Gopherhole Podcast

It wasn't pretty, but the Gophers moved to 8-3 with a home victory over Northwestern, and GopherHole.com's Nadine Babu and former Gopher Sean Hoffman offer their thoughts! Topics include Mitch Leidner's touchdown drought, finally snapped; A cold day and a cold crowd; A formidable performance by the defense; Do the Gophers have a few more tricks up their sleeve for the Badgers? And much more!

This is clearly the season of missed opportunities for the Minnesota Gophers football team. Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com and Sean Hoffman, former Gopher, dive into a discussion about whether Tracy Claeys will get fired after the season. Are these losses respectable enough to have faith going forward? Are Gophers fans right to be frustrated? All of this, and more, on a new episode of the GopherHole podcast!

It hasn't always been pretty, but the Gophers are tied for the Big 10 West lead heading into the final three games of the season. Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com and Sean Hoffman, former Gopher, dive into the awful targeting call that will cost the Gophers one of their best defensive players for part of the upcoming Nebraska game, how and why casual fans still are not fully on board with this team, Mitch Leidner's performance lately, and Rodney Smith becoming a star.

Regardless of schedule, the Gophers are bowl eligible in October! On this episode, Nadine Babu and Sean Hoffman offer thoughts on the running game, which continues to impress; The penalties, which continue to mount; And the current lack of a signature win, which continues to keep the fan base at arm's length. You can find the GopherHole podcast on GopherHOle.com, 1500ESPN.com, Podcast One and iTunes!

The Gophers got their first Big 10 win out of the way -- and with starting QB Mitch Leidner out with a concussion, no less. Nadine Babu and Sean Hoffman break down the road win against Maryland, the decision to start Conor Rhoda at QB, the fantastic running game with Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith, and Minnesota's defense, which held a team that averages 37 points to just 10. That's how you win games. All that, plus we talk about the season-ticketholder survey at the U of M.

On this episode of the GopherHole podcast GopherHole.com's Nadine Babu and former Minnesota Gophers linebacker Sean Hoffman cover the following: - Disappointment over the Iowa game. Issues that start at the top and go all the way to the O-Line - The miraculous return of Mike Sherels - The defense playing well - Hoff talking about his rivalry against Iowa, going 3-1 in his years, and getting heckled by an 80 year old woman at Kinnick

Welcome to the debut episode of the GopherHole podcast, with GopherHole.com's Nadine Babu and former Minnesota Gophers linebacker Sean Hoffman! Gophers fans were hoping to celebrate a Big 10 opening win at Penn State - especially after leading by 10 at halftime - but everything came crashing down in the second half and overtime. Nadine and Sean provide thoughts on the game, and the program in general. Also, Sean explains the biggest differences between playing for Jim Wacker and Glen Mason in the 90's.