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Tom Powers: Gophers football ends for 2015, mercifully

The seniors obviously were sad to see their season end, but the rest of us pretty much have had enough.

A lengthy, melodramatic, disappointing season came to a close Saturday night at TCF Bank Stadium as the Golden Gophers lost to arch-rival Wisconsin, 31-21. Paul Bunyan's Axe returns to Wisconsin, where it has resided for so long that it qualifies for a state pension.

Said junior receiver Drew Wolitarsky: "I'm looking forward to next year."

Whoa, slow down, kid.

"We set goals and expectations at the beginning of the season and, based off what happened last year, we really had high goals and expectations," quarterback Mitch Leidner said.