Head coach P.J. Fleck notched his first Big Ten win at Minnesota with a 24-17 Golden Gophers victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini on Homecoming weekend. The Gophers have now won six of their last seven games against the Illini. It was certainly a much-needed victory for Fleck and Minnesota. Let’s break down what we saw and look ahead to Hate Week while we’re at it.
What is your Tweet-length (140 characters or less) summary of the Gophers’ 24-17 win over Illinois?
GoAUpher: Haiku response, as per tradition:
Illinois is bad
Beating them makes me happy
gopherguy05: Missed opportunities made this a lot closer than it needed to be, but a W is a W.