Minnesota Gopher Football

The Gopher football team opened up spots for three, new scholarship players after saying goodbye to transfers Desmaris Peppers (SO, DT)  Connor Krizanic (RS FR, WR) and Dimonic Mckinzy (RS FR, QB). Sites that track this stuff state that these transfers had been brewing before the bowl game and were most likely as a result of players not getting playing time or being so low on the depth chart that future playing time looked bleak. No worries for the Gophers.  Mckinzy was probably the most gifted athlete.  He arrived just last January after early graduation from high school and was  a speed demon, option-type quarterback.  Much faster than Leidner or Streveler, we were told. The Gophers should be good at wideout with a bevy of recruits and at least four players who redshirted.  Upgrading this position has to be No. 1 for offensive success.  Losing Maxx Williams to the NFL means we need a couple of go-to recievers to balance our run-heavy read optio...

Well, all have to admit I have been a pretty big Jerry Kill booster and kind of a Mitch Leidner critic to start this blog.  Those two items will be flip flopped today for good reason.  First, Leidner looked better than he has all year throwing the football with his 21 of 31 effort for 265-plus yards in the 33-17 Citrus Bowl loss to Missouri.  And no interceptions. Kill, well, where shall I start.  First, NEVER take three timeouts into a half.  ALWAYS take a damn timeout when your defense is reeling, wheezing and tapping their helmets to come out as the other team marches down the field, grabbing chunks of yards at a time in an uptempo offense.  For Christs sake, give our outsized and thin defensive line a freaking break, Jerry.  You blew it before the half by not spelling our defense.  Instead of regrouping and maybe making a stand, they got torched.  Then you squandered 1:06 before the half, just trying to get off the field.  Maybe we...