THE MINNESOTA GOPHERS OPEN
UP THE TCU BANK STADIUM.
WE HAVE WITH YOU THE PRESIDENT
OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH
OPPONENTS.
THE HORN PROVES FROGS, LAST
YEAR THE GOPHERS LOST 30-7 TO
THE FROGS.
THE POINTS THEY SCORED WAS THE
FEWEST THE FROGS SCORED ALL
SEASON.
16.5 POINTS BELOW THEIR
AVERAGE.
THE GOPHERS OFFER THIS YEAR
INCLUDES A HOMETOWN
QUARTERBACK.
MITCH STARTS AS THE GOPHERS QB,
HE HAS 7 CAREER RUSHING
TOUCHDOWNS.
MINNESOTA LOST THREE OF THEIR
TOP FOUR RECEIVERS TO THE NFL.
ISAAC SIGNED WITH THE MINNESOTA
VIKINGS AND DAVID COBB IS WITH
THE TENNESSEE TITANS.
THEY'LL BE READY FOR THE
GAME.
INCOMING FRESHMAN LEARNED ALL
OF THE CHANCE LAST NIGHT.
AND THE WIN TONIGHT WOULD BE
THE BIGGEST VICTORY OF HIS
CAREER AFTER FOUR YEARS IN
MINNESOTA.
GETTING US FIRED UP THIS
MORNING IS GOLDIE GOPHER AND
LISA LEWIS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
AHUMAN MY ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU FOR COMING ON.
PEOPLE HAVE TO BE FIRED UP
ABOUT THIS ONE.
THE CAMPUS IS FULL OF ENERGY
STARTING WITH OUR FRESHMAN?
5700 FRESHMAN.
THEY'RE HEADED TO CONVOCATION
THIS MORNING.
THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE DAY OF
ACTIVITIES.
WE EXPECT THE STUDENTS TO BE
VERY EXCITED AND, OF COURSE,
THE ALUMNI ARE THRILLED, IT'S A
CHANCE TO, I GET A LITTLE
REVENGE ON IT.
CU AND THIS IS OUR 7TH YEAR
PLAYING THERE AND HAVING THAT
ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT ON
CAMPUS, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
IT.
I LOVE THAT COACH HILL TOOK
THE TIME TO TEACH THEM SOME OF
THE CHANCE, IT'S EXCITING, IF
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE GOPHER
GAME BEFORE, YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE CHANTING ON.
ABSOLUTELY, THE FANS ARE A
CRITICAL PART OF IT, THAT WAS A
QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED OF THE
COACH AND THAT'S YES INVESTS SO
MUCH TIME WITH THE STUDENTS AND
ALUMNI AND GETTING THEM
EXCITED, HAVING THAT NOISE AND
CROWD, TCU DOESN'T HUDDLE SO
THE NOISE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
TONIGHT.
WE HOPE ALL THE FANS WILL BE AS
LOUD AS THEY CAN IN DOING THAT
AND THE CHEERLEADERS ARE GOING
TO LEAD THAT ON.
I KNOWTH THAT PAT IS PROUD,
AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF
FRUSTRATION HERE, THE GOPHERS
HAVE IMPROVED EVERY YEAR.
ABSOLUTELY, IT REALLY
CULMINATED IN CITRUS POEM.
WE PENALTIED MIRANDA MAROON AND
GOLD.
WE ARE COMING OFF THAT
EXCITEMENT, WE CANNOT WAIT FOR
TONIGHT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE A VICTORY,
THERE ARE OVER 450,000 ALUMNI
AROUND THE WORLD.
IF YOU THINK OF A FULL STADIUM,
A FULL STADIUM TIMES 8, THAT'S
THE NUMBER OF ALUMNI WE HAVE
AROUND THE WORLD, YOUR HUSBAND
INCLUDED.
I BET A LOT OF THEM ARE
COMING BACK FOR HOMECOMING,
SEPTEMBER 26TH.
ABSOLUTELY WE PLAY OHIO AND
THIS IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO
COME BACK, THERE'S A PARADE AND
ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES.
SKYMANIA.
WE INVITE ALL ALUMNI AND THERE
WERE MANY VIEWERS WHO WENT TO
THE UNIVERSITY.
WE INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME
AND CELEBRATE AND COME BACK TO
THE COMMUNITY.
I HAVE ONE IMPORTANT
QUESTION: WHO IS GOING TO WIN
TONIGHT?
THE GOPHERS.
GET US EXCITED.
LET'S GO GOPHERS!
[ CLAPPING ]
LET'S GO GOPHERS!
IN ADDITION, SERIOUS, GO
GOPHERS, GO GOPHERS.
LET'S GO GOPHERS!
LET'S GO GOPHERS.
I LOVE IT, JASON, I KNOW
YOU'RE OUT AT THE FAIR, BUT YOU
GUYS ARE EXCITED FOR TONIGHT'S
GAME.
DO WE HAVE ANY GOPHER FANS
IN THE STANDS HERE AT WCCO?
YES, WE DO.
MATT WE'RE HERE WITH MY SONS,
SETH AND SAM, SETH DO YOU HAVE
A PREDICTION OF THE GAME
TONIGHT?
14-21 GOPHERS.
THAT'S THE PREDICTION, NOW,
TO THE 7-YEAR-OLD BROTHER SAM,
YOUR PREDICTION?
37 TO 10.
TCU.
WHAT SORT OF KID ARE YOU
RAISING HERE.
OH, DON'T BOO A CHILD.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
COME ON.
OBVIOUSLY, I'VE TAUGHT ONE
PEOPLE HOW TO APPEAL TO THE
HOMETOWN CROWD AND THE OTHER
NOSE HOW TO GET ATTENTION.
YOU'VE TAUGHT THEM ALL SIDES OF
YOUR PERSONALITY.
THANK YOU GUYS.
KYLIE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
ABOUT SAM.
MAYBE SAM IS A GOOD
STATISTICIAN, I'M A LITTLE
NERVOUS.
IT WILL BE A HUGE UPSET FOR
THE GOPHERS AND WE WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THAT TONIGHT, DO YOU
WANT TO SEE THAT?