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per BTN:
Best chance to be upset: Minnesota could be toppled by Maryland when the Terrapins visit in the Big Ten opener on Sept. 30. Like the Gophers with P.J. Fleck, Maryland has a rising star coach in DJ Durkin, who already has one year under his belt in College Park. If the Terps are improved in the trenches and getting steady quarterback play, they could leave Dinkytown with a victory. Minnesota won last year at Maryland. The Gophers also need to be careful when Middle Tennessee State comes to town on Sept. 16. The Blue Raiders have gone to bowls in three of the last four seasons and have a talented QB in Brent Stockstill, the son of MTSU coach Rick who led his team to a win at Missouri last year.
Best chance to pull an upset: The Golden Gophers may be able to take down visiting Nebraska on Nov. 11. The Huskers will have a new quarterback and a new 3-4 defensive scheme. How will it all play out by November? A big issue for the Gophers is the fact this game falls between road trips to Michigan and to Northwestern. The Cornhuskers have won the last two games, but Minnesota won the two before that.
Must win: To make it six bowls in a row, Minnesota probably will need to take down visiting Michigan State on Oct. 14. This is a Spartan program trying to rebound from a confounding 3-9 season that saw MSU miss a bowl for the first time since 2006. What to make of the Spartans? Who knows? Michigan State has won the last four meetings, but the teams haven’t clashed since 2013 and haven’t met in Dinkytown since 2012. The Gophers’ last victory at home vs. the Spartans? It came in 2009.
http://btn.com/2017/05/12/2017-football-schedule-analysis-minnesota-golden-gophers/
Go Gophers!!
Best chance to be upset: Minnesota could be toppled by Maryland when the Terrapins visit in the Big Ten opener on Sept. 30. Like the Gophers with P.J. Fleck, Maryland has a rising star coach in DJ Durkin, who already has one year under his belt in College Park. If the Terps are improved in the trenches and getting steady quarterback play, they could leave Dinkytown with a victory. Minnesota won last year at Maryland. The Gophers also need to be careful when Middle Tennessee State comes to town on Sept. 16. The Blue Raiders have gone to bowls in three of the last four seasons and have a talented QB in Brent Stockstill, the son of MTSU coach Rick who led his team to a win at Missouri last year.
Best chance to pull an upset: The Golden Gophers may be able to take down visiting Nebraska on Nov. 11. The Huskers will have a new quarterback and a new 3-4 defensive scheme. How will it all play out by November? A big issue for the Gophers is the fact this game falls between road trips to Michigan and to Northwestern. The Cornhuskers have won the last two games, but Minnesota won the two before that.
Must win: To make it six bowls in a row, Minnesota probably will need to take down visiting Michigan State on Oct. 14. This is a Spartan program trying to rebound from a confounding 3-9 season that saw MSU miss a bowl for the first time since 2006. What to make of the Spartans? Who knows? Michigan State has won the last four meetings, but the teams haven’t clashed since 2013 and haven’t met in Dinkytown since 2012. The Gophers’ last victory at home vs. the Spartans? It came in 2009.
http://btn.com/2017/05/12/2017-football-schedule-analysis-minnesota-golden-gophers/
Go Gophers!!