1 -3... Gophers lose again
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The Minnesota Gophers, under new Coach Tim Brewster, slipped to 1-3 after falling to Purdue, 45-31, on Saturday. With the Gophers putting their won-lost record on a hoodia diet under Coach Brewster, some folks are beginning to wonder if Minnesota can even generate one Big 10 win this season.
Some in the local media - including those who called for his ouster only months ago - are already pining for the days of Minnesota making it to low-tier bowl games, as happened under Glen Mason. Such fickle sentiments, these guys.
Personally, I never liked the selection of Brewster, a career tight ends coach, as the captain of the maroon and gold. But now that he's here, he deserves a longer shot at turning things around than four games, let alone a single season.
The offense is working OK; it's Minnesota's defense that is losing games and that was a weakness of the Mason regime as well. Let's stay the course and give Brewster a few recruiting seasons to bring in talent and see if he can improve things.
He is a good recruiter and this is not the NFL; it's the Big 10 and he'll need some time to change the tone and the talent level at the U of M.
