Recent content by BigTenGuy

FWIW, Alabama was ranked #24 in coaches poll last week. Might move to 22-23 later today [edit - moved down to 25]. Bama is currently a Quad 1 loss, but could slide to a Quad 2 loss depending on how SEC play goes for Bama. KU is solidly a Quad 2 loss, with outside chance of becoming a Quad 1...

So your view is that there was a power 6 before the PAC 12 imploded. Don’t think so. Agree to disagree on this.

FWIW, the P-5 in WBB was the BIG, SEC, ACC, BIG 12 and PAC 12. With the demise of the PAC 12, thought it went to the P4. Perhaps I’m wrong, but don’t think the Big East somehow became a power 5 league. It’s likely a 2-bid NCAA tournament league. It’s current 2nd best team is Villanova, a...

Agree with this. Mara with back-to-back games at or above 50% from the field, a good sign and a rarity for her career. Hope its a harbinger of things to come.

The Big Ten mandated 4-year scholarships starting in 2014. Don’t know if/when this changed or the current practice. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-becomes-1st-major-conference-to-guarantee-scholarships/

You're certainly right that other teams schedule like the Gophers, both last year when the non-conference schedule was pathetic, and this year when it is middling, though much improved from last year. But it's tough to make either approach (pathetic or middling) work if your goals are something...

Then the Coach P Gophers are the team for you. Coach P has mastered the NET rankings by slaughtering weak teams, with the Gophers having the lowest average NET wins in the conference, meaning the teams that the Gophers have beaten have the lowest average NET rating: 12/15/2025 Rankings AP...

Was happy to see Drake on the schedule this year, but would have preferred last year when Drake was solid. Drake is a good mid-major program than can beat you some years. But this year is not one of those years. Drake is 1-7, about to be 1-8 after falling behind 34-14 to St. Thomas in St...

Can you identify the other schools that have engaged in systematic in-person scouting like Michigan? Perhaps I’m wrong, but I think your take that what Michigan did happens all the time is way off base.

If the scandal/mess you're talking about is Moore's improper relationship (for which there was no pre-hire track record), then yes, subject to the MaxyJr1 caveats that those involved are fired and/or prosecuted for any crimes. If the scandal/mess includes the Stalions improper in-person...

Mack and Poffenbarger are out for tonight’s Maryland game against Delaware State. The Gophers really took it out of Maryland.

Gophers move up to a 9 seed after loss to Maryland. Charlie Creme writes: “Maryland and Minnesota played an instant classic; the Terrapins escaped with a one-point, double-overtime win, but the Golden Gophers looked better than their No. 10 seed from last week.”

Actual attendance I assume was below 40,000 on average, but have yet to see the scanned ticket count. In 2023, the scanned average was 38,321, and the sold/distributed average (including free tickets to students for game 1) was 48,452.

Unless I missed it, no one asked Coach P why she didn’t call a timeout to advance the ball? That was the obvious question to ask.

Interesting comparison. I had not remembered that Carlie was also quite inefficient her first 3 years, and that she made a huge leap in EFG% from junior year to senior year, going from 43.5% EFG% to 52.6% EFG%.