BleedGopher
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ESPN's Bennett: Minnesota "likely a team that will have to scrap for a bowl bid."
per Bennett's ESPN Q&A:
@FLBuckeye14: @BennettESPN @ESPN_BigTen Which team will likely improve the most from last to this year? Which will digress the most?
Brian Bennett: Good question, if a bit early. We should have a better sense of these teams once they get through spring ball. But allow me to make a couple of way-too-early calls, which are subject to change.
Most improved? I think you have to go with Michigan State. Even though the offseason has had its share of difficulties for the Spartans, it's simply too hard for me to imagine this program going 3-9 again. Mark Dantonio's team probably still won't be good enough to seriously contend in the East Division, but 7-to-8 wins is totally in reach.
As for digressing (good word choice by you), I'll go with Minnesota. The schedule is still manageable early on for new head coach P.J. Fleck. But given the personnel losses, the uncertainty at quarterback, the turmoil around the program and the transition to a new staff, I find it unreasonable to expect another nine-win campaign out of the Golden Gophers. This is more likely a team that will have to scrap for a bowl bid.
http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/pos...t-will-improvedigress-alex-hornibrooks-future
Go Gophers!!
per Bennett's ESPN Q&A:
@FLBuckeye14: @BennettESPN @ESPN_BigTen Which team will likely improve the most from last to this year? Which will digress the most?
Brian Bennett: Good question, if a bit early. We should have a better sense of these teams once they get through spring ball. But allow me to make a couple of way-too-early calls, which are subject to change.
Most improved? I think you have to go with Michigan State. Even though the offseason has had its share of difficulties for the Spartans, it's simply too hard for me to imagine this program going 3-9 again. Mark Dantonio's team probably still won't be good enough to seriously contend in the East Division, but 7-to-8 wins is totally in reach.
As for digressing (good word choice by you), I'll go with Minnesota. The schedule is still manageable early on for new head coach P.J. Fleck. But given the personnel losses, the uncertainty at quarterback, the turmoil around the program and the transition to a new staff, I find it unreasonable to expect another nine-win campaign out of the Golden Gophers. This is more likely a team that will have to scrap for a bowl bid.
http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/pos...t-will-improvedigress-alex-hornibrooks-future
Go Gophers!!