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Per Randy:
In college football, the games of November are the ones to remember, with matchups like Tennessee, No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, at No. 3 Georgia on Saturday.
For the Gophers, the stakes this month won't reach those heights, but November is important, nonetheless. Minnesota is aiming to finish strong after seeing its grand aspirations fade during a three-game losing streak. Beginning Saturday at Nebraska, the Gophers close their regular season with four consecutive games against Big Ten West Division opponents.
After the Gophers stumbled through October by losing consecutive games to Purdue, Illinois and Penn State, coach P.J. Fleck and his players labeled the final five games the "Gopher Football Playoff," a goal-adjustment tactic that started with a 31-0 win over Rutgers last week.
"You can just tell everybody was playing with each other and for each other,'' senior safety Jordan Howden said. "At all three levels, we played better than we did in the Penn State week. You can tell everybody was excited, everybody's flying around to the ball.''
They'll try to keep that enthusiasm going at Nebraska, then with home games against Northwestern and Iowa the following two weeks, and finally in the finish at Wisconsin. At stake during the stretch are two historic trophies when they face their traditional rivals — Floyd of Rosedale vs. Iowa and Paul Bunyan's Axe vs. Wisconsin.
m.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
In college football, the games of November are the ones to remember, with matchups like Tennessee, No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, at No. 3 Georgia on Saturday.
For the Gophers, the stakes this month won't reach those heights, but November is important, nonetheless. Minnesota is aiming to finish strong after seeing its grand aspirations fade during a three-game losing streak. Beginning Saturday at Nebraska, the Gophers close their regular season with four consecutive games against Big Ten West Division opponents.
After the Gophers stumbled through October by losing consecutive games to Purdue, Illinois and Penn State, coach P.J. Fleck and his players labeled the final five games the "Gopher Football Playoff," a goal-adjustment tactic that started with a 31-0 win over Rutgers last week.
"You can just tell everybody was playing with each other and for each other,'' senior safety Jordan Howden said. "At all three levels, we played better than we did in the Penn State week. You can tell everybody was excited, everybody's flying around to the ball.''
They'll try to keep that enthusiasm going at Nebraska, then with home games against Northwestern and Iowa the following two weeks, and finally in the finish at Wisconsin. At stake during the stretch are two historic trophies when they face their traditional rivals — Floyd of Rosedale vs. Iowa and Paul Bunyan's Axe vs. Wisconsin.
For Gophers football, November is the month recalibrated hopes can still come true
The team has reset its goals, determined to win what it's calling the "Gophers Football Playoff."
Go Gophers!!