Recent content by Bad Gopher

Yassss!

Thank you to both of you. You both are right. As I said in another thread, there should be high expectations. Minnesota has great potential. (But as Clem would say, 85 percent of people die with potential. 💀) The expectations have to be grounded in realism, though. Some have said that, from the...

They don't seem able to impose their physical will and power to the basket like most major-conference teams would be able to do against a Chicago State. The Gophers are the kind of team that will have to beat you with skill and savvy. Savvy-wise, I like what I see. They ARE well coached, and the...

I'm starting to become concerned about this team. These players have been better and should be better. It stands to reason they can make layups or they wouldn't have made their high school teams. WTF is going on?! There's always a bright side, though. It was something like 18 assists on 19...

Good question! I'll have to go through my library, but the two that come to mind immediately are Star Wars and Toy Story.

Holy shit, this song!

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Don't come back.

Medved takes over a program that is arguably at its low point in its 130-year history. Or its second-low point. And with almost no interest in the general community and the main newspaper all but ignoring its existence. And we expect what? In the course of how many weeks? I get that we have the...

It occurred to me... I mean, heck, nobody even knew whether Bo Ryan could coach at this level. He knocked em dead at a lower division, but at Milwaukee he was 30-27 overall in his two years. Then he goes to Madison, is gifted with Devin Harris, and the rest is history. Niko has not been gifted...

Honest to god, that's why we watch college basketball and why it's so popular: it's competitive and unpredictable. Most games predict within one standard deviation, and the vast majority are within two.

I have been thinking the same thing, especially with Iowa's hire, who I reluctantly expect great things from. You're going nose to nose with the best, each and every night. It's a murderers row. Tubby (among others) found that out, coaching against the likes of Bo Ryan. I think it was humbling...

This is devastating news.

I meant to curse the guy out, but I swear I did not mean to curse him. All the best to Pharrell, and I hope it isn't as bad as it looks.

It was clear to me, even in the two blowout wins, that outside shooting was going to be a problem. That said, there are guys on this team who have shot it better in the past and need to step up. I can't cite what percentage Asuma shot last year, but I expected more from him. Was Durkin that...