Chandler Elsbecker

Writes about Gopher football sometimes. Texan. chandlerelsbecker on the other site.

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

NEW #GOPHERS POST:
Previewing New Mexico, a team with a very real chance to win on Friday thanks to a disruptive defensive front and a small handful of offensive playmakers.
https://t.co/jJ71pMR8g4

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NEW #GOPHERS POST:
National Signing Day (the first one) is tomorrow, but I wanted to take a look at the positions where a very flawed but very young Minnesota team might try to add transfers going into 2026. (That may well include support for this guy.)
https://t.co/CdNzE0tVDl

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NEW #GOPHERS POST
I did some bye week big-picture thinking and asked: Whenever PJ Fleck is done at Minnesota, whether it is this coaching cycle or sometime later, who should replace him? And what up-and-comers could even replace Fleck's replacement?
https://t.co/ixBQtAf0ZX

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

2025 #GOPHERS PREVIEW
As always, I put everything together and give you:
-Depth charts for offense, defense, and special teams
-The big questions Minnesota must answer
-Overviews of each opponent
-This football season in the context of... well, everything
https://t.co/aUjzI0Dsn0

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
SPECIAL TEAMS
-More Koi Perich
-A look at the two possible punters
-The probable but not insurmountable step down at kicker
https://t.co/VUSa5fhxA6

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
SECONDARY
-The brilliance of Koi Perich
-An invitation to the Kerry Brown Fan Club
-So, uh, who's starting at cornerback?
https://t.co/AhwRIgSxNu

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
LINEBACKERS
-Maverick Baranowski and Devon Williams back as the starters and looking to level up
-Scouting transfer Jeff Roberson
-Where Minnesota's younger linebackers may fit into the rotation
https://t.co/smt3Pizy1Q

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#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
DEFENSIVE LINE
-Big steps up from Anthony Smith and Deven Eastern
-Getting smaller (but maybe deeper?) on the interior
-Unproven defensive ends
https://t.co/Q8CWixqYio

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
OFFENSIVE LINE
-Positional flexibility abound
-Looking for progress from the incumbents
-Early looks at who might be part of the 2026 O-line
https://t.co/UbNNYjC6mm

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
QUARTERBACKS
-Your guess is as good as mine on Drake Lindsey
-I watched four 2022 Boston College games so you didn't have to
-The looming concept of Jackson Kollock
https://t.co/CvYcrz7DR1

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
RUNNING BACKS
-The exciting prospect of a Taylor/Turner duo
-Maybe Minnesota finally uses a fullback? (Probably not, but I'll keep manifesting it)
-Reports on the many freshmen who might play in 2026
https://t.co/24EW4w7GUn

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

#GOPHERS POSITION PREVIEW:
WIDE RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS
-What Minnesota is getting in Javon Tracy
-Logan Loya — soon to be Drake Lindsey's safety net
-A thin tight end group
-Checking in on the underclassmen who might feature
https://t.co/4kgETTzNzM

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

NEW POST: With Gopher football fully into the offseason, I did something different and wrote about the uncertain place Norwich City find themselves in at the end of a frustrating season.
https://t.co/xdkpO3WX7x

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

I'm not very active on either at this point, but just bumping that I'm at chandlerelsbecker on the site that works.

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

The appearance of a Rally Squirrel before a St. Louis native scores for Norwich is most disconcerting, as it suggests Cardinals Devil Magic can travel across continents

(But in this case we are thankful for it)

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

One year ago today, I made my first pilgrimage to The Fine City and Carrow Road. It was one of three times in a week I got to see my beloved idiots in yellow and one of the coolest things I've ever done, and I have spent much of the last year longing to make a second trip. #OTBC

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Josh Sargent hates Watford, and I think that's just swell

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I'll be a fan of Sam Darnold for the rest of his career after what he did for most of this season. It was extraordinarily fun for four months. Hope he succeeds at his next stop.

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For the first and maybe last time in my life, I am truly thankful for the Ohio State Buckeyes

[Chandler Elsbecker @CKElsbecker]

In confusing and trying times, we return to our most dearly held principles. Tonight, and every night, that means a steadfast belief in this great truth: Horns down.