The Rowing 20's

Gophers 31
Auburn 24

Hell of a way to christen a new decade. 

I did not think this would happen. I didn't think the Gophers would be destroyed, but I did think Auburn would mostly handle them without too much difficulty.

But instead the Fighting Flecks capped off the best season of Gophers football in many decades with the finest win in many decades. Better than eeking by Penn State at home. Aside from a couple big plays by the Tigers, the Gophers were clearly the better team for the entire game. 

The Gophers skill guys all showed up big time. Tanner Morgan was mostly great after that first drive pick. Tyler Johnson was a monster. I desperately want the Vikings to get him. Bateman had a huge catch and run. Ibrahim was a beast, including a couple of the best runs all year. 

The defense let Auburn's QB run around a little too much, but they only let Auburn really sustain a drive a few times all day. 

The whole team really atoned for those Wisconsin and Iowa losses that had until today tarnished the season. That's cleared up now. Yeah you want the axe. Yeah you want the pig. But you bounced back and beat a premier team from the premier conference in college football. This is a win and season to be proud of. 

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