Leading up to Saturday’s game against the Michigan Wolverines — who walked all over the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Big House for a final score of 33-10, allowing them to retain a Little Brown Jug hasn’t spent more than a couple vacations in Minneapolis — I made the mistake of thinking the Gophers would play well and be competitive.
I was wrong.
The run defense was a disaster. It was a combination of poor gap control and even worse tackling. As a team, the Wolverines rushed for 394 yards when you don’t subtract the -23 yards that Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters contributed from a couple sacks.