Week 8 @ Minnesota: Game Notes, Depth Chart, Etc

[Omar Little]

I watched the the whole Minnesota - Purdue game. Minnesota is not good. I was surprised how underwhelming they are. The short week home game helps them but we should win this game by two touchdowns if we are a serious team. Vegas concurs.

 

[Omar Little]

Does anyone know of any public tailgates by gopher stadium? We will be up there with a large group but haven’t heard of anything going on.

 

[whoboppin]

People are making Minnesota out to be some juggernaut. Nebraska had them in 2023, literally just fumbled when

Does anyone know of any public tailgates by gopher stadium? We will be up there with a large group but haven’t heard of anything going on.

I dont know about tailgates, but when I go there I go to Surly. Massive indoor/outdoor brewery there that is relatively close to the stadium.

 

[Dr.DrakeRamoray]

People are making Minnesota out to be some juggernaut. Nebraska had them in 2023, literally just fumbled when

I dont know about tailgates, but when I go there I go to Surly. Massive indoor/outdoor brewery there that is relatively close to the stadium.

Surly is a good time

 

[Mavsker]

I don't know if we can beat them by 10 like the spread says currently (Nebraska is 2-4 vs the spread this year), but I do feel a bit better about us coming out of Minneapolis with a win. I just am not willing to predict it yet.

For what it's worth, Minnesota is 1-5 ATS this year

 

[HerbRedman]

People are making Minnesota out to be some juggernaut. Nebraska had them in 2023, literally just fumbled when

My only thing is: I don't think Minnesota has EVER really been good. They usually look like shit in the first 5 games of the season. Then their season turns on the Nebraska game. They beat us...Fleck goes apeshit....and then they actually go on a mini-run after that and get some Ws.

So my only counter is, they always look like shit to me. But they've beaten us 6 out of 7 times. And the Nebraska that played 2-3 quarters vs MSU and MD could certainly lose this road FRI night game on a short week.


One thing is Fleck likes Rhule so he won't have that maniacal streak in him he had vs Frost. I think the MN teams fed off his psychosis. They always played their best game of the season vs Nebraska.

 

[Cornicator]

My only thing is: I don't think Minnesota has EVER really been good. They usually look like shit in the first 5 games of the season. Then their season turns on the Nebraska game. They beat us...Fleck goes apeshit....and then they actually go on a mini-run after that and get some Ws.

So my only counter is, they always look like shit to me. But they've beaten us 6 out of 7 times. And the Nebraska that played 2-3 quarters vs MSU and MD could certainly lose this road FRI night game on a short week.


One thing is Fleck likes Rhule so he won't have that maniacal streak in him he had vs Frost. I think the MN teams fed off his psychosis. They always played their best game of the season vs Nebraska.

Their 2019 team was really, really good. That team had 13 starters that went on to the NFL. If the modern playoff format existed back then, that team likely gets a draw. They absolutely dominated a 10 win Auburn team that didn't sit out any players.

But other than that team, Fleck's teams have been marginal at best. His 2023 team was actually terrible. Nebraska was just worse though with Jeff Sims at QB.