Football is played in three phases; offense, defense and special teams. In a bold move, the Gophers left their offense and special teams in Minneapolis, then played the game against jNW with just their defense. Unfortunately this strategy backfired in a big way. It was a bold strategy. Credit to the coaching staff for trying something new and creative. However, they may want to try another strategy when they travel to Purdue next weekend. The defense did their best to make it a game, however they eventually ran out of gas after playing the entire game and jNW pulled away at the end.