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Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe is HERE! Gophers (7-4) host the Badgers (8-3) in the Season Finale!

Chris Anderson

Nov 27, 2021
3 min

Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe is HERE! Gophers (7-4) host the Badgers (8-3) in the Season Finale!

GET YOUR POPCORN READY! The Minnesota Gophers and Wisconsin Badgers have one of the oldest rivalries in all of college football. The Badgers have won 16 of the last 17 meetings and now own a 62-60-8 overall lead. Since the arrival of PJ Fleck though, the University of Minnesota football program has been completely turned around, both on and off the field. The Gophers are now a team that is becoming a consistent threat in the Big Ten West and will continue to do so in years to

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Gophers defeat Indiana 35-14, improve to 7-4

Chris Anderson

Nov 27, 2021
2 min

Gophers defeat Indiana 35-14, improve to 7-4

The Minnesota Gophers did exactly what they needed to do to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers. In my preview, I had predicted that the Gophers would win 34-10. The final score ended up being 35-14, in favor of the good guys. With all of Indiana's injuries, the Gophers were able to take advantage of that and win the game in every aspect. This was exactly the type of game the Gophers needed to gain some confidence and momentum moving into the final game of the season, after dropping

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Gophers (6-4) take on Indiana Hoosiers (2-8) Week 12 Preview

Chris Anderson

Nov 20, 2021
2 min

Gophers (6-4) take on Indiana Hoosiers (2-8) Week 12 Preview

The Minnesota Gophers have faced plenty of adversity this season. Most recently, they are coming off of 2 straight losses that they should have won. There are still 2 regular season games left to turn the season back around. Indiana is the worst team in the Big Ten at 0-7 in the conference, as well as being one of the worst Power-5 teams in the nation. The Hoosiers have lost 18 players to season ending injuries and will be starting their 3rd String QB, as their 1st and 2nd St

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Gophers fall to 6-4, lose to Iowa 27-22 and Floyd stays in Iowa City again :'-(

Chris Anderson

Nov 18, 2021
3 min

Gophers fall to 6-4, lose to Iowa 27-22 and Floyd stays in Iowa City again :'-(

The recent Minnesota Gophers 4 game winning streak felt like the season was finally back on track. The Gophers were ranked #20 and had sole possession of 1st Place in the Big Ten West. Since then, the Gophers have dropped back-to-back games to Illinois and Iowa and in both cases they could have easily resulted in wins. It is disappointing, but us as fans do need to remind ourselves of how far this program has come since PJ Fleck has come to town, both ON and OFF the field. Ob

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MN Gophers (6-3) travel to face #19 IA Hawkeyes (7-2) for Floyd of Rosedale & Big 10 West lead

Chris Anderson

Nov 11, 2021
3 min

MN Gophers (6-3) travel to face #19 IA Hawkeyes (7-2) for Floyd of Rosedale & Big 10 West lead

Rivalry week is upon us! The battle for the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy starts this Saturday at 2:30pm in Iowa City. Iowa has had the upper hand as of late in this rivalry series; winning the last 6 meetings, 8 of the last 9 meetings, and haven't lost to Minnesota in Iowa City since 1999. Minnesota is going to have to bring their 'A' game in this one if they are going to come out of the game with Floyd. Here are a few games that show some comparison against the same opponents: M

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Gophers fall to Illinois, 2nd loss a team wearing orange and neither make any sense. Now sit at 6-3.

Chris Anderson

Nov 9, 2021
2 min

Gophers fall to Illinois, 2nd loss a team wearing orange and neither make any sense. Now sit at 6-3.

After finally getting ranked in the Top 20, the Minnesota Gophers came out flat at home versus Illinois, ending the Gopher's 4-game winning streak. The Gophers are now 0-2 against teams that sport the color orange, but the good news is they don't have anymore orange schools on the current schedule! I don't have much to go over with this performance. It reminded me very much of the Bowling Green game with the Gophers offense deciding not to show up, unfortunately. Illinois gra

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#20 Minnesota Gophers (6-2) host Illinois (3-6), looking to extend winning streak to 5 games!

Chris Anderson

Nov 5, 2021
2 min

#20 Minnesota Gophers (6-2) host Illinois (3-6), looking to extend winning streak to 5 games!

The Minnesota Gophers are ranked #20 in the nation, they currently have sole possession of 1st place in the Big Ten West, and they just added a 2-year extension for Head Coach PJ Fleck which locks him in through 2028. After starting the season 2-2, the Gophers are now looking to extend their winning streak to 5 games against Illinois. Offensively, Minnesota is going to continue to run the ball with Bucko Irving and Ky Thomas behind the talented and RED HOT Offensive Line and

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MN Gophers continue their dominance over Northwestern, win 41-14 to improve to 6-2 on the season!

Chris Anderson

Nov 2, 2021
3 min

MN Gophers continue their dominance over Northwestern, win 41-14 to improve to 6-2 on the season!

The Minnesota Gophers traveled to Northwestern and took care of business, continuing to dominate the teams they need to beat. In the preview for this game, I had written "The passing game should be quiet, yet efficient again, letting the backfield and OL control the day and likely run up the score...The Gophers enter this road game as 7.5 point favorites and I feel that is being generous. I predict the Gophers to win this game in convincing fashion, 38-10, improving to 6-2 an

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Minnesota Gophers (5-2) travel to Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) Week 9 Preview

Chris Anderson

Oct 29, 2021
3 min

Minnesota Gophers (5-2) travel to Northwestern Wildcats (3-4) Week 9 Preview

The Minnesota Gophers, coming off 3 straight wins, will travel to play against the defending Big Ten West Champion Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday at 2:30pm. This is a big week for the Gophers and the program, as a win on Saturday will officially make the Gophers bowl eligible. This is not the Gophers final goal of the season, but it crosses off one of the expected season to season goals, one that we did not reach last season partly due to the shortened season. Another nice

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Minnesota Gophers DOMINATE Maryland 34-16, Improve to 5-2

Chris Anderson

Oct 26, 2021
2 min

Minnesota Gophers DOMINATE Maryland 34-16, Improve to 5-2

The Minnesota Gophers won this game from start to finish and on both sides of the ball. Their rushing attack was as good as it's been all year and the defense just seems to keep improving as the season rolls on. The 2 Freshman RBs, Bucko Irving and Ky Thomas, became the 4th and 5th different 100-yard rushers for Minnesota in only the 7th game of the season as the Gophers were able to gain a monstrous 326 yards on ground which led to the 34-16 victory over Maryland. Here is a

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Minnesota Gophers (4-2) host the Maryland Terrapins (4-2) Week 8 Preview

Chris Anderson

Oct 22, 2021
2 min

Minnesota Gophers (4-2) host the Maryland Terrapins (4-2) Week 8 Preview

Minnesota Gophers will host the Maryland Terrapins from the Big Ten East at 2:30 pm on Saturday. This should be an interesting matchup as the Gophers look to continue improving as we move into the second half of the regular season. The Gophers are coming off of 2 straight Big Ten victories, while the Terps are are coming off of 2 straight losses in blowout fashion. Maryland is still a school that gets very good recruits and should not be taken lightly. Last season, the Terps

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Minnesota Gophers improve to 4-2, keep the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy in MPLS

Chris Anderson

Oct 18, 2021
4 min

Minnesota Gophers improve to 4-2, keep the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy in MPLS

Here's a look at how the preview of this game went for Birdman's Blog: "This will be a close game throughout and my prediction is Minnesota will win at home 26-20. (Literally every site I looked up has Nebraska winning this matchup and all those people are a bunch of stupid idiots. Nebraska continues to be bad under Scott Frost and they still don't know how to win.)" The final score was 30-23, as the Gophers were able to hold off the Nebraska Cornhuskers, yet again. The $5 Bi

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Minnesota Gophers (3-2) host Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-4) Week 7 Preview

Chris Anderson

Oct 14, 2021
3 min

Minnesota Gophers (3-2) host Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-4) Week 7 Preview

The Minnesota Gophers are coming off a MUCH needed bye week as they return to Big Ten West play against a tough Nebraska team. Both teams have shown to play to the level of their opponent, so who knows what will happen in this matchup. The Gophers have won 3 out of the 4 games in this rivalry trophy game ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy) since PJ Fleck has come to Minnesota. On one hand, the Gophers have played tough against Ohio State, Colorado, and Purdue, but have played po

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Gophers with a huge win at Purdue 20-13 in Week 5

Chris Anderson

Oct 4, 2021
3 min

Gophers with a huge win at Purdue 20-13 in Week 5

The Gophers bounced back on Saturday with a fantastic 20-13 win over a good Purdue Boilermakers team. Honestly, Purdue made a HUGE mistake in playing the Gophers a week after the Gophers struggled against a weak MAC team. Earlier in the season, the Gophers traveled to Boulder, CO a week after struggling against another MAC team and obliterated the Buffaloes, 30-0. The main question coming in was which Minnesota Gophers football team was going to show up. It is a valid questio

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Minnesota Gophers (2-2) vs Purdue Boilermakers (3-1) Week 5 Preview

Chris Anderson

Oct 1, 2021
2 min

Minnesota Gophers (2-2) vs Purdue Boilermakers (3-1) Week 5 Preview

We are going to keep things positive for this preview. Whatever happened last week wasn't the Gophers that we have come to know since PJ Fleck took over in Minnesota. The Gophers will be traveling to Purdue this Saturday to take on the Boilermakers at 11am Central Time. It's early in the season and the Big Ten West is 100% up for grabs with all the deciding games right in front of the Gophers over the next couple of months. The experienced Gopher football team will have plent

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Bowling Green spoils the Minnesota Gophers' Homecoming 14-10

Chris Anderson

Sep 26, 2021
5 min

Bowling Green spoils the Minnesota Gophers' Homecoming 14-10

The nation was in shock as Saturday's final score meant the Minnesota Gophers likely won't be attending the College Football Playoff as a participant this season, I know, I am shocked too. In classic Minnesota sports fashion, the Gophers got upset 14-10 by Bowling Green, one of the worst teams in college football, on Homecoming, and after coming into the game favored by an enormous 31-points! Nobody saw this coming besides maybe the Bowling Green football players. For a team

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Minnesota Gophers DOMINATE Colorado in Week 3 30-0

Chris Anderson

Sep 19, 2021
3 min

Minnesota Gophers DOMINATE Colorado in Week 3 30-0

Our Minnesota Gophers traveled to Boulder, CO, clearly ticked off from Week 1 & Week 2, and proceeded to dominate every aspect of the game. The Gophers won on offense, defense, special teams, coaching, and even decided to rock cooler chrome gold helmets than the home team Buffaloes. The 30-0 score didn't tell the whole story of dominance that it should have as the Gophers kicker, who is very good, had an off day missing 2 field goals and 1 extra point as well as the refs scre

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NYGiants earn 1st playoff win in 11 yrs, defeating MN 31-24. Vikings season ends; playoffs continue.

It's playoff time! Vikings finish 13-4 & will host the 9-7-1 Giants this Sunday at US Bank Stadium!

Vikings routed by Packers, 41-17. Embarrassing. Next up, the Nathan Peterman led Chicago Bears.

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