Most of the serious Minnesota talk is done on the Rivals premium forum (Gopher Illustrated). The MN Scout board is dead; the MN Rivals free board is hit or miss -- a lot of the premium board posters never check the free board. The Gopher Hole is an active open board but you need a score card to tell...

I'm travelling the rest of the week & won't be back until game day. Minnesota has worked big time on special teams all Spring & Fall -- I think that area will be one of the differences in the game. Golden Valley is close, easy trip downtown. You might want to consider parking in the municipa...

My apologies in advance as this stadium is not MAC related but we (Minnesota) are finally escaping the plastic of the Metrodome for our own new on-campus stadium that will open in 2009. It's 55k capacity being built in a way that it will be very easily expandable to 85k. I'll put a link to the stadi...

The trip from the Mall of America to the stadium takes 30 minutes & trains run about every 10 - 15 minutes at that time on Saturday. The last train leaves downtown just after 1AM. Light rail is a popular way for fans to get to events at the Dome so it can get crowded right before & after the...

bgbill has the right idea if you are staying by the airport or the Mall of America -- the light rail line is the best way to go to and from the game as it is quick, inexpensive, clean and safe. The stadium rail stop is literally just steps away from the visitors side entrances to the Metrodome. The ...

I thought you Falcon fans might be interested in this excerpt from a Big 10 review published in the Detroit Free Press online site. I will only say that I beg to differ with this assessment, especially after watching all the Minnesota practices this week: 11. MINNESOTA (100-1 - Field) - Tim Brewster...

Minnesota's biggest question marks (Cliff's Notes version): 1. No experience at QB to go with a switch from a pro set to the spread (Dunbar ex- of Northwestern & Cal is the new OC). 2. Nine starters returning from the #113 total defense in the country last year -- is that good or bad? (Yet we we...

Minnesota fan here -- the AP story gives a fairly decent overview of the incident, but to answer one of the early questions in this thread the U of M has been has been very strict on addressing off-field behavior, both conduct and grades. Coach Brewster did about the only thing he could by dismissin...