Minnesota bowl eligible
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Gator Bowl was a great bowl experience in sunny Florida. How we got in didn’t matter.
Fleck vs. Kill?
I'm inviting @NickRU714 to a watch party!
It could happen, at least in the predictive eyes of 247Sports, which in its Sunday bowl projections has the Gophers facing the Aggies in the New Mexico Bowl, a game that is set to be played at 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 16 in Albuquerque.
I'm inviting @NickRU714 to a watch party!
It could happen, at least in the predictive eyes of 247Sports, which in its Sunday bowl projections has the Gophers facing the Aggies in the New Mexico Bowl, a game that is set to be played at 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 16 in Albuquerque.
You would be correct on this:
The Minnesota Golden Gophers had a disappointing year but injuries were one of the biggest reasons for their struggles.
An outdated approach on both sides of the ball played a role as the Gophers relied too much on the run, couldn't help Athan Kaliakmanis take the next step, and gave up big plays consistently on defense.
The nature of college football passed the Gophers by in 2023
You think the reason it took HC Schiano so long to hire a new OC is because he was desperately trying to entice Kill to return?
I’d imagine HC Schiano and OC KC will be glued to the tv looking for some hip new schemes and strategies from a Minnesota v NM St game.
Just checked the final rankings.
We actually finished behind both Minn and NM St in rush play percentage!
Top 10 finish!!!! Suck it HC Schiano “haters”
https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/rushing-play-pct
Oh goodness, no! I doubt Greg would want someone like Kill on his staff. You do know Kill is the head coach of NM State?
You do realize at #10 (60.78%), Michigan is right behind RU at 60.50%, and last time I checked they did pretty well this year, sign stealing be damned. And Iowa, which is a unicorn, is at #26 at 57.49%. Undefeated Liberty is #4. Kansas is up there too, as is Alabama. A lot of successful teams in R neighborhood.
Kansas’ type of offense is one I’ve thought was interesting if you’re inclined to run the ball a lot. Quite a bit of motion and misdirection to make it a little more unpredictable.
Bean had a couple long runs for TDs yesterday too….like 40-50yd TD runs.
We would have killed for the Gator Bowl in the BE days
Good for Minnesota, might not be the best way to make it but it shows that academics does count a little bit in a sport now ruled by the NIL deals college programs find for the talent they're recruiting
Well, they can’t get picked ahead of any teams who are 500 and above so, yeah, I would basically lock them into Detroit at this point.
Seriously. How can you be pissed off or think its pathetic that college kids get to play in a bowl game because they excelled academically and earned the invite in the classroom? Some people are miserable.
Hey, we did it didn't we.
If they do get a Bowl don't blame them for being the best achieving of the rest. Not their fault there are too many bowls.
You folks would rather have a non-B1G team get the invite?
You folks would rather have a non-B1G team get the invite?
They're a LAST PLACE TEAM in their division, with a losing record. Bowl games are meaningless when teams that are in last place can get into one, for any reason. It's a farce.
It's not really a farce. Not enough teams with good winning records, so bowls select teams based on academic performance. It's not a "participation trophy," is an exception to the rule, and not given out to just any team. Also, if they were the last place team with a winning record, you wouldn't care. Just be happy for the kids who get another game because they earned it through academics. Many of them will never get to play organized football again after this. And look on the bright side - its another game to watch before the season ends if you tune in.
It's a farce. It's about a sport, not academics. Putting academics in there makes it even more of a farce in light of how much college football overlooks academic violations the rest of the time. And it's kind of a slap in the face to the players who played better and worked harder.
Well, if they don't have a team that is .500 are they supposed to deprive the team with the .500 or better record a chance to play in a bowl? They could vote to decline it, but at least they would have the option.
Like I said, grumpy old men thread. No need to get lathered up over this. Every year people ***** about there being too many bowl games - no one forces anyone to watch or bet on them. Why people get so pissed off about this is beyond me.
As for me, I can't wait to settle my middle-age a$$ in a chair and watch the Bahamas Bowl. Bring it on.
The bowl has no choice. But that just means there are too many bowls, which we already know.