Recent content by BigTenGuy

Will be interesting to see how many Gopher fans made the trip. Watched some of the Ohio State game there this morning, and it was a pretty empty ballroom doubling as a stadium. ESPN says 237 were at the OSU game, which seems inflated from the shots of the crowd (seats).

Class ratings are a funny thing, balancing quality and quantity. Over time, class rankings seem like a worthless exercise. Iowa signed 1 player and has the 17th-ranked class, and Minnesota signed 4 players and has the 19th-ranked class.

Duke v USF tonight on ESPNU at7. Good preview of Gophers' next opponent. USF playing at home trying to avoid 3 losses in a row tonight against a challenging schedule (Fairfield, UCLA, & Duke).

The good moments from Mara are so good that it makes you want more of that. But she is a puzzle. Not sure Mara is cold. Her old self has always been a puzzlingly inefficient scorer. In conference play her sophomore year, before her first season-ending injury, she shot 30.7% from 2 and...

Wonder how much the Woodson injury impacted a game like this. Seems like Woodson was set to play the 5 in a small lineup (among other things). Would still like to see the Gophers play small at times. KU is not big, and Hart/Tonga were not the answer tonight. Would have liked to see more...

Glad to get first game road problems out of the way tonight. Still think the Gophers will beat a somewhat short-handed KU team.

Huge Bart Torvik fan (knew him when he lived in the Twin Cities years ago), but his early season rankings reflect, in part, his pre-season rankings, which in turn substantially reflect returning player information. He had Minnesota rated highly pre-season, and Minnesota is doing nothing to...

Six voters have Minnesota on their AP ballot this week: Rank Percy Allen Seattle Times 24 Ben Pickman Athletic 24 Reed Darcey The Advocate (Baton Rouge) 23 Carl Adamec CT Insider 22 Maggie Vanoni Hearst Media (UConn) 21 Sabreena Merchant Athletic 18...

Could you elaborate on what you think is “off” with this year’s team. I enjoy your posts, but am puzzled by this take. To me, this year’s team seems very “on.” Tori and GG are playing great and scoring at a highly efficient clip. Amaya and Mara are playing great. Amaya’s rebounding and...

It is true. By supporting the private equity deal that puts the Gophers in the BIG's third tier, money wise, in exchange for Ohio State etc. extending their commitment to the BIG until 2046, the Gophers (and Wisconsin, Iowa etc.) are groveling to remain in the BIG.

Upcoming games against North Carolina, Iowa (in Iowa City) and Richmond. Several chances for statement wins.

Starting to think you're right about $$$, though suspect its more rev share money than NIL money.

Tru dat. Definitely a top 25 team. Should be ranked. Glad that schedule is improved. Would have liked to see a marquee nonconference game, but still happy with improved schedule. Looking forward to KU game next week.

Would love to see an opponent’s scouting report on McKinney. She is right handed, but wants to finish left. Wants to come back to the left even when right is open. But teams shade her right when she drives, which is a bad scout.

UCLA was fun to watch last night in beating Oklahoma. Kneepkens was great. Knew she could really shoot. Didn’t know she can also be crafty off the bounce. What a huge addition to the Bruins. Leger-Walker also looked like a great addition. If Sienna Betts can be a good 7th/8th player...