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Sunday, September 28, 2014
Gophers take the Jug
We won!!! No, seriously, we beat Michigan for only the second time since Bush was President and sadly I mean H.W. rather than W. The Gophers thoroughly beat Michigan 30-14 and the score actually makes the game seem more competitive than it was. The Gophers out-rushed Michigan 206-83 with David Cobb--currently #3 in the country in rushing--accounting for 183 himself. The senior averaged 5.7 yards per carry against a Michigan defense that entered the game ranked ninth in the country in run defense at 80.3 yards per game. Not only that but one week after notching only one completion, the Gophers even out-gained Michigan 167-88 through the air.
Michigan was struggling to sell tickets before this game. It just got a lot harder.
If you didn't watch the game, some of the highlights came from shots of the crowd in Michigan Stadium.
Apparently Milhouse goes to Michigan...or is it Paul Pfeiffer from the Wonder Years?
He can't even look anymore.
So much dejection. You'd think they were Gopher fans and had lived through this their entire lives.
Well, at least something in the stadium is perky.
Sadness appears to be turning to anger.
Drink up! Taste those Wolverine tears.
More Little Brown Jug Footage.
Thankfully we treated it better than the last time we won a rivalry trophy.
Upcoming: Bye week. And then a very manageable October with Northwestern, @ Illinois & Purdue coming up.
Yes, Northwestern throttled Penn State. I don't know what to think of PSU yet though. They started the season by beating UCF in Ireland. UCF beat Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl last year but losing Blake Bortles to the NFL will have a definite impact on your team. UCF followed that up by losing to Mizzou who in turn lost to Indiana (at home) who lost to Bowling Green so who knows how good any of those teams really are. I guess all we know is that using the transitive property, Bowling Green would be the top team in the SEC East right now.
PSU's other wins have been unimpressive (Akron, 13-10 @ Rutgers & UMass).
My stupid DVR only recorded the last 7 minutes of the fourth quarter, so I didn't get to watch the whole thing. But I saw plenty of shots in the crowd of dejected Michigan fans. People were almost in tears, and it was one of the funniest things I've seen watching football. From their perspective, Michigan losing to Minnesota is confirmation that their program is in trouble. When in actuality, everyone else outside of Ann Arbor already knows this. What Michigan fans didn't realize (...because of history...) is that the Gopher D is legitimately good and we will be competitive in every game this year as long as the offense isn't turning the ball over.
This blog post actually makes me more proud of the Gophers. (Which isn't saying much) Joking aside, I did see portions of the game... and was pretty surprised at the level of quality defensive plays. Guys seemed to not only be following their assignments well, which for college is not easily said, and they also flashed athletic plays on a regular basis. Not bad.
Didn't Northwestern just rout Penn State (who actually looked like a good team)?
ReplyDeleteYes, Northwestern throttled Penn State. I don't know what to think of PSU yet though. They started the season by beating UCF in Ireland. UCF beat Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl last year but losing Blake Bortles to the NFL will have a definite impact on your team. UCF followed that up by losing to Mizzou who in turn lost to Indiana (at home) who lost to Bowling Green so who knows how good any of those teams really are. I guess all we know is that using the transitive property, Bowling Green would be the top team in the SEC East right now.
ReplyDeletePSU's other wins have been unimpressive (Akron, 13-10 @ Rutgers & UMass).
My stupid DVR only recorded the last 7 minutes of the fourth quarter, so I didn't get to watch the whole thing. But I saw plenty of shots in the crowd of dejected Michigan fans. People were almost in tears, and it was one of the funniest things I've seen watching football. From their perspective, Michigan losing to Minnesota is confirmation that their program is in trouble. When in actuality, everyone else outside of Ann Arbor already knows this. What Michigan fans didn't realize (...because of history...) is that the Gopher D is legitimately good and we will be competitive in every game this year as long as the offense isn't turning the ball over.
ReplyDeleteThis blog post actually makes me more proud of the Gophers. (Which isn't saying much) Joking aside, I did see portions of the game... and was pretty surprised at the level of quality defensive plays. Guys seemed to not only be following their assignments well, which for college is not easily said, and they also flashed athletic plays on a regular basis. Not bad.
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