Gophers Football

What's the deal with the Minnesota Gopher football program? The University of Minnesota is the fourth largest college in the country, in a major metropolitan area, and we can't build a decent program. We play in a big time conference, against big time opponents. The problem is they are always better than us. What makes these other schools different than the Gophers?

We used to have tradition. From 1934 - 1960 we won 6 National Championships. That's one every four years. So what's changed since then. We haven't experienced a whole lot of success since 1960. So how did we go from a power house program to where we are now? In winning the big ten you earn a spot in the coveted Rose Bowl. We haven't been there since 1962. That is the longest streak of any big ten team.

I just don't understand why we can't compete at the same level as Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue. I'm not even talking about Ohio State, Michigan, or Penn State. The team has lost entire generations of fans. I mean they're one of the oldest teams in the country. They played their first game in 1882. That means they've had 127 years to build this program. I was born in 1981 and they haven't played in an actual meaningful game since. Sure they've won a big game here and there, , upset a team or two, and played in bowl games. But I'm talking about actual National prominence. We play for Paul Bunyan's axe, Floyd of Rosdale, the Governors cup, and the little Brown Jug. Sure those are interesting and fun. But do you know what other teams play for? They play for Big Ten titles and National Championships.

People say that it's because no one cares. Well that's because they're never any good. Nobody likes a loser. We built a brand new stadium for them, and they can't even sell that out. I watch college football on Saturday's and wish the Gophers played in meaningful games. College Football's slogan is every game counts. Not if you're the gophers. If you're the gophers, no ever count.

Glen Mason came in here and put the Gophers back on the big ten map. They never won the Big Ten, but they got close a couple of times. They had a collapse against Michigan, and a couple of tough losses. So he got us close. And we fired him. We fired him because we demand more and expect more. So we hire Tim Brewster, who had never been a head coach before. If you want to show that you care, put a pile of money out there that no coach can turn down. Hey Urban Meyer, I know coaching the Florida Gators is fun especially when you're making 4 million a year, but how about packing up and moving north for 6 million a year. Let's see if you can coach then.

I am just done with the Gophers until they show me that winning matters.