WISCONSIN WENT UP AGAINST MINNESOTA IN A FOOTBALL GAME

On Nov. 30, Wisconsin and Minnesota squared off in a football game at TCF Bank Stadium. 

Minnesota kicked off to start the game. Wisconsin started on their own 10-yard line. Wisconsin punted on 4th-and-1.

Minnesota took over on their own 49-yard line. Tanner Morgan found Roshad Bateman for a 51-yard touchdown reception.  The extra point attempt was good.

With 12:30 left in the first quarter the score was Minnesota 7, Wisconsin 0.

Wisconsin started on their own 25-yard line. Wisconsin had a difficult time moving the ball down the field early. Wisconsin punted on 4th-and-7 Wisconsin punted the ball.

Minnesota took over on their own 23-yard line. Minnesota looked to move the ball down the field as they used both the passing and running attack in the first quarter.

Minnesota called a timeout with 4:31 left in the first quarter. The score was Minnesota 7, Wisconsin 0.

Minnesota punted on 4th-and-2. Wisconsin recovered on their own 9-yard line. Wisconsin looked to move the ball down the field, but the Minnesota defense stepped up big and slowed down the Wisconsin offense. 

Wisconsin called a timeout with 26 seconds left in the first quarter. The score was Minnesota 7, Wisconsin 0.

After one quarter of play the score was Minnesota 7, Wisconsin 0.

Wisconsin looked to move the ball down the field early. Wisconsin fumbled the ball and Minnesota recovered the ball. They recovered the ball on their 32-yard line. Wisconsin intercepted a pass and they took over on the Minnesota 27-yard line. Wisconsin kept the ball on the ground as they looked to run the ball down the field. On 4th-and-3 from the 8-yard line Wisconsin attempted a 26-yard field goal which was good.

With 8:56 left in the second quarter the score was Minnesota 7, Wisconsin 3.

 Minnesota looked to move the ball down the field once again as they used both the running and passing attempts to try to trick the Wisconsin defense. On 4th-and-5 Minnesota punted the ball.

Wisconsin took over on their own 18-yard line. Jack Coan pass completed a pass to Taylor for 28-yard touchdown. Zach Hintez extra point attempt was good. 

With 2:49 left in the second quarter the score was Wisconsin 10, Minnesota 7.

Minnesota looked to move the ball down the field late in the quarter, but they were not able to do that.

At halftime, the score was Wisconsin 10, Minnesota 7.

Wisconsin kicked off to start the third quarter. Minnesota started on their own 25-yard line. Minnesota continued to look to push the ball down the field. Minnesota punted on 4th-and-11.

Wisconsin took over on their own 9-yard line. Wisconsin looked to air the ball down the field as they went to the passing attack. Wisconsin was able to get down the field as they passed and ran their way to first downs. Wiscon’s Jack Coan, Jack found Quintez Cephus for a 47-yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was good. 

With 9:52 left in the third quarter, the score was Wisconsin 17, Minnesota 7.

Minnesota took over on its own 29-yard line. Minnesota moved the ball down the field.

Minnesota attempted a 38-yard field goal which was good. With 6:51 left in the third quarter, the score was Wisconsin 17, Minnesota 10.

Wisconsin took over on the Minnesota 39-yard line. Wisconsin’s Kendric Pryor came up with a 26-yard run. The extra point attempt was good. With 5:52 left in the third quarter, the score was Wisconsin 24, Minnesota 10.

Minnesota started on its own 25-yard line. Minnesota looked to move the ball down the field on the ground. Minnesota’s Tyler Johnson came up with big plays late in the third quarter.

After three quarters of play, the score was Wisconsin 24, Minnesota 10.

Minnesota looked to get into the end zone early in the fourth quarter. Minnesota turned the ball over on downs.

Wisconsin moved the ball down the field quickly. Taylor came up with an 11-yard run for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With 11:05 left in the fourth quarter, the score was Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 10.

Minnesota fumbled the ball and Wisconsin recovered the ball. Wisconsin found the end zone on a 1-yard run by AJ Taylor. The extra point attempt was good.

With 8:41 left in the fourth quarter, the score was Wisconsin 38, Minnesota 10.

Minnesota took over on its own 25-yard line. Minnesota moved the ball down the field again late in the fourth quarter. Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan found Tyler Johnson on a 12-yard pass. The extra point attempt was good.

With 5:51 left in the fourth quarter, the score was Wisconsin 38, Minnesota 17.

Minnesota looked to move the ball down the field late in the game. Minnesota punted the ball on 4th
 down.

Both teams played hard throughout the game.

Wisconsin came away with the 38-17 victory over Minnesota.

BOLD WENT UP AGAINST HOLDINGFORD IN THE CLASS 2A STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

BOLD and Holdingford went up against each the Class 2A football state championship game at TCF Bank Stadium.

Holdingford kicked off to BOLD to start the game. BOLD took a lot of time off the clock in the first quarter.  BOLD’s Brad Wolff came up with some huge plays early in the game. On 4th-and-11

BOLD went for it but were not able to come up with a first down.

Holdingford took over on the 20-yard line. Holdingford kept the ball on the ground. They were not able to get their offense going as they turned the ball over on downs.

BOLD couldn’t get a first down and they turned the ball over on downs.

After one quarter of play the score was tied at 0.

Holdingford got the ball back as they looked to march down the field. The BOLD defense came up big as they were able to slow down the offense. On 4th-and-27 Holdingford had to punt the ball.

BOLD took over on the near midfield. On 2nd-and-6 BOLD fumbled the ball and Holdingford recovered it. Holdingford punted on 4th down.

BOLD had difficulty moving the ball down the field. They punted the ball on 4th-and-13. The ball went into the end zone for a touchback.

Holdingford took over on their own 20-yard line.

At halftime the score was tied at 0.

Holdingford got the ball to start the third quarter. The BOLD defense was all over the place. They were able to slow down the Holdingford offense. Holdingford was intercepted by Austin Weis.

BOLD took over on their own 20-yard line. BOLD went for it on 4th-and-2 and were able to come up with a first down.

After three quarters of play the score was tied at 0.

BOLD’S Austin Weis came up with an interception. BOLD kept the ball on the ground. BOYD’s Brad Wolf came up with a 4-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was no good.

With 3:04 left in the fourth quarter the score was BOYD 6, Holdingford 0.

As time ran out in the fourth quarter Holding Ford’s Austin Gerads ran 10 yards for a touchdown.

The extra point attempt was no good.

The game went into overtime. There was no time on the clock. Both teams started from the 20-yard line.

BOLD’S Brad Wolff ran 1 yard for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.

Holdingford’s Nathan Brinker came up with a 10-yard run for a touchdown.

BOLD failed to score and Holdingford got the ball back. Gerads caught an 8-yard pass from Binker.

The two-point conversion was good.

BOLD’S Ben Steffel ran 7 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion failed.

Holdingford came away with the 20-18 victory over BOLD.

2014 MAJOR LEAGUE ALL STAR BASEBALL WEEKEND-FAN FEST AND CONCERT

With the All Star game comes a weekend of fun activities for fans to do. On Saturday, July 12, I went and checked out Fanfest and a concert.

I didn’t know what to think about the Fan Fest when I started thinking of the events around the All Star game.

The Minneapolis Convention Center was turned into a huge baseball museum of sorts. There were pictures explaining the history of the league.

Each part of the history of the game was broken down into different parts of the Convention Center.

They started with the Negro League and you could read history about that area of baseball.

They had a different section on the World Baseball Classic. They had old highlight videos of real game footage on that area of time.  

One of the most areas that got a lot of attention by the fans was the Baseball Hall Of Fame. They had artifacts from different players who are part of the Baseball Hall Of Fame.

If you are a gamer they had different baseball video games with contests that fans could play.

Local media stations along with national media outlets were on hand broadcasting from the Fan Fest.

Throughout the event former current and future players showed up throughout the day to sign autographs. There were also sessions where fans could have a question and answer sessions with different players. There were also many chances to take photos and autographs with players, both past, current and future.

There was also a large section for silent and live auctions going on. Articles that were available for the auction were old game-used uniforms, lineup cards, gloves, bats, balls, etc.

In the middle of the Convention Center a huge makeshift field was set up. There was always action going on, on the field. Weather it was a t-ball game or a clinic the big field was a big hit for fans.

If you were looking to buy any All Star official shirts and apparel there was lots of chances to do that as all the teams were represented.

Overall I really enjoyed my time at the Fan Fest. You do truly need to spend a lot of time to get

through everything and bring your billfold and be prepared to shell out a lot of money for that All Star apparel.

Saturday night there was also free huge concert at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. There were multiple ways fans could win free tickets to the show. The show featuring the Imagine Dragons with Atmosphere as the leadoff group.

I thought that the concert was very good and entertaining.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS ARE GETTING A NEW FOOTBALL STADIUM AND MAYBE A MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM

The Minnesota Vikings are getting a new football stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The 2013-2014 season was the last season in the Metrodome.

The Minnesota Vikings will play their games during the 2014 and 2015 seasons at TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota.

The new Vikings stadium will host the 2018 NFL Super Bowl at the new stadium.

According to Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press: “Members of the Vikings' ownership and front-office group on Tuesday were in Kansas City to peruse the city's Major League Soccer operation. The Vikings want an MLS franchise for their stadium, which will have a 60 percent transparent roof, that's to open in 2016. The MLS season runs from March 1 through November.”

ROSEVILLE TOOK ON MAPLE GROVE IN A CLASS 6A STATE FOOTBALL QUARTERFINAL GAME

Maple Grove and Roseville faced off in a state quarterfinal football game at TCF Bank Stadium.

 

Maple Grove kicked off to Roseville in the second quarterfinal game. Roseville got the ball on their own 30 yard line. Roseville used both the run and passing game. Jacques Para fumbled the ball and Peder Olson found the end zone for a touchdown on a 30 yard sprint to the end zone. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 9:57 left in the first quarter the score was Maple Grove 7, Roseville 0.

 

Roseville got the ball back after the touchdown. They started their drive on their own 44 yard line.

 

Jacques Perra found Jesper Horsted for a 31-yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 8:51 left in the first quarter the score was tied at 7.

 

Maple Grove kept the ball on the ground for most of the first quarter. Maple Grove attempted a field goal with 4:30 left in the first quarter but it didn’t go through.

 

Roseville aired it out as they looked to get it into the end zone.

 

After one quarter of play the score was tied at 7.

 

Roseville’s Matthew Peckham picked up a two-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 10:51 left in the first quarter the score was Roseville 14, Maple Grove 7.

 

Maple Grove Clark Wieneke was all over the field for his team. He was able to pick up a first down on a 15-yard rush.  

 

Maple Grove turned the ball over on downs.

 

Roseville couldn’t move the ball on the next series and they turned it over on downs.

 

Maple Grove’s Wieneke found the end zone on a three-yard run. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 1:37 left in the second quarter the score was tied at 14

 

Roseville’s Perra found Horsted for a two-yard touchdown catch. The extra point attempt was good.

 

The score at halftime was Roseville 21, Maple Grove 14.

 

Roseville kicked off to start the third quarter. Maple Grove kept the ball on the ground on their first drive of the quarter. Wineneke  found the end zone on a two-yard rush. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With that touchdown the score was tied at 21.

 

Roseville looked to score again but there was a fumbles and Maple Grove came up with the ball.

 

Maple Grove looked to score late in the third quarter. They were not able to convert on fourth down and they turned it over on downs.

 

The score was tied at 21 after three quarters.

 

Roseville’s David Stampley came up with a 46-yard reception. Adam Brant came up with an interception for Maple Grove. That gave them the ball back near midfield.

 

Tyler Kuntson from Maple Grove attempted a 35 field goal which was not good.

 

Roseville’s Jose Salinas nailed a 31 yard field goal which won the game.  

 

Roseville won the game 24-21.

 

After the game I talked to Salinas about the game and his game winning field goal.

 

The attendance for the two games at the TCF Bank Stadium was 3161.

EASTVIEW TOOK ON ROSEMOUNT IN A QUARTERFINAL STATE FOOTBALL GAME

Eastview and Rosemount went up against each other in a Class 6A quarterfinal boys’ state football game. The game was played at the University of Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium.

 

Eastview kicked off to Rosemount to start the game. Rosemount didn’t move the ball on their first drive of the game, and they had to punt the ball on fourth down.

 

Both teams had difficulty moving the ball early. Both defenses stepped up and slowed the other team down.  Eastview didn’t get a first down so they punted the ball.

 

It took each team awhile to get into an offensive rhythm as they both had trouble moving the ball.

 

Neither team was able to get their offense going in the first quarter.  

 

With 44 seconds left in the first quarter Rosemount’s Tyrek Cross had a 40-yard touchdown rush. The extra point attempt was good.

 

After one quarter of play the score was Rosemount 7, Eastview 0.

 

Rosemount got the ball on a turnover on downs. Dimitiri Williams was all over the field for Rosemount. Tray Ashby-Phan also came up with some nice catches to help move the chains. He was able to pick up a first down early in the second quarter.  Rosemount found the end zone on a 25-yard field goal by Alex Trana.

 

With 8:39 left in the second quarter the score was Rosemount 10, Eastview 0.

 

Rosemount punted on fourth down. Eastview got the ball on their own 14 yard line.

 

Williams found Tyler Hartigan for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With 7:04 left in the second quarter the score was Rosemount 17, Eastview 0.

 

Eastview moved the ball on the next series. They used both running and passing plays. Eastview punted the ball on fourth-and-nine.

 

Rosemount couldn’t move the ball and Eastview took over on downs.

 

Eastview’s Will Rains ran 31 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

 

At halftime the score was Rosemount 17, Eastview 7.

 

Rosemount kicked off to Eastview to start the third quarter. Eastview got the ball at midfield. Eastview moved the ball down the field both by air and the run game. Rosemount took over on downs.

 

Rosemount’s Lowell Green ran the ball 15 yards and made a dive into the end zone for a touchdown.

 

The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 8:24 left in the third quarter the score was Rosemount 24, Eastview 7.

 

Eastview tried to move the ball down the field. The Rosemount defense stepped up and was able to slow down the Eastview offense. Eastview had to punt the ball.

 

Rosemount got the ball back. Williams scored again on a 54-yard touchdown reception.

 

The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 4:02 left in the third quarter the score was Rosemount 31, Eastview 7.

 

Eastview was not able to move the ball and they elected to punt the ball on fourth down.

 

Rosemount got the ball back on their own 31 yard line. They moved the ball on the ground. A lot of different players touched the ball on the offensive line.

 

After three quarters of play the score was Rosemount 31, Eastview 7.

 

Rosemount’s Cross ran 12 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 11:00 left in the fourth quarter the score was Rosemount 38, Eastview 7.

 

Eastview looked to get their offense going again as they looked to get into the back of the end zone.

 

In a hard-fought game Rosemount came away with the 38-7 victory over Eastview.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Rosemount’s Dimitri Williams, Tyrek Cross, and Lowell Green about the game.

COLD BEER OR WINE FOR ANY ONE AT THE UOFM FOOTBALL GAMES. ANY ONE ANY ONE

According to JENNA ROSS of the Star Tribune, “The University of Minnesota has a plan for selling beer and wine -- but no hard liquor -- to football fans at Gopher home games.

The U's Board of Regents will discuss and vote this week on a resolution to allow "beer or beer and wine sales" in the premium-seating section of TCF Bank Stadium and in a single "beer garden" during Gopher games. The vote is expected to wrap up years of debate about whether and where alcohol ought to be sold.

"It will be a restricted and controlled environment where they will be very careful about requiring identification, so students will not have access," said regents Chairwoman Linda Cohen.

 

The university's new plan, developed by a task force and announced Monday, is consistent with those rules but adds details.

It says that alcohol sales will start an hour before kickoff and stop at the end of halftime. No alcohol will be allowed at the Veterans Memorial or on the Tribal Nations Plaza near the west-end gates of the stadium. There will be no hard liquor sales.

"We did draw the line at not selling the hard liquor," Cohen said, citing "a feel about it at a sporting event."

Rules governing alcohol sales at Minnesota Vikings games played at TCF while a new stadium is built are a separate issue that will be resolved later.

Alcohol has always been forbidden at the TCF stadium because lawmakers objected to the university's plan to allow drinking only in the arena's premium seats. With a cry of "beer for one, beer for all," the Legislature banned alcohol sales unless folks in the cheap seats were allowed to drink, too.

The resolution the regents will consider Wednesday rescinds one passed in 2009 that prohibited selling or serving alcohol in TCF Bank Stadium, Mariucci Arena and Williams Arena during college games. It "authorizes the reapplication for liquor licenses" at those two other venues and makes it possible for those venues to sell beer and wine to those fans in some areas.

Cohen said she believes such sales would be "only in the club rooms."

In a news release, the university said it considers the next two years a pilot project and will assess and adjust as it goes along.

It's "a balanced approach offering very limited sales in the general seating area," Amy Phenix, chief of staff for university President Eric Kaler, said in a statement. "First and foremost, we are committed to the safety of students and fans and to being good neighbors."

I personally think that this would be a good idea because; I think that it would bring in more money for the program. It would also be a good revenue source for the University of Minnesota. 

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA OPENS ITS DOORS TO TCF BANK STADIUM

The University Of Minnesota opened its doors as they held an open house. They gave free tours of TCF Bank Stadium.

This was the first time that I had been inside the TCF Bank Stadium. I have driven around the Stadium and I when I first got to the stadium I was amazed at all the buzz around it. When I got into the parking lot, parking at the stadium for this event was $3.75. I was surprised at first that they were charging for parking but then again I wasn’t because I figured that they wanted to simulate a game situation.

I arrived at the field and from the outside and the stadium was beautiful. There were all the names of all of the counties in Minnesota carved in brick lining the outside of the stadium.

I had to wait about 20 minutes before I was able to get into the stadium because I was early. The college radio station was there handing out free stuff. After about a 10-minute wait the doors were opened to the Stadium.

After I got past security I walked up a flight of stairs where there were tables of all of the colleges that the University of Minnesota provides. They were handing out information about their courses they offer. After all that they provided free tours of the locker rooms. The University of Minnesota locker room is the largest of any pro or college sports. The locker room is in a shape of a football. The only other stadium that has a locker room shaped like a football is the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.

After the locker room tour it was time to hit the field. The field was awesome. People were only allowed to stay in the end zone. When I was on the field it brought memories of screaming fans in a tournament appearance. When I go down and cover the Minnesota state football and you have thousands of screaming fans and I am trying to interview the players. There is a lot of happiness and emotion that the fans bring.

After I got done with the field there was a tunnel that leads off the field and brought us out to the stadium entrance. There was an usher that was handing out free woman’s hockey tickets for the afternoon’s hockey game. The Gopher women’s hockey team was able to beat Syracuse 4-1. It was a fun and entertaining game. It was the first time that I had been in Ridder Arena. On the backside of Ridder Arena is the university tennis center. I walked around in there for a bit. That was the first time that I had been in either two of those arenas.

After I was done with tours I have to say I was pretty impressed with the new TCF Bank Stadium. That is a pretty cool complex.