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Minneapolis Star-Tribune: With opener against No. 2 TCU on Thursday, Gophers dare to dream
By Joe Christensen Star Tribune
College football fans wait eight months for this. Players grind through hellish workouts in quiet gyms. Coaches go bleary-eyed from studying so much film.
Summer wanes and two-a-day practices begin. The marching band sweats through spat camp. The cheerleaders perfect their routines. The stadium gates swing open, fans find their seats, and it’s time: the players finally get to snake through the tunnel and charge the bright-green field.
But some openers are more captivating than others. Last year, with thousands of empty seats, the Gophers started with a 42-20 victory over Eastern Illinois. Two days later, they joined 4.7 million viewers around the country, watching Wisconsin kick off against LSU.
“Guys on our team were ticked because they wanted to be the ones playing one of the best teams in the country,” quarterback Mitch Leidner said. “Now this year we have the opportunity.” ...
http://www.startribune.com/with-opener-against-no-2-tcu-on-thursday-gophers-dare-to-dream/324027161/
By Joe Christensen Star Tribune
College football fans wait eight months for this. Players grind through hellish workouts in quiet gyms. Coaches go bleary-eyed from studying so much film.
Summer wanes and two-a-day practices begin. The marching band sweats through spat camp. The cheerleaders perfect their routines. The stadium gates swing open, fans find their seats, and it’s time: the players finally get to snake through the tunnel and charge the bright-green field.
But some openers are more captivating than others. Last year, with thousands of empty seats, the Gophers started with a 42-20 victory over Eastern Illinois. Two days later, they joined 4.7 million viewers around the country, watching Wisconsin kick off against LSU.
“Guys on our team were ticked because they wanted to be the ones playing one of the best teams in the country,” quarterback Mitch Leidner said. “Now this year we have the opportunity.” ...
http://www.startribune.com/with-opener-against-no-2-tcu-on-thursday-gophers-dare-to-dream/324027161/
