Well, that game sucked. Saturday’s loss to Illinois was never very pretty, but throughout the second half, the Gophers were making the necessary plays to win the game. Four sacks from the defense, a Nubin pick, a Lindenberg fumble, an absolutely beautiful pass from Kaliakmanis to Jackson...all as the Gophers were effectively keeping the Illini offense from doing anything (sans 1 play) in the second half.
But then 4th and 11 came. Then the Illinois backup quarterback came into the game. Then we saw 3 plays cover 85 yards and absolutely crush the emotions of Gopher fans and the team.