Schools that win don't disappear overnight. If Sam Jacobson shoots 29 percent for the entire season, like he has for the first three games, the team will finish near the bottom of the Big Ten. Fortunately for the Gophers, the likelihood of that happening is about the same as Clem Haskins giving birth to septuplets. The Gophers finished that season 20-11 and made the NCAA tournament. The Gophers are having trouble scoring goals and have lost five games in a row.
Fans are nervous.
Players don't know what's going on. There's no way Minnesota will ever be able to rebound. Yes, the team lost Crowley and Rasmussen. Yes, sophomore defenseman Ben Clymer is out for the season. Yes, defenseman Jason Godbout is likely out until February.