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Work begins immediately, with the new place expected to be ready for the 2026 season. So our last game in the crappy old Ryan Field will be an all-time horrible loss. I probably should head over there with a local priest to perform an exorcism before they begin construction.

This won't do anything to help their push for 25 a game. Now we really have no excuse for not beating them this year. https://x.com/DavidEickholt/status/1708905662078447955?s=20

Coach Who Should Drive the Bus to Work P.J. Fleck (39), Minnesota. Here’s what Fleck did in the fourth quarter at North Carolina on Saturday while trailing the Tar Heels by 11 points: punted from the North Carolina 43 on fourth-and-9, then punted from the Minnesota 40 on fourth-and-3. At some...

I wanted to pull numbers to understand just how bad this program has been since the turn of the century, so I totaled conference records for every school from 2000-23, and included the number of seasons they finished above .500 and their number of Top 4 finishes. The results for each school are...

Just brutal. 2022-23: 1-8 (Johnson) 2021-22: 1-9 (Johnson) 2020-21: 0-10 (Pitino) 2019-20: 2-8 (Pitino) We're 2-17 (.105) on the road in conference over the last 2 years. We're 2-27 (.069) on the road in conference over the last 3 years (including the last year of Pitino) We're 4-35 (.103) on...

I don’t know the answer, but think it’s an interesting hypothetical. The passing game felt more dynamic today with Athan. I’m not sure Tanner makes some of those big armed throws that put us over the top.

The worst stadium in the conference would be knocked down after the 2023 season, with the new one with a smaller capacity ready by 2026. It would be privately funded.

Quite a bit of analysis to look at here (which is very football-driven), but an interesting exercise to break down the contenders from the pretenders for future expansion. I particularly love that when broaching the idea of relegation that Silver has Minnesota in the Upper Division of a proposed...

Quite a bit of analysis to look at here (which is very football-driven), but an interesting exercise to break down the contenders from the pretenders for future expansion. I particularly love that when broaching the idea of relegation that Silver has Minnesota in the Upper Division of a proposed...

I wonder how long it will take for the Big Ten to act similarly. That would do some damage to our hopes of making the conference championship game, I think.

Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick says total Division I realignment is ‘inevitable’ - Sports Illustrated Wholesale change is unavoidable in college athletics. The Fighting Irish athletic director thinks a total realignment of Division I is coming with it. www.si.com Notre Dame athletic director...

https://www.si.com/college/2022/04/23/notre-dame-jack-swarbrick-division-1-change Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick told Sports Illustrated that he believes the breakup of college sports at the NCAA Division I level is “inevitable,” and puts a potential target date on that seismic...

Packers re-sign De'Vondre for 5 years, $50 million. Is that the largest NFL contract ever signed by a former Gopher? Congrats to a man who went from a fourth round pick to a 1st team All-Pro who now has generational wealth.

PJ ranked 20th best college football coach by The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, 4th in Big Ten behind Day, Harbaugh and Chryst, but ahead of Franklin, Ferentz, Tucker and Fitzgerald. 20. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota (2021: No. 18): Fleck’s Gophers overcame some bad injury luck and a weird loss to Bowling...

Packers LB De'Vondre Campbell has been named AP first team NFL All-Pro! I don't have the time to look it up, but when was the last time a Gopher earned that honor? Congratulations, De'Vondre! Row the Boat, SkiUMah, Go Gophers! (and Go Pack Go).

With the CFP championship now in the rearview mirror, it's the silly season of writers doing their Way Too Early Top 25 Polls. I thought it would be fun to track those that include the Gophers. We'll start with The Athletic's Stewart Mandel, who has the U at 18, which is best in the Big Ten West...

It is going to be fascinating to see how media negotiations play out for the Big Ten next year. They will certainly lead to an even more massive influx of dollars into all the Big Ten schools, but moving away from ESPN would have its risks (i.e. getting ghosted like the NHL and other...