MGGopher
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It's not self loathing - I don't hate myself, other fans, or this program. I think if we're sincere in our discussion of the programs current state, we can improve our strengths and mitigate our weaknesses. I also don't particulaly love this town's media.
Deluding ourselves about who we currently are as a squad makes us seem like foolish fans, and we're not. We're a proud squad that should aspire but we're not close to breaking through right now - at least not based on recent evidence. You can fully support the Gophers and still be critical of program flaws that a coach or administrator can and should address.
Now dude read my post and stop having reactive conniptions.
I get what you're saying, but I disagree with the bolded. We're close. A few more plays from our QB and who knows. Things happen quickly in CFB. Did you think Iowa would go 12-0 last year? Have you ever predicted 10 wins for NW? Did you think MSU would be 3-9 this year?
This year MN lost in OT to the B1G East champs. They led at half on the road at Nebraska and Wisconsin. Last year they were a foot from beating Mich. Have recently beaten Iowa, Mich, Nebraska. I'd say that's about as close to breaking through as you can get. Win a couple of more of those games and we're on cloud 9 as fans.
It's very reasonable to believe that won't happen -- you're entitled to that opinion. But to say we're not close -- perhaps as close as we've been in the past 50 years -- seems disingenuous.