Bad days, every team has them. We woke up on the wrong side of the bed Sunday or perhaps had a hang over from the emotional Wisconsin victory. Yes the Gophers should have beat the Wildcats, but we didn't, and we can't change that. The young Gopher squad needs to learn from the loss, put it behind them, and get ready pretty darn quick for a tough Big Ten fight to the finish. The Gophers' remaining schedule looks like this:
16-2 (4-2 Big Ten)
Twelve games remaining
Purdue, @Indiana, Illinois, @Michigan State, @Ohio State, Indiana, @Penn State, @Michigan, Northwestern, @Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
What has worried me about our team is we have yet to play a solid true road game (The win at the Kohl Center was very nice, but we didn't play well for 34 minutes of that game. A one point win at Colorado State. An ugly three point win at Iowa. A nine point loss at Northwestern.) Yes three of the four games are wins but besides the Badgers the other three teams we should beat comfortably on most nights. The Gophers need to keep playing well at the Barn and learn how to play consistent ball on the road with the remaining schedule to finish as one of the top teams in the Big Ten Conference. If the Gophers keep playing like they have on the road, they could realistically lose five of the remaining six road games. At Indiana better be a win, Michigan State = great team, Team Thad is going to want revenge, Penn State played Michigan State tough and I bet we won't shoot 62.5% from the field next game against them, Michigan = you never know which team will show up; they either play great (beat Duke and UCLA) or plays mediocre. Illinois, for the moment, is playing the best ball in the Big Ten behind Michigan State.
Conversely, if we start playing well on the road, watch out Big Ten. First things first though, a very good Purdue team coming to the Barn on Thursday hot on a three game win streak. Lets get back on the horse, play a solid 40 minutes, and get a nice win against the Boilermakers. Go Gophers.
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