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per Randy:
The math was quite simple for P.J. Fleck.
“The magnitude of the score is five turnovers — seven times five equals 35,” the Gophers football coach said after his team’s humbling 39-0 loss at No. 23 Northwestern on Saturday.
The Gophers committed five turnovers, three interceptions thrown by quarterback Demry Croft and a lost fumble each by running backs Kobe McCrary and Rodney Smith. The Wildcats gladly accepted Minnesota’s generosity, converting four of those takeaways into touchdowns.
“The game got out of hand pretty quick,” Fleck said, pointing out Northwestern’s 25-point second-quarter barrage that saw the Wildcats start TD drives at the Minnesota 36- and 15-yard lines because of turnovers and another at their 49 because of a 27-yard punt into the stiff wind.
With those five turnovers, the Gophers went from plus-4 in turnover margin, which ranked second in the Big Ten, to minus-1, which is eighth.
From their season-opening victory against Buffalo through Saturday’s giveaway fest, turnovers and the ability to cash in on opponent’s miscues have weighed in heavily on the Gophers season, both good and bad. They have thrown 11 interceptions and lost seven fumbles, and the timing and proximity to either their goal line or the opponent’s end zone has been troublesome.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-ride-the-turnover-wave-to-successes-failures/458698943/
Go Gophers!!
The math was quite simple for P.J. Fleck.
“The magnitude of the score is five turnovers — seven times five equals 35,” the Gophers football coach said after his team’s humbling 39-0 loss at No. 23 Northwestern on Saturday.
The Gophers committed five turnovers, three interceptions thrown by quarterback Demry Croft and a lost fumble each by running backs Kobe McCrary and Rodney Smith. The Wildcats gladly accepted Minnesota’s generosity, converting four of those takeaways into touchdowns.
“The game got out of hand pretty quick,” Fleck said, pointing out Northwestern’s 25-point second-quarter barrage that saw the Wildcats start TD drives at the Minnesota 36- and 15-yard lines because of turnovers and another at their 49 because of a 27-yard punt into the stiff wind.
With those five turnovers, the Gophers went from plus-4 in turnover margin, which ranked second in the Big Ten, to minus-1, which is eighth.
From their season-opening victory against Buffalo through Saturday’s giveaway fest, turnovers and the ability to cash in on opponent’s miscues have weighed in heavily on the Gophers season, both good and bad. They have thrown 11 interceptions and lost seven fumbles, and the timing and proximity to either their goal line or the opponent’s end zone has been troublesome.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-ride-the-turnover-wave-to-successes-failures/458698943/
Go Gophers!!