BleedGopher
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per Phil:
Remember January 2020, that glorious time years and years ago when Ohio State was competing for a national championship, Wisconsin was back in the Rose Bowl and Minnesota beat an SEC blueblood on New Year’s Day?
Most of us had never heard of COVID-19. We were still at our offices. Distance learning? That was reserved for au pairs, exchange students and college kids getting ready for a semester abroad.
Now it’s late October. There’s snow on the ground on the northern plains. Those same big-time bowl teams have yet to play a game this season. Those same Buckeyes fought hard to play football at all this year, given their on-paper chances at a national championship.
Ohio State has perhaps the nation’s best returning quarterback in Justin Fields, a wealth of skill players around him, an offensive line that’s as good as any in the Big Ten the past 10 years, and Ryan Day’s squad might be even better on defense. More than that, it’d be hard to find a more motivated group than the one that collectively — from the president to the parents to the players — pushed the conference to reinstate fall football.
So it’s a foregone conclusion the other, meeker side of the league is destined for an 8th straight season without a B1G champion, right?
saturdaytradition.com
Go Gophers!!
Remember January 2020, that glorious time years and years ago when Ohio State was competing for a national championship, Wisconsin was back in the Rose Bowl and Minnesota beat an SEC blueblood on New Year’s Day?
Most of us had never heard of COVID-19. We were still at our offices. Distance learning? That was reserved for au pairs, exchange students and college kids getting ready for a semester abroad.
Now it’s late October. There’s snow on the ground on the northern plains. Those same big-time bowl teams have yet to play a game this season. Those same Buckeyes fought hard to play football at all this year, given their on-paper chances at a national championship.
Ohio State has perhaps the nation’s best returning quarterback in Justin Fields, a wealth of skill players around him, an offensive line that’s as good as any in the Big Ten the past 10 years, and Ryan Day’s squad might be even better on defense. More than that, it’d be hard to find a more motivated group than the one that collectively — from the president to the parents to the players — pushed the conference to reinstate fall football.
So it’s a foregone conclusion the other, meeker side of the league is destined for an 8th straight season without a B1G champion, right?
A conference champion from the B1G West would be as 2020 as it gets -- but don't count on it
We're not saying it's going to happen. But if Wisconsin, Minnesota or perhaps even Iowa musters up the impossible, would it surprise anyone? It is 2020, after all.
saturdaytradition.com
Go Gophers!!