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per the Des Moines Register:
Minnesota might be the best team on paper in the Big Ten Conference's West Division. But, that schedule ...
The Golden Gophers are at a high point under fifth-year coach Jerry Kill after back-to-back 8-5 seasons. Last year should be considered Kill's best team yet, considering they throttled Iowa, 51-14, and played national champion Ohio State within a touchdown. And there's a chance things could be better in 2015.
But, that schedule ...
Our take
Minnesota might be more loaded than every team it plays not named Ohio State or TCU. But with an almost-certain loss to the Buckeyes, the Gophers can at most only afford one more Big Ten loss to win the West. That means it'll need to take care of at least three of these four toughies — at Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan and at Iowa (in a night game seven days after the game in Columbus, Ohio) to possibly have a West title-winning shot Nov. 28 against division favorite Wisconsin.
It's a tall order, and it'll require almost everything to fall perfectly. Come Nov. 14, there's no doubt the Hawkeyes would love to reclaim Floyd of Rosedale and spoil Minnesota's title hopes.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ew-minnesota-jerry-kill/30411523/?hootPostID=[%27d2ad04954cc2bf748f683c0d245d80f3%27]
Go Gophers!!
Minnesota might be the best team on paper in the Big Ten Conference's West Division. But, that schedule ...
The Golden Gophers are at a high point under fifth-year coach Jerry Kill after back-to-back 8-5 seasons. Last year should be considered Kill's best team yet, considering they throttled Iowa, 51-14, and played national champion Ohio State within a touchdown. And there's a chance things could be better in 2015.
But, that schedule ...
Our take
Minnesota might be more loaded than every team it plays not named Ohio State or TCU. But with an almost-certain loss to the Buckeyes, the Gophers can at most only afford one more Big Ten loss to win the West. That means it'll need to take care of at least three of these four toughies — at Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan and at Iowa (in a night game seven days after the game in Columbus, Ohio) to possibly have a West title-winning shot Nov. 28 against division favorite Wisconsin.
It's a tall order, and it'll require almost everything to fall perfectly. Come Nov. 14, there's no doubt the Hawkeyes would love to reclaim Floyd of Rosedale and spoil Minnesota's title hopes.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ew-minnesota-jerry-kill/30411523/?hootPostID=[%27d2ad04954cc2bf748f683c0d245d80f3%27]
Go Gophers!!
