Members of the media continue to doubt the Gophers. I'm not so sure that is such a bad thing.
First, it was the Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List.
Then it was the Big Ten West Preseason Watch List.
Even as excitement amongst our fan base continues to reach a fever pitch for the upcoming season of Minnesota Golden Gopher football, there is no shortage of doubters -- and I'm not just referring to the comments sections over at Bucky's 5th Quarter. Despite posting back-to-back 8 win seasons for the first time in more than a decade and falling one win short of a trip to Indianapolis last season, certain members of the media can't seem to believe that the Gophers are for real.