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per BTN (I believe this was posted before the Kill news):
Both squads are coming off byes, well-rested to battle for the historic Little Brown Jug. Michigan lost the Jug last year, falling 30-14 in Ann Arbor in the “Shane Morris concussion game.” The defeat snapped a six-game Wolverine winning streak against the Gophers. Michigan has won 15 straight games in Minneapolis, last losing in 1977. The last time Minnesota beat the Wolverines in consecutive seasons? It was 1962-63. This is the start of a brutal stretch for Minnesota, as it is going to play three Top 20 teams in a row (at Ohio State, at Iowa after the Wolverines) in a run that could derail the season. Michigan is coming off a crushing home loss to Michigan State. It will look to get its ground game going. The Wolverines were held to just 62 yards rushing on 33 carries vs. the Spartans. They had just one run over eight yards. Can QB Jake Rudock do enough to win games when the running game isn’t working? The Gophers could find the sledding tough vs. a rugged Michigan defense. Minnesota is last in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 20.4 points. They have scored more than 27 points just once all season. The Wolverines are No. 1 in the Big Ten in scoring defense (9.3 ppg). A usually stout Minnesota defense is coming off a tough outing vs. Nebraska. The Gophers hadn’t allowed more than 27 points all season but allowed 48 to the Cornhuskers, which was the second-most in a game under Jerry Kill.
http://btn.com/2015/10/27/week-9-big-ten-previews-can-gophers-retain-little-brown-jug/
Go Gophers!!
Both squads are coming off byes, well-rested to battle for the historic Little Brown Jug. Michigan lost the Jug last year, falling 30-14 in Ann Arbor in the “Shane Morris concussion game.” The defeat snapped a six-game Wolverine winning streak against the Gophers. Michigan has won 15 straight games in Minneapolis, last losing in 1977. The last time Minnesota beat the Wolverines in consecutive seasons? It was 1962-63. This is the start of a brutal stretch for Minnesota, as it is going to play three Top 20 teams in a row (at Ohio State, at Iowa after the Wolverines) in a run that could derail the season. Michigan is coming off a crushing home loss to Michigan State. It will look to get its ground game going. The Wolverines were held to just 62 yards rushing on 33 carries vs. the Spartans. They had just one run over eight yards. Can QB Jake Rudock do enough to win games when the running game isn’t working? The Gophers could find the sledding tough vs. a rugged Michigan defense. Minnesota is last in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 20.4 points. They have scored more than 27 points just once all season. The Wolverines are No. 1 in the Big Ten in scoring defense (9.3 ppg). A usually stout Minnesota defense is coming off a tough outing vs. Nebraska. The Gophers hadn’t allowed more than 27 points all season but allowed 48 to the Cornhuskers, which was the second-most in a game under Jerry Kill.
http://btn.com/2015/10/27/week-9-big-ten-previews-can-gophers-retain-little-brown-jug/
Go Gophers!!