Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

**mnwildgophers** · 12-12-2010, 11:01 PM

2011 Season Wrap-Up

BOWL RESULTS

#3 38 VS. 7 #13

#5 21 VS. 31 #4

#8 27 VS. 24

#9

#6 35 VS. 9

FINAL TOP 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches' Poll - Updated: End of Season 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Minnesota (61)	12	1	1525
2	3	Clemson	12	1	1473
3	1	Boise State	12	1	1313
4	4	LSU	11	2	1309
5	8	Miami	12	2	1201
6	7	Alabama	12	2	1138
7	10	Texas	11	2	1005
8	5	Oklahoma	11	3	961
9	12	West Virginia	11	2	910
10	6	Arkansas	10	3	864
11	16	Michigan State	9	3	858
12	14	TCU	11	2	824
13	18	Michigan	10	3	653
14	13	Stanford	10	3	633
15	21	USC	9	4	618
16	9	Iowa	9	4	618
17	22	Florida State	10	4	525
18	11	Oklahoma State	9	4	476
19	24	Wisconsin	9	4	422
20	--	Ohio State	8	5	347
21	--	Pittsburgh	9	4	318
22	--	Washington	9	4	285
23	17	Penn State	9	4	231
24	15	Virginia Tech	9	4	222
25	--	North Carolina	9	4	189

**mnwildgophers** · 12-12-2010, 11:16 PM

Players Leaving

Gophers Leaving

WR - Troy Stoudermire - SR - 93 - Graduation
HB - Duane Bennett - SR(RS) - 92 - Graduation
CB - Johnny Johnson - SR - 88 - Graduation
HB - Deleon Eskrdige - SR - 88 - Graduation
DT - Jewhan Edwards - SR - 87 - Graduation
WR - Brandon Green - SR - 87 - Graduation
WR - Da Jon McKnight - SR - 86 - Graduation
QB - MarQueis Gray - JR - 84 - Pro Draft
LE - Anthony Jacobs - SR(RS) - 84 - Graduation
TE - Eric Lair - SR - 84 - Graduation
LOLB - Gary Tinsley - SR - 83 - Graduation
FS - Nathan Tow-Arnett - SR(RS) - 82 - Graduation
LG - Chris Bunders - SR(RS) - 82 - Graduation
DT - Brandon Kirksey - SR - 80 - Graduation
LG - Ryan Orton - SR(RS) - 76 - Graduation
RT - Ryan Wynn - SR(RS) - 76 - Graduation
TE - Tiree Eure - SR - 66 - Graduation

Quick Analysis: 7 of the 10 Gopher All-Americans are either leaving for the draft of for graduation. There is no doubt that the offense is taking a huge hit with 3 starting linemen leaving, 2 starter-quality halfbacks, and the three top receivers on the team. Both of the tight ends are leaving, and so is the starting QB this year. It could be a really tough year on offense next year for the Gophers.

On the defensive side of the ball, losing your 2nd best CB, and your 1st and 2nd best defensive linemen will hurt tremendously. Jewhan Edwards was amazing again this year.

It could be a long year for the Gophers next year, but all of these guys played huge parts in the National Championship win. Thank you to all of them for their contributions.

Gophers's Comments on the Championship game: It had to be the best game I've ever played, it was incredible the amount of emotion that came out from me just from this game. I was surprised that I was able to pull it out, I thought for sure I was done when Griffith was lining up for the 27 yarder to win the game. I don't think that there is much chance that I can repeat this year. Thanks to all that are reading.

**mnwildgophers** · 12-13-2010, 12:03 AM

Recruiting Report

Gophers Rank #37 In Recruits

Here is a look at the guys that are being brought in by Coach Kill:

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recruiting - 2011
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Aaron Lester	QB	HS	Willmar, MN	5'11"	212
Alonzo Brown	T	HS	El Mirage, AZ	6'0"	325
Joel Williams	TE	HS	Wilkinsburg, PA	6'2"	249
Corey Watson	QB	HS	Live Oak, TX	6'1"	239
Jason Jones	TE	HS	Bellaire, TX	6'3"	219
Mike Greene	DE	HS	Stow, OH	6'1"	227
Christian West	TE	HS	Bon Air, VA	6'4"	270
Kyle Goodman	TE	HS	Armory, MS	6'4"	240
Brett Douglas	ATH	HS	Neenah, WI	6'1"	182
Michael Smith	OLB	HS	Menomonee Falls, WI	6'1"	220
Jon Harrison	OLB	HS	Brooklyn Park, MN	5'11"	217
Dwayne Poland	WR	HS	Apple Valley, MN	6'0"	180
Kevin Collins	OLB	HS	Marrero, LA	6'1"	222
Alan Robinson	G	HS	Golden Valley, MN	6'3"	296
Carl Gibson	SS	HS	Greendale, WI	6'2"	209

Aaron Lester looks to get a long look at the QB position with the departure of MarQueis Gray as well as Corey Watson. All of the TE's that were recruited will have chances to make the team, and some may get redshirted or maybe make a move to the FB position.

The class ranks #37, so not great, but not horrible and bringing in 8 4* recruits will hopefully keep the talent level up for Coach Kill. He was happy with the guys that he got, and he has recruited guys that want to be in his system.

Let's take a look at the Top 25 Recruiting Classes:

Top Recruiting Classes - 2011
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Ohio State	7	3	8	0	0	18
2	Alabama	5	7	8	0	0	20
3	USC	5	6	4	0	3	18
4	LSU	5	5	4	0	5	19
5	Florida	2	9	7	1	0	19
6	Georgia Tech	0	11	10	2	0	23
7	Florida State	2	8	8	2	0	20
8	Viriginia Tech	2	6	11	2	0	21
9	Miami	0	11	9	0	1	21
10	Notre Dame	3	5	8	0	2	18
11	Utah	0	11	7	2	0	20
12	UCLA	0	9	10	2	1	22
13	Texas A&M	0	9	9	4	1	23
14	Nebraska	1	8	9	0	0	18
15	Penn State	4	4	2	0	9	19
16	Michigan	0	10	6	4	0	20
17	Clemson	0	9	8	2	0	19
18	Texas	2	6	6	0	3	17
19	Auburn	0	6	13	3	1	23
20	Iowa	0	3	19	3	0	25
21	Georgia	1	4	12	4	0	21
22	Oregon	0	4	17	1	1	23
23	Missouri	0	5	12	7	0	24
24	TCU	0	7	10	2	1	20
25	Stanford	0	6	12	0	3	21

A recap of the players changing positions:
J.D. Pride - SO(RS) QB-----> HB
Alonzo Brown - FR LT------> RT
Mike Greene - FR RE-----> LE
Kevin Collins - FR ROLB----> LOLB
Brett Douglas - FR ATH-----> K

Lastly, C Jack Mewhort JR(RS) 6'6" 294 lbs transferred from Ohio State. He was the only transferred player to the Univeristy of Minnesota.

**JLWebb** · 12-13-2010, 12:08 AM

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Pretty solid class. It's always good to have those 4 and 5 star recruits coming in to groom.

My recruiting is straight 3-2-1 stars. Nothing above 3 stars at all.

**mnwildgophers** · 12-13-2010, 12:12 AM

Redshirts

GOPHERS RED-SHIRTS

FR QB Corey Watson (70)
FR WR Dwayne Poland (65)
FR TE Kyle Goodman (71)
FR TE Christian West (71)
FR LE Mike Greene (73)
FR ROLB Jon Harrison (69)
FR LOLB Kevin Collins (69)
FR SS Carl Gibson (64)
FR K Brett Douglas (69)

**mnwildgophers** · 12-13-2010, 12:20 AM

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Originally posted by JLWebb

Pretty solid class. It's always good to have those 4 and 5 star recruits coming in to groom.

My recruiting is straight 3-2-1 stars. Nothing above 3 stars at all.

Yeah, this year is going to be really, really tough for me. I'm just RS a lot of my new recruits because I'll take a hit for a year, and we'll just see what I can do.

**mnwildgophers** · 12-13-2010, 12:39 AM

Depth Chart, Schedule

Gopher Depth Chart

Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Bryant Allen SR (86)	Marquise Hill SO(RS) (77)	Will Roberts SO (73)
TE	Joel Williams FR (74)	Jason Jones FR (72)
LT	Jimmy Gjere SO(RS) (82)	Zac Epping SO(RS) (70)
LG	Matt Eggen SO(RS) (71)	Zac Epping SO(RS) (70)
C	Jacob Glickstein SR(RS) (83)	Zac Epping SO(RS) (70)
RG	Ed Olson JR(RS) (80)	Zac Epping SO(RS) (70)
RT	Alonzo Brown FR (71)	Zac Epping SO(RS) (70)
WR	Xzavian Brandon SR(RS) (85)	AJ Baker JR(RS) (74)	Shannon Burns FR(RS) (71)
QB	Aaron Lester FR (75)	Tom Parish SO(RS) (71)	Steve Harris FR(RS) (65)
FB	Nick Rengel JR(RS) (75)
HB	Lamonte Edwards SO(RS) (85)	J.D. Pride SO(RS) (77)	Donnell Kirkwood SO(RS) (75)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDT	Kyle Dykstra SR(RS) (77)	Sean Ferguson SO(RS) (70)
RDT	Harold Legania JR (79)	Matt Garin JR(RS) (80)	Jason Davis FR(RS) (69)
RDE	DL Wilhite SR (85)	Matt Garin JR(RS) (80)
WLB	Ryan Grant SR(RS) (80)	Gabe Mezzenga JR(RS) (79)
MLB	Spencer Reeves SR (93)	Gabe Mezzenga JR(RS) (79)
SLB	Keanon Cooper SR(RS) (88)	Gabe Mezzenga JR(RS) (79)
CB	Michael Carter SR (92)	Brock Vereen SO(RS) (70)
SS	Mike Rallis SR(RS)	James Robinson SO (65)
FS	Joseph Houston FR(RS) (64)	Brock Vereen SO(RS) (65)
CB	Chase Haviland SR (80)	Tyrone Bouie SO(RS) (70)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Dan Orseske JR(RS) (90)	Ricky Williams SO (72)
P	Dan Orseske JR(RS) (90)	Ricky Williams SO (72)

GOPHER SCHEDULE RELEASED

WEEK 1 - @
WEEK 2 - VS.
WEEK 3 - VS. #2
WEEK 4 - VS.
WEEK 5 - BYE
WEEK 6 - VS.
WEEK 7 - @ #17
WEEK 8 - VS. #11
WEEK 9 - @ #14
WEEK 10 - VS. #8
WEEK 11 - @
WEEK 12 - @ #12
WEEK 13 - VS. #16
WEEK 14 - BYE
WEEK 15 - BYE

Strength of Schedule: A+

The Gophers intra-divisional schedule is going to be extremely tough as well as playing Alabama in non-conference play. It will be extremely hard for them to repeat after losing nearly their whole offense due to graduation or leaving for the Pro Draft.

**DerkontheOS** · 12-13-2010, 01:35 AM

Re: Depth Chart, Schedule

O no Duece better not see the out come of that NC game!

**hoopla32** · 12-13-2010, 01:39 AM

Re: Depth Chart, Schedule

I don't understand how that recruiting class can only be ranked #37.

Congrats on the national championships. The recruits should start rolling in now.

**JLWebb** · 12-13-2010, 02:09 AM

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So you're going with a Freshman as your starting QB this season... what is his overall/style?

**Deuce2223** · 12-13-2010, 11:15 AM

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Congrats on the season.

A 5'11 QB? And they say Kellen Moore is to small.

Something to consider in the future. On your depth chart put the player overall (Ranking) next to their name, so we can get an idea of how good your team is and the player.

I am curious what the difference was between Lester and Watson who you decided to redshirt.

**mnwildgophers** · 12-13-2010, 12:38 PM

Re: Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

Originally posted by DerkontheOS

O no Duece better not see the out come of that NC game!

It was a great one, that's for sure.

Originally posted by hoopla32

I don't understand how that recruiting class can only be ranked #37.

Congrats on the national championships. The recruits should start rolling in now.

I don't get it either, but I don't really care. I'm happy with the class I brought in.

Originally posted by JLWebb

So you're going with a Freshman as your starting QB this season... what is his overall/style?

He's a pocket passer with little speed. He's a 75 OVR. I moved J.D. Pride to HB because I needed more depth there and he has a nice SPD rating. Tom Parish is rated as a 71 so I kind of have to go with the FR.

Originally posted by Deuce2223

Congrats on the season.

A 5'11 QB? And they say Kellen Moore is to small.

Something to consider in the future. On your depth chart put the player overall (Ranking) next to their name, so we can get an idea of how good your team is and the player.

I am curious what the difference was between Lester and Watson who you decided to redshirt.

Yeah, he is small. I didn't really want to give away OVR's but I will probably start to do it. I'll re-make the one I have with OVR's later tonight.

Lester got the nod because he's rated at a 75 and Watson was at 70. I wanted Watson to start getting groomed for the future. I figure I can always RS Lester at some point.

Kellen Moore destroyed me in that NC game, I couldn't touch him.

**mnwildgophers** · 12-13-2010, 10:56 PM

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Depth Chart has been updated with overalls as well as red-shirts.

**mnwildgophers** · 12-14-2010, 12:19 AM

Start the Season!

PRESEASON TOP 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 25, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	--	LSU (33)	0	0	1497
2	--	Alabama (22)	0	0	1389
3	--	Clemson (4)	0	0	1211
4	--	Minnesota (1)	0	0	1123
5	--	Miami (1)	0	0	1067
6	--	Texas	0	0	999
7	--	Oklahoma	0	0	928
8	--	Michigan	0	0	838
9	--	Arkansas	0	0	837
10	--	Stanford	0	0	825
11	--	Ohio State	0	0	788
12	--	Penn State	0	0	715
13	--	Florida State	0	0	707
14	--	Michigan State	0	0	703
15	--	USC	0	0	654
16	--	Iowa	0	0	654
17	--	Wisconsin	0	0	578
18	--	Oklahoma State	0	0	576
19	--	Boise State	0	0	518
20	--	Georgia	0	0	493
21	--	Virginia Tech	0	0	454
22	--	Pittsburgh	0	0	435
23	--	TCU	0	0	350
24	--	Washington	0	0	294
25	--	Florida	0	0	287

HEISMAN WATCH

Heisman Watch - Updated: Aug 25, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL	SEASON STATS
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon
Nathan Stanley	QB	Ole Miss
Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia
Mike Allen	TE	Miami
Garrett Gilbert	QB	Texas

GOPHER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS

1st Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten CB Michael Carter

1st Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten SS Mike Rallis

2nd Team All-NCAA, 1st Team All-Big Ten ROLB Keanon Cooper

1st Team All-Big Ten MLB Spencer Reeves

1st Team All-Big Ten RE DL Wilhite

2nd Team All-Big Ten P Dan Orseske

BOARD RECRUITS

Bryan Scott #2 WR #2 OVERALL *****
USC
Notre Dame
Ohio State

Justin Blanton #3 WR #4 OVERALL *****
Texas
LSU
OKlahoma

Damien Clark #1 MLB #18 OVERALL *****
Texas
Ohio State
Notre Dame

Joshua Webb #1 CB #43 OVERALL ****
Ohio State
Alabama
NOtre Dame

Spencer Quick #7 DE #61 OVERALL ****
Alabama
LSU
Oklahoma

Connor Watkins HB 85 OVR
2nd on the Depth Chart for Alabama

Dillon Tenholder WR 81 OVR
4th on Depth Chart for Ohio State

**JLWebb** · 12-14-2010, 02:54 AM

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Starting off the season in the TOP 5 but man you have a killer schedule!

I'm surprised WVU wasn't in my TOP 3 being from W.Va. I'm glad its NOT! haha

Gopher Nation - NCAA 11

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