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Topic: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week

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Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« on: October 06, 2019, 04:33:06 PM »
As noted elsewhere, this is a sneaky good game on the docket. The Gophers are 5-0, yet I still feel that we don't know a thing about them. 

For those planning to be in attendance, it's time to dig out the bad weather gear. The models keep printing out worse and worse solutions for Saturday. Right now it's rain/snow showers, temps in the mid 30s, and a stiff SW wind.
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2019, 04:34:37 PM »
They should just cancel if it's that cold.
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2019, 04:35:52 PM »
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2019, 04:37:50 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 06, 2019, 04:34:37 PM
They should just cancel if it's that cold.
Cancel?  why?  
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2019, 09:27:09 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on October 06, 2019, 04:35:52 PM
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What's that called?  The Broken Chair Trophy?
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2019, 11:18:30 PM »
best trophy ever
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2019, 11:28:24 PM »


The Gophers must have one helluva trophy case on hand in the event that they ever have all of those things in house simultaneously, but it has to sit mostly empty much of the time. 
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2019, 11:32:34 PM »
It would be interesting to see a breakdown of how many trophies the Gophers had in their possesion each season. Obviously if you go back far enough some of them begin to drop out of existence. And of course you'd have to factor in trophies that they'd have on hand for games that don't get played every year. So compiling such a list would be a bit of a chore. 
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2019, 08:34:55 AM »
Quote from: Benthere2 on October 06, 2019, 04:37:50 PM
Cancel?  why? 

There is no snowing in football.  It's a rule.
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2019, 10:01:11 AM »
Here's the whole story of the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy, the first and only college football trophy created entirely on the Internet and cranked up by Holder of the Year winner and slightly irreverent folk hero Peter Mortelli.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/how-5-bits-broken-chair-trophy-affects-nebraska-football-and-minnesota-football

Unlike the other manufactured trophies created when Nebraska joined the league, this one was met with immediate acceptance from the fan bases.
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2019, 10:08:19 AM »
Quote from: GopherRock on October 06, 2019, 04:33:06 PM
As noted elsewhere, this is a sneaky good game on the docket. The Gophers are 5-0, yet I still feel that we don't know a thing about them.
I agree, this game is very interesting to me.  

The Gophers are 5-0 and after this they travel to Rutgers then host Maryland.  If they win this, they should get to 8-0.  The Gophers are also just barely ranked in the coaches poll and barely unranked in the AP.   
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2019, 12:28:07 PM »
like last week for the Huskers, match up with a West team that is close in the power ranking

injury status for the Huskers will be huge - QB, WR, RB.  Well RB is just suspended for a half. 

I don't mind poor weather games, cheaper tickets, I have cold/wet weather gear.  And yes, It's RED
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2019, 01:27:06 PM »
NEBRASKA at MINNESOTA
OCT. 12, 2019 | TCF BANK STADIUM
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. | 6:30 P.M. (CT)

BROADCAST INFO
TV - FS1 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
RADIO - Husker Sports Network (Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Ben McLaughlin
SATELLITE RADIO - XM 382
INTERNET RADIO - Huskers.com, TuneIn.com
APP AUDIO - Official Huskers App, TuneIn App

HUSKERS
2019 Record: 4-2, 2-1 Big Ten
Last Game: Northwestern (W, 13-10)
Rankings: NR
Coach: Scott Frost
Career/NU Record: 27-17 (4th Year)/8-10 (2nd Year)
vs. Minnesota: 1-0

GOPHERS
2019 Record: 5-0, 2-0 Big Ten
Last Game: Illinois (W, 40-17)
Rankings: RV
Coach: P.J. Fleck
Career/MN Record: 47-35 (7th Year)/17-13 (3rd Year)
vs. Nebraska: 1-1

The Matchup
Nebraska heads on the road for the second time in Big Ten Conference play this Saturday when Nebraska travels to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Game time from Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium is set for shortly after 6:30 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on FS1. The game can be heard on the Husker Sports Network from Learfield-IMG.

The contest is a key early-season matchup in the Big Ten West Division race, with both schools looking to establish themselves as division contenders as the 2019 season reaches the midway point.

Nebraska will bring a 4-2 record into the contest, including a 2-1 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Huskers are coming off a dramatic 13-10 victory over Northwestern in Lincoln, winning the game on a field goal as time expired. The last-second victory over the Wildcats marked just the second time in Memorial Stadium history that Nebraska has secured a victory on a walk-off field goal.

Minnesota enters the game with a perfect 5-0 record, including a 2-0 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Gophers are coming off a 40-17 victory over Illinois on Saturday in Minneapolis to keep their perfect start intact. Minnesota has relied on an explosive offense, averaging 410 total yards and 35.8 points per game. The Gophers have won their past seven games overall, including a win over Wisconsin in the 2018 regular-season finale and a victory in the Quick Lane Bowl. The Gophers are ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and are just outside of the top 25 in the AP Poll.

Series History
Minnesota holds a 32-25-2 edge in the all-time series between the two schools, including a 22-13-2 advantage in games played in Minneapolis. The Huskers are 2-2 in four games at Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium.

Nebraska owns a 5-3 advantage over the Gophers since joining the Big Ten Conference, including last year's 53-28 win in Lincoln.

Nebraska has played Minnesota more than any other opponents with this Saturday marking the 60th all-time meeting. The schools met 51 times before Nebraska joined the Big Ten, including 19 straight seasons from 1934 to 1952. NU also played Minnesota eight straight years from 1967 to 1974.

Nebraska won 16 straight games in the series between 1963 and 2012, before a Minnesota victory in 2013. .

Minnesota a Memorable Matchup for Several Years
Nebraska defeated Minnesota 53-28 last season for the Huskers' first win of the season. Nebraska put up some noteworthy numbers in last year's meeting, and several current Huskers have enjoyed memorable matchups with Minnesota.

Nebraska put up 659 yards of total offense in last year's win over Minnesota, which at the time marked the Huskers' highest output ever in a Big Ten Conference game (NU broke the record with 674 yards of total offense at Illinois last month).

The Huskers scored 53 points last season against Minnesota, which marked the first time Nebraska had scored 50 points in a Big Ten Conference game.

Last year's 53-28 victory over Minnesota marked Scott Frost's first win as Nebraska's head coach
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Re: Nebraska (4-2, 2-1) @ Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) Game Week
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2019, 01:29:32 PM »
How many would have known that Minnesota holds a 32-25 edge in the all time series here?

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