Gopher Football

[so haaad]

Gophs are now rated 19th in recruiting by Rivals. Signing day is close, let's hope they all sign...

[Pointer_Pride]

Gophers just recieved a commitment switch from Keanon Cooper from Texas Tech. He's a 4 star safety and looks to be a difference maker. This guy bumps the gophers up to 16th and 3rd in the Big Ten. The countdown to signing day begins!

[HUNT&FISH]

Nice!! Those D problems are getting shorter by the minute. tomorrow afternoon can not come quick enough. Get those pens ready and check mark the Minnesota box!!!!

[Scott M]

That is insane. I heard about the commit. Up to #3...not bad for 1-11. If everybody signs their John Hancock and plays to their potential, then geez, I guess this Brewster guy is worth something after all....they said he can recruit.

No more losses to DII schools (yak yak yak )?

[bassNspear]

 Originally Posted By: da_chise31

No more losses to DII schools (yak yak yak )?

you know it as well as i do bud, there always a awesome DII program there. Has been for years.

[so haaad]

Gophers have all seven of their 4-star recruits signed. Big, big day for Brewster and Gopher Nation.

Brilliant PR and future recruiting move by signing Ryan Grant, John Nance and Shady Salamon.

[fishyguy]

You are correct. Shady and Nance did not help them land Floyd this year but you have to have a pipeline to schools like Cretin and EP. Those schools will turn out more legit prospects every year then any other school while also developing a special player like Floyd once in a while.

The race for Seantrel Henderson at Cretin is going to be interesting to watch over the next couple of years.

[IFallsRon]

Brewster and his staff couldn't coach Mason's leftovers so what the heck are they gonna do with new talent? Football at the U has become a financial black hole.

[ozzie]

He had the talent for Mason's offense maybe....but he didn't have the right players to play in the spread offense.....I think in the next 3 years this team will be good!!

[gopher_nation]

Brewster has been coach for one season and already people say he can't do it. I'd like to see how well the naysayers would have coached last years team.

[so haaad]

 Originally Posted By: IFallsRon

Football at the U has become a financial black hole.

Actually that's not true. Football is one of three sports at the U of M that remain on the plus side, the other two being men's basketball and men's hockey.

I realize there will always be the doubters about Gopher football, but I would love to see our program succeed and it looks like Brewster is doing some great things to turn the program around.

[so haaad]

Looks like Brewster doesn't plan on just sitting back and admiring his 2008 recruiting class. He just got a solid verbal from one of the top QB's in the country for 2009 by getting a solid verbal from Rivals 100 (57) quarterback Moses Alipate. Alipate is a 6'5" QB from Bloomington Jefferson and one of the top players in the state for 2009.