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Fair enough. That's what I would expect...and frankly even less if otherwise successful a la don't fix what ain't broke. The GT flexbone is not broken under Coach Johnson...

Well...that struck a nerve... I did say "...if there were to be any surprises..." on throwing 20 times in this game. I have been paying attention to what you guys have offered on your team...but probably should have said "throw 10 times" in this game so no-one has a stroke before Christmas...

I claim the 100-200 hit because that goes all the way up to 200. It will be a fantastic day for the Gophers if GT has 199 or less. Although I expect CPJ to go with what you guys do best...execute the flex option...if there were to be any surprises it would seem to me that GT would pass...

You'll see a big Block M on that map over Minneapolis. I moved to Minnesota from Georgia in 1989 to attend the UM. My first Gophers football game was against Nebraska...the Gophers lost 48-0 which was not what I was used to for Georgia football under Vince Dooley. The one thing though was...

Here's a Strib update on the Gophers first bowl practice in Detroit. Still mum on who's out for disciplinary reasons. Also looks like fruitbasket turnover on D getting ready for Tech's O. Here's the link...

Want to invite any Swarm members to check out Gopherhole.com for your pre-game and gameday media fix from the Gophers' side. Again Mods, if identifying another fansite is out of bounds please take this down. We have a poster named BleedGopher who pretty much scours the web for anything Gophers...

Hadn't hit this issue before...let's try this...Mods if I'm violating a copyright take it down... Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi learned the ropes in Division-III Rossi embraces the path he took from Division III to the Big Ten, he says, because "when you're there, you have to do...

Finally starting to get some bowl media here in the Twin Cities...this one on the new Defensive Coordinator. From the Star Tribune (our equivalent of AJC) is an article on the new DC Joe Rossi...who is in the job (from assistant) because we gave up 55 to Illinois under the old DC which is...

Here's the other side of that helmet... ...and here's the standard gold helmet... ... and the original from the 60s .... and I "think" this is the bowl game:

I'm with you but I'm not the Coach. To be fair Coach Fleck has not shied away from the issue. He takes the heat and says it's his decision. Since we need to really beef up our star-rating for new recruits...and the alternative unis are attractive to the kids...that's where we are. It is my...

Goldy was added to our helmets this year... Of course we now have this too... '''The "oar" image for Coach's trademark slogan "Row the Boat." Get ready to hear this 1000 times during the bowl game...

We have these same debates. Most football student-athletes have little initial affinity for a school's "traditional colors." We have an "anthracite" combo that looks like this... At least it has some gold but no maroon except for some miniscule trim. Apparently the kids love it. Coach...

Agree...that's a very cool rendition of Buzz. Some of you may know/remember that Lou Holtz was Minnesota's HC for 1984-85 before jumping on to Notre Dame. Goldy looked like this when Carpetbagger Lou arrived: ...but during his tenure Goldy was made to look like this: ...often called...

Minnesota has been attracting a small number of Georgia kids since Coach Mason took over the program in 1997. Really picked up with Coach Jerry Kill from 2011-2015. Although not a top-50 our two senior RBs...both of whom got injured and redshirted this year...are from Georgia. Coach Row The...

38 years ago...cut me some slack... Been to the Mother Ship many times...

We have ZERO equivalent to The Varsity up here. Tech is superior to Minnesota in this regard. Same goes for the Waffle House and Huddle House...nothing similar. True story. Took the eventual Mrs. Billd to The Varsity in Athens on our first date. Told her she could have whatever she wanted...

Well...Minnesota has a top-notch bioengineering program with ties to UM Athletics. Here's a picture of our freshman RB Mo Ibrahim on a play... Of course he had to sit out one play because he lost his helmet. To bulk up the rodent-side of the genome, they incorporated some capybara DNA...

Our mascot used to look like this... Again, not too fearsome. No problems ahead for the Jackets...

The Gophers are technically 13-Lined Ground Squirrels but whose counting...? Pretty fearsome?...Not really...but hey, it's who we are...

Hey...it's a balmy 45 degrees right now....but yes, it is cold here. The glaciers retreat in early May. We do have occasional polar bear sightings...