BleedGopher
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Per Strack:
Yes, Iowa wins games by forcing other teams to make mistakes, using defense and a consistent edge in the field position battle to wear down opponents. But playing ultra conservative and doing everything seemingly possible to avoid those mistakes is playing right into their hands.
We are talking about the worst offense in college football. Even if you throw it to the Iowa defense for two pick-6’s, it’s far from a sure bet that they put up a total of 20 points in that game. There’s no reason to play scared vs one of the most offensive inept football schools of the 21st century, no matter how good their punter is.
We know one thing for sure. PJ Fleck is 0-6 vs Iowa trying to be perfect.
But one thing we are unlikely to see is the Gophers getting out to an early lead where the horrible, no-good Hawkeye offense has to function properly in order for them to win. I wasted my time begging PJ to be more aggressive for too many years in a row. I have simply lost faith in him having the testicular fortitude to be aggressive vs Iowa.
Thus, we’ll probably have to hope that Darius Taylor goes off for 250 yards and can find his way into the endzone multiple times in the process. Then, pull out a 19-13 mud throwing festival.
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What if PJ Fleck’s approach is wrong?
Mo’s unfortunate and unlikely fumble, again, begs to question… why rely on conservative, flaw-free football, to beat Iowa? Fleck constantly talks about the only way to beat the Hawkeyes is mistake free football but I’d challenge him to consider whether or not that theory is actually true.Yes, Iowa wins games by forcing other teams to make mistakes, using defense and a consistent edge in the field position battle to wear down opponents. But playing ultra conservative and doing everything seemingly possible to avoid those mistakes is playing right into their hands.
We are talking about the worst offense in college football. Even if you throw it to the Iowa defense for two pick-6’s, it’s far from a sure bet that they put up a total of 20 points in that game. There’s no reason to play scared vs one of the most offensive inept football schools of the 21st century, no matter how good their punter is.
We know one thing for sure. PJ Fleck is 0-6 vs Iowa trying to be perfect.
In the end, PJ Fleck will probably PJ Fleck
I highly doubt, however, that we will see an aggressive Minnesota offense on Saturday, no matter how much sense you or I think it makes. The only way Fleck wants to beat the boogeyman is with fear. And maybe he can still win that way. As mentioned earlier, he probably should have won last year, even with just 85 yards of passing on the night.But one thing we are unlikely to see is the Gophers getting out to an early lead where the horrible, no-good Hawkeye offense has to function properly in order for them to win. I wasted my time begging PJ to be more aggressive for too many years in a row. I have simply lost faith in him having the testicular fortitude to be aggressive vs Iowa.
Thus, we’ll probably have to hope that Darius Taylor goes off for 250 yards and can find his way into the endzone multiple times in the process. Then, pull out a 19-13 mud throwing festival.
Gophers Could Force Inept Iowa Offense to Beat Them but PJ Fleck Probably Won't
It's pig week. An annual college football tradition where the Minnesota Gophers and Iowa Hawkeyes do battle over a pig trophy named Floyd. The border rivalry
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