The ESPN ticker
At the gym the other night, watching the very entertaining Duke-UNC game (congratulations MCA, on a hard fought victory- impressively tough interior defense by the Devils last night by the way, I really like that Henderson kid- he plays hard) and all of a sudden I looked to see the following scrolling at the bottom of the page "braska 23. Minnesota 24. Colorado 2"...what #23, in what? Well, as much improvement as Tubby has made, I knew that it wasn't the national ranking for the basketball team. Maybe it was for one of the gopher women's sports, like hockey or mud wrestling. I had to wait another 3 minites or so until it scrolled back around- but then I saw five beautfiul letters...."NCAAF" Wow! The gopher football recruiting class was ranked 23rd for 2008- that's 23rd nationally, not 23rd in the Big 10. Wow.
A recruiting class means nothing of course unless it can translate into wins, but for a team coming off of a 1-11 season, and looking woefully weak in the athleticism category over the past few years it certainly provides a little hope for the future. Tim Brewster might still end up not being able to coach, but I can say this. On a cold February evening, he made this gopher football fan smile.... and you can't put a price on that.
Oh, and this might have had something to do with the strong recruiting class... can't wait for my first November home game in the loge boxes...
http://www.startribune.com/video/15375881.html
6 Comments:
That stadium looks P-I-M-P - Pimp.
February 7, 2008 at 1:22 PM
That stadium is cool. I did not watch all 5 minutes. Did they go over where the tailgating would go on?
That recruiting is very impressive. Fear the Gopher.
February 7, 2008 at 1:44 PM
If they send that link to all their targets, they'll be pulling in a top 20 recruiting class every year. Who wouldn't want to play in a stadium like that?
Getting the talent strikes me as about 85% of the task in college football. Actual coaching is a bonus, to get you to a higher level, but getting the guys in the door gets you to respectable, at least. It'll still take a couple years until they mature, of course.
February 7, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Dude, I'm guessing Brewster started every pitch by saying: "you'll be starting when we open this puppy. You in?" Looks great...and it looks like they took extra care to make sure it still had some college feel to go with all the 21st century comforts.
BTW, I'm planning to be there for the MN/Cal game that year (mid-sept.). Should we all try to use that as an excuse to come home for a weekend and hit the new stadium? THen, we can do it again the next year for the Twins park.
February 7, 2008 at 1:57 PM
BG great idea. When does it open?
February 7, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Gophers stadium opens in 2009, Twins in 2010.
February 7, 2008 at 2:55 PM
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