The Vikings have nine remaining opponents on their schedule. Those teams have a combined record of 23 wins, 35 losses. Eliminate the Bears’ 7-0 record and the Vikings’ opponents are 16 and 35.
Why didn’t the Vikings draft former Gopher Laurence Maroney, a Rookie of the Year candidate with New England? Just a guess but a home town player is so nearby the organization may see more of his faults than players elsewhere.
Maroney on his biggest adjustment to playing in the NFL: “Reading defenses is about the hardest for me. Just going out there and reading the defenses and seeing where everybody else is lined up.”
The Gophers announced an attendance of 62,845 for the North Dakota State game on October 21. Until September 5, anyone who wanted to buy a ticket for that game also had to purchase a ticket to the Iowa game on November 18. Athletic Director Joel Maturi e-mailed that about 4,500 of the two-game package tickets were sold.
Ann Carroll, Fox Sports North reporter and anchor, is the sister of former KARE 11 sportscaster Steve Carroll. Ann, a graduate of Edina High School, came to Minneapolis to work for FSN in July after spending four years in St. Louis.