Ruden: Big Ten West a different kind of wild

per Ruden:

Minnesota

The most unusual thing of all is the Gophers taking the lead in the division.

This is a Minnesota team that has won all seven of its games this season, matching its season win total from 2018.

Although the Gophers escaped nonconference play by winning all three games by a combined 13 points, they’ve turned the corner when conference play arrived. They have thoroughly beaten lower-tier Big Ten, toppling all four conference foes by an average of 20.5 points per game.

Only time will tell if Minnesota is for real, though. Staying undefeated for more than half the season is impressive no matter what, and it’ll have the chance to show if it belongs at the top of the West soon.

Like Iowa in 2015, the Gophers have taken care of business when expected to, and they’ve done it with ease in the past four weeks.

If it can find a way to pull off an upset in the closing weeks, Minnesota could reserve an unexpected table in Indy.

https://dailyiowan.com/2019/10/20/ruden-big-ten-west-a-different-kind-of-wild/

Go Gophers!!

I like his reference to "turning the corner" PJ is influencing people more than they know.