IOWA CITY, Iowa — There are long bus rides after tough losses, then there was the 303-mile slog the Gophers faced from Kinnick Stadium to the U’s practice facility in Minneapolis on Saturday night.

After the 41-3 loss to Iowa, the Minnesota football team had plenty of time to stew, reflect and even watch film on a group of coach busses convoying north without the company of the Floyd of Rosedale trophy.

Before the rivalry game, Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle talked about the chance to bring Floyd by his 87-year-old mom’s place in Waterloo, Iowa, during their trip back to Minnesota. When Coyle visited his mom before the game, she told him, “Kick their blank,” a message Coyle relayed on the KFAN pregame show while stripping out more colorful language.

Instead, the Gophers were just

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