One parallel that sticks out to me is that both brought back former quarterback heroes to save a sinking program. In the case of Minnesota, was of course Joe Salem. And for those who don't know, Salem was brought back with great fanfare. He was going to lead the Gophers to Rose Bowl and the...
I'd be concerned right now about this coaching choice if I were in their shoes. Why didn't they focus more on the running game against our run defense and on a windy day with a quarterback that was off today? I believe Frost calls the plays.
Also, notice the back of the endzone. The gold doesn't go all the way back to the white backline in the endzone. A Gopher receiver made a reception in OT with one foot on the green between the gold the white line making it a completion, no argument, not a judgment call. The ref blew the call, no...
Yeah, that's right. The back of the endzone was marked with a white line but the Gold or Maroon coloring, whichever, didn't reach all the way back to the line.
I think that was also the game where they put 1 second back on the clock that gave Purdue the chance to kick a field goal that sent it...
I will never forget an infamous ending against Purdue in those days. It was overtime and a Purdue receiver caught the ball out of the back of the endzone. The weird markings confused the ref. There was no doubt he was out of bounds but no replay back then. As I walked out of the Dome stomping...