... in some areas more than others. After an abysmal breakdown in the fourth quarter against Cal, some insurance must be made before the Gophers can really be evaluated with the likes of the top of the Big Ten.

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5. Scoring Earlier Is a MUST

When you go out and play football, you don't just play the final 30 minutes—you play the whole hour of it. The Gophers have had a problem with this entering 2009, with Syracuse being a lone exception. Air Force was a clear sign that the Gophers always seem to come out flat and have to from behind to get victories.

In the Cal game, however, fighting off the No. 8—now No. 6—team in the country proved too much. Thus, if the...

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