ESPN: Earning a spot in the B1G title game is the next big step for Kill's squad

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per ESPN:

Up next is Minnesota. Gophers coach Jerry Kill will be bringing quarterback Mitch Leidner, defensive end Theiren Cockran and cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Here are some of the questions they could face:

Can this team win the West? The Gophers have been one of the conference's biggest surprises the past two seasons: They exceeded expectations with back-to-back eight-win seasons for the first time in more than a decade. But can they take the next step? For the past two years, they've had some trouble against the best in the West -- Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa -- and have gone 1-2 against those teams both seasons. Most pundits believe they'll be stronger than the Hawkeyes in 2015, but what about Nebraska and Wisconsin? Earning a spot in the B1G title game, obviously, is the next big step for Kill's squad, but those two division foes both are standing in their way. Minnesota will have a slightly easier path this season, as it plays the Badgers and Huskers at TCF Bank Stadium, so you can bet the Gophers will be asked plenty about how they're planning to reverse their fortunes.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/121165/b1g-media-days-preview-minnesota-golden-gophers

Go Gophers!!
 


ESPN Guy said:
For the past two years, they've had some trouble against the best in the West -- Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa -- and have gone 1-2 against those teams both seasons.
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WRONG. 2-1 against those teams last year.
 


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BleedGopher said:
per ESPN:

Up next is Minnesota. Gophers coach Jerry Kill will be bringing quarterback Mitch Leidner, defensive end Theiren Cockran and cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun. Here are some of the questions they could face:

Can this team win the West? The Gophers have been one of the conference's biggest surprises the past two seasons: They exceeded expectations with back-to-back eight-win seasons for the first time in more than a decade. But can they take the next step? For the past two years, they've had some trouble against the best in the West -- Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa -- and have gone 1-2 against those teams both seasons. Most pundits believe they'll be stronger than the Hawkeyes in 2015, but what about Nebraska and Wisconsin? Earning a spot in the B1G title game, obviously, is the next big step for Kill's squad, but those two division foes both are standing in their way. Minnesota will have a slightly easier path this season, as it plays the Badgers and Huskers at TCF Bank Stadium, so you can bet the Gophers will be asked plenty about how they're planning to reverse their fortunes.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/121165/b1g-media-days-preview-minnesota-golden-gophers

Go Gophers!!
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The bold portion is not true. They went 2-1 last year against those three teams. Most pundits should think the Gophers will be stronger than the Hawkeyes especially after the 51-14 dubbing last year.
 


Bleed, your post says... "For the past two years, they've had some trouble against the best in the West -- Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa -- and have gone 1-2 against those teams both seasons." Ha ha, looks like they corrected that with "For the past two years, they've had some trouble against the best in the West -- Nebraska, Wisconsin -- and have gone 1-1 against those teams both seasons."
 

Can Mitch Leidner improve his accuracy and make this more than a one-dimensional offense? No Big Ten team threw less than Minnesota last season, and no Big Ten quarterback completed passes at a lower rate than Leidner's 51.5 percent (min. 200 pass attempts). In other words, it's clear that Leidner can run and that he's tough. But can he truly be a threat in the passing game? Leidner will be on hand to answer that question himself. He'll likely point out that Minnesota doesn't pad his numbers with bubble screens or short passes, and he'll almost certainly be improved -- thanks to another offseason of training and a couple of days at the Manning Passing Academy. But by how much? If Minnesota is going to take a step in the right direction, then Leidner needs to, as well.
 

It now says "For the past two years, they've had some trouble against the best in the West -- Nebraska, Wisconsin -- and have gone 1-1 against those teams both seasons."

Why doesn't it just say that they've had trouble against Wisconsin?!
 

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