Recent content by BigTenGuy

Oldest player in the BIG? 2019 HS graduate, correct?

ESPN updated their HoopGurlz prospect rankings this week, and released a '28 list (top 25). 2026 class Tori Oehrlein dropped from 50 to 62 (having previously dropped from 43 to 50). Natalie Kussow dropped from 20 to 47 (having previously moved from 16 to 20). Kussow's drop was one of the...

The Sirgi offer follows Coach P’s pattern of being willing to chase nationally-recruited posts/centers. See less of that at other positions. Gopher ‘27 offers also include 6’6” Harper Dunn from New Mexico and 6’7” Jayla Forbes from Alabama.

I like the high ranking because there should be high expectations for Coach P in year 3 with a Gopher team loaded with talented upperclassmen and star-in-the-making Tori McKinney.

To answer your question (and move it from the recruiting thread), I would say a number of things from last season mark Coach P as a good coach. First, leading the BIG in turnover rate in conference play is the mark of an organized and disciplined team. Turnover rate is not everything, but when...

Any update on Kussow? Saw she had recent visits to Michigan and Duke. Heading toward a decision maybe by end of June. Any Skim Milkey subscribers out there? Minnesota a finalist?

Minnesota and Duke as the only top 25 teams on this list that return all 5 starters? Think so at first blush. Anyone else? Compared to so many BIG teams that will start 1 or more new transfers or freshman next year, the Gophers have less of a challenge in terms of integrating key new players...

The 1960 Gophers took the field twice as the # 1 team and lost both games, including the Rose Bowl.

Getting GG and McKinney in back-to-back years is a very good recruiting start to Coach P’s Gopher tenure.

Strange career move for someone who I thought as a sophomore might become be an all-time Michigan great. Was hoping she would come back to the BIG (joining friend? Taylor Woodson), rather than trying a third power-4 conference. Phelia got a lot of air time last weekend in connection with the...

Clark effect TBD-Since Bluder resigned, Iowa has struggled to cash in on the Clark hoopla, missing on their top high school and portal targets. Jensen did keep Lucy Olsen and their one previously-committed top 25 recruit (Addie Deal). Otherwise Jensen struck out on ‘25 elite high school and...

The whole league has a reverse schedule from last year. Not much to announce. Will be interesting to see if they correct the schedule imbalance after two years of the 18-team league. The league needs to split OSU and Maryland from USC and UCLA. Makes no sense for teams to play USC, UCLA, OSU...

Agree. Even this year, lots of top 35 teams, but still a weak tourney showing for the legacy BIG after the best 4 years in a long time (and not just Iowa - Michigan, Indiana and OSU all had impressive tourney success during the period 2021-2024).

A lot of opportunity to move up in the BIG next year. The legacy BIG teams had a bad year last year (0 Sweet 16s, very few marquee victories). The league was run by USC and UCLA, and UCLA and Maryland seem like the top 2 for next year. After that, with JuJu's injury, there is opportunity...

In this article. Paywalled, I think. https://www.on3.com/her/news/womens-basketball-transfer-portal-intel-lsu-tennessee-and-more/