A Big10 Team With Class

kyallie · Sep 2, 2010

Minnesota won 24-17,recovered a fumbled punt, drove down to the 4 yard line ,running plays all the way, and took two kneeldowns, not running up the score when it would be easy to tack on a score to read 31-17. My hat's off to them! I expect this of Bama,and I'm glad Minnesota did. I have a new respect for Minnesota!

Perrett4Bama · Sep 2, 2010

Class........

dWarriors88 · Sep 2, 2010

Awesome!! Love to hear that. Those guys on the field that were in the endzone on defense know they would have given it up though. Non the less. Class.

colbysullivan · Sep 2, 2010

Very classy. Much better than OSU. Pryor was still in the game in the 4th quarter up 42-7 *puke*

califbamafan · Sep 2, 2010

OSU just trying to pad pyrors #s aginst inferior opponents:BigA:

colbysullivan · Sep 2, 2010

califbamafan said:
OSU just trying to pad pyrors #s aginst inferior opponents:BigA:

Yeah I know. I can't believe how much Heisman hype the guy gets considering he's only had one good game. Against a Pac10 defense no less

Henryrolltide · Sep 2, 2010

califbamafan said:
OSU just trying to pad pyrors #s aginst inferior opponents:BigA:

yep, there going to do the same thing UF did with Tebow, let him get ridiculous stats against the cupcakes of the schedule.
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GoBama#1 · Sep 2, 2010

califbamafan said:
OSU just trying to pad pyrors #s aginst inferior opponents:BigA:

Heisman, cough cough, Colt McCoy...cough cough

kyallie · Sep 3, 2010

colbysullivan said:
Very classy. Much better than OSU. Pryor was still in the game in the 4th quarter up 42-7 *puke*

That's the difference in OSU and Bama. Beating some team to death with your first string in there late,to impress pollsters,and Heisman voters. I look for Bama to play many bodies Saturday, More interested in finding out about personnel under fire rather than running the score up. Even so. they may make the spread,but I've found in the past the big spreads hold up due to how we use 3rd and fourth teamers and walk-ons,so often after having a big lead.That said, Roll Tide Roll! :BigA:

Ole Man Dan · Sep 3, 2010

colbysullivan said:
Very classy. Much better than OSU. Pryor was still in the game in the 4th quarter up 42-7 *puke*

*****
I agree... Not to mention that Ohio would have been devastated if Pryor got injured. What you saw was the kick-off of the Pryor for Heisman campaign. :redface:

CSA4Ever · Sep 3, 2010

Yessir, hats off to the Gopher coaches! There is seldom anything to gain by continuing to pound a defeated foe.

A few years back, coach Fran brought his first aTm team to Norman, OK and the game was over in the first quarter. In the second half, coach Stoops played everybody in uniform.

Near the end of the game, the score was 77-0 and OU had the ball on the aTm 5. The RB was told to take the handoff and just stand still to be tackled. The aTm guy made the tackle then performed a celebratory dance! :eek2:

Kinda made me wish they would have gone ahead and scored again. :biggrin:

The OU band played a few bars of 'Go Alabama' and some of the fans did Alabama cheers. :cool2: Poor Fran was never the same afterwards! :biggrin:

Saban14 · Sep 3, 2010

I'm impressed with Minnesota's class, as well as MTSU's on the field play. Good stuff from both sides.

CHATTBRIT · Sep 3, 2010

Impressive all round especially with MTSU QB suspended.

BigAl5833 · Sep 3, 2010

Im glad that Minnesota took a knee also, but I am probably happy for a different reason :biggrin:

kyallie · Sep 3, 2010

I imagine that saved quite a few bets,taking the points.

TommyMac · Sep 3, 2010

I really don't have a problem with a team running their offense late in a game if they're giving their young'uns a little PT and just running basic stuff. Those kids bust their humps and sweat and bleed just like the regulars all week long. I think they have every right to show off a little beyond just the victory formation.

crimsonboy · Sep 3, 2010

colbysullivan said:
Very classy. Much better than OSU. Pryor was still in the game in the 4th quarter up 42-7 *puke*

I say, "Why not, what's the downside." After all, Texas did this last year and, um . . . nevermind.

RTR91 · Sep 3, 2010

The Big 10 should have in formed them to score. A 24-17 doesn't look good for the Big 10. I know MTSU has some high expectations this year, but that shouldn't happen.

Braveheart · Sep 3, 2010

Taking a knee is the right call and the classy call. Good for Minny.

selmaborntidefan · Sep 3, 2010

I honestly wonder how many of the Bama fans here who are saluting Minnesota for being so classy were the same ones who were defending Alabama doing the exact same thing to Texas.

Now - I supported that but for a different reason.

Folks looking at a 31-21 score might think years down the line "well, if Colt had played." You don't think that when you got whopped by 16 points.

Nevertheless - I don't see that as running it up. Now, if the score was 64-21 and he did that, well, that's different.

(I also think Nick running it up was to get Florida into the #2 spot).

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