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Topic: Guaranteed Rate Post Game: Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6

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MaximumSam

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Guaranteed Rate Post Game: Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6
« on: December 05, 2021, 03:44:30 PM »
Dec. 28th in Phoenix. Was this something else? I don't remember this bowl nor do I like the name. Anyway, Minny -2
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota v. West Virginia
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2021, 04:10:05 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on December 05, 2021, 03:44:30 PM
Dec. 28th in Phoenix. Was this something else? I don't remember this bowl nor do I like the name. Anyway, Minny -2

It was the Cactus Bowl not too long ago.  Was the Insight Bowl for a while too.

Also....it's a total sham that Penn State got the Outback Bowl.  And while Purdue and Wisconsin also both had 8-4 (6-3) records....the Gophers beat both head-to-head.  Both the Music City or Vegas Bowl would have been better.  But again....PSU jumping all three is silly.
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota v. West Virginia
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2021, 04:57:39 PM »
PSU has the shinier helmet

easy math
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (8-4) vs. West Virginia (6-6)
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2021, 09:12:33 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on December 05, 2021, 03:44:30 PM
Dec. 28th in Phoenix. Was this something else? I don't remember this bowl nor do I like the name. Anyway, Minny -2
It's been a million things.  I think it was originally the Copper Bowl. MSU set the stage for 2013 by playing Conner Cook in it extensively in 2012, against TCU, when it was the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (8-4) vs. West Virginia (6-6)
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2021, 09:44:41 PM »
The Mini Scrotum Golden Showers vs The Breast Vagina Mountin' Queers? 

Nice! 
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (8-4) vs. West Virginia (6-6)
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2021, 10:25:36 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on December 05, 2021, 09:44:41 PM
The Mini Scrotum Golden Showers vs The Breast Vagina Mountin' Queers?

Nice!
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (8-4) vs. West Virginia (6-6)
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2021, 09:50:04 AM »
This is the bowl in which the Gophers held a 38-3 Q3 lead on Texas Tech and lost. The last and most disgraceful of a long litany of Glen Mason's epic 4th-quarter collapses.

It was never confirmed, but strongly suspected that then-UMN President Bob Bruininks told then-AD Joel Maturi to sack Mason on the flight back to MSP after the game.
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (8-4) vs. West Virginia (6-6)
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2021, 10:11:43 AM »
Row The Boat vs. Trust The Climb battle it out for most annoying catchphrase.
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (8-4) vs. West Virginia (6-6)
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2021, 01:50:36 PM »

GUARANTEED RATE BOWL
Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-6)
Tuesday @ 10:15 - Phoenix, AZ - ESPN
Minnesota returns to a familiar sight, although their previous three appearances happened during a four year span from 2006-2009, in the Insight Bowl incarnation.  While nobody involved with the current Gopher program had anything to do with those teams, you might forgive Minnesota fans if they cringe at the thought of returning.  Minnesota lost all 3 games, which included blowing a 38-7 lead with 7:47 left in the 3rd quarter, for the biggest blown lead in FBS bowl history.  TCU subsequently tied the record in the 2016 Alamo Bowl.  That was a Mike Leach Texas Tech team.  Just about the farthest thing from that is this West Virginia offense, at #73 in the nation in SP+ offense.  They had the worst rushing attack in the Big XII, averaging just 3.5 ypc, and 124 ypg.  Top running back Nick Leddy opting out of the bowl game makes a bad situation worse.  The only other back on the roster with more than 20 carries is Tony Mathis Jr., who showed promise in the final game of the season, at Kansas, getting by far his biggest workload of the season, and finishing with 118 yards on 22 carries.  Jarrett Doege finished the season strong with 6 touchdowns and just one interception in back to back wins to end the season, lifting the 4-6 Mountaineers to bowl eligibility.  But the strength of this Minnesota defense is the secondary, holding opponents to just 55.3% completions, 7th best in the nation, and behind only NC State among Power 5 teams.  The Gopher offense, who knows.  Minnesota has moved on from Mike Sanford Jr., and brought back in Kirk Ciarrocca, whose 2019 Minnesota offense, with Tanner Morgan, was one of the most entertaining offenses to watch in my memory.  After an unsuccessful 2020 at Penn State, he spent this season as an Offensive Analyst at...West Virginia.  He won't be calling plays in the bowl game, but just working with Tanner Morgan again, and what he knows about the Mountaineers can't hurt.
MINNESOTA 26, WEST VIRGINIA 17

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Re: Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (8-4) vs. West Virginia (6-6)
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2021, 06:40:40 PM »
Well, I’d love to disagree with ELA’s analysis but, in reality, I think WVU probably loses this one.

Just as a FYI, the WVU RB opting out is Leddie Brown, not Nick Leddy, and he is arguably WVU’s best player. I’m actually a really big fan of his backup, Tony Mathis. I think he might be a better pure runner than Brown but probably not the pass catcher or pass protector.
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Post Game: Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2021, 07:34:08 PM »
Defenses played even better than I expected
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Re: Guaranteed Rate Post Game: Minnesota 18, West Virginia 6
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2021, 12:32:46 PM »
Quote from: ELA on December 29, 2021, 07:34:08 PM
Defenses played even better than I expected
what a boring game
if the gophers played more conservative i would have fallen asleep
but with that said the field was a total crap shoot.  they opened the roof to allow parachute's to float in along with a huge amount of rain that made the field borderline dangerous.  conservative play was attributed to the conditions of the field 

Guaranteed Bowl should be ashamed to put players in a position to get hurt just for a stunt
How about Big Dan at fullback!  the train was on the tracks and nothing was going to stop it
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