GN asked what we wanted to read about on the blog during these dark days of the offseason(s). This is the next TDG post I'd like to read. Word is that the Vikings will need to play at least one (maybe more than one) season at the Bank while the new stadium is being built at the Metrodome, site. Word is that could also mean upgrades to the Gophers home field (I've read expanding the seating capacity and heating coils beneath the field) in order to bring the stadium up to NFL standards. Is all this talk legitimate? What is necessary, what is not, and what is realistic to expect if the Vikings move to campus? Presumably, construction at the Metrodome site could begin as early as January 2013, right? And if that's the case, what's with the rumors that it could be 2016 before the new stadium is ready? Anyway, there are a lot of Gopher angles here that deserve some good 'ole speculation. Any takers?

Less than an hour to go before we know whether or not Dwight Dasher will be taking snaps against the Gophers in the season opener next Thursday. All signs certainly point toward him being suspended, even though there have been no formal charges to this point. Here is an excerpt from the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, who by the way has done a tremendous job covering this story over the last week.

The press conference was previously slated as a preview to the Minnesota game. But before the regular portion of the press conference, athletic director Chris Massaro will read a brief statement and give an update on Dasher’s situation amid a university inquiry and police investigation about the quarterback’s alleged gambling activities in poker games.

Dasher’s reps in practice have decreased over the last two days, giving more work to junior college transfers Logan Kilgore and Jeff Murphy. If Dasher does not play, MTSU will put a quarterback on the field that has not taken a Division I snap.