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"...arguably the most challenging job in the conference." Any job is what you make it. There was a time when, alternately, Wisconsin, Northwestern or Rutgers would've been considered the most challenging job in the conference, but those situations have turned around because they've been run...

There are no more important people in a sports organization than the head coach and the general manager. In college sports, those people are one in the same, making that person--and the choice of which person you hire--doubly crucial. Even in any organization, who you hire for any job--from...

I can't believe I have to explain this, but this is why you don't do that (i.e., hire a first-time head coach; who hasn't even been a top assistant anywhere; who interviewed unsuccessfully at lower programs; who would be hard pressed to retain very many players from the roster he inherited...

I know how this discussion always comes around to, you can't win at Minnesota, which I don't buy, so don't come at me with that bullshit.

Also out on March 22nd was the new release by Phosphorescent. It's making a serious splash, getting crossover play in a lot of genres. I could listen to this one over and over and might have actually done that. From their recent appearance on CBS Saturday Morning:

I'm going to write a strongly-worded text to my wife about Ben finishing last on this list!

He's a victim...of something. In other news, it won't take long before Sprinkle starts working his way up that list.

This streak is resting better today because of what happened with the Wolves yesterday.

I believe there's a way to not speak in riddles while speaking more diplomatically than the way you put it.

The Billy Joel concert on CBS last night was a reminder of what my favorite song is, has been, and always will be.

Then why would one not just come out and say that? Why would one choose to speak in riddles?

The question was how Minnesota fans would react to hiring a coach without any NCAA wins.

Yeah, I still see Ben needing to pull a pretty big rabbit out of the hat to have a team that can match last year's accomplishments. Payne is a gigantic loss, and we already needed to add depth at that position, so now we need two centers. Good luck.

Genuinely, pleasantly surprised after what he'd said earlier tempering expectations. Great news!

I'll be as curious as he is how this comes out. Certainly being advised that this is a weak class and a potential opportunity. At the same time, you can either play or not; you can either make a roster or not.