As I watched the Gophers play USC during the 1st half on Saturday I was feeling pretty decent.  There we were, playing tough, moving the ball, doing a serviceable job of slowing the the Trojans.  By game end I was still in a pretty good mood, but it was no longer because of the football being played on the field.

I know you read this everywhere, but on Saturday once again I was just dazzled by The Bank.  Perfect weather, perfect day, good seats, a few barley-pops before the game with the TDG staff... It just doesn't get any better than that for me.  Anyway, on to the football.

As Jeffrick and I sat in section 222 watching the Gopher offense began to feel a little bit like "Groundhog Day."  "First down... here comes the run," Jeffrick would say.  "2nd and long... here comes the run," I would say.  Until the 4th quarter, we were almost never wrong.

Then on Sunday evening I decide to re-watch the game on DVR and I hear the announcers say that Tim Brewster mentioned wanting to get two first downs per possession and play a field position game and pinning USC deep in their own territory on punts.  Exciting stuff.

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