Michigan Pre-Game Notes from Gophersports.com
For your reading pleasure.
Some interesting notes on:
- Minnesota's defensive performance despite numerous injuries
- Surprisingly strong secondary performance despite injuries.
- Top Gopher wide receiver Tyler Johnson's YTD performance
- Comments about the Gophers' stable of impressive running backs, Rod Smith, Shannon Brooks, Kobe McCrary.
- Comments about rising star LB Thomas Barber (yes, that famous Barber family of athletes - Marion Barber, Marion Barber III, Dom Barber).
http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103017aac.html
Also, Minnesota@Iowa Depth Chart here.
Looks like a lot of Minnesota players remain questionable for game @ Michigan this Saturday.
October 30th, 2017 at 9:42 PM ^
Gotta keep the Jug. They will play hard, but Harbaugh will have our guys playing harder.
October 31st, 2017 at 6:40 AM ^
ijohnb here.
October 30th, 2017 at 9:50 PM ^
They're really pumping themselves up.
October 30th, 2017 at 10:01 PM ^
Ya makes their defense sound like world beaters..
Didn't msu run for like 400 yards against them?
October 30th, 2017 at 10:57 PM ^
Wow that's a brutal schedule. How did they manage to make it to .500 against that type of world class opponents.
October 30th, 2017 at 11:00 PM ^
seriously shitty schedule.
October 30th, 2017 at 10:28 PM ^
Reeks of new coach smell.
October 31st, 2017 at 4:20 PM ^
+ 1 well-deployed metaphor
October 30th, 2017 at 10:42 PM ^
I just hope they don't out-hit us also.
October 31st, 2017 at 12:28 AM ^
Previous Minnesota teams were notoriously targeting-happy. They will definitely out hit us...above the shoulder pads...
October 31st, 2017 at 6:37 AM ^
Is from north Korea
October 31st, 2017 at 8:44 AM ^
I got to the "5 things you need to ROW" heading and rage quit the article. Stupidity will not ruin my morning coffee.
October 31st, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^
Their position players may actually be decent. Their QB Conor Rhoda is the problem. He looks to be the worst QB in the B1G from what i have seen thus far this season. I don't anticipate him having a good game this Saturday night.
If we get up on them early and force them to throw, they will be in deep doo-doo.
October 30th, 2017 at 9:50 PM ^
keep the good vibe / mojo going...
I believe we will do so...
...erase the memories of the 2 night games (debacles) and create some good new ones with a MICHIGAN VICTORY !
Go Blue !
October 30th, 2017 at 9:52 PM ^
Prediction: Michigan 27, Minnesota 10. #GoBlue
October 30th, 2017 at 9:52 PM ^
The Jug is ours. The Bunyan trophy will live in East Trash Hole for the next year, but no way do we lose the Jug. The gopher is nothing but a mild garden pest.
October 30th, 2017 at 10:07 PM ^
I read somewhere that they have actually been trained to row boats or some such thing.
October 30th, 2017 at 10:28 PM ^
Now that we've whipped out our Peters they have no chance
October 30th, 2017 at 11:57 PM ^
Especially with our great protection we use with Peters
October 31st, 2017 at 7:07 AM ^
Right! Important to keep Peters clean.
October 31st, 2017 at 9:21 AM ^
As long as Peters plays hard, I am sure the Jug will come to us.
October 31st, 2017 at 4:26 PM ^
I think Peters can penetrate with some long balls.
October 31st, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
The new name of the O-Line shall henceforth be "The Condom" until such point that our young Peters moves out of the big house.
October 30th, 2017 at 10:37 PM ^
of what will be week-to-week growth knowing full well there will be bad mixed with the good, but overall he should provide play of a quality significant to see us play our best ball in the last month of the season. with that said, and thinking more-than-likely that is what will occur, I so hopw MN suffers a loss vs. UM but PJ and The Flecks will be a long-time fixture in the twin cities. Something about the man i like, or it could just be watching the 'common man' go from 50k a year to 200k a year to an instant millionaire, basically for being a good guy. cool story.
October 30th, 2017 at 10:50 PM ^
Florida might drop a dime
October 30th, 2017 at 11:06 PM ^
Not for Fleck - UF wants a bigger prize. They fancy themselves a BlueBlood, and they'll not settle for a Fleck-type substance. They'll be looking for a high scoring machine of an offense - something that Kevin Wilson might run. Or Joe Moorehead. And for some strange reason, Dan Mullen's name is out there. I don't get that, but whatever...
I don't think Frost will be a player in this one, not pass-happy enough for UF alum.
October 30th, 2017 at 11:20 PM ^
I don't think Mullen would be a bad hire. He was at Florida before and he's done more at Mississippi State than anyone who came before him.
October 30th, 2017 at 10:59 PM ^
They are quite confident for fans of a team that has four wins against opponents with a combined 9 wins.
October 30th, 2017 at 11:34 PM ^
Most of them were predicting a Michigan beatdown. They were pretty resigned to it. Sad, really...
October 31st, 2017 at 8:31 AM ^
You know you’re amongst the cultured elite when you see things like “meatchicken” and “wolverettes”
October 30th, 2017 at 10:41 PM ^
41-14 MICHIGAN
October 30th, 2017 at 10:51 PM ^
This might be our first shut out
October 30th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^
will be road kill. Book it. New QB, new enthusiasm, middling opponent. They can row the boat. We will damn the torpedos.
October 30th, 2017 at 11:08 PM ^
Minnesota has often been the cure for what ails us. Remember Gardner's debut?
Speight also made his first real appearance against the Gophers:
Interesting bit of foreshadowing by Brian in that game's offensive UFR:
And then Speight was decent, and now I want him to start for the rest of time until such time as he throws an incompletion, at which point I would like Brandon Peters to start.
October 31st, 2017 at 8:25 AM ^
Ahh yes. The one time Devin's backyard scrambling didn't involve him getting buried into the ground to the tune of a 15-20 yard sack.
October 31st, 2017 at 8:43 AM ^
TBH their actions in the Shane Morris game helped get Harbaugh here so we really should love playing Minnesota.
October 31st, 2017 at 9:52 AM ^
They have an M on their helmets so have to like that
October 30th, 2017 at 10:56 PM ^
Per the game notes, Minnesota has an elite defense? My ass they do. Ask LJ Scott.
October 30th, 2017 at 11:02 PM ^
Beat East Dakota
October 31st, 2017 at 12:28 PM ^
No need to insult the Dakotas!
October 30th, 2017 at 11:05 PM ^
the Minnesota players get one of those “How many of you were recruited by Michigan?” Pregame speeches.
October 30th, 2017 at 11:05 PM ^
Minnesota has a loose definition of 'elite'. I hope we pummel them into the ground.
October 30th, 2017 at 11:05 PM ^
This picture makes me want to unleash the hounds...him scoring ANY points on us would be an ABOMINATION. EAT HIS FUCKIN BOAT