Published on: 24th November, 2009
Calm down, Mercury Morris, we are all aware that the best the Minnesota Vikings can finish in the regular season is 15-1. Nonetheless, if the Vikings win the Super Bowl this year, their fans may have the best argument among all fans to claim that their Vikings are the best NFL ...Published on: 18th November, 2009
Last year Minnesota arguably suffered the worst loss in school history when Iowa beat the Gophers 55-0 in the last game of the season before the Minnesota faithful. The score does not reflect how lopsided the game was for the Hawkeyes. Iowa beat Minnesota in all phases of the game. Iowa scored ...Published on: 9th November, 2009
Iowa Coach Ferentz has often said that there is no team on his schedule he feels that he can’t beat but there is also no automatic win on his schedule. All season his team has rewarded their coach for his faith in them running out to a 9-0 start. Unfortunately, a ...Published on: 6th November, 2009
This week’s game against the Northwestern Wildcats is the classic trap game for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Is this the week that the magical championship run ends for the Hawkeyes? There are several reasons for the Hawkeye faithful to be worried. First, some of Iowa’s players will likely struggle keeping their focus on ...Published on: 2nd November, 2009
If the question is whether Iowa has the mental toughness to run the table, the answer is yes. There may be teams with more players destined to play on Sunday's than Iowa has, but there is not another team in the nation that is more mentally tough than the Hawkeyes. Iowa ...Published on: 29th October, 2009
All-American candidate WR Eric Decker has shut it down for the regular season. Coach Tim Brewster called Decker the best wide receiver in college football. Minnesota will undoubtedly miss Decker over the next four weeks as they seek to become bowl eligible. While it is unfortunate that ...Published on: 27th October, 2009
The University of Minnesota announced this afternoon that Senior Eric Decker will miss the rest of the regular season with an injury to his foot. Coach Brewster expressed optimism that he may have Decker "back for a bowl game." Decker however may need surgery to fix the arch in his ...Published on: 27th October, 2009
The Minnesota Golden Gophers have some soul-searching to do this week. Should All-American Candidate wide receiver Eric Decker miss this weekend’s game against Michigan State? Should red-shirt freshman Marquis Gray replace Junior and third year starter Adam Weber as Quarterback? Can the Gophers finish above .500 if Decker is not able ...Published on: 25th October, 2009
If you like smash mouth football, tough goal line stands, and great defensive effort, you could not have asked for a better show than Iowa and Michigan State. Yes, Ricky Stanzi’s seven yard touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt as time expired will long be remembered as the play of the game. ...Published on: 16th October, 2009
If there is a team in need of an upset, it is head coach Tim Brewster's Minnesota Golden Gophers. No upset this year and Brewster will be on the hot seat at the start of the 2010 campaign. No upset and the team with arguably the best wide receiver in college ...