Jeremy: 2 days!!!

In case you were wondering, just two more days until the Gopher Spring Football game and the Gopher Nation Celebration! I might be excited. Can you tell?
Two reasons I'm excited about this:
First of all, IT'S FOOTBALL!!!
Second of all, IT'S TAILGATING!!!
Yep, you read that right, we'll be tailgating for the spring game. What is this Florida? Texas? Who do we think we are, USC?
You know what? I don't care. Brewster is pumping up the troops, and the fans, and it's about time. Think like a winner, play like a winner.
In case you haven't been paying attention, there's a lot of excitement going on over at the U. I have to tell you, it's pretty impressive what Joel Maturi has been able to do for Gopher Sports in the past 90 or so days. I believe that I've said it before, but he had a chance to make the Gopher Sports program the talk of the town, and he has managed to do it. I never thought I'd be saying this about Joel Maturi, but nicely done!
So back to Gopher Football. Since National Signing day in early February, Brewster has continued to make an impact in recruiting. Just this week Champlain Park linebacker Sam Maresh committed to the Gophers, and Ryan Grant (son of EP coach Mike Grant and grandson of former Vikings coach Bud Grant), quarterback/linebacker from Eden Prairie, committed as well.
Maresh is a big commitment. He's will be the top defensive player in the state when high school football opens in the fall, and he's been ranked in the top 250 prospects in the nation. I saw a brief interview with Maresh who said that Brewster absolutely sold him on the program and staying home to play football.
Apparently Maresh was driving home from the U of M campus to Champlin with his dad and he told him to turn the car around, he wanted to make a verbal commitment to Minnesota.
In an interview with WCCO's Mike Max Maresh said "It just put butterflies in my stomach with all the stuff he was saying about 'we need Minnesota boys to stay in Minnesota' and 'we really need you'. He's just a real passionate guy and he's real dedicated in what he's going to do for this program."
And, oh by the way, Maresh had been offered scholarships at Michigan, Miami, Wisconsin and Iowa, and has said that he will actively speak with Cretin-Derham Hall receiver Michael Floyd and Eden Prairie defensive end Willie Mobley about staying in Minnesota.
Wasn't it Glen Mason who said we couldn't land blue chippers in Minnesota?