 The Gophers set a school bowl scoring record, and Cupito tied the Minnesota career record for touchdown passes with 55.Two days after his team's loss in the Insight Bowl, Minnesota head coach Glen Mason was fired.Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi did not publicly detail the reasons for the firing, but strongly hinted that the Gophers' collapse was the proverbial last straw, saying "If we had not lost the way we lost, we probably wouldn't be here today."