One thing really stood out to me in the post-game press conference on Saturday. For the second consecutive week, the Gophers were dominating their opponent. Physically, they were controlling the line of scrimmage and they were executing well on both sides of the ball.
The Gophers shut out a bad New Mexico State team and they went into halftime of the Western Illinois game with a 31-3 lead. Things had been going very well through the first 6 quarters of the 2022 season. But here is what PJ Fleck had to say post-game about that half-time discussion.
“We brought them in at halftime and I think it was 31-3 and I said “Here’s where break boring comes out.