Amelia blog: Gophers postgame: Smith questions effort after a second-consecutive loss

“I was disappointed in our practice yesterday, to be honest with you in the defensive effort, especially in our starting group, and it showed today -- It raised its ugly head,” Smith said. “There’s no reason to panic, but I’m just really disappointed in two games, with the way we’ve played in the first half. And trying to make a comeback, that’s just a – well, I really don’t know what to call it. It’s just disappointing.”

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Go Gophers!!

Smith obviously isn't the only one questioning the players' effort. I'm glad he's bringing it to light and not brushing it off, but what is he going to do about it? Maybe this opens the door to light a serious fire under the players, something that might have been ludicrous had they been winning games with sub-par effort.