockey Moms for $500.

Especially playing Wayzata...

Where is slappy anyhow?

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:15 pm

Dont know. I havent talked to him all summer.

He will show up eventually.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:43 pm

I thought Illinois was part of that answer...

And I'll take the Hockey Mom's for $400 (Edina) since PB already has Wayzata

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:07 am

So,how come the Gophers cant be a Louisville?

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:03 pm

They were pretty close to a Louisville level the last couple years. The Big 10 gauntlet most years is a tougher path then the Beast. I think the Gophs could have run the table against Cinci, WV, Syr, Rut, SFL, Conn, & Pit. To Louisville's credit they do have wins over an SEC, ACC, and Big 12 team in the non conference.

Can't remember if the Kaliq, Barber, and Maroney careers all overlapped at the same time, if so, the WV offensive scheme would have made that trio fun to watch.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:29 pm

The Gophers were never ranked in the top 10. Is Louisville overrated?

Interesting, the guy MSU just fired put Louisvile on the map football wise.

Maybe it isnt just the guy.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:01 pm

Louisville overated? There body of work so far says no.

U was never in the top 10, but they were close. Going into the Sun Bowl on New Years eve '99 they were around #14. I remember this because I remember thinking about the possibilty of them being in the top 10 for the final poll.

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:31 am

Louisville is VERY good

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:03 pm

If they win the last 2, its bowl bound baby.

IF,IF.

But seriously, they could win the last 2. If they did they would be 3-5 with being robbed by an incompetent official in the Penn State game, which puts them at 4-4 in the conference(in packerboys mind anyway) and 7-5 overall.

Tear up that extension for Mason and double it.

ae_42 · Post by **ae_42** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:30 pm

I just bought my FIRE MASON t-shirt

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:18 pm

OK. Who do you hire?

I pointed out that the guy that MSU just fired was hired because of the job he did at Louisville.

When MSU hired the guy, a lot of people said "See, thats just what we should do"."Hire someone who just built a smaller program and wants to move on and do it at the next level."

Well, it didnt work out at MSU.

The mindset appears tp be: keep firing and hiring until someone makes it go.

I dont know about that. We fired Warmath, Stoll, Salem and Gutekunst. This guy is doing better than anyone since Warmath.

Maybe the next guy wll do better. Maybe not. Maybe the problem has been with the selection. Its not like anybody hired those guys after they left here.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:27 pm

Need to include Wackhead in that list Pboy....

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:04 pm

Geezo beezo Neut, how could I forget Jimbo!

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:33 pm

But anyway, when we fire Mason, I say lets get a guy with this history:

Starts his head coaching career in the NAIA and wins 2 national titles. Then goes to a DII school and wins 2 national titles and is voted coach of the year in his division.

Goes to a small D1 school and finishes 1-8-2 in his first year but in his second year goes 8-4 and plays in a Bowl game.

He is then stripped of scholarships because of the sins of his predecessors and has a couple losing seasons. In his last year he rebuilds and goes 7-4 after he gets the scholarships back.

Intersted? Fire Mason and hire this guy?

The guy is Jim Wacker.

Rest in Peace Jim.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:28 am

You just KNOW that Jims new job is the greeter at Heavens Wal-Mart.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:46 am

Ill be at the game on Sat with a sign that says 'Lifetime Contract'.

Thats right boys, Glen Mason, coach for life.

Tear up that puny extension that they gave him and sign him up for life.

Do it now before Notre Dame does.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:59 am

The gopher website is pretty good. I went back and looked at those really rough seasons with Salem, Geezzo Beezzo, and Gutty at the helm. The Gophers were bad then, but I forgot how awful they really were.

I'll dampen the Bowl Week Campaign somewhat by bringing up Drew Brees numbers vs. the Gophers.

1998-2000 (3 games)
93-126, 1213 yds, here's the best part.. 0 INTs

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:15 am

Brees wont be there on Sat and even if he was our soon to be coach for life would shut him down.

Nothing will dampen the spirit of the resurgent Gophers.

But all joking aside, this would be quite a turn around. If it wasnt for one of the worst calls Ive ever seen, theyd be Bowl bound already, just a
question of where.

BTW, in all my years of watching football there are now only 2 calls that I remember that I call the worst. Both invlove Gopher games. The 'interference' vs Penn State and a 'roughng'the passer call in the 1960s vs Wisc. It was either Bobby Bell or Carl Eller on Ron Vanderkelen and it was brutal. Worst call Id ever seen and it cost the Gophers a Rose Bowl bid.

Mason for life.

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:26 am

The game this weekend is exactly the kind of game that Mason's teams have not been able to win. In the past it's been the chance to contend for the Big Ten, in this case it's just for a shot at a bowl, but in general when the chips are on the line Mason's Gophers have folded up quicker than a beach chair when the storm clouds roll in.

This team got embarrassed last year in Iowa City, Iowa looks like they're falling apart and there's a bowl berth on the line for the Gophers, so with all that you'd expect the Gophers to come out and clobber the Hawkeyes. However, I think the Gophers will once again fall flat and Iowa will keep Floyd of Rosedale.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:06 am

Can't agree more ChrisK. This game has all the earmarks of past games that they just couldn't conquer.

The 111th ranked defense could get shredded by Tate. However, that doesn't necessarily mean they will loose. Who knows, maybe the Iowa punter will drop the snap near his own goal line to give the game away.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:17 am

Such negativity.

Someday soon we will look back to the NDSU game as the turning point in the history of this program.

That big win wil catipult this school and their coach for life to many a glorious season ...but only after they fifnish off Iowa and the pig is ours...forever.

Gophers will beat Iowa on Saturday in spite of a hostile crowd at the Dome.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:22 am

I'm on board. I too will guarantee the win infront of a hostile crowd in their own barn.

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