​The Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-1) will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they close out their non-conference schedule against the Akron Zips (1-1) at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sep. 19.This Week’s Thoughts:GopherNation: I think they take out some frustrations on Akron. I won’t let that affect how I feel about the Washington game… I won’t let that affect how I feel about the Washington game… I won’t let that affect how I feel about the Washington game…Andy York: I’m expecting a bounce back performance from the offense, but with Akron running a quick-tempo system on offense, you are guaranteed to see some miscommunication again that will probably cost us some points. Still, this team is not as bad as they looked last week and should be able to easily take down a very middling MAC squad.Blake Ruane: See my opponent preview.Ustreet: I would like this game to be fun at some point.zipsofakron: Bowling Green 2.0 coming on a dreary morning after an embarrassing loss, with a low-energy crowd and the team overlooking a middling MAC team. We’ll curse the name Cibastian Broughton after this one.mowe0018: P.J.’s agent will point to some meaningless Big Ten-based record achieved in this game as justification for a raise this offseason.wildcat00: It’s going to be a long Big Ten season, so I hope the team enjoys this one.WhiteSpeedReceiver: I have no doubt that the Gophers will bounce back against an opponent that doesn’t have Kamario, Kaluigi, or Kayoshi, but I do have some questions about whether or not Danny Collins should reach out to a realtor.Post your score predictions below!