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per Chip:
A loss Saturday to solid but unspectacular Northwestern would leave the Gophers in a precarious spot of needing to win at Wisconsin to salvage an acceptable finish.
Anything less than 8-4 would put new athletic director Mark Coyle in an interesting position of deciding how to proceed with head coach Tracy Claeys, who has only two seasons remaining on his contract.
Some are quick to note that all three losses have been by a touchdown or less, a sign of being competitive. That’s true.
Of course, the Gophers also needed a last-second field goal against Rutgers, and Purdue had the ball late in the fourth quarter trailing by 6. Those outcomes could have been different, too. That argument works both ways.
A win Saturday would qualify as their best of the season.
“We’ve got a chance to finish up this season, and we haven’t had nine wins yet since we’ve been here,” Claeys said.
http://www.startribune.com/it-s-a-win-or-bust-weekend-for-gophers-vikings/401201185/
Go Gophers!!
A loss Saturday to solid but unspectacular Northwestern would leave the Gophers in a precarious spot of needing to win at Wisconsin to salvage an acceptable finish.
Anything less than 8-4 would put new athletic director Mark Coyle in an interesting position of deciding how to proceed with head coach Tracy Claeys, who has only two seasons remaining on his contract.
Some are quick to note that all three losses have been by a touchdown or less, a sign of being competitive. That’s true.
Of course, the Gophers also needed a last-second field goal against Rutgers, and Purdue had the ball late in the fourth quarter trailing by 6. Those outcomes could have been different, too. That argument works both ways.
A win Saturday would qualify as their best of the season.
“We’ve got a chance to finish up this season, and we haven’t had nine wins yet since we’ve been here,” Claeys said.
http://www.startribune.com/it-s-a-win-or-bust-weekend-for-gophers-vikings/401201185/
Go Gophers!!