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Old 11-17-2010, 04:33 PM   #1
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Gold Country (Formally Gopher Nation) - NCAA 11

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The Gophers football team has been in existence for a very long time, in fact actually one of the oldest teams in the league having their first season in 1882. If you look at them now, it sure doesn't seem like they would have a winning record over time, but their lifetime record is 635-454-44 which is worth a .580 win percentage. That's pretty good, but there just hasn't been much recent success.

The Gophers have won 6 national titles, but most of them came during the Bernie Bierman era in which 5 of those national titles came. He coached the Gophers to a 93-35-6 record during his span at the University of Minnesota. He won 7 Big Ten titles, and obtained 5 undefeated seasons with the Gophers from 1932-1941, and 1945-1950. The Gophers last national title came in 1960, and they haven't sniffed a Rose Bowl since 1962. The last Big Ten conference title the Gophers obtained was in 1967.

As we can see, it's been quite some time since the Gophers have been a prominent team in the nation let alone the Big Ten. After firing Glen Mason who coached the team from 1997-2006 to a 64-57 (.535 win percentage), Tim Brewster was hired in 2006 and used the term "Gopher Nation." I used this as the name of my dynasty because it was comical to both myself and the rest of Gopher football fans, and since he was fired, I changed it back to "Gold Country" which many Gopher fans prefer. Tim Brewster's hiring was a disaster and he held a 15-30 record (.333 win percentage) in 3 1/2 seasons with the Gophers. He was relieved of his duties as the Head Coach on October 16, 2010. His job was taken over by Jeff Horton, and isn't faring any better, but did do a nice job in holding the team together and pulling together compiling a 2-3 record with wins over Illinois and #24 Iowa. He is in on an interim basis, and it's likely that he will not be back at the end of the year. Horton did do three things that Tim Brewster couldn't do in his entire tenure with the Gophers:

1. Win a game vs. a rival
2. Win a game vs. a Top 25 team
3. Win a trophy game

He was able to do all three in just one game and won the Floyd of Rosedale in the last game of the 2010 season.

I'm going to be starting my dynasty with the Gophers at the start of the 2010 season to try to lead them back to the glory that the Gophers haven't found for over 40 years, a Big Ten Conference Championship, and a National Title.

As for this dynasty, I will be using Jerry Kill, the newly minted coach of the Golden Gophers. Even though he wasn't hired until after the 2010 year, I won't be posting coaching comments after the game until after the Ohio State game in the 2011 season. Thanks for reading.


Career Record:
29-10
Wining Seasons:
3
Longest Win Streak:
9
Record Vs. Top 25:
11-8
Record Vs. Rivals:
7-4
Bowl Records:
2-1
Conference Titles:
1
National Titles:
1



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Old 11-17-2010, 06:41 PM   #2
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Looking forward to seeing what you can do. The Big Ten is tough.
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Depth Chart Review

Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart - 2010
Regular Offense
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
WRT. Stoudermire JRD. McKnight JRH. Carpenter SR
TEE. Lair JRT. Eure JRC. McGarry SR
LTD. Alford SR(RS)A. Brinkhaus SR(RS)
LGC. Bunders JR(RS)R. Orton JR(RS)
CD. Burris SR(RS)J. Glickstein SO(RS)
RGM. Carufel SR(RS)E. Olson FR(RS)
RTJ. Wills SRR. Wynn JR(RS)
WRB. Green JRB. Allen SOX. Brandon SO(RS)
QBA. Weber SR(RS)M. Gray SOT. Parish FR
FBJ. Hoese SRN. Rengel FR(RS)
HBD. Bennett JR(RS)D. Eskridge JRL. Edwards FR
Base 4-3 Defense
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
LDEA. Jacobs JR(RS)K. G McGhee FR(RS)
LDTJ. Edwards JRH. Legania FR
RDTB. Kirksey JRK. Dykstra SO(RS)
RDED. Wilhite SO(RS)M. Garin FR(RS)
WLBG. Tinsley JRR. Grant SO(RS)
MLBS. Reeves SOG. Mezzenga FR(RS)
SLBK. Cooper SO(RS)P. Sveum SR
CBM. Carter SOR. Collado SR
SSK. Theret SRM. Rallis SO(RS)
FSK. Royston SR(RS)N. Tow Arnett JR(RS)
CBJ. Johnson JRC. Haviland SO
Special Teams
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
KE. Ellestad SR(RS)
PD. Orseske FR(RS)
PRB. Green JRT. Stoudermire JR
KRT. Stoudermire JRB. Green JR
LSD. Burris SR(RS)


Gophers' Redshirts

QB JD Pride FR
HB Devon Wright FR
HB Donnell Kirkwood FR
WR AJ Baker SO
WR Marquise Hill FR
WR Logan Hutton FR
LT Jimmy Gjere FR
LG Matt Eggen FR
C Zac Epping FR
RG Jonathan Ragoo FR
RE Ben Perry FR
DT Sean Ferguson FR
DT Josh Tauaefa FR
MLB Willie Tatum FR
ROLB Dwayne Mitchell FR
CB Tyrone Bouie FR
CB Brock Vereen FR



Coach's Comments:

We know what type of team we are going to be and that's going to be a running team with a tandem of Duane Bennett and Deleon Eskridge, there is plenty of running to go around as we know that our defense isn't the best one out there, but we will continue to try to be a hard team to play against.

We will be able to throw with SR Adam Weber behind center, and with Troy Stoudermire, Brandon Green, and Da Jon McKnight will keep teams honest. There is plenty of weapons on offense, but the defense will have something to prove this year with not boasting the same talent on the lines or in the linebacking core.

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Old 11-18-2010, 12:09 AM   #4
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Top 25, Schedule

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Preseason Poll
RKLWTEAM (VOTES)WLPOINTS
1-Alabama (39)001503
2-Ohio State (21)001428
3-Texas (1)001356
4-Oregon001286
5-Boise State001217
6-Florida001149
7-Virgina Tech001084
8-TCU001020
9-Nebraska00958
10-Iowa00898
11-Wisconsin00839
12-Georgia Tech00782
13-USC00727
14-Miami00673
15-Oklahoma00621
16-Pittsburgh00571
17-LSU00522
18-Penn State00476
19-Oregon State00431
20-Arkansas00387
21-Florida State00346
22-North Carolina00306
23-Utah00267
24-Cincinnati00231
25-Houston00196



Heisman Watch - Updated: Preseason
NAMEPOSSCHOOL
SEASON STATS
Mark IngramHBAlabama
Case KeenumQBHouston
Kellen MooreQBBoise State
Terrelle PryorQBOhio State
Jake LockerQBWashington






Gophers Schedule

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2010 Schedule
DATEOPPONENTRESULT
Sep 2at Middle Tennesse State
Sep 11vs FCS West
Sep 18vs USC
Sep 25vs Northern Illinois
Oct 2vs Northwestern
Oct 9at Wisconsin
Oct 16at Purdue
Oct 23vs Penn State
Oct 30vs Ohio State
Nov 6at Michigan State
Nov 13at Illinois
Nov 27vs Iowa
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Old 11-18-2010, 03:28 PM   #5
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Gophers Win Close One

The Gophers season has begun, and they were very lucky to come away with a 21-17 win over Middle Tennessee State. The Gophers played well late in the 2nd, coming away with a TD pass to Troy Stoudermire to take the lead going into the half, and the defense would hold strong to allow nothing in the 4th quarter.

BIG POINT: With less than a minute to play, Middle Tennessee State QB Dwight Dasher throw an interception to CB Spencer Reeves while on the Gopher's 30 yard line which sealed the deal and allowed the Gophers to win.


Sep 2, 2010 - MIN at MTSU
TEAM1ST2ND3RD4THSCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0)0147021
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (0-0)7010017
Team Stats Comparison
MINMTSU
255Total Offense218
34Rushing Yards-35
221Passing Yards253
17First Downs14
64Punt Return Yards17
83Kick Return Yards52
402Total Yards287
4Turnovers2
7-183rd Down Converstion2-15
0-24th Down Conversion1-2
0-02-Point Conversion0-0
2-1-0Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals3-2-0
3-35Penalties1-15
19:16Posession Time12:44
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORINGMINMTSU
1:24(MTSU) T. Jefferson, 1 Yd pass from D. Dasher (A. Gendreau kick)07
SECOND QUARTER SCORINGMINMTSU
7:38(MIN) D. McKnight, 23 Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)77
0:10(MIN) T. Stoudermire, 5 Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)147
THIRD QUARTER SCORINGMINMTSU
7:17(MIN) K. Theret, returned interception 44 Yds (E. Ellestad kick)217
5:11(MTSU) T. Jefferson, 2 Yd pass from D. Dasher (A. Gendreau kick)2114
2:24(MTSU) A. Gendreau 47 Yd FG 2117
Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSINGRATINGC/ATTYDSTD/INTAVG
A. Weber91.615/402272/215.1
M. Gray12.41/4-60/0-6.0
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTDLONG
D. Bennett21713.3013
A. Weber4-30-7.502
M. Gray4-17-4.200
D. Eskridge372.305
T. Stoudermire133.003
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTDLONG
D. McKnight710615.1123
B. Green46015.0021
T. Stoudermire2136.518
B. Allen24824.0025
D. Bennett1-6-6.000
DEFENSETACKSACKINTPDEFTD
K. Cooper100.0010
D. Wilhite71.0000
S. Reeves50.0100
M. Carter61.0020
R. Collado60.0000
J. Johnson30.0000
B. Kirksey30.0000
M. Rallis20.0000
C. Haviland20.0000
K. Theret40.0011
G. Mezzenga20.0000
A. Jacobs30.0000
K. Royston10.0000
KICKINGFGM/APCTLONGXPM/APTS
E. Ellestad0/1003/33
PUNTINGPUNTSYDSAVGIN20TB
D. Oreske626544.120
KICK RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
T. Stoudermire36120.3260
B. Allen12222.0220
PUNT RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
B. Allen9647.1140
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Boxscore
PASSINGRATINGC/ATTYDSTD/INTAVG
D. Dasher97.719/412202/211.5
B. Burnette119.32/4330/016.5
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTDLONG
P. Turner9-3-0.305
D. Dasher7-31-4.402
T. Jefferson3-6-2.000
S. Blissard177.007
G. Andrews1-2-2.000
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTDLONG
G. Andrews57515.0023
T. Jefferson4153.728
S. Blissard46015.0030
H. Turner44310.7024
S. McDonald22914.5018
D. Kyles11515.0015
B. McLeod11616.0016
DEFENSETACKSACKINTPDEFTD
A. Davis40.0000
D. Smith40.0000
K. Brown70.0020
S. Roberts60.0010
G. Tucker50.0000
J. Lattimore61.0010
D. Crumpton30.0000
M. Beyah30.0000
J. Kellem40.0040
J. Jones70.0110
N. Washington20.0000
R. Isaac50.0010
M. Dixon20.0130
KICKINGFGM/APCTLONGXPM/APTS
A. Gendreau1/1100472/25
PUNTINGPUNTSYDSAVGIN20TB
N. Toulson937241.300
KICK RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
M. Beyah33812.6170
P. Turner11414.0140
PUNT RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
P. Turner4174.2110



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Old 11-18-2010, 04:26 PM   #6
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Updated Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 9, 2010
RKLWTEAM (VOTES)WLPOINTS
11Alabama (34)101498
22Ohio State (25)101429
33Texas (1)101381
44Oregon (1)101295
57Virginia Tech101263
66Florida101168
78TCU101064
89Nebraska10987
910Iowa10930
1011Wisconsin10890
1112Georgia Tech10819
125Boise State01807
1313USC00766
1414Miami10715
1515Oklahoma10664
1618Penn State10522
1722North Carolina10456
1820Arkansas10435
1923Utah10414
2021Florida State10393
2116Pittsburgh01295
2225Houston10241
2317LSU01241
2419Oregon State01238
25--West Virgina10207





Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 9, 2010
NAMEPOSSCHOOL
SEASON STATS
Mark IngramHBAlabama26 Car, 139 Yds, TD
Case KeenumQBHouston20-23, 224 Yds, 4 TD
Kellen MooreQBBoise State23-44, 275 Yds, 2 TD
Terrelle PryorQBOhio State25-41, 277 Yds, 3 TD
Jake LockerQBWashington20-37, 198 Yds




Gophers' 2010 Recruits

The Gophers obtained their first recruit of the year, Ricky Williams from White Bear Lake. He will be insurance at the P position, but looks like he'll be handling most of the kicking duties next year.

The Gophers are actively recruiting many players.




Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2010
NAMEPOSCLASSHOMETOWNHTWTCALIBER
Ricky WilliamsPHSWhite Bear Lake, MN6'11"211

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Week 2 - vs. FCS West

Gophers Blow out FCS West

In a statement game, Adam Weber threw 8 TD's for 570 Yds and those are both school records. The Gophers would come out early and would not stop piling on the points, and it was just a big confidence builder before they have to face USC the next week.

The Gophers did play well, but the defense must get better if it wants to have any shot at beating USC.

Sep 9, 2010 - FCSW at MIN
TEAM1ST2ND3RD4THSCORE
FCS West ()707721
Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0)28721763
Team Stats Comparison
FCSWMIN
360Total Offense630
24Rushing Yards60
336Passing Yards570
13First Downs11
0Punt Return Yards47
143Kick Return Yards120
503Total Yards797
1Turnovers1
6-153rd Down Converstion7-11
0-14th Down Conversion1-2
02-Point Conversion0
3-2-0Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals3-2-0
1-15Penalties1-13
17:24Posession Time14:36
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORINGFCSWMIN
7:43(MIN) B. Green, 87 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)07
5:19(FCSW) HB #40, 4 Yd run (K #26 kick)77
3:30(MIN) T. Stoudermire, 4 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)714
2:27(MIN) D. McKnight, 68 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)721
0:17(MIN) T. Stoudermire, 48 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)728
SECOND QUARTER SCORINGFCSWMIN
4:05(MIN) B. Green, 23 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)735
THIRD QUARTER SCORINGFCSWMIN
6:50(MIN) D. McKnight, 57 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)742
5:38(MIN) D. McKnight, 53 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)749
5:00(FCSW) HB #20, 71 TD Yd pass from QB #6, (K #26 kick)1449
4:48(MIN) T. Stoudermire, returned kickoff 97 Yds (E. Ellestad kick)1456
FOURTH QUARTER SCORINGFCSWMIN
6:12(MIN) B. Green, 6 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)1463
3:12(FCSW) WR #82, 20 Yd TD pass from QB #6 (K #26 kick)2163
Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSINGRATINGC/ATTYDSTD/INTAVG
A. Weber265.518/345708/131.6
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTDLONG
D. Bennett13685.2012
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTDLONG
D. McKnight624340.5368
B. Green514128.2387
T. Stoudermire412030.0258
E. Lair26432.0033
D. Bennett122.002
DEFENSETACKSACKINTPDEFTD
M. Carter60.0000
K. Royston80.0110
J. Edwards50.0000
K. Theret50.0010
K. Cooper50.0000
A. Jacobs64.0000
G. Tinsley40.0000
T. Grant30.0000
R. Collado30.0000
G. Mezzenga30.0000
S. Reeves30.0010
B. Kirksey21.0000
D. Wilhite50.0000
KICKINGFGM/APCTLONGXPM/APTS
E. Ellestad0/0009/99
KICK RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
T. Stoudermire19797.0971
B. Allen12323.0230
PUNT RETURNINGRETYDSAVGLONGTD
B. Allen44711.7170

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Week 2 - Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 15, 2010
RKLWTEAM (VOTES)WLPOINTS
12Ohio State (40)201504
23Texas (21)201398
35Virginia Tech201264
46Florida201199
57TCU201135
68Nebraska201073
79Iowa201013
81Alabama11976
910Wisconsin10953
1011Georgia Tech20913
1113USC10784
1216Penn State20757
1312Boise State01731
144Oregon11604
1517North Carolina10579
1620Florida State20555
1718Arkansas20531
1819Utah20484
1914Miami11453
20--Tennessee20418
2121Pittsburgh11354
2222Houston20354
2315Oklahoma11328
2423LSU11285
2525West Virginia20247



Heisman Watch


Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 16, 2010
NAMEPOSSCHOOLSEASON STATS
Mark IngramHBAlabama46 Car, 221 Yds, 1 TD
Case KeenumQBHouston47-58, 660 Yds, 9 TD's
Kellen MooreQBBoise State23-44, 275 Yds, 2 TD
Terrelle PryorQBOhio State46-81, 613 Yds, 5 TD's
Tre NewtonHBTexas57 Car, 311 Yds, 2 TD



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