If you’re a Minnesota Gophers fan, you’re not going to like what I am about to say so maybe just stop reading? Theoretically, the Gophers are a team the Iowa football team should be worried about as they attempt to win the Big Ten West, but talent-wise, they are not.
Minnesota has arguably the best schedule of all Big Ten West teams, and until this point, they have had zero competition.
Let me rattle off the wins that Minnesota has:
- South Dakota State 28-21
- Fresno State 38-35 2OT
- Georgia Southern 35-32
- Illinois 40-17
- Purdue 38-31
- Nebraska 34-7
- Rutgers 42-7
That’s seven wins against teams that are a combined 22-25 and six of those wins are coming from FCS program South Dakota State.