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ORIGINAL: Karl H

First off, I agree with a lot of what Brad stated. After the first game I said they need to work on the passing game against the easier non-conference teams. To me, that is biggest downfall this year. However, I will respond to a few other things:


The Big Ten is as bad as it has been in 50 years, and the Gophers are still not a factor.

The Big Ten always seems to be in "down year". The results this year have been bad & I would say they are behind ALL of the other power 5 conferences. But lets not get too carried away. It seems like Mich State got blown out by Oregon, but lets not forget they were leading that game very late into the 3rd qtr...on the road. The 4th qtr meltdown makes it hard to remember the first 45 minutes, much of which were back and forth.


Seriously, I could find 8-10 JUCO quarterbacks that would start immediately for the Gophers, and many of them are not getting recruited. Not to mention about 100 wide receivers that would make Wolitarski look like he is standing in cement.

You mean like your boy Hayo Carpenter? Drew's game is clearly as a bigger, possession type WR, so why crack about his speed?


I know there is a lot of people that like Kill, but I have seen nothing in his tenure that separates him any of the other coaches we have had over the past 20 years. In fact, the offense looks more prehistoric now than it did when he took over.

I don't agree with everything Kill does. I hate the way he burns redshirts. Seems we disagree 100% on the value of 5th year seniors. Also, already talked about the passing game. That being said, I really like the way he does things off the field. He brings in STUDENT athletes, holds them accountable, and really seems to help mold them as people. I wouldn't hesitate to send a kid of mine into his program. But he's hired to win games I suppose. Won 8 of them last year which is more than most seasons at Minnesota of the last several years. That's probably what we can expect from this staff.


He is rotating in three slow tight ends and still running the ball about 75% of the time.

TE is a strength on this team (for better or worse). Maxx Williams is an NFL player if his knees hold up.

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

They just gave Kill an extension. No way they bring in a guy from Oregon (or any other program). Like the style or not, we are "stuck" with these guys for about 3 more years, at least. And, Kill aint bringing in an outsider. I have a better chance of sprouting 4.2 speed with a rocket arm, college eligibility and on Kill's RADAR.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

It's one thing to be loyal to a perennial f*** up like Solomon. Kill has succeeded everywhere he has gone with his core staff. Given the track record, it's safe to say these guys must know what they are doing. Imagine trying to get through last year's seizure issues without the continuity they have. Most of us were ready to write the season off and they won 8 games.

All I know is that there are a lot of successful D1 coaches that hold Kill and his staff in high esteem.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

It's one thing to be loyal to a perennial f*** up like Solomon. Kill has succeeded everywhere he has gone with his core staff. Given the track record, it's safe to say these guys must know what they are doing. Imagine trying to get through last year's seizure issues without the continuity they have. Most of us were ready to write the season off and they won 8 games.

All I know is that there are a lot of successful D1 coaches that hold Kill and his staff in high esteem.

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

I thought Reusse's column was excellent today. Kill seemed to approach the whole TCU game with an attitude of not even wanting to be there. That was really disappointing.

The whole day and preparation leading up to it can be summarized by this - Down by 3 TD's and they get the ball with 3 minutes to go in the half and basically just run the clock out. He was probably too busy looking at his watch and making sure the flight back to Minneapolis was going to be on time than try to score.

Edit: link to the column http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/275855301.html

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

College FB is just crazy lately
Western Illinois vs Northwestern.
If you just tuned in and didn't know the teams, you'd have a hard time telling which ones in a major conference.