Recent content by Johnob2

I 'm out of the loop a bit (English - and we have lost all of our College Football coverage ) but has the fan base really turned so strongly against Fleck? I've only followed since the Brewster years but feel the whole programme is so much better in every department that it has been under any...

My favourites in rank order: - AWJ (All around round superstar - great character - now my top NFL player - Brock Vereen - another strong leadership 100% reliable - Gary Tinsley - tough kid in the middle of a poor defence. Made me admire him more that we were always plugging gaps. RIP.

Selfishly, I would love the Gophers to play in England. If they do you could all stay at my house 😃

Outback - just the whole experience. Maroon and Gold everywhere in Ybor. The entire pregame and the game itself including PJ saluting the crowd at the end.

3 Running backs each with over 800 yards rushing for the season.

I really enjoyed the game and loved it that the OL were recognised by being awarded the 'collective' player of the game award. Although we will have blips and setbacks, i am confident that our football program is in very good hands and hope PJF keeps Rowing the Boat in Minnesota for a very long...

Can't blame the coaches for a missed FG, fumble or a receiver slipping on the Int. Scoreline didn't reflect the extent of our dominance in every facet of a well-executed game plan IMHO. Glad to end the season with the Gophers winning more bowl games than the entire SEC (as things currently stand).

I'm happy that, although we may appear one dimensional, we still have the potential to open up a passing game. I like that we can overpower teams and control a game consistently sustaining 10+ play drives.

The audience for American Football here in the UK has grown significantly since the 1970's SON. It started in about 1982 when Channel 4 (a minor free to view channel) showed a weekly NFL highlight show that was basically a week delayed. It proved more popular than I think people expected. I...

1-1 Texas Bowl v Syracuse Outback Bowl v Auburn

AWJ is my favourite player in the NFL. I’ve watched every Buccs game from start to finish this year out of interest to see how he is getting on. I did initially think what he did was out of character but perhaps the pure drive for revenge just demonstrates the competitive necessity to be a...

Wow. So excited to see so many former Gophers make the Championship games. Watching the Buccs so much fun. AWJ and TJ made huge plays. Like to think it was their performances in the Outback Bowl/the chance to scout in person that solidified their positions on the Buccs draft board. Rise Up and...

Really enjoying watching all the former Gophers in the NFL. Most enjoyable professional season I think I ever watched for the reason that multiple games every weekend have some level of interest to me. Do any of the long time fans know what our record is for the highest number of former...

My personal opinion is that PJ Fleck has outstanding generic leadership qualities in regards to bringing out the best in those under him - both in terms of character and performance. I wouldn’t be surprised at any organisation of any type being interested in hiring him. Although they were not...

Loved every game I’ve been to and privileged to have met such fantastic fellow Gopher fans. Hope to make a Bowl game this time next year.