By Mike Gallagher 4:30 in the early evening on Wednesday February 3rd, 2010 rolled around, and Seantrel Henderson broke Minnesota fans hearts. After much speculation and months of waiting, three letters were on the lips of the best lineman in the nation. … [Read more...] about Grading Minnesota Gophers 2010 Signing Day
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Insight Bowl Sheds Even More Insight on Gophers Holes
By Mike Gallagher 68 teams, 34 bowls, lots and lots of corporate sponsorships and money being thrown around. Clearly, college football has gotten money-based to the point of any true sports fan being nauseated, as more than half of FBS teams make it to a bowl. Obviously this makes for a lot of meaningless football, and December 31st’s Insight Bowl was, without a doubt, … [Read more...] about Insight Bowl Sheds Even More Insight on Gophers Holes
Eric Decker Out For Season, Adam Weber Should Follow
By Mike Gallagher Finally Gophers fans got a glimpse of what life after Eric Decker will be like. After Decker left midway through the first quarter with what was diagnosed as a high ankle sprain, not surprisingly, things got no better. The Gophers stretched their scoreless stretch to 136 minutes and 23 seconds, before Marqueis Gray connected with Troy Stoudermire Jr. … [Read more...] about Eric Decker Out For Season, Adam Weber Should Follow
Fairy Tale Beginnings for TCF Bank Stadium
By Mike Gallagher At 2:00 p.m. there were fans in the parking lot tailgating for the upcoming Gophers Football game, but it didn't even start until 6. It may not seem like anything special to the USCs, Texas or Oklahomas of the world, but if you’ve been around Minneapolis, this brought chills through your entire body. Never in the 27 years that the Metrodome housed the … [Read more...] about Fairy Tale Beginnings for TCF Bank Stadium
Tim Brewster’s Third Year Full of Question Marks
By Mike Gallagher Tim Brewster did not have big shoes to fill when he stepped into the head-coaching job at the University of Minnesota. He followed a man that could muster more than eight wins out of his football program just once and never finished higher than fourth in the Big Ten. A man that consistently let top name talent walk right out of the state of Minnesota to … [Read more...] about Tim Brewster’s Third Year Full of Question Marks