Greetings from Ryan Field

Real grass and a view of the lake

September 26, 2009 at 2:59PM

Good morning.

Sitting here in the press box at Ryan Field with our football columnist Mark Craig. It's a bit hazy, but you can still see Lake Michigan. Nice campus, quaint stadium, real grass.

We did this the right way. We left very early, got here without any traffic and had time to stroll over to a breakfast place before coming to the press box. So I'm fat, fed and happy and ready for the game.

I still think the Gophers are going to win this game, but that it will be close. They say it might rain here at some point during the game, which should make things more interesting. I'll get back to you at halftime with some thoughts then.

Have a good day

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Kent Youngblood

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Kent Youngblood has covered sports for the Minnesota Star Tribune for more than 20 years.

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