The Minnesota Golden Gophers were merrily rolling along, smashing every team in their path - including a ranked Michigan State team 34-7 before the inexplicable loss at Purdue two weeks ago. Well, I think the wins and that loss are easy to explain. The straw that stirred the drink, Ibrahim, was out. That offense is built around the running of Ibrahim and then the hard play action for deep passes that the run-game sets. Without him, the offense struggled. Well, he is back this week, and the Gophers had an extra week off to prepare for this game and will win and cover the points -6.5.