spermophilus
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Lol. Can’t remember the last time we had a line like this in a B1G game.
Let's just concentrate on finishing the season undefeated vs. Rutgers.
I agree. This should be a really hard game to lose however now with us having a running game and defense playing solid.
As long as we aren't losing to them in the 2nd half and we bag the W, I'll be happy.
Rutgers is a B1G team in name only. Maryland, Illinois, Purdue, Indiana are bad B1G teams. Rutgers is an entirely different level of awful.
It wasn’t long ago when we were awful as well. Can we please have respect for an opponent. Plus I don’t want to overlook an opponent
Lol. Can’t remember the last time we had a line like this in a B1G game.
This is absurd as a road spread.
If we don't cover, that would make it the closest B1G game that Rutgers has played (30 point loss to Iowa is the current closest). If you mean that it is absurd that Rutgers is so bad they are 30 point dogs at home, I'd agree with you, but I think the line is actually about where it should be.
It seems absurd, but we should score 35+.
Holding them to less than a TD doesn't seem impossible.
I think the goal for this game should be to get the #2 (I guess #3) QB some snaps.
I'm not going to say this is a trap game for the Gophers, because it's almost impossible to come up with a scenario where Rutgers could actually win.
But beyond that, it's a weird situation for the Gophers. IMHO, you never want to embarrass your opponent or run up the score, but on the other hand, if you're a 30-point favorite and you only win by 20, people will say you under-achieved and bring back the questions about whether the team is legitimate. So, you don't want to win by too much, and you don't want to win by too little of a margin. Like Goldilocks, you want to find the margin that is just right.
The safest course for the Gophers may be to keep their foot on the gas until they cover the spread, and then let the backups go the rest of the way.
It wasn’t long ago when we were awful as well. Can we please have respect for an opponent. Plus I don’t want to overlook an opponent
I'm not going to say this is a trap game for the Gophers, because it's almost impossible to come up with a scenario where Rutgers could actually win.
But beyond that, it's a weird situation for the Gophers. IMHO, you never want to embarrass your opponent or run up the score, but on the other hand, if you're a 30-point favorite and you only win by 20, people will say you under-achieved and bring back the questions about whether the team is legitimate. So, you don't want to win by too much, and you don't want to win by too little of a margin. Like Goldilocks, you want to find the margin that is just right.
The safest course for the Gophers may be to keep their foot on the gas until they cover the spread, and then let the backups go the rest of the way.
We still have to play the game and they have D1 players on their team. At present we haven't won the game.
Just gotta make our best better than it was on Saturday night. [emoji848][emoji57]