Minnesota Golden Gophers (official thread)

[NFBuck]

Ski Utah something, something?

Surprised. I thought fleck was holding out for something bigger than a share of the Big Ten title which he already has albeit at MAC wage levels.

Probably sees Minny as a chance to build his resume in the weaker division of a Power-5, which is more impressive than the MAC. He puts together a couple 9 win seasons and wins a division title or two, bigger jobs will come knocking.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

There's a thousand lakes in Minnesota to row that fucking boat. It was meant to be. And with seven!!11!1!1 reasons why it's orgasmic to be a golden gopher already, check that, make their lakes number eight, PJ Fleck is in heaven.

https://gradeslam.org/blog/7-reasons-to-be-jealous-of-university-of-minnesota-students

 

[NFBuck]

There's a thousand lakes in Minnesota to row that fucking boat. It was meant to be. And with seven!!11!1!1 reasons why it's orgasmic to be a golden gopher already, check that, make their lakes number eight, PJ Fleck is in heaven.

https://gradeslam.org/blog/7-reasons-to-be-jealous-of-university-of-minnesota-students

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Underground tunnel system? That's pretty friggin' cool, actually.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

Underground tunnel system? That's pretty friggin' cool, actually.

Nothing special. Wright State has one if I'm correct. I can only imagine the quality happenings that take place in a University of Minnesota tunnel system.

Probably what happens under the boardwalk...

 

[ScriptOhio]

P.J. Fleck is an annoying, twitchy little douchebag.

Fuck him, fuck Dave Winfield, fuck Bill Musselman and fuck Minnesota forever.

I actually remember watching that game on TV. Fuck Corky Taylor and Ron Behagen too.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Thanks for that image, CFP.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

Thanks for that image, CFP.

Don't thank me. Thank the Jersey Shore.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Underground tunnel system? That's pretty friggin' cool, actually.

You know what they say, 14 feet of snow is the mother of invention.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Talk all the shit you like about Minnesota but it's full of blue eyed blonde women, you know, true aryan stock (@MililaniBuckeye). It's also beautiful, even (especially) in the winter.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Talk all the [Mark May] you like about Minnesota but it's full of blue eyed blonde women, you know, true aryan stock (@MililaniBuckeye). It's also beautiful, even (especially) in the winter.

You should toss in a "don-cha-know" when you talk up the best parts of Minnesota, don-cha-know.

 

[CFPBuckeye]

You should toss in a "don-cha-know" when you talk up the best parts of Minnesota, don-cha-know.

Ha! He's such a hoser! Don-cha-know?

 

[BUCKYLE]

You should toss in a "don-cha-know" when you talk up the best parts of Minnesota, don-cha-know.

Oh man that brings back memories. Ridiculously beautiful women who all sound like the mom from Bobby's World. The upper great Lakes accent is not very sexy imo.

 

[Abenaki]

Minnesota (much like Michigan) had a pretty illustrious history early on in college football history. I would say they really dropped off the cliff in the mid 40's. They were very good in the 30's and early 40s. The 60s was more a blip on the radar. As college football gained more and more traction in the south and was less dominated by the northeast and midwest, their flow of talent never recovered. Michigan and Notre Dame realized early on that they would need to bring in talent from all points on the map. Minnesota (for whatever reason) never was able to make that transition. If you look at the map, they are really hampered on the talent front by their location. Unless they are able to magically construct a national recruiting program, they will never recapture their glory years.


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Top 15s since 2000

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I don't think they'll every recapture their glory years. Those days are long gone. There's no reason they can't win a Big Ten title more often than every 50 years though.

 

[LitlBuck]

Rowing a bigger boat

Minnesota: PJ Fleck’s contract is a five-year deal worth $18.5 million, averaging $3.5 million annually, according to Star Tribune’s Joe Christensen.

The Scoop

 

[3yardsandacloud]

Ski-U-Mah (pronunciation: /ˌskaɪ.juː.ˈmɑː/, sky-yoo-mah) is a slogan used at the University of Minnesota since 1884.

U of M Rugby captain John Adams had heard Sioux boys yell "ski-yoo!" when they won canoe races on Lake Pepin. He incorrectly interpreted that phrase as the Sioux word for victory, or exultation and suggested it as a cheer for the University rugby team. A co-captain added the "mah" to make it rhyme with "rah" and created "Ski-U-Mah!" The slogan has been used to cheer on the Minnesota Golden Gophersathletics teams, and was written into the lyrics of University songs including the "Minnesota Rouser", "Go Gopher Victory", "Minnesota Fight" and "Minnesota March".

Humm, learn something new everyday ... I'm sure I'll forget about it soon enough. "Row the boat" Sure I'll hear enough of that in years to come.