Gopher fans describe the game
October 8th, 2023 at 4:46 PM ^
"We rowed the boat - it was the titanic."
October 8th, 2023 at 7:31 PM ^
"Expectations of failure were exceeded."
October 8th, 2023 at 7:40 PM ^
52 upvotes, nobody move.
October 8th, 2023 at 9:39 PM ^
Like the Titanic, not enough boats to row.
October 9th, 2023 at 2:41 PM ^
So that’s what it’s like to be a prison bitch.
October 8th, 2023 at 4:52 PM ^
This is a fun concept.
October 8th, 2023 at 10:09 PM ^
Agree. That thread was a fun read, speaks well of the people on that board.
October 8th, 2023 at 4:56 PM ^
"Expectations of failure were exceeded" & "it was the worst of times, it was the end of times"
October 8th, 2023 at 4:57 PM ^
They should name that message board the "Blue Oak Message Board." First, they can call it the "bomb." And also because it's the polar opposite of the RCMB, or Red Cedar Message Board if you will.
(I, admittedly, know nothing about trees. So if oak and cedar are not actually opposites, I don't care. It spells out bomb.)
October 8th, 2023 at 6:38 PM ^
It's refreshing to see a fan base that hasn't lost all touch with sanity like on RCMB.
October 8th, 2023 at 7:47 PM ^
When life is good because “we still have Izzo” sanity is a concept from a distant galaxy.
October 8th, 2023 at 8:11 PM ^
The format of that board… needs work.
The comments have the feel of how nice their fans are.
October 9th, 2023 at 8:43 AM ^
its quite suitable for the state of their football program currently
October 8th, 2023 at 5:08 PM ^
“So that’s what it’s like to be a prison bitch.”
😂😂😂
October 8th, 2023 at 5:15 PM ^
I don't mind their fans, but I have an irrational disdain for that school because they have the nerve to call themselves "U of M".
Bitch, there's only one U of M. And you ain't it.
October 8th, 2023 at 5:18 PM ^
I have yet to see or hear an official apology for their crimes, they will forever be East Dakota to me.
October 8th, 2023 at 8:16 PM ^
I never heard “E. Dakota” before yesterday. I have many customers based in the Twin Cities and I am tempted to ask “how are things in E. Dakota?”
I wonder if it is a thing for them….
October 8th, 2023 at 8:54 PM ^
Thats the only way I've referred to them for over 40 years, including the past 15 on this blog.
October 8th, 2023 at 9:14 PM ^
About as good as they are in South Detroit.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:32 PM ^
Let's make it like the jug. Tell them: You have to win the game and you can have "U of M" back.
We play for it every time.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:48 PM ^
I like the idea, but "U of M" means copious amounts of more to Michigan than it does Minnesota.
October 8th, 2023 at 7:55 PM ^
It’s also referred to frequently as “The U”, which as also taken. Originality is lacking.
October 8th, 2023 at 9:11 PM ^
I grew up with a firefighter dad and a Survival Flight dispatcher stepmother. U of M IS used around these parts to differentiate between UMHS, Trinty Health/St. Joe's/ the VA, since we haveb3 great hospitals/health systems all within 20 minutes of eachother, depending on the traffic on Geddes.
October 9th, 2023 at 10:06 AM ^
The sheer audacity of having two US states that start with the same letter!
October 8th, 2023 at 5:17 PM ^
"So that’s what it’s like to be a prison bitch."
October 8th, 2023 at 5:31 PM ^
Damn. I feel sorry for them. Nothing but admiration for UM.
October 8th, 2023 at 5:40 PM ^
Yeah, throughout that message board they're very complimentary of Michigan and our fans that made the trip.
Not sure why their program has fallen off so much this season. The Covid year aside, they had gone gone 11-2, 9-4 and 9-4 since 2019.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:10 PM ^
Lets be honest, they play in the Big Ten West, 9-4 is a shitty year. In 2021 they lost to Bowling Green.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:12 PM ^
Yeah, but they weren't losing to Northwestern the last two years.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:20 PM ^
Because they graduated/lost a lot of experience from a talent base that isn’t benefited by top notch NIL or the portal, so they can’t immediately replace that.
October 8th, 2023 at 7:03 PM ^
Well first you start drinking. Then you realize you left a pot of stew simmering on the propane stove, so you drive the snowmobile drunk back home to turn it off. But you get pulled over on the way, and can’t recite the Canadian alphabet backwards so you wind up in the pokey. Then you hear the sirens and just know your cabin is on fire, which means they’re going to discover the meth lab in the garage. Next thing you know, your cellmate benches 405 and shows you the lace nightie he has stashed. That’s how you wind up a prison bitch.
October 8th, 2023 at 7:26 PM ^
This sounds... experienced.
October 8th, 2023 at 5:32 PM ^
“Outmatched… athletically, socially, and spiritually.” A superb comment from a Gopher.
No mention of academics, though.
October 8th, 2023 at 5:42 PM ^
I try not to take my Michigan-ness for granted, I guess I did experience the Coach Rod/Coach Hoke years that were a struggle, but to support a team whose baseline is disappointment, I don't even want to imagine. Oh wait, I did that with the Lions. NOT THIS YEAR! *happy smiley emogi*
October 8th, 2023 at 7:30 PM ^
Not so fast my friend. Charlie brown thought all was well as he lined up the kick. Many assurances from Lucy had him believing this was the time.
October 8th, 2023 at 8:52 PM ^
Dan Campbell bit Lucy’s knees and sent her to the hospital. Dan’s holding the ball now. Post-season home game here we come.
October 9th, 2023 at 1:51 AM ^
I gotta admit Lions fans arent the slight bit timid. Whowee if this goes south its going to be a doozy.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:01 PM ^
It reflects partially the expectations of fan bases that they are optimistic even in the face of overwhelming evidence.
A perusal of the Nebraska and Minnesota channels on Youtube post Michigan defeats found a feeling of shock and surprise. No, they all weren't surprised that their teams lost, but somehow believed that their home team was in the same competitive zip code as Michigan: that they were able to play a game within a 7-14 points - not the thorough demolition that they witnessed.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:10 PM ^
Which makes me wonder how they responded to that blown game against Northwestern. To allow Northwestern of all teams to score 21 points in the 4th quarter and win in overtime...there's no excuse for that.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:09 PM ^
These seem like pretty nice people...part of me feels a little badly for them
October 8th, 2023 at 6:47 PM ^
I was just talking about that -- Minnesota's fans seem great.
October 8th, 2023 at 7:23 PM ^
I used to read and post on one of their hockey message boards. Most of the fans are pretty rational, as far as college sports fans go. Never had any issues with their fans
October 8th, 2023 at 9:57 PM ^
I lived in Minnesota a few years ago. Gopher fans are fine. They haven't had enough success to get too cocky.
There's also that "Minnesota Nice" thing... but it's really "Minnesota Nice To Your Face". They're a little insular, dontcha know.
October 8th, 2023 at 10:23 PM ^
I prefer Honest Assholes vs Fake Mayors of Niceville.
October 9th, 2023 at 8:59 AM ^
I lived there for 4 years while my wife was in school. I was an outsider to the end.
Also, Vikings fans are some of the worst in football. While they've been to the Super Bowl 4 times but have never won it, they act as if they've won every other title and the trophy is now named the Bud Grant Trophy. They're some of the worst bridesmaids ever.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:20 PM ^
Their own fans don't know that the '83 beat down was at the Metrodome
October 8th, 2023 at 6:21 PM ^
“I expected a blowout.”
October 8th, 2023 at 6:30 PM ^
This is a very level headed football board. My baseline for opposing fanbases is based on the few times I looked 11 warriors or that toilet rcmb but maybe those should be at the absolute lowest point of expectations.
October 8th, 2023 at 6:43 PM ^
Eh well what else are you going to say after losing 52-10? It's not exactly the kind of result where you could go "I think we almost had em, if not for those damn refs." They're disillusioned and their ire is more focused on their own coaches than on the opponents at this point.
I don't think it's overall an especially level-headed forum (not that team forums ever are). There's definitely no shortage of guys there who think Minnesota should be winning 10+ games year-in year-out.
October 8th, 2023 at 9:02 PM ^
If you're Scott Frost, you say "we outhit them."