Media Prediction Thread: Minnesota at Northwestern

BleedGopher

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 11, 2008
Messages
60,588
Reaction score
15,671
Points
113
Athlon is first out of the gate:

Final Analysis

P.J. Fleck has Minnesota heading in a positive direction, and the Golden Gophers remain one win away from being able to go to a bowl game. Getting that elusive win may be difficult against Northwestern, which continues to play well. Northwestern will merely have to focus on shutting down Minnesota's rushing attack and that should swing the game in their favor rather easily. Brighter days are ahead for Minnesota, but Northwestern remains the second-best program going in the Big Ten West Division right now.

Prediction: Northwestern 27, Minnesota 20

https://athlonsports.com/college-fo...hwestern-wildcats-preview-and-prediction-2017

Go Gophers!!
 


Lol, we will have more passing yards than rushing yards and we win the game.

Go Gophers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

ESPN chimes in:

Sherman: Don’t be fooled by the resurgence of the Gophers last week at home in a rout of Nebraska. A big difference exists between a get-well game and a feel-good win. Minnesota got the latter. QB Demry Croft won’t find the running lanes so large in Evanston against the Wildcats, who rank seventh nationally and second in the Big Ten in defending the rush. Northwestern 27, Minnesota 14

VanHaaren: Northwestern is on a five-game win streak, which includes wins over Michigan State and Iowa, so this game is going to be tough for Minnesota. As mentioned above, Minnesota likely won’t see Croft with the production he had last week against Nebraska. On top of that, the Gophers’ defense has given up 54 points over the past two games, which averages out to 27 points per game, pretty close to Northwestern’s average points scored over this five-game win streak, which is right around 29 points. Northwestern 28, Minnesota 17

http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/pos...ks-the-badgers-have-their-shot-at-the-playoff

Go Gophers!!
 



So far, no one is taking the Gophs ...
 


It's a bad matchup for us scheme-wise, on the road, against a team that hasn't lost in over a month. I am not surprised one iota that we are not predicted to win.

I hope the narrative changes by 3pm tomorrow. It would be a big win.
 








Top Bottom