Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Week 7 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

Damn that was a shoot out and a half.

Yeah, I got lucky to win that game.

As you can see, Weber finally caught up to his normal self with 5 INT's that was such a bad game. It's going to be a hard one this week vs. the Buckeyes.

[Deuce2223]

Re: Week 7 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

I have had several 5-6 INT games in my career. It's crazy. Halliday started out the year throwing 9 TD's to just 1 INT in the first 3 games, now he has 5 TD's and 3 INT in the past 2 games.

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Week 7 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

I have had several 5-6 INT games in my career. It's crazy. Halliday started out the year throwing 9 TD's to just 1 INT in the first 3 games, now he has 5 TD's and 3 INT in the past 2 games.

It was crazy everything I threw they were always there to jump in the way and pick it off, it was a really frustrating game, but I suppose every team goes through hot and cold streaks.

I think I haven't been picking the best guys to throw to all the time.

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Week 7 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

Alright, so I forgot to do the Week 8 around the league, so I'm just going to go straight to the Ohio State game.

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Gophers Pull Off Stunning Upset!

Once again, the Gophers have defeated a ranked team, but this wasn't just any ranked team. This was the Ohio State Buckeyes, the #1 team in the nation coming into TCF Bank Stadium. It was a huge win for the team in which lead to Minnesota's first time being ranked for a long time coming in at #22.

The Gophers defense was the whole reason they won. The Buckeyes scored most of their points off turnovers as the Gophers continued to be bad in that regard. Marqueis Gray had 2 INT's and Adam Weber had 3 INT's. Weber's INT's ultimately lead to his benching and the insertion of Gray. Since they couldn't get anything going with the run game, the Gophers relied on the passing game out of the shotgun. Gray added another element in that he was able to scramble and pick up some big yards, he is going to be the starter next week against Michigan State.

The Gophers actually started the game down 17-0 which makes it even more amazing that they were able to come back and have a 21-20 lead after halftime. The Buckeyes would have one more shot to get it into the endzone with a little over 2 minutes and 1 timeout. They would complete a 35-yd pass on a 4th and 21 to keep the drive going, but ultimately turned it over on downs the next set of 4 with the Gophers D standing strong. A huge stand that lead to the win.

The biggest thing has to be the play of Da Jon McKnight. He has slowly became a Heisman Canidate moving into 3rd place after yesterday's performance.

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Week 9 - OSU at MIN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1 (4-1))	17	3	6	0	-	26
Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-2 (4-1))	7	14	13	0	-	34

Team Stats Comparison
OSU		MIN
207	Total Offense	471
24	Rushing Yards	39
183	Passing Yards	432
7	First Downs	22
30	Punt Return Yards	37
76	Kick Return Yards	120
313	Total Yards	628
0	Turnovers	5
1-13	3rd Down Converstion	7-18
1-3	4th Down Conversion	4-5
0-1	2-Point Conversion	0-1
4-1-2	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-4-0
1-10	Penalties	3-35
13:47	Posession Time	18:13

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OSU	MIN
6:00	(OSU) D. Torrence, returned interception 48 Yd (D. Barclay kick)	7	0
4:20	(OSU) D. Barclay, 21 Yd FG	10	0
1:40	(OSU) C. Brown, 65 Yd TD pass from T. Pryor (D. Barclay kick)	17	0
0:00	(MIN) E. Lair, 4 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (E. Ellestad kick)	17	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OSU	MIN
5:33	(MIN) D. McKnight, 8 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (E. Ellestad kick)	17	14
2:29	(OSU) D. Barclay, 26 Yd FG	20	14
0:10	(MIN) D. McKnight, 46 Yd TD pass from M. Gray (E. Ellestad kick)	20	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OSU	MIN
6:16	(OSU) J. Stoneburner, 15 Yd TD pass from T. Pryor (2-pt failed)	26	21
4:20	(MIN) D. McKnight, 8 Yd TD pass from A. Weber (2-pt failed)	26	27
2:11	(MIN) D. Bennett, 1 Yd TD run (E. Ellestad kick)	26	34

Ohio State Buckeyes Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
T. Pryor	122.1	11/27	183	2/0	16.6
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Herron	21	46	2.1	0	10
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
C. Brown	5	134	26.8	1	65
J. Stoneburner	2	18	9.0	1	15
D. Posey	1	22	22.0	0	22
C. Fields	1	6	6.0	0	6
R. Fragel	1	3	3.0	0	3
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
D. Barclay	2/2	100	37	2/2	8
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
D. Barclay	6	274	45.6	2	1
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
C. Chekwa	3	44	14.6	16	0
D. Posey	2	32	16.0	19	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
C. Chekwa	3	30	10.0	13	0

Minnesota Golden Gophers Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
A. Weber	107.1	13/29	208	2/3	16.0
M. Gray	98.7	14/36	224	2/2	16.0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. Bennett	14	27	1.9	1	11
M. Gray	7	24	3.4	0	12
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D. McKnight	14	268	19.1	3	53
E. Lair	5	55	11.0	1	22
B. Allen	4	58	14.5	0	18
T. Stoudermire	4	51	12.7	0	17
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
E. Ellestad	0/0	0	0	4/4	4
PUNTING	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	IN20	TB
D. Orseske	3	142	47.3	0	0
KICK RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	4	80	20.0	22	0
T. Stoudermire	2	40	20.0	22	0
PUNT RETURNING	RET	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
B. Allen	5	37	7.4	15	0

[mnwildgophers]

Week 10 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

TOP 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Week 10
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Virigina Tech (38)	8	0	1502
2	3	Florida State (22)	8	0	1416
3	5	Utah (1)	8	0	1211
4	4	Alabama	7	1	1190
5	6	Boise State	6	1	1096
6	8	Georgia Tech	7	1	1007
7	9	Iowa	7	1	963
8	1	Ohio State	8	1	951
9	11	Florida	6	2	865
10	12	USC	6	1	841
11	13	Texas	6	2	780
12	14	Arkansas	7	1	749
13	7	Clemson	7	1	710
14	15	Oklahoma	7	1	708
15	16	Nebraska	6	2	658
16	17	Stanford	7	1	643
17	18	TCU	8	1	601
18	19	West Virginia	7	1	561
19	20	Wisconsin	4	3	488
20	10	Penn State	6	2	467
21	22	Houston	7	1	448
22	--	Minnesota	7	2	409
23	--	Boston College	6	2	409
24	24	Tennessee	6	2	366
25	21	Oregon	5	3	199

TOP 25 NOTABLE SCORES

#1 Ohio State 26, Minnesota 34
Michigan 29, #10 Penn State 17
#21 Oregon 14, #12 USC 28
#7 Clemson 13, Boston College 22

HEISMAN WATCH

Heisman Watch - Updated: Week 10
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Tyrod Taylor	QB	Virigina Tech		178-251, 2554 Yds, 31 Total TD's
Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State		191-282, 2454 Yds, 32 Total TD's
Da Jon McKnight	WR	Minnesota		58 Rec, 1331 Yds, 12 TD's
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		175-279, 2137 Yds, 35 Total TD's
Noel Devine	HB	West Virigina		222 Car, 1159 Yds, 16 Total TD's

GOPHER RECRUITING

The Gophers were able to land 3 more recruits this week. Will Roberts, a WR from Ohio was a 4* recruit and looks to get some solid playing time. Jamar Hurd, ATH, and Jason Davis, DT, both 3* recruits will most likely redshirt next year, but there's a chance they could stick around.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2010
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Will Roberts	WR	HS	Mansfield, OH	6'4"	217
Jamar Hurd	ATH	HS	Edgewater, FL	5'11"	171
Jason Davis	DT	HS	Wickliffe, OH	6'0"	264
Taylor Frank	G	HS	Watertown, WI	6'4"	304
Joseph Houston	FS	HS	London, CN	6'5"	186
Patrick Harris	T	HS	Richfield, MN	6'4"	270
James Robinson	SS	HS	Frostproof, FL	6'2"	195
Shannon Burns	WR	HS	Shorewood, WI	6'2"	175
Rico Fenner	DT	HS	Beloit, WI	6'1"	294
Ricky Williams	P	HS	White Bear Lake, MN	6'3"	211
Jermain Johnson	FB	HS	Port Orange, FL	6'0"	223

[DerkontheOS]

Re: Week 10 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

Good job bringing in a 4 star.... Is he gonna start as a true freshman?

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Week 10 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

Good job bringing in a 4 star.... Is he gonna start as a true freshman?

I'll have to see what happens with who declares for the draft, but most of my guys are pretty much set in stone with Stoudermire, Green, and McKnight (who's been a beast in the slot for me). I'd say he could get a look at 4th WR, but I won't be red-shirting him. I'll have to see what happens.

[13]

Re: Week 10 - A Look Around the League, Recruiting Update

Thank you for beating the Buckeyes and not my Nittany Lions.
Following! Great job so far.

[OliDegu2008]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

You're killing it! Keep it up.

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Thank you for beating the Buckeyes and not my Nittany Lions.
Following! Great job so far.

Thanks for following, appreciate it. The Buckeye game I was so lucky to win, I threw 5 INT's! Against your Nittany Lions, I threw 7. Everything I was throwing, they were there. It was ridiculous, but a fun game nonetheless.

You're killing it! Keep it up.

Thanks for reading! I'm very happy with how well the defense is playing, that's the only reason why I'm winning.

[II LiveHard II]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Things are going well in Minnesota! Kepp this up. I like your dynasty so far.

[hoopla32]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Thanks for following, appreciate it. The Buckeye game I was so lucky to win, I threw 5 INT's! Against your Nittany Lions, I threw 7. Everything I was throwing, they were there. It was ridiculous, but a fun game nonetheless.



Thanks for reading! I'm very happy with how well the defense is playing, that's the only reason why I'm winning.

I hate games like that. Seems like this year throwing INT's is just a foregone conclusion regardless of the sliders. It's a pretty big accomplishment for me to go an entire game without throwing an interception.

[mnwildgophers]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Things are going well in Minnesota! Kepp this up. I like your dynasty so far.

Yeah, I'm just as surprised, I'm feeling a let down soon though. Thanks for reading.

I hate games like that. Seems like this year throwing INT's is just a foregone conclusion regardless of the sliders. It's a pretty big accomplishment for me to go an entire game without throwing an interception.

Yeah, it seems like they get superhuman powers all of the sudden, I don't understand it. The linebackers seem to be able to jump every route too and make incredible INT's.

[hoopla32]

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Yeah, I'm just as surprised, I'm feeling a let down soon though. Thanks for reading.



Yeah, it seems like they get superhuman powers all of the sudden, I don't understand it. The linebackers seem to be able to jump every route too and make incredible INT's.

Yeah, the most common INT I throw that doesn't make sense, is a LB being 2-4 yards away from where I'm throwing a pass, not making any movement, and right when the ball is getting to my WR's hands the LB lunges to whatever direction and makes a pick.