I think the Bison-Gopher game will be nowhere near as close as it was this year because Brewster will actually have his team believing. If you listen to the guy talk, it's easy to see why he was hired. Who knows, it may all be smoke and mirrors, but when you hear him talk about Gopher football and going around the state and talking to HS coaches and making the Rose Bowl, you believe him. I could really care less about Gopher Football 95% of the time, but hearing him talk twice, his enthusiasm is contagious. He's gonna have his players believing twice as much as the average fan and believing in yourself has amazing power. It's also amazing what a coach seeming to be a genuine nice guy can do for fan support.
Last year I would have bet money on the Bison to cover the spread because the Gophers stunk and I knew they would overlook NDSU. Hell I was tempted to call into Sid Hartman's radio show to defend the freaking Bison because he was, not surprisingly, without a clue and said the Gophers would win by 50 or something ridiculous like that. That's how certain I was. The Gopher were lead by a village idiot who could barely motivate his players. The Bison on the other hand were lead by a pretty damn good coach. This year I think it's going to be completely different as the Gophers will be lead by a guy who will easily motivate his players and it will show on the field. It won't be a crushing, but the Gophers will win and it won't be because the NDSU kicker stinks.