We all know it’s Minnesota’s bye week. But the gnomes demanded the chance to preview something, so I told them to go out and prep GIFs for the Iowa vs. North Dakota State matchup. They shot me some glares, mumbled something that sounded like "chuckfuck" (they really like that word now), and said they’d get back to me. Here’s what they put together.
![Stumpy Gopher Gnome Closeup](https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/hZKKKlgIVHVfDOujIepNsLYzjB4=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/assets/3413521/Stumpy_Gnome_02.jpg)
LOOK EVERYONE BIG TEN POWERHOUSE NORTH DAKOTA STATE OPENS THEIR BIG TEN SEASON WITH IOWA WHAT’S THAT THEY AREN’T B1G THAT’S NOT WHAT ALL THEIR FANS KEEP SAYING REALLY LOUDLY THOSE FOLKS ARE THE BEST TOTALLY UNBIASED AND FUN TO BE AROUND WHAT WITH THEIR MOUTH BREATHING AND GENERAL WANKERY LET’S STOP TALKING AND GET TO THE GIF.