start by both teams.

like the way Minnesota answered.

Nice Trick Play by the Offense.

I was throwing my TV through a window after the first play of the game and turned it back on and MN was at the Kansas 10. What happened?

need to watch out for Kerry Meier. He’s KU’s back up QB, but also plays receiver. The guy just makes plays, catches whatever is thrown at him, picks up third downs.

Sounds good. Bowl games are great for those trick plays.

So what I’ve seen so far, the Gophers are no longer a spread offense team. Am I right on that front? They are running an offense similar to Michigan with Henne, or, to be on point with Brewster, Denver’s pro-style offense.

What does this mean for Gray?

The Gophers look very good, and I love power football.

But as I’ve said before on this blog, I don’t like Dunbar’s future with the team if the spread is gone.

Great throw too……..Weber is really good in this setup.

3 yard TD Run by Somebody named John Hazie..

We would probably have been 11-1 with this team…

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….had a lot to do with the downturn in November.

JG…You are the Famous Justin Gaard from the Love Covenant on KFAN are you? Just Curious.

…thankfully.

was a horrendous PI call.

…I’m a Minnesota grad who loves Michigan, Minnesota, LSU and USC football, and the band Rush (2112 reference).

how terrible of a PI call that was. And where did the “sideline interference” penalty come from?

had to leave for a while – how has Gopher offense been doing?

I’m a Future U of M Grad….Senior Year of High school right now……Going to the U next year..was Accepted a month ago… Love anything Minnesota Sports…

You’ll be there at a great time. New stadium, Tubby coaching a very good BB team, the best hockey program in the country.

Is this offense now getting, er, too predictable? What is going on?

Minnesota been runnin a lot of spread or are they using a lot of two back stuff?

power football. Tight end in, that kind of stuff.

How will Dunbar deal with this?

I just got to relative’s house and, guess what, they have Mediacom and no NFL Network.

if you can’t put pressure on the QB with your front four – the Big 12 offenses will tear you up.

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…but more importantly, Reesing is on a school record right now, 14 straight completions. No one can stop the Kansas spread!

..incompletion.

….from the band…….

as soon as he says, “watch out for Briscoe 1 on 1,” Reesing throws a quick slant to …. Briscoe.

Mayock is very impressive.

I"m behind on the DVR

that doesn’t sound too good for the ACC.

another one.

……..ergh.

Go back to the spread Brewster. We’ve got to catch up, and quickly.

I think this next drive will give us insight as to who has priority on staff right now, Davis or Dunbar.

As I was following the game thread on my Palm, I was very intrigued by this power running game ya’ll were talking about. Excited to see what they’re doing.

….you PJS. You may not see as much now that they’re down 2 scores. We shall see.

there’s enough time and 3 TOs.

you know, friggin’ linemen never look behind them when they’re moving out to block.

that was horrible line play.

….I think we’ve turned into Alabama’s offense. Remember where Davis came from?

PJS, you may recall me when I wondered about Dunbar’s future with Davis on board. I think it’s a valid question now. We’ve almost completely abandoned a spread attack.

Weber has to step up into the pocket instead of trying to run to the outside. his linemen are going to drive those guys out, and he has to move up, instead of freaking.

who the hell is the qb coach?

…as you also may recall….so I like the idea of the spread. There are so many different formulations of the spread now, kind of like how 2/3 of the NFL teams have West Coast offenses.

Darn punt block…..

….I grew up with Mason / Lloyd Carr / Bo football. But I do like the spread attack. Putting talented players in space has a disorienting effect on defenses if done properly. Dunbar’s teams at Cal and NW had that effect.

Answer: if done correctly I think it’s a great offense. But so is power offense. I don’t think mixing and matching is good for continuity and efficiency.

…hopefully the Gophers can formulate a plan. Brewster is pleased with the running game so far. Only 6 or 7 passes though…..is this a good thing?

…as I bring up my Michigan allegiance….

….the secondary has been vintage “I’ve been coached by Ronnie Lee” so far tonight.

Ronnie Lee was the defensive backs coach for Michigan in 2006. You’ll all recall what Ohio State did to Michigan’s #1-ranked defense in November 2006. 28 first-half points, no adjustments until halftime. Ultimately lost by 3 points. Largely due to Lee’s inability to coach his players to defend the 5 wide Buckeye attack.

He is now the Gophers D-backs coach. I cringe every time I see the Gophers play a spread team because of that Ohio State – UM game.

USA Leads 1-0….a lot of Golden Gophers on that squad.

…and then Minnesota reverts to the spread option.

On that drive, it looked like Davis called the first two plays and then Dunbar called the third one.

…have enough players for their weekend tourney?

PJS, do you have a lot of hockey coverage on this site?

….his helmet is a mess.

He should be drafted in the top 3 rounds. What a great defensive lineman.

..First do…..penalty! Good!

C’MON Minnesota defense, c’mon!!!!

Ronnie Lee – great pass defense on 3rd and 16. Good grief.

watching the Chick-Fil-A for a bit to see GT’s offense.

dropped the ball!!!!!

Oh, a BAD sign for KU

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…a sustained drive would be good right here.

LSU v. GT is an intriguing game too.

FUMBLE? Ergh.

big fumble there,

Kerry Meier strikes again….remember he’s a quarterback.

OUCH!

man, DB"s just ran up to get that…. that’s nasty bad when Briscoe goes right by them.

….now what do the Gophers do for offense?

And, do I need to remind everyone here that this is a Ronnie Lee coached defensive backfield? They look awful tonight….

force by Weber.

they have to give themselves more options than that on third down.

pick up on third down.

…..for the first down….now punch it in gophers.

…looks poor.

Mayock said “If I’m Mike Dunbar, the offensive coordinator, I would have liked to throw on first down.”

My complaint exactly. Who is calling the plays here?

in the end zone, pretty bad coverage by KU.

pretty blatant. regardless of what dork boy announcer guy thinks.

..time to punch it in!

….would work here.

good lord. pulling guy misssed his block went too far outside…. so that sucked.

…to the TE by Iowa during 55-0. Worked beautifully. Would work here too.

I’ve only watched for about a quarter or so now.

…Simmons has had a few catches. He’s been productive.

That was a terrible play call. If that’s what Davis brings, that’s terrible.

that one’s on weber. you run that play, Weber can’t look for an opening he has to be driving forward immediately.

he should have been climbing up the back of his friggin center to get in the end zone not effing dancing around looking for a hole.

…..if you believe in a power running game, you put the ball in the running back’s gut, and put him behind the right guard and tackle and fullback and tight end. I’ve never seen a play where the backs both spread out far left. I watch a lot of football. I was shocked by that call. Truly atrocious.

It’s nearly the fourth quarter.

good call on that shovel pass…..

is the Gophers’ feature RB? Didn’t they lose one right at the beginning of the season?

nice drive – that had to have that drive now.

key to KU – they don’t run the ball very well, so… if they get in a position where they need to hold a lead, they could be in trouble.
OTOH, they’re still dangerous as hell.

……

3rd and 9 play here for KU

great coverage.

Gopher D steppin’ it up.

KU receiver was wide open across the middle, but Reesing didn’t see him or wouldn’t throw over that LB>

…to say Van De Steeg “doesn’t have a quick first step” and that he “isn’t the most athletic player” like Mayock just said.

There’s an implicit message in that comment that I’ll leave alone.

…what a great punt.

don’t get that couple, spread on first down, then, more of an ACE formation on second down.

….nice play there.

Looked like Weber only had eyes for Decker there.

on that big gain. what is it? Holding?

….ergh. Flag.

…..Mayock just wondered if the flag was “over the two schemes colliding.”

I am beating a dead horse but this is really problematic to me.

that series started well… then…. ouch.

Another sack?

The replay showed no WR was open.

KU can’t run the ball well…. so….. they’re going to probably try rnning Sharp here.

What was the yardage? Too far to go for it?

…that is amazing…

…and naturally LSU will be preseason ranked #3 or something.

Two years ago I had plans about this time and the girlfriend and I thought the game was over. We turned it off and went about our plans. Saw a TV a few hours later with the Insight Bowl score.

Let’s just say I have a similar shocking moment later.

being taken off the clock.

first down…. game slipping away. wide open that damned Kerry Meier.

a good season for the Golden Gophers. not a great end to the season, but after last year’s debacle, certainly a step in the right direction.

Get another good recruiting class from Brewster, and give the guy some time, and who knows what will happen.

Good luck to you guys, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!