Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

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Gopher Football

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

[Deuce2223]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Looking forward to seeing what you can do. The Big Ten is tough.

[mnwildgophers]

Depth Chart Review

Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart - 2010
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	T. Stoudermire JR	D. McKnight JR	H. Carpenter SR
TE	E. Lair JR	T. Eure JR	C. McGarry SR
LT	D. Alford SR(RS)	A. Brinkhaus SR(RS)
LG	C. Bunders JR(RS)	R. Orton JR(RS)
C	D. Burris SR(RS)	J. Glickstein SO(RS)
RG	M. Carufel SR(RS)	E. Olson FR(RS)
RT	J. Wills SR	R. Wynn JR(RS)
WR	B. Green JR	B. Allen SO	X. Brandon SO(RS)
QB	A. Weber SR(RS)	M. Gray SO	T. Parish FR
FB	J. Hoese SR	N. Rengel FR(RS)
HB	D. Bennett JR(RS)	D. Eskridge JR	L. Edwards FR
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	A. Jacobs JR(RS)	K. G McGhee FR(RS)
LDT	J. Edwards JR	H. Legania FR
RDT	B. Kirksey JR	K. Dykstra SO(RS)
RDE	D. Wilhite SO(RS)	M. Garin FR(RS)
WLB	G. Tinsley JR	R. Grant SO(RS)
MLB	S. Reeves SO	G. Mezzenga FR(RS)
SLB	K. Cooper SO(RS)	P. Sveum SR
CB	M. Carter SO	R. Collado SR
SS	K. Theret SR	M. Rallis SO(RS)
FS	K. Royston SR(RS)	N. Tow Arnett JR(RS)
CB	J. Johnson JR	C. Haviland SO
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	E. Ellestad SR(RS)
P	D. Orseske FR(RS)
PR	B. Green JR	T. Stoudermire JR
KR	T. Stoudermire JR	B. Green JR
LS	D. 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.

[mnwildgophers]

Top 25, Schedule

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Preseason Poll
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	-	Alabama (39)	0	0	1503
2	-	Ohio State (21)	0	0	1428
3	-	Texas (1)	0	0	1356
4	-	Oregon	0	0	1286
5	-	Boise State	0	0	1217
6	-	Florida	0	0	1149
7	-	Virgina Tech	0	0	1084
8	-	TCU	0	0	1020
9	-	Nebraska	0	0	958
10	-	Iowa	0	0	898
11	-	Wisconsin	0	0	839
12	-	Georgia Tech	0	0	782
13	-	USC	0	0	727
14	-	Miami	0	0	673
15	-	Oklahoma	0	0	621
16	-	Pittsburgh	0	0	571
17	-	LSU	0	0	522
18	-	Penn State	0	0	476
19	-	Oregon State	0	0	431
20	-	Arkansas	0	0	387
21	-	Florida State	0	0	346
22	-	North Carolina	0	0	306
23	-	Utah	0	0	267
24	-	Cincinnati	0	0	231
25	-	Houston	0	0	196

Heisman Watch - Updated: Preseason
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Mark Ingram	HB	Alabama
Case Keenum	QB	Houston
Kellen Moore	QB	Boise State
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State
Jake Locker	QB	Washington

Gophers Schedule

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2010 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 2	at Middle Tennesse State
Sep 11	vs FCS West
Sep 18	vs USC
Sep 25	vs Northern Illinois
Oct 2	vs Northwestern
Oct 9	at Wisconsin
Oct 16	at Purdue
Oct 23	vs Penn State
Oct 30	vs Ohio State
Nov 6	at Michigan State
Nov 13	at Illinois
Nov 27	vs Iowa

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

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
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0)	0	14	7	0	21
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (0-0)	7	0	10	0	17

Team Stats Comparison
MIN		MTSU
255	Total Offense	218
34	Rushing Yards	-35
221	Passing Yards	253
17	First Downs	14
64	Punt Return Yards	17
83	Kick Return Yards	52
402	Total Yards	287
4	Turnovers	2
7-18	3rd Down Converstion	2-15
0-2	4th Down Conversion	1-2
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
2-1-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0
3-35	Penalties	1-15
19:16	Posession Time	12:44

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIN	MTSU
1:24	(MTSU) T. Jefferson, 1 Yd pass from D. Dasher (A. Gendreau kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIN	MTSU
7:38	(MIN) D. McKnight, 23 Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	7
0:10	(MIN) T. Stoudermire, 5 Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	14	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIN	MTSU
7:17	(MIN) K. Theret, returned interception 44 Yds (E. Ellestad kick)	21	7
5:11	(MTSU) T. Jefferson, 2 Yd pass from D. Dasher (A. Gendreau kick)	21	14
2:24	(MTSU) A. Gendreau 47 Yd FG	21	17

Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
A. Weber	91.6	15/40	227	2/2	15.1
M. Gray	12.4	1/4	-6	0/0	-6.0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Bennett	21	71	3.3	0	13
A. Weber	4	-30	-7.5	0	2
M. Gray	4	-17	-4.2	0	0
D. Eskridge	3	7	2.3	0	5
T. Stoudermire	1	3	3.0	0	3
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. McKnight	7	106	15.1	1	23
B. Green	4	60	15.0	0	21
T. Stoudermire	2	13	6.5	1	8
B. Allen	2	48	24.0	0	25
D. Bennett	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
K. Cooper	10	0.0	0	1	0
D. Wilhite	7	1.0	0	0	0
S. Reeves	5	0.0	1	0	0
M. Carter	6	1.0	0	2	0
R. Collado	6	0.0	0	0	0
J. Johnson	3	0.0	0	0	0
B. Kirksey	3	0.0	0	0	0
M. Rallis	2	0.0	0	0	0
C. Haviland	2	0.0	0	0	0
K. Theret	4	0.0	0	1	1
G. Mezzenga	2	0.0	0	0	0
A. Jacobs	3	0.0	0	0	0
K. Royston	1	0.0	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
E. Ellestad	0/1	0	0	3/3	3
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
D. Oreske	6	265	44.1	2	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
T. Stoudermire	3	61	20.3	26	0
B. Allen	1	22	22.0	22	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	9	64	7.1	14	0

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
D. Dasher	97.7	19/41	220	2/2	11.5
B. Burnette	119.3	2/4	33	0/0	16.5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
P. Turner	9	-3	-0.3	0	5
D. Dasher	7	-31	-4.4	0	2
T. Jefferson	3	-6	-2.0	0	0
S. Blissard	1	7	7.0	0	7
G. Andrews	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
G. Andrews	5	75	15.0	0	23
T. Jefferson	4	15	3.7	2	8
S. Blissard	4	60	15.0	0	30
H. Turner	4	43	10.7	0	24
S. McDonald	2	29	14.5	0	18
D. Kyles	1	15	15.0	0	15
B. McLeod	1	16	16.0	0	16
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
A. Davis	4	0.0	0	0	0
D. Smith	4	0.0	0	0	0
K. Brown	7	0.0	0	2	0
S. Roberts	6	0.0	0	1	0
G. Tucker	5	0.0	0	0	0
J. Lattimore	6	1.0	0	1	0
D. Crumpton	3	0.0	0	0	0
M. Beyah	3	0.0	0	0	0
J. Kellem	4	0.0	0	4	0
J. Jones	7	0.0	1	1	0
N. Washington	2	0.0	0	0	0
R. Isaac	5	0.0	0	1	0
M. Dixon	2	0.0	1	3	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
A. Gendreau	1/1	100	47	2/2	5
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
N. Toulson	9	372	41.3	0	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
M. Beyah	3	38	12.6	17	0
P. Turner	1	14	14.0	14	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
P. Turner	4	17	4.2	11	0

[mnwildgophers]

Look around the league, Conference

Updated Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 9, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (34)	1	0	1498
2	2	Ohio State (25)	1	0	1429
3	3	Texas (1)	1	0	1381
4	4	Oregon (1)	1	0	1295
5	7	Virginia Tech	1	0	1263
6	6	Florida	1	0	1168
7	8	TCU	1	0	1064
8	9	Nebraska	1	0	987
9	10	Iowa	1	0	930
10	11	Wisconsin	1	0	890
11	12	Georgia Tech	1	0	819
12	5	Boise State	0	1	807
13	13	USC	0	0	766
14	14	Miami	1	0	715
15	15	Oklahoma	1	0	664
16	18	Penn State	1	0	522
17	22	North Carolina	1	0	456
18	20	Arkansas	1	0	435
19	23	Utah	1	0	414
20	21	Florida State	1	0	393
21	16	Pittsburgh	0	1	295
22	25	Houston	1	0	241
23	17	LSU	0	1	241
24	19	Oregon State	0	1	238
25	--	West Virgina	1	0	207

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 9, 2010
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Mark Ingram	HB	Alabama		26 Car, 139 Yds, TD
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		20-23, 224 Yds, 4 TD
Kellen Moore	QB	Boise State		23-44, 275 Yds, 2 TD
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		25-41, 277 Yds, 3 TD
Jake Locker	QB	Washington		20-37, 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
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Ricky Williams	P	HS	White Bear Lake, MN	6'11"	211

[mnwildgophers]

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
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
FCS West ()	7	0	7	7	21
Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0)	28	7	21	7	63

Team Stats Comparison
FCSW		MIN
360	Total Offense	630
24	Rushing Yards	60
336	Passing Yards	570
13	First Downs	11
0	Punt Return Yards	47
143	Kick Return Yards	120
503	Total Yards	797
1	Turnovers	1
6-15	3rd Down Converstion	7-11
0-1	4th Down Conversion	1-2
0	2-Point Conversion	0
3-2-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0
1-15	Penalties	1-13
17:24	Posession Time	14:36

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FCSW	MIN
7:43	(MIN) B. Green, 87 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	0	7
5:19	(FCSW) HB #40, 4 Yd run (K #26 kick)	7	7
3:30	(MIN) T. Stoudermire, 4 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	14
2:27	(MIN) D. McKnight, 68 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	21
0:17	(MIN) T. Stoudermire, 48 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	28
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FCSW	MIN
4:05	(MIN) B. Green, 23 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FCSW	MIN
6:50	(MIN) D. McKnight, 57 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	42
5:38	(MIN) D. McKnight, 53 TD Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	7	49
5:00	(FCSW) HB #20, 71 TD Yd pass from QB #6, (K #26 kick)	14	49
4:48	(MIN) T. Stoudermire, returned kickoff 97 Yds (E. Ellestad kick)	14	56
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FCSW	MIN
6:12	(MIN) B. Green, 6 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	14	63
3:12	(FCSW) WR #82, 20 Yd TD pass from QB #6 (K #26 kick)	21	63

Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
A. Weber	265.5	18/34	570	8/1	31.6
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Bennett	13	68	5.2	0	12
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. McKnight	6	243	40.5	3	68
B. Green	5	141	28.2	3	87
T. Stoudermire	4	120	30.0	2	58
E. Lair	2	64	32.0	0	33
D. Bennett	1	2	2.0	0	2
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
M. Carter	6	0.0	0	0	0
K. Royston	8	0.0	1	1	0
J. Edwards	5	0.0	0	0	0
K. Theret	5	0.0	0	1	0
K. Cooper	5	0.0	0	0	0
A. Jacobs	6	4.0	0	0	0
G. Tinsley	4	0.0	0	0	0
T. Grant	3	0.0	0	0	0
R. Collado	3	0.0	0	0	0
G. Mezzenga	3	0.0	0	0	0
S. Reeves	3	0.0	0	1	0
B. Kirksey	2	1.0	0	0	0
D. Wilhite	5	0.0	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
E. Ellestad	0/0	0	0	9/9	9
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
T. Stoudermire	1	97	97.0	97	1
B. Allen	1	23	23.0	23	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	4	47	11.7	17	0

[mnwildgophers]

Week 2 - Look around the league

Week 2 - Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 15, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Ohio State (40)	2	0	1504
2	3	Texas (21)	2	0	1398
3	5	Virginia Tech	2	0	1264
4	6	Florida	2	0	1199
5	7	TCU	2	0	1135
6	8	Nebraska	2	0	1073
7	9	Iowa	2	0	1013
8	1	Alabama	1	1	976
9	10	Wisconsin	1	0	953
10	11	Georgia Tech	2	0	913
11	13	USC	1	0	784
12	16	Penn State	2	0	757
13	12	Boise State	0	1	731
14	4	Oregon	1	1	604
15	17	North Carolina	1	0	579
16	20	Florida State	2	0	555
17	18	Arkansas	2	0	531
18	19	Utah	2	0	484
19	14	Miami	1	1	453
20	--	Tennessee	2	0	418
21	21	Pittsburgh	1	1	354
22	22	Houston	2	0	354
23	15	Oklahoma	1	1	328
24	23	LSU	1	1	285
25	25	West Virginia	2	0	247

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 16, 2010
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Mark Ingram	HB	Alabama		46 Car, 221 Yds, 1 TD
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		47-58, 660 Yds, 9 TD's
Kellen Moore	QB	Boise State		23-44, 275 Yds, 2 TD
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		46-81, 613 Yds, 5 TD's
Tre Newton	HB	Texas		57 Car, 311 Yds, 2 TD

[dtackel78]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

a 6'11 punter shoot put him at wideout lol jump balls all day lol

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

a 6'11 punter shoot put him at wideout lol jump balls all day lol

Yeah I was super confused by this, but I plan to use him as my K, better than a walk-on I'm told lol

What's funny too is all of the WR's I'm going for are 6'1" 6'2" ish

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Gophers Lose Big

The Gopher's first two games were supposed to be warm-ups to this one vs. USC Trojans. I think that they need more time to get up to speed as the Trojans won big this Saturday 52-24. The Gophers took the ball and drove all the way down the field, but had to settle for a FG in the red zone, this set the tone for the whole game.

The Gophers simply couldn't control USC's bigger, stronger, and faster players. They just were simply no match against the #11 USC Trojans. The Gophers D played well in stretches, but the team felt like swiss cheese on 3rd downs where the Gopher's offense couldn't convert them, and the USC offense were able to convert at a 62% rate.

Next up for the Gophers, They will be home vs. Northern Illinois and hope to get back into the win column.

Week 3 - USC at MIN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#11 USC Trojans (2-0)	7	21	10	14	52
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1)	3	0	0	21	24

Team Stats Comparison
USC		MIN
423	Total Offense	380
103	Rushing Yards	57
320	Passing Yards	360
20	First Downs	13
38	Punt Return Yards	31
57	Kick Return Yards	259
518	Total Yards	670
1	Turnovers	1
9-16	3rd Down Converstion	5-17
0-1	4th Down Conversion	0-4
0	2-Point Conversion	0
7-5-1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-1-1
1-10	Penalties	3-25
19:53	Posession Time	12:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		USC	MIN
5:18	(MIN) E. Ellestad, 24 Yd FG	0	3
1:14	(USC) A. Bradford, 2 Yd Run (J. Harfman kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USC	MIN
7:02	(USC) D. Ausberry, 12 Yd pass from M. Barkley (J. Harfman kick)	14	3
1:47	(USC) B. Ayles, 10 Yd pass from M. Barkley (J. Harfman kick)	21	3
0:33	(USC) K. Prater, 29 Yd pass from M. Barkley (J. Harfman kick)	28	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		USC	MIN
6:53	(USC) S. Havili, returned fumble 36 Yds (J. Harfman kick)	35	3
3:40	(USC) J. Harfman, 32 Yd FG	38	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USC	MIN
7:29	(MIN) T. Stoudermire, 3 Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	38	10
6:08	(USC) A. Bradford, 19 Yd pass from M. Barkley (J. Harfman kick)	45	10
5:57	(MIN) B. Allen, returned kickoff 95 Yds (E. Ellestad kick)	45	17
3:34	(USC) A. Bradford, 3 Yd run (J. Harfman kick)	52	17
3:21	(MIN) B. Allen, 80 Yd pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	52	24

USC Trojans Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
M. Barkley	175.2	23/36	320	4/0	13.9
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
A. Bradford	27	110	4.0	2	22
C. Gable	4	3	0.7	0	4
M. Tyler	1	1	1.0	0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Ausberry	9	137	15.2	1	24
K. Prater	3	69	23.0	1	29
S. Havili	3	31	10.3	0	25
B. Buter	2	5	2.5	0	5
R. Johnson	2	20	10.0	0	12
A. Bradford	2	37	18.5	1	19
D. Flournoy	1	11	11.0	0	11
B. Ayles	1	10	10.0	1	10
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
S. Wright	6	0.0	0	5	0
T. McDonald	4	0.0	0	0	0
T. Bryant	2	0.0	0	4	0
C. Tupou	5	0.0	0	1	0
D. McAllister	2	0.0	0	4	0
D. Harper	2	0.0	0	2	0
M. Simmons	2	0.0	0	0	0
J. Casey	3	1.0	0	2	0
R. Cummings	1	0.0	0	0	0
A. Armstead	1	0..0	0	1	0
C. Galippo	2	0.0	0	4	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
J. Harfman	1/2	50	33	7/7	10
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
J. Houston	4	168	42.0	1	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
S. Wright	3	55	18.3	23	0
K. Prater	1	2	2.0	2	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
R. Johnson	4	38	9.5	16	0

Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
A. Weber	92.7	16/57	360	2/0	22.5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Bennett	9	31	3.4	0	21
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
B. Allen	5	172	34.4	1	80
D. McKnight	4	88	22.0	0	35
E. Lair	3	78	26.0	0	33
T. Stoudermire	2	16	8.0	1	13
T. Eure	1	1	1.0	0	1
B. Green	1	5	5.0	0	5
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
K. Cooper	9	0.0	0	0	0
J. Edwards	8	0.0	0	0	0
S. Reeves	6	0.0	0	1	0
K. Theret	6	0.0	0	1	0
A. Jacobs	6	2.0	0	0	0
R. Collado	5	0.0	0	0	0
G. Tinsley	3	0.0	0	0	0
D. Wilhite	5	0.0	0	0	0
G. Mezzenga	3	0.0	0	0	0
K. Royston	8	0.0	0	4	0
C. Haviland	2	0.0	0	0	0
B. Allen	2	0.0	0	0	0
M. Carter	4	0.0	0	0	0
B. Kirksey	2	0.0	0	0	0
J. Johnson	3	0.0	0	2	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
E. Ellestad	1/3	33	24	3/3	6
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
D. Orseske	4	193	48.2	0	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	8	228	28.5	95	1
T. Stoudermire	1	31	31.0	31	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	4	31	7.7	20	0

[hockeyplaya2724]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

I love how realistic this is, keep it up I'm definitely following!

[Deuce2223]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Looks like the first 2 games you totally dominated the opposing team's attack.

What level and slider set are you playing with?

Tough loss to USC but that is to be expected. Their level of talent is still among the nations best even if their ranking doesn't show it.

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

I love how realistic this is, keep it up I'm definitely following!

Thanks, I think I'm going to have a rough time this year.

Looks like the first 2 games you totally dominated the opposing team's attack.

What level and slider set are you playing with?

Tough loss to USC but that is to be expected. Their level of talent is still among the nations best even if their ranking doesn't show it.

I'm playing on All-American with SECElite's sliders. I like the way that they play, but I tinkered with some of the ratings there. I played a few games in a previous franchise before I started this one to see how they played. I'm also playing 8 minute quarters.

USC just shredded me in every way, I thought I had a chance right away, but they were just too much for my defense. My defense is definitely my weak point.

[mnwildgophers]

Week 3 - Around the League, Recruiting Update

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Week 3, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State (38)	3	0	1502
2	2	Texas (21)	3	0	1452
3	3	Virginia Tech(1)	3	0	1362
4	5	TCU (1)	3	0	1229
5	7	Iowa	3	0	1121
6	8	Alabama	2	1	1019
7	9	Wisconsin	2	0	981
8	10	Georgia Tech	3	0	968
9	11	USC	2	0	884
10	12	Penn State	3	0	812
11	4	Florida	2	1	802
12	13	Boise State	1	1	723
13	14	Oregon	2	1	674
14	16	Florida State	3	0	609
15	17	Arkansas	3	0	594
16	6	Nebraska	2	1	567
17	20	Tennessee	3	0	539
18	18	Utah	3	0	530
19	--	Washington	3	0	509
20	19	Miami	1	1	431
21	15	North Carolina	1	1	394
22	22	Houston	3	0	363
23	21	Pittsburgh	1	1	351
24	23	Oklahoma	2	1	289
25	24	LSU	2	1	265

Not too much has changed in the top 25, notable drops are Nebraska and Florida.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Week 3, 2010
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Mark Ingram	HB	Alabama		68 Car, 358 Yds, 2 TD's
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		68-85, 975 Yds, 12 TD's, 1 Rushing TD
Kellen Moore	QB	Boise State		53-88, 647 Yds, 4 TD's
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		63-106, 794 Yds, 10 TD's, 1 Rushing TD
Tre Newton	HB	Texas		77 Car, 442 Yds, 3 TD's, 2 Rec. TD's

BIG TEN STANDINGS

The Big Ten looks as hard as ever with every team either being undefeated or 2-1. It should be an interesting year once the conference play begins.

Big Ten Conference Standings - Updated: Week 3, 2010
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Iowa	3-0	1.000	0-0	107	10	W3
Penn State	3-0	1.000	0-0	105	19	W3
Northwestern	3-0	1.000	0-0	93	21	W3
Ohio State	3-0	1.000	0-0	114	45	W3
Illinois	3-0	1.000	0-0	101	23	W3
Wisconsin	2-0	1.000	0-0	90	17	W2
Indiana	2-0	1.000	0-0	95	33	W2
Minnesota	2-1	0.660	0-0	108	90	L1
Michigan State	2-1	0.660	0-0	74	19	L1
Purdue	2-1	0.660	0-0	82	32	W2
Michigan	2-1	0.660	0-0	103	51	W2

Recruiting Update

We had a 3-star HB and a 1-star FB to commit this week, and are still actively pursuing many options, the main focus being on the offensive and defensive lines as well as athletes.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2010
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Tyrone Gaither	HB	HS	Crystal, MN	5'11"	198
Ricky Williams	P	HS	White Bear Lake, MN	6'3"	211
Jermaine Johnson	FB	HS	Port Orange, FL	6'0"	223