Gopher Football 2019

[gopherguy06]

Yeah Kramer and Clark are about 6-7 games behind and were likely going to get some time with the new rules.

[trixR4kids]

I forgot that Morgan came in later on last year, that makes me slightly less worried.

[g-manpuck]

Well that's fun...

I've read this story before....the last time he ended up leaving Minnesota for Florida when he couldn't get his starting job back after an injury.

[ScoobyDoo]

I like Morgan. They'll be fine.

[BetterDeadThenRed]

With the stable of RB's and a good OL, they will be just fine with Morgan. It also now gives Morgan time to work exclusively with the 1st team and a good core of WR's.

[Bertogliat]

What was Annexstad's injury last year? I can't remember and I an curious if it is related.

[Vegoe]

What was Annexstad's injury last year? I can't remember and I an curious if it is related.

Sounded like an internal organ type injury scare last year. This is different, "Towards the end of practice yesterday, Zack suffered a non-contact injury. Zack threw the ball and felt a pop in his foot."

[Bertogliat]

I like Morgan. They'll be fine.

Morgan managed games very well and he won, but he had some arm strength limitations that don't often get corrected by off season training. I like him as a player but I saw Annexstad as the QB with higher upside.

A quote from Star Tribune, "Fleck declined to say which foot Annexstad injured but did say this was a “freak” injury that’s a similar case to only one or two players he has coached in his time."

Yeesh.

[gopherguy06]

Yeah, I think ZA had more upside based on the limited what we saw and a reason he was the starter early. Tanner did a great job i the BH of the season and the bowl game, so hopefully he can continue to develop as I am thinking ZA is out for the whole season, despite having surgery already.

[Handyman]

I like Morgan. They'll be fine.

Morgan managed games very well and he won, but he had some arm strength limitations that don't often get corrected by off season training. I like him as a player but I saw Annexstad as the QB with higher upside.

A quote from Star Tribune, "Fleck declined to say which foot Annexstad injured but did say this was a “freak” injury that’s a similar case to only one or two players he has coached in his time."

Yeesh.

ZA isnt known for his arm strength either. Honestly Clark is the only one who seems to be consistent at the deep throws and my guess is he is the backup come SDSU.

[Beauner]

I like this one

[Bertogliat]

It would be easy to just make an announcement after practice. I appreciate that he puts thought and effort into making this special moment even sweeter.

I am still liking this Fleck guy. Refreshingly different.

[GopherPete]

I like this one

Anybody know where to find the hats they are wearing in this video?

[JWG]

I like this one

Anybody know where to find the hats they are wearing in this video?

There was a "U of MN" night earlier in the season and this was (or something very similar) the fan give away. Haven't seen them for purchase.

[GopherPete]

I like this one

Anybody know where to find the hats they are wearing in this video?

There was a "U of MN" night earlier in the season and this was (or something very similar) the fan give away. Haven't seen them for purchase.

That's too bad, I would definitely buy one.

[Bertogliat]

For those of you whining about the price of Gopher Hockey tickets, please avoid yourselves the trek into Gophersports.com for football tickets.

I just purchased 2 chairback seats (lower level corner-ish) Good, but not fantastic seats, for $150 + fees each. The best seats are going for $250....each

Third party sites may eventually sell them for cheaper, but not now.

[fightclub30]

For those of you whining about the price of Gopher Hockey tickets, please avoid yourselves the trek into Gophersports.com for football tickets.

I just purchased 2 chairback seats (lower level corner-ish) Good, but not fantastic seats, for $150 + fees each. The best seats are going for $250....each

Third party sites may eventually sell them for cheaper, but not now.

Which game(s)? I bought third row, 200 level, corner near students for homecoming vs Illinois for $55 + fees each. Non-con was even cheaper.

[Bertogliat]

For those of you whining about the price of Gopher Hockey tickets, please avoid yourselves the trek into Gophersports.com for football tickets.

I just purchased 2 chairback seats (lower level corner-ish) Good, but not fantastic seats, for $150 + fees each. The best seats are going for $250....each

Third party sites may eventually sell them for cheaper, but not now.

Which game(s)? I bought third row, 200 level, corner near students for homecoming vs Illinois for $55 + fees each. Non-con was even cheaper.

BADgers

[00xtremeninja]

I nabbed two BADgers tix upper level by the students for 65 a pop.

[Bertogliat]

I nabbed two BADgers SUCK tix upper level by the students for 65 a pop.

People from Wisconsin seem to like benches with no seat backs.......I'm onto you.

[00xtremeninja]

Well I AM from wisconsin but a proud U of M alum....and i dont like the packers, soooooooooo

[Bertogliat]

I knew it!

[gopherguy13]

Endzones are going to be maroon now that MNUFC is no longer playing at TCF.

[00xtremeninja]

Nice!

[gopherguy06]

Gophers selling $10 tickets for the opener in a flash sale this week.

Their week 1 opponent (SDSU) opens at 4 in the FCS pOlls

Former commit, Aaron Witt flips from Iowa to Wisconsin

[Bertogliat]

Gophers selling $10 tickets for the opener in a flash sale this week.

Their week 1 opponent (SDSU) opens at 4 in the FCS pOlls

Former commit, Aaron Witt flips from Iowa to Wisconsin

So he committed to the Gophers, then Iowa, and then the Skunks?

I guess his word means nothing. Way to go!

[gopherguy06]

Gophers selling $10 tickets for the opener in a flash sale this week.

Their week 1 opponent (SDSU) opens at 4 in the FCS pOlls

Former commit, Aaron Witt flips from Iowa to Wisconsin

So he committed to the Gophers, then Iowa, and then the Skunks?

I guess his word means nothing. Way to go!

Correct, he was an early recruit from MN and then changed his mind to go to rival and again

[Orion]

Damn, we dodged a bullet on Croft.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 063836001/

[Vegasgopher]

Yikes

[trixR4kids]

Claeys would probably join a boycott over it.

[Vegoe]

Trying to find out if these might carry over to hockey this year.... I'm guessing it would be based on success... but these are concepts they're exploring to reward people for coming early. Provides better atmosphere in the venue and alleviates some of the major problems at the UMN with parking/traffic to get in the building.

https://gophersports.com/news/2019/8/26 ... ments.aspx

Gameday Gopher Hour
● Lower priced pre-game food and drink specials on the West Plaza of TCF Bank Stadium during the first hour that gates are open for all seven home games.
● The first Gopher Hour will take place on Thursday, Aug. 29 when Minnesota hosts South Dakota State and will be expanded to two hours (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) with Gate A opening early at 5:30 p.m.
● Fans will be able to purchase $2 hot dogs, $4 popcorn, $5 beer and $6 wine during the Gopher Hour.

Innovative Concessions Concepts
● "Row n' Go": self-service portable stand near section 138. Easily grab beer, soda, snacks, etc. and check-out with the attendant at the kiosk.
● $2/$4 Student Stand by Monster: Exclusive student pricing near Section 126 only available by showing a student ID. All items are either $2 or $4 -- $2 Coke products and hot dogs. $4: candy, popcorn, Monster

Gopher Student Rewards App
● Through a partnership with Game Point, Gopher students will now be able to accumulate points for attending, and staying, at games.
● The longer a student is at the game the more points they will accumulate and points can be used to redeem offers at various businesses around campus.
● Students who participate will also be eligible to win cash prizes each month.
● Students who wish to participate simply need to download the Game Point app and check-in when they attend Gopher events

[Bertogliat]

Good ideas. I like the effort! Especially the points for students staying longer which is an issue for most schools

[trixR4kids]

Can’t hurt to actually try something new, that’s better than we can say about the last decade or so.

[solar]

I really like these ideas as well...it feels like they are finally trying to address the issues at hand without completely ignoring the season ticket holder base. Some of the options are working already, as the flash sale and the Red Baron promotions had pretty quick response.

[Handyman]

The only issue I have is the Red Baron games seemed worse than they were last year...but there is probably reasons behind that.

I just got an email from Fan Relations asking if I wanted to change my mind and renew. (or get a package) I am not doing it, but I wont lie it was kind of nice even if it was an obvious form email. The U has always had issues with how they treat their customer base...and reaching out more often to engage (even at low bar levels like that) can help to fix the narrative a bit. You dont have to offer the world, hell you dont even really need to offer anything, but if you find ways to make it feel like you actual value your fans and make them feel a part of something you can shift the results a bit.

Not everything will work, and many of the fixes are short term but they are something and the more the try the better the chances they will work.

[solar]

The only other issue I am seeing after looking up available tickets for Thursday night's game...there are plenty of seats still available in the upper levels of the sidelines - the seat license areas. There has got to be a way to offer up some more deals on those available seats, at least the top 5 rows or something like that. There are still plenty of tickets available in those locations. Perhaps another flash deal...$20 for those seats. Will they even consider something like that? Offer a State Fair Special? BOGO?

[Handyman]

I think going forward maybe though probably not much for this season. I think they are still using these things as feelers to see what will be successful. I doubt they figured they would sell 7k in the Flash Sale.

The more people take advantage of stuff like this, the more they will put out there. The U needs to see that if the price becomes attractive, the tickets will be sold. (see also: hockey)

[Vegasgopher]

I'm getting pumped for the season, go gophers ski u mah!

[Vegasgopher]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/gophersports.c ... _Chart.pdf

Depth chart came out for Thursday, gosh we are awful young again, future is bright

[Beauner]

Interesting that there's no Shannon Brooks listed on the depth chart.

[Snowcool08]

Interesting that there's no Shannon Brooks listed on the depth chart.

Mike Grimm said yesterday that he hasn’t been cleared for contact yet. He’s out there running drills and is expected back for the big ten season.

[Beauner]

Interesting that there's no Shannon Brooks listed on the depth chart.

Mike Grimm said yesterday that he hasn’t been cleared for contact yet. He’s out there running drills and is expected back for the big ten season.

Ok good. That makes sense.

[Handyman]

Yeah I dont have much confidence in Brooks to be honest. I think they are hopeful he will play but are less confident than they are letting on. Gut feeling is over/under 3 games he plays.

[gopherguy06]

Yeah, I think I have heard he is practicing, but non-contact. Rodney and Mo will be the go to to start and maybe get Shannon back in Oct/Nov with limited action.

[g-manpuck]

I don't think I heard for sure but has Fleck pulled the plug on Annexstad for this season?

[gopherguy06]

I don't think I heard for sure but has Fleck pulled the plug on Annexstad for this season?

I don't think it has been confirmed officially, but more or less what everyone is saying. Let's hope Morgan can stay healthy all season (can't recall the last season where we haven't had more than one start), as having Clark/Kramer as QB2 is going to be rough.

[g-manpuck]

I don't think I heard for sure but has Fleck pulled the plug on Annexstad for this season?

I don't think it has been confirmed officially, but more or less what everyone is saying. Let's hope Morgan can stay healthy all season (can't recall the last season where we haven't had more than one start), as having Clark/Kramer as QB2 is going to be rough.

I couldn't quite remember if Fleck confirmed it on his appearance with PA the other day at the Fair or not. I know that I've enjoyed throwing barbs at ZA but I would rather see him succeed than fail and I hope this injury is something he can come back from. Besides I like the stories like ZA's instead of all the media hype around Martinez, Fields, or Patterson.

[Beauner]

I don't think I heard for sure but has Fleck pulled the plug on Annexstad for this season?

I don't think it has been confirmed officially, but more or less what everyone is saying. Let's hope Morgan can stay healthy all season (can't recall the last season where we haven't had more than one start), as having Clark/Kramer as QB2 is going to be rough.

I couldn't quite remember if Fleck confirmed it on his appearance with PA the other day at the Fair or not. I know that I've enjoyed throwing barbs at ZA but I would rather see him succeed than fail and I hope this injury is something he can come back from. Besides I like the stories like ZA's instead of all the media hype around Martinez, Fields, or Patterson.

He didn't seem too positive about his odds of playing this season when he was on with JG a week or two ago.

[5 O.T.]

Yeah, I think I have heard he is practicing, but non-contact. Rodney and Mo will be the go to to start and maybe get Shannon back in Oct/Nov with limited action.

If Brooks can't go Bryce Williams will be pretty solid as the third RB.

[Beauner]

Yeah, I think I have heard he is practicing, but non-contact. Rodney and Mo will be the go to to start and maybe get Shannon back in Oct/Nov with limited action.

If Brooks can't go Bryce Williams will be pretty solid as the third RB.

And true freshman Cam Wiley may be the best one of them all when all is said and done (if you listen to some of the hype).

[Butters Stotch]

I'm anxious to see how the defense performs this year. If that side of the ball stays healthy, I'm pretty optimistic about their chances of successful.

Hoping the offensive line gels quickly. Thinking that is the biggest concern, especially with a young quarterbacking crew.

[trixR4kids]

I'm anxious to see how the defense performs this year. If that side of the ball stays healthy, I'm pretty optimistic about their chances of successful.

Hoping the offensive line gels quickly. Thinking that is the biggest concern, especially with a young quarterbacking crew.

I'm kinda in the same boat, we'll see if it continues to look as good as it did towards the end of the year or regresses a bit.

[Vegoe]

I'm anxious to see how the defense performs this year. If that side of the ball stays healthy, I'm pretty optimistic about their chances of successful.

Hoping the offensive line gels quickly. Thinking that is the biggest concern, especially with a young quarterbacking crew.

I'm not really too concerned about the OL unless big injuries hit them. All five starters played quite a bit last season, just hope they stay healthy and reading up on how much biometric data the team is collecting makes me think soft tissue injuries shouldn't be a problem. Fleck also avoids the thunderdome like practice atmosphere so the players won't bang heads much in practice which is a good thing to me. Rest is weapon as long as you're still sharp and lethal. The RPO, the running back depth and the receiver depth give me hope.

Still have some concerns on the other side of the ball as the secondary and defensive line were rough spots last year in their losses. Coaches want to keep the scheme simple enough for the players to understand, but complex and varied enough so that the other team doesn't know how to pick you apart right away.

[trixR4kids]

Winfield coming back is pretty huge, I keep forgetting about that.

[Slap Shot]

They return 18 or 19 starters and get back 1 or 2 very good RBs to add to the very solid RB play from Ibrahim and Williams after Brooks and Smith went down. Don't know if the D will get any better, but I would think returning what they do and with more time spent with the new DC there are reasons to be optimistic. The schedule is also pretty favorable. Not saying they'll win the west but I'd be really disappointed with less than 7 wins before the bowl game.

[Bertogliat]

I'm anxious to see how the defense performs this year. If that side of the ball stays healthy, I'm pretty optimistic about their chances of successful.

Hoping the offensive line gels quickly. Thinking that is the biggest concern, especially with a young quarterbacking crew.

I'm not really too concerned about the OL unless big injuries hit them. All five starters played quite a bit last season, just hope they stay healthy and reading up on how much biometric data the team is collecting makes me think soft tissue injuries shouldn't be a problem. Fleck also avoids the thunderdome like practice atmosphere so the players won't bang heads much in practice which is a good thing to me. Rest is weapon as long as you're still sharp and lethal. The RPO, the running back depth and the receiver depth give me hope.

Still have some concerns on the other side of the ball as the secondary and defensive line were rough spots last year in their losses. Coaches want to keep the scheme simple enough for the players to understand, but complex and varied enough so that the other team doesn't know how to pick you apart right away.

They booted the defensive coordinator after the awful start where simple running plays were going for long TDs. Once the RB got into the backfield there was nobody there to tackle him.

Replacing the DC resulted in immediate positive results, as we know. I am hoping this was a sign of things to come and not something other teams will be able to easily pick apart now that they have some game film on the new scheme.

[Handyman]

I honestly think Mo is the best RB on the team. I am glad Smith and Brooks are back but something about the way Mo ran last year was just so impressive. reminded me a bit of David Cobb and MBIII.

[Beauner]

I honestly think Mo is the best RB on the team. I am glad Smith and Brooks are back but something about the way Mo ran last year was just so impressive. reminded me a bit of David Cobb and MBIII.

Agreed. I really like the way he runs.

[gopherguy06]

And the Cam Wiley hype train is high right now, so hoping he can redshirt (maybe plan the 4 games limit) and then come back with Mo next year!

[ScoobyDoo]

Game is tonight, right? Can't wait. Football season is here, hockey is on the way.

[Bonin21]

Why are we still playing FCS teams?

[trixR4kids]

So apparently BTN2GO is owned by fox and it sucks ass...

[Snowcool08]

So apparently BTN2GO is owned by fox and it sucks ass...

It always has been.

[Bonin21]

So apparently BTN2GO is owned by fox and it sucks ass...

First Gopher game on YouTube TV for me.

[trixR4kids]

So apparently BTN2GO is owned by fox and it sucks ass...

It always has been.

The stream is now on FS1’s site for streaming and it’s decent right now but it started super shaky with a ton of lag. With BTN I thought you could at least adjust the streaming quality if there was lag but for a while there it was like a UAA stream

Not a huge fan of the QB draw play or the WR screen but easy to say in hindsight.

[gopherguy06]

Finally got the kids to sleep. What did I miss to start?

[gopherguy13]

Wifi ally got the kids to sleep. What did I miss to start?

Decent job moving the ball but stalled out at the 36.decided to punt, which I wasn't a huge fan of.

Defense gave up a chunk of yards on a reverse trick play, but settled down and forced a punt.

[gopherguy13]

Welp. Shake that one off, Tanner.

[gopherguy06]

Turned it on right in time for the INT

[JC65]

Jacks' jerseys and helmets especially, look awesome.

Their defense is looking good too.

Gophers' gold jersey is OK, but if their maroon jersey has as much white on it as the gold jersey has maroon it'll be hideous.

[gopherguy06]

Does anyone have the App? Does it now allow streaming via chrome cast or anything?

[trixR4kids]

Was gonna say, on fourth and short they should just run it straight toward Faalele.

[JC65]

Ugliest 18 play 90 yard drive I've seen in a while.

[trixR4kids]

Ugliest 18 play 90 yard drive I've seen in a while.

True, Bateman bailed us out with that one play but I’m not complaining. Nice that this team actually has talent for once.

Glad we went for it too, that was the right decision regardless of the result.

[ScoobyDoo]

Uhhh.......