BleedGopher
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per Sinker's "Hot or Not:
Now that we're getting closer to having a full slate of teams making news of one sort or another, it feels like a fine time to look at the most popular teams in town -- and judge both their postseason hopes and the sense of buzz surrounding them.
Call it the Star Tribune's Postseason Fevermeter.
Or call it an attempt to match expectations with excitement. As always, you should feel free to use the comments to judge us right or wrong as we sort through the highest-profile local teams.
HOTTEST OF THE HOT:
Gophers football: Yes, there are quarterback and depth issues, But that won't excuse the Gophers from expectations of becoming playoff eligible. Don't let any of the uncertainties make you forget that Minnesota went 9-4 last year (with quarterback issues). And even though ticket sales haven't gone bonkers in the wake of coach P.J. Fleck's hiring, we know that most anything he does is being watched closely by people, many of them intrigued but not part of the Gophers football fan base at present. Fleck's salesmanship and showmanship have driven up the temperature here more than anything. The expectations for more than a Quick Lane-type bowl game are very high, and the excitement will grow if the Gophers can bring back some Trophy Game swag back to campus.
http://www.startribune.com/our-first-ever-minnesota-postseason-fever-meter/442133873/
Go Gophers!!
Now that we're getting closer to having a full slate of teams making news of one sort or another, it feels like a fine time to look at the most popular teams in town -- and judge both their postseason hopes and the sense of buzz surrounding them.
Call it the Star Tribune's Postseason Fevermeter.
Or call it an attempt to match expectations with excitement. As always, you should feel free to use the comments to judge us right or wrong as we sort through the highest-profile local teams.
HOTTEST OF THE HOT:
Gophers football: Yes, there are quarterback and depth issues, But that won't excuse the Gophers from expectations of becoming playoff eligible. Don't let any of the uncertainties make you forget that Minnesota went 9-4 last year (with quarterback issues). And even though ticket sales haven't gone bonkers in the wake of coach P.J. Fleck's hiring, we know that most anything he does is being watched closely by people, many of them intrigued but not part of the Gophers football fan base at present. Fleck's salesmanship and showmanship have driven up the temperature here more than anything. The expectations for more than a Quick Lane-type bowl game are very high, and the excitement will grow if the Gophers can bring back some Trophy Game swag back to campus.
http://www.startribune.com/our-first-ever-minnesota-postseason-fever-meter/442133873/
Go Gophers!!
