Golden Nugz 9.10.09
by GopherNation on Sep 10, 2009 9:09 AM CDT
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PrintFirst of all, have you checked out SBN's new homepage? There are some pretty cool new features and you should check it out.
Secondly, did you hear this? Gopher incoming kicker, Kip Smith, kicked a 67 yard FG last week. Due to some odd Colorado high school rules, he was able to tee the ball up from their own 43 and Smith nailed it (with room to spare). Impressive leg for the incoming Gopher.
- Football is just kicking into high gear, TCF is days away from opening it's doors and I'm still super excited for Gopher basketball. On Gophersports.com they are continuing their Q&A's with the incoming basketball players. This installment is with Justin Cobbs.
- In other hoops news, Trevor Mbakwe's situation has been in the news lately. Mbakwe is enrolled and Maturi is allowing him to take part in team activities. His status for the season is still uncertain but he can practice and work out for now.
- Here is a little review of Air Force's
narrow escapetotal domination over Nicholl's State. I love the reference to carpet bombing in the title. - Marcus gets to the heart of what could very well dominate the offseason conversation. Is TBrew the long-term answer for the Gophers? I believe in the short term, he has done a great job jump-starting the program with a focus on recruiting that we have never seen. An average season and it will be a conversation, a below .500 year and get ready to defend him or call for his head cause there won't be a third party.
- The NY Times has determined that Paulus is not a flop, interesting because the guy made a living flopping.
- The Star Tribune says Saturday's strategy was sound.
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sorry it was late
I finished it last night and thought it was schedule to publish. But SBN was having some troubles as they were launching their new site today.
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
Where's
the Air Force review? You tease a link above.
And, what did I miss about the Syracuse game? The NYT and Buck Bravo both think Paulus was really good? I didn’t feel that way watching the game, and my post-game notes indicated he really wasn’t that good.
I didn't think he was that good either
I thought he threw a bunch of wobbly passes. I’m surprised he didn’t throw more picks.
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
by GopherNation on Sep 10, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
and I put the link in
what you say here can, and will, be used against you
by GopherNation on Sep 10, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Paulus
I will defend Paulus here. They spotted the Gophers 7 points. He had a couple of key passes dropped (Williams dropped a critical 3rd down pass that was thrown perfectiy). I thought at the line of scrimmage they looked better organized and I liked his leadership both on the field and on the sidelines. You take away the prayer Decker caught and Syracuse probably wins the game. His starting TE got hurt the first series and they had a DE playing in his place. Overall, I thought the guy did a good job and the Gophers were fortunate to get out of there with a W. Don’t look for him in the NFL, but I see him as a smart, good leader, slightly above average college QB.
Buck used "outstanding" and Flutiesque
as words to describe Paulus. From your post, it does not sound like you are willing to go that far. He did play far better than expected for that situation, that team, and with the long layoff. He also missed numerous open receivers however (I was there so I could see more than what the TV camera could show). He also should have had two more interceptions. Both Campbell and Simoni dropped balls thrown straight at them.
Garrick
You are correct that a couple of balls could have easily been intercepted. I seem to recall Mckinley dropping a “gimme” also. Those are the kind of plays the Gophers have to make starting this Sat.
Garrick, it looked to me that Paulus was communicating with his teammates both on the field and on the sidelines. Whether it was encouragement or X’s and O’s talk, they looked like they had some comoraderie. I realize that ESPN and their cameras/announcers were in love with the Paulus story, but I don’t see that with Weber. I wish Weber and Decker would do more of that sort of thing. Of course I could be way off base here bc I only see what the TV shows me. I guess my question is, is Weber as vocal with his teammates as Paulus was portrayed on ESPN?? I realize that not everyone has a Tim Tebow, but we need some leaders to step up.
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