Talk:Minnesota Golden Gophers football

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[edit] Michigan rivalry

The Michigan article doesn't list Minnesota as a rival and I would have to say I agree with it. A 24-67-3 record against an opponent stopped being a rivalry a long time ago, even if the Little Brown Jug is still on the line.Football79 20:41, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

That begs a question, do both sides need to care for it to be a rivalry? I'd say no, to Minnesota fans, it's definitely a game to care about (in my opinion, Having gone to see the last four Minnesota/Michigan games) -Colslax 00:02, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Any time a team plays Michigan, it's a big deal. What about when Minnesota plays Ohio State? Do Gopher fans care any less about playing them, simply because there is no prize involved? The prestige of the Minnesota football team is not the same as it was in 1963, the last time the Gophers won the Jug in consecutive seasons. In fact, Minnesota hasn't had a winning record against Michigan since 1893 (2-0). That begs another question: If a trophy didn't exist between these two schools, would this even be a discussion?Football79 00:52, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

According to the Wolverines web site, the Minnesota game is a rivalry game. http://mgoblue.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=419&top=2&level=3 --RLent 21:32, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Canadian Football Hall of Fame

we should not forget that many US college players have successful careers in the CFL and we should note them as well. 00:10, 4 February 2007 (UTC) Smith03

Agreed. This section deserves a WikiTable, too.Football79 04:06, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] All time coaches

what about the years without a coach (1882 and 1892?). It appears that the all time totals include thoses seasons but they are not accounted for in the tables Smith03 00:43, 4 February 2007 (UTC) The page has the current w-l-t record at 632-445-44. [1] has it at 626 439 44. I went throught the coaches totals (including what I added) and got 626 438 I did not count the ties yet. Can some site the source for the page w/l/t totalsSmith03 01:00, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

If you're trying to ask about a site in which you can verify this total, try the College Football Data Warehouse. I've also found the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia (ISBN 1-4013-3703-1), pp. 520-529, to be quite useful as well. Both have 626-439-44 as the all-time record.Football79 06:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)