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per the Montrose Press:
Croft attempted only nine passes against the Badgers, completing three for 40 yards. Not even a 17-0 halftime deficit brought the Gophers out of their shell; they attempted 24 runs and five passes in the second half.
Did the Badgers think Minnesota would throw the ball more?
“I wouldn’t if I was them,” UW senior cornerback Derrick Tindal said. “I definitely thought we were going to get tested more, especially when it was third-and-11 and they were running read-options and stuff. I was kind of getting mad but, hey, we got the ‘W’ and I’m happy with that.”
One of the most peculiar playcalling moments came late in the first half, when Minnesota had the ball in UW territory after a long run and a pass interference penalty. The Gophers had plenty of time to take a few shots at the end zone and perhaps take a significant chunk out of UW’s 17-point lead; instead, they ran the ball and Fleck let the clock run down to 3 seconds and called a timeout to attempt a field goal.
It missed.
“We thought they would open it up a lot more,” UW senior safety Joe Ferguson said. “We thought we’d see a bunch of trick plays and a lot more passes, maybe down the field, especially later in the game, and we didn’t get that. But it just goes to show you’ve got to prepare and be ready to adjust for anything. We did a good job today.”
http://www.montrosepress.com/nation...cle_93025073-67fd-5f97-bbbc-4f91524dbcaf.html
Go Gophers!!
Croft attempted only nine passes against the Badgers, completing three for 40 yards. Not even a 17-0 halftime deficit brought the Gophers out of their shell; they attempted 24 runs and five passes in the second half.
Did the Badgers think Minnesota would throw the ball more?
“I wouldn’t if I was them,” UW senior cornerback Derrick Tindal said. “I definitely thought we were going to get tested more, especially when it was third-and-11 and they were running read-options and stuff. I was kind of getting mad but, hey, we got the ‘W’ and I’m happy with that.”
One of the most peculiar playcalling moments came late in the first half, when Minnesota had the ball in UW territory after a long run and a pass interference penalty. The Gophers had plenty of time to take a few shots at the end zone and perhaps take a significant chunk out of UW’s 17-point lead; instead, they ran the ball and Fleck let the clock run down to 3 seconds and called a timeout to attempt a field goal.
It missed.
“We thought they would open it up a lot more,” UW senior safety Joe Ferguson said. “We thought we’d see a bunch of trick plays and a lot more passes, maybe down the field, especially later in the game, and we didn’t get that. But it just goes to show you’ve got to prepare and be ready to adjust for anything. We did a good job today.”
http://www.montrosepress.com/nation...cle_93025073-67fd-5f97-bbbc-4f91524dbcaf.html
Go Gophers!!