Before looking ahead to Nebraska and the Gopher's eventual bowl destination, let's look back at the big win over Illinois that got them bowl eligible.

So the Gophers are going bowling? But which bowl would you choose if you had a chance? We turn to Bob Barker for some help.

Two weeks to go in the season and now the Gophers move from fretting about that sixth win to scoreboard watching and looking to add to our resume for a better game. There have already been several...

It's been a long season. But being bowl eligible with 2 to play is awesome!

Bowl eligibility is there for the taking. Let's break down the team that stands in the way.

In preparation for the Minnesota Gophers "Must-Win-to-Go-Bowling" matchup against the Illinois Fighting Illini, we picked the brain of founder, editor and head writer of the new SB Nation Illinois blog The Champaign Room Tom Fornelli.

This is not a game where I'm guaranteeing victory, but this is a game the Gophers should win, and if they want to go bowling in Jerry Kill's second season, it's as close to a must-win as we'll get.

Both the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Golden Gophers are fighting for their post-season lives, but at least the Gophers the U can rest assured they have the right QB in Philip Nelson. Christian Ponder with the Vikes? Not so much right now.

Ann Arbor is a lady of questionable moral fiber and her mascot-less off-spring are making their first trip to The Bank.