So with GN's mandate to move on and never speak again of the Game That Shall Not Be Named (or GTSNBN if you will- and I will), let's shake things up with something I like to call Top 5's. Original title? No. Original idea? Probably not, but hey, it's Wednesday so I figured why not?
So here then are the Top 5...
...Best moments of the Tim Brewster Era
1. The Opening of TCF Bank Stadium.
2. The day he's fired.
3. Um...
4. Well...
5. Yeah so...
...Home wins of the last 10 years
1. Gophs 34 Iowa 24 (2006)
2. Gophs 37 Wisconsin 34 (2003)
3. Gophs 42 Wisconsin 31 (2001)
4. Gophs 42 Purdue 35 2OT (2005- Purdue was ranked 11th at the time)
5. Gophs 42 Michigan State 35 (2009)
...Best Gophers of this century
1. Eric Decker, WR
2. Greg Eslinger, OL
3. Marion Barber III, RB
4. Laurence Maroney, RB
5. Ben Hamilton, OL
...Fast Food Restaurants
1. Chipotle
2. Chipotle
3. Chipotle
4. Chipotle
5. Chipotle
...Fast Food Restaurants not named Chipotle
1. Taco Bell
2. Potbelly's
3. Sonic
4. Quizno's
5. Hardee's (is there more than one left in Minnesota? The only one I know of is off 94 and Hamline)
...People in Minnesota sports who are worse at their jobs than Tim Brewster
1. Glen Taylor
2. David Kahn
3. Brad Childress
4. Nick Punto
5. Joel Maturi
...Favorite Beers
1. Spotted Cow
2. Fat Tire
3. Leinie's Fireside Nut Brown
4. Old Speckled Hen
5. Grainbelt Nordeast
...People I hate almost as much as the Iowa Hawkeyes
1. Gary Bettman
2. Hawk Harrelson
3. Avril Lavigne
4. Lebron James
5. Betty Draper (not January Jones, but I HATE the character she plays. Which I suppose is the point)
...Worst Losses of the Tim Brewster Era
1. Iowa 55-0 (2008)
2. GTSNBN (2010)
3. Iowa 12-0 (2009)
4. NDSU 27-21 (2007)
5. Illinois 35-32 (2009)
...Teams I hate almost as much as the Iowa Hawkeyes
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Duke basketball
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Toronto Maple Leafs
5. New York Yankees
...Things I'd like to see the Gophers do- even just once...
1. Beat Iowa
2. Beat Wisconsin
3. Play in the Rose Bowl
4. Beat someone we're not supposed to
5. Have a winning record against schools from the Dakotas