That’s a wrap, folks.
In a season that started with so much promise, bottomed out into a near-coaching search and finished with an upset victory over a traditional powerhouse, it was another roller coaster of a year for a program that knows no other way.
Seriously, consider that the Gophers entered this season expecting to finish somewhere in the middle of the conference, but with a ceiling that some considered to be in the top quarter. When all was said and done they finished seventh with major victories over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Purdue along with a handful of others.