KNOW THIS

If the Big Ten goes to 9 or 10 conference football games, it might make getting to a bowl game much tougher in the future for the Gophers.

WATCH THIS

The Wild hasn't played since Sunday, which is weird in this abbreviated schedule. Minnesota is back at it tonight at Edmonton

(8:30 p.m., FSN).

RANDOM FANDOM

"Paul Molitor seems like Tony La Russa -- great baseball mind, extremely low key and calm."

-- fuzzypilgrim

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