Well, the Gophers lost. TCU can now begin their march to the College Football Playoffs after a hard-fought win over Minnesota. While the result was not what we wanted and the Gophers are now 0-1 to start the season, this was by no means a complete disaster. Far from it, actually. This was an impressive (but very, very flawed) effort against one of the best teams in all of college football.
Here is what I'll be taking away from the Gophers' season opener:
1. This Gopher defense is unreal. This game should not have been close, at least based on how inept our offense was against TCU for most of the game.