VIRG FOSS: Gophers coach to Gophers fans: We’re weak
October 19, 2012 at 5:09 pm in Grand Forks Herald
At Coach Jerry Kill’s request, Minnesota is dropping out of a two-year contract to play North Carolina and forking over $800,000, the penalty for doing so. It’s not like the Gophers are getting rid of someone like Alabama from their schedule, a team that would eat their lunch. North Carolina has had six losing seasons in the last 14 years. Continue Reading
Virg, a died-in-the-wool hockey fan, could have written about the #1 gopher hockey team, maybe highlight a local boy doing well. Instead, he switches to something he cares nothing about to emphasize an embarrassing time for Minnesota’s #1 university. His sophomoric “salt-in-the- wound” approach was tiresome 20 years ago. Why not try attract local Minnesota readers rather than alienate? I thought he retired. Retire, Man!!!
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With a couple of exceptions the Big Ten abandoned football decades ago. Minnesota hasn’t had a real team since Murray Warmath. Must have been a slow day for Virg to dredge this topic up.
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Even so, look how disliked my first comment is. I might be wrong. There may be very few Minnesota readers insulted by Virg’s work. I thought he was biting the hand that feeds him, but this truly might be a North Dakota paper only.
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