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FWIW https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6741377/2025/10/22/ncaa-will-not-implement-5-for-5-eligibility-rules/ https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2025/10/23/the-ncaa-will-not-implement-the-5-for-5-rule/

Think we will know early in the BIG season how high the ceiling is for this team. The Gophers play the most front-loaded BIG schedule in the league. They play the consensus preseason top 3 (UCLA, MD, Mich) and USC in the first 6 league games. Only BIG team to play the top 3 in the opening...

The Gophers were 1 of 11 BIG teams to get at least 1 vote in the Coaches Preseason Poll. The Gophers received 1 vote and tied for 39th.

Iowa State for Crooks/Brown’s senior year seems like a potential fit. Had an Iowa State offer in high school.

Sad to see her go. Plus rebounder and efficient from 2. Streaky from 3. Even if she lost her starting spot, as seems likely, the Gophers’ prospects are better with her, than without her.

FWIW, Gronowski also had a 38-yard run against PSU, in addition to his 67-yard run. He also has 7 rushing TDs in conference play.

1990 is the last time the Gophers beat Iowa and Wisconsin in the same season. 1989 is the last time the Gophers beat Iowa and Wisconsin in the same season while winning in Iowa City.

Early betting lines make no sense to me. Iowa is one dimensional, and the Gophers with Taylor back are multi-dimensional. Minnesota is also good in pass pro, and Iowa struggles to rush the passer. Seems like the Gophers should be favored on a neutral field, and perhaps a slight dog at Iowa...

Gophers tied for 30th (t5th among others receiving votes) in AP Preseason Top 25. Not a bad place to start for a team that didn't make the NCAA tourney last season. Sabreena Merchant of the Athletic is particularly high on the Gophers. Only 3 of 31 AP voters put the Gophers in the top 25, and...

Glad to be able to watch it, but wish it would be on ESPN/ESPN2 for the sake of program exposure. Also think KU-Minnesota is a sneaky attractive matchup. Gophers could be a top 25 team, and KU is on the way up with a ballyhooed recruiting class.

Murray’s progression at Oklahoma will be interesting to watch. She improved her recruiting stock this summer to become a fringe top 100 player. Coach P, with her good recruiting eye, passed. Iowa offered at the 11th hour, but Murray passed on being a fall-back offeree.

Hard to compete with Iowa's TV fan base (similar to Nebraska volleyball TV fan base). Last year (with Clark gone), the 7 most watched regular season WBB games on BTN were all Iowa games. For example, Minnesota-Iowa on BTN had 234,000 viewers. Minnesota's next highest BTN viewership games were...

Not a lot of exposure for the Gophers. 1 game FS1, 6 on BTN. Suspect BTN+ for Kansas game is a mistake. Kansas is not a BIG school. Still think that game might be on an ESPN network. November 19 is a weak slate of D1 games.

BIG announced 2025-26 TV schedule for BIG-affiliated networks (Fox, FS1, NBC, Peacock & BTN) today. Not a lot of exposure for the Gophers. 1 game on FS1, 6 on BTN. Another year listening to a lot of aspiring student broadcasters. Also, Gophers' pre-season tourney is on FloHoops. Think it's...

A reasonable question. I think the answer is yes, for several reasons, some of which are as follows: 1. The coaches and program care where players are ranked. When Kussow officially signs something with the Gophers, the U’s press release will highlight her ESPN ranking, or perhaps...