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Article: If I had a quarter for every poll with Gophers No. 1 ...(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 29, 1999
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1/3 After a well-deserved week off, the Gophers football team begins conference play against Northwestern on Saturday. There is the notion the Gophers, despite an overpowering 3-0 start, are getting little respect around the nation. A rather favorable non-conference schedule apparently has fueled the scorn of the cynics. Despite yielding only 14 points in their first three games, the Gophers remain unranked in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. In fact, the Gophers did not receive even a single vote for honorable mention.
It is comforting to know that not everyone has fallen into line with such mob mentality. It is encouraging to know that some are ...