I really dislike the new trend in college football in all of the conferences where your opening game is against a conference foe. It happened a few times during the Osborne years too, but not with the frequency it is happening now. Give me the days where for most traditional blue blood programs you opened your season at home against a complete doormat directional school.
This game against Minnesota is a mystery. They do not seem to have much talent coming back, but they have a stable coaching staff, develop players well, and have had our number. And it is in their place at night. We have a new staff, a huge roster turnover, and new systems on both sides of the ball. On paper this looks like a loss. But we might also come out with fire in our bellies with a chip on our shoulders and something to prove. We also have a lot of talent at the skill positions. If our two lines play competent football we will win this.