The Gophers fall to Texas Tech 34-31 tonight in their first bowl appearance since 2009. The Gophers finish the year with a 6-7 record, that hardly sterling, but it's still an improvement from last year, they appear to be moving in the right direction. This game was a heartbreaker, they were up 31-24, then gave up a late TD and lost on a game ending FG. It was a winnable game, they just couldn't close them out. I know the Gophers were 13 point underdogs and played well, still it was so frustrating!
Observations:
- Where the heck did that Triple-I Offense come from?
- Nice defensive adjustments by Tracy Claeys in the 2nd half.
- MarQueis Gray is a load, too bad he couldn't stay healthy.
- A Jordan Lynch like leap next year by Philip Nelson would be nice.
- Michael Carter ends his Gopher playing career in fine fashion.
- Texas Tech played a really sloppy game.
- Seemed like the Gophers were playing not to lose instead of playing to win late in the game.
- NCAA kick return record for Troy Stoudermire! Nice job!
- The Gophers really lost their composure late in the first half.
- Where have you been hiding Derek Engel?
- A healthy and rested Gopher OL really played well tonight.
- Keanon Cooper wore Gary Tinsley's honorary number 51.
- Up next? UNLV @ TCF Stadium on 08/29/2013.
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