If there is one thing that I have learned growing up as a Gopher college football fan, it has been that you never want to put money on them in the postseason. The Minnesota Golden Gophers were beat by the Texas Tech Red Raiders last night in Houston, 34-31. The Gophers had the game all but won when with a touchdown lead with only 1:15 remaining. That quickly fell apart though with a 35-yard pass from Seth Doege to Eric Ward. A quick stop by the Red Raider defense led to a 28 yard field goal for the inconsistent Ryan Bustin. He knuckleballed the kick through the uprights and brought the team from Lubbock to victory.
There were a few reasons why I thought the Gophers were definitely going to win this ball game. One is that the Red Raiders were called for 13 penalties and a grand total of 135 yards. This all culminated with the ejection of Jace Amaro, a quite large tight end out of San Antonio, Texas. He completely pummeled a Gopher cornerback and then threw a punch at him which was a one way ticket back to the locker room. Another reason why I thought the Gophers has this game won was because their secondary played well all day with Michael Carter coming up with 2 interceptions and Martezz Shabazz playing very well. Seth Doege struggled all day, but came up big when it counted and the Red Raiders came out victorious. No statistics really stood out in the game and I am happy with the effort of the Gopher football team and they sure look like a school on the rise in the Big Ten, but you need to learn to finish games. Lets just hope that the Timberwolves and Vikings find themselves in better shape over the next 24 hours.
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