If you read the Sunday StarTribune sports page, this is probably what you thought the Gopher game looked like:
Yes, Kill had another seizure but there also was a game played and I prefer to focus on that.
The game was ugly for about 2.5 quarters with Western Illinois leading 12-7 but then something happened. The Gophers had already lost their starting QB to a hamstring injury in the second quarter and the head coach to seizure at half time but not long after Ned Titwarmer decided to come in from the tailgate the Gophers came together and physically dominated the rest of the game.
The last 18 minutes of the game could be summed up with 2 gifs/pictures:
Freshman TE Maxx Williams:
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| In 5-6 years, Noo-Shoo will be excited to draft Maxx as his 4th TE. |
And DT Ra'Shede Hageman:
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| Hands to the face weren't going to stop Ra'Shede from getting to the QB. |
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More interesting than the Gophers though is Wisconsin. Lets focus on how pissed off the Badgers are after one of the oddest endings that I've ever seen. To set this up, Wisconsin trailed ASU 30-32 with 18 seconds and no timeouts remaining. It was first down after a catch in which the receiver went out of bounds so Wiscy planned to center the ball and then down it to bring their kicker out on to the field with a chance to win it with a 32-yard FG. Here is how that sequence went:
That might be the ugliest kneel down that I've ever seen. I wasn't sure if his knee touched down from the normal tv angle but this angle clearly showed his knee did make the ground.
And even if he didn't, the refs clearly blew the whistle so having ASU players dive on the ball about 3-4 seconds later in an attempt to recover it clearly should have resulted in a delay of game penalty. So, what exactly am I saying? Wisconsin did get screwed in a Gophers/Masonesque sort of way and I can't stop smiling about it.
This is Marcus Whitebread tonight:
P.S. I don't care to discuss the Kill seizures. If you want to know my feelings on the subject read this: http://www.thedailygopher.com/2013/9/15/4734704/minnesota-football-jerry-kill-seizure-or-why-people-without-mds-need
ReplyDeleteSo wait... Ned was tailgating until after halftime?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I read about that Bucky highlight but that was the first I'd seen it. SO GREAT.
ReplyDeleteYeah they got screwed, but what was the jackass QB doing running around before the knee? That isn't exactly how most guys kill the clock.
Whatever. They should have lost to UNI last year and the refs handed them that game. It all evens out over time. Sooner or later, we all get screwed.
Hahahahahahaha! That was also the first time I saw the replay, and it was beautiful. I believe this is the first documented case of Bucky actually getting burned at the end to lose a game. My point is they are not yet even with the house, and may their entire season result in burning Camp Randall to the ground.
ReplyDeleteThe video link is dead, so here it is again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmNYPOgx40
Yes, I decided that since we were favored by 24 pts, there was no need to rush heading into the game. From the tailgate lot, it sounded like we were dominating. It wasn't until I got into the stadium that I realized we were losing. Had I known it was an actual game, I would have come in earlier.
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