Chip: Frustration runs high for Gophers following a blown opportunity vs. Hawkeyes

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The entire performance just felt off. Sloppiness interspersed with brilliance. One step forward, two steps back is how P.J. Fleck accurately described it.

One week after walking on clouds, the Gophers made killer mistakes — some uncharacteristically — that sabotaged their bid to remain undefeated. Dropped passes, missed tackles, missed kicks, soft pass coverage, and a handful of game-management decisions by P.J. Fleck that were open to debate.

Maybe it was an inevitable emotional letdown after the Penn State euphoria, but self-inflicted mistakes doomed the No. 8-ranked Gophers in a 23-19 loss to Iowa at Kinnick Stadium.

The Gophers haven’t won here since 1999, and this one is particularly frustrating because of an opportunity lost.

“It just wasn’t us, it wasn’t our night,” Fleck said. “We just didn’t play our style of football.”

The loss stings, but the sky isn’t falling. Now 9-1, the Gophers still control their fate with a one-game lead in the Big Ten West with two games remaining. But they can’t afford a repeat of this performance.

http://www.startribune.com/frurstra...ng-a-blown-opportunity-vs-hawkeyes/565049812/

Go Gophers!!
 




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