Gophers struggling to sell tickets

[Excel]

"The University of Minnesota's 5,500 incoming freshmen attended a mandatory rally with Gophers football coach Jerry Kill on Friday, Aug. 31. They were all given free tickets to the home opener against New Hampshire on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium."

 

[everybody knows my name]

Get 'em in the stadium to see a win and to rub shoulders with season ticket holders, and maybe they'll come back next week. Seems reasonable, but it's embarrassing that we have to resort to that.

Our hockey team is more popular right now than our football team.

 

[Excel]

Our hockey team is more popular right now than our football team

In all fairness they probably should be, being College Hockey royalty and all. That would only be a bad thing if the Gophers sucked at Hockey.

 

[everybody knows my name]

Hey, the stadium was nearly full, the student section was packed and loud, my team won a game decisively for a change...things are looking up.

What's that? The Huskers lost? The Big Ten sucks? This might be our year!

 

[everybody knows my name]

Selling those tickets is getting easier and easier...3-0 with a couple of winnable games (Syracuse and Iowa) coming up, the student section is getting filled - the Gophers are no longer struggling to sell tickets. ^_^

 

[OH HSKR FAN]

Kill is a good hire. Is Dave Winfield the best athlete to ever play for the Gophers?

 

[everybody knows my name]

Dave Winfield was one of the best ever to play anywhere - he was Bo Jackson before Bo Jackson.

Of course we also had Bronko Nagurski, Paul Giel, and many other stellar athletes. Someday when you have a week to kill I'll tell you about it.

 

[everybody knows my name]

Things are looking pretty good for my Gophers tonight. We sold out, we're 4-0 with a lousy Iowa team coming up. We won't overlook the hogeyes, though. The coolest traveling trophy in college football is in play!

http://wwwsportnamic...of-rosedale.jpg

 

[WoodyHayes1951]

Congrats dude.

Good luck vs Iowa.

 

[everybody knows my name]

Under protest, because nobody here is a prophet. Speaking in general terms I'd predict 5 or 6 wins, with 4 being disappointing and 7 being greater-than-expected progress.
August 30 - at UNLV - WIN

Sept 8 - New Hampshire at home - WIN

Sept 15 - Western Michigan at home - LOSE

Sept 22 - Syracuse at home - WIN

Sept 29 - at Iowa - LOSE

Oct 13 - Northwestern at home - WIN

Oct 20 - at Wisconsin - LOSE

Oct 27 - Purdue at home - LOSE

Nov 3 - Michigan at home - LOSE

Nov 10 - at Illinois - WIN

Nov 17 - at Nebraska - LOSE

Nov 24 - Michigan State at home - LOSE

That gets me to 5 wins. I think I'm being conservative here.

Looking good...for now.

No way they beat Syracuse, they have a lot of people back from an average team last year including nassib, one of the better big east qbs

Hey mister "no way they beat Syracuse," we got to 5 wins today with 4 left. I'm not bragging, because I know what my team is, but I'm encouraged. Six or more is to be expected now.

 

[Excel]

Ah you got me there. I thought Syracuse wouldn't be Sh**y. Clearly went wrong there.

 

[mrandyk]

What do you know? Minnesota is going bowling this year, with two games to go even.

 

[jsneb83]

Ah you got me there. I thought Syracuse wouldn't be Sh**y. Clearly went wrong there.

Hey Syracuse beat Louisville. So that means a team near the bottom in the Big Ten can beat the best team in the Big East, right?

 

[everybody knows my name]

All in all, I guess it means things are looking up for Minnesota.

 

[everybody knows my name]

Seven or eight wins in 2013 for Minnesota.