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    Gophers tied for third in all CFB for bowl wins since 2014.

    I didn't feel like they were bad bounces. I liked a lot of things about Kill, but how conservative/foot off the gas he would get with a lead drove me up the wall.
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    Ranking Big Ten men’s basketball coaches (#18. Ben Johnson, Minnesota)

    Is this what Coyle meant we he said we would be preseason top 25?
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    Coyle on being “mad” the Gophers aren’t in the NCAA Tournament: “If you could see the text messages to my wife.”

    Couldn't have said it better myself. Our basketball team has struggled, and the best idea our AD has is to send angry messages to his wife? Him thinking that telling the fan base about those texts is going to somehow motivate us or inspire confidence is pretty emblematic of his PR savvy.
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    ESPN Way to EARLY 2024-25 Men's Top 25 - no Gophers...SHOCKED!

    This is the second time today I was scrolling down to post a joke only to find someone beat me to the punch!
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    Coyle on being “mad” the Gophers aren’t in the NCAA Tournament: “If you could see the text messages to my wife.”

    I honestly can't tell if Pilgrim (1) believes their BS, (2) is being intellectually dishonest to defend a coach they like, or (3) is a full on troll just trying to turn conversations nonsensical. Feels like even odds for any of the three. Of course no one would say missing the tournament...
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    Coyle on being “mad” the Gophers aren’t in the NCAA Tournament: “If you could see the text messages to my wife.”

    I'm a fan of honesty and sincerity over trying to decide which message is going to play best for an administrator at a PR level. If Coyle allowed himself to be bullied into a hire, he is weak.
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    Iowa: did I get this right?

    I hate the "let the players decide the game" line when it is used to mean have the refs arbitrarily decide when to call or not to call stuff. Reffing is a hard enough job when you are just trying to figure out the right call in real time, they shouldn't also need to evaluate some "should I make...
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    New Men's College Postseason Tourney next season

    Once we right the ship, we shouldn't worry about playing at Butler or Indiana State.
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    Oklahoma AD has gone crazy, wants an off campus basketball arena / facilities ... with a $1B entertainment district development ...

    Don't disagree with you at all, off campus is awful. But outside of walking distance would be even worse
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    Oklahoma AD has gone crazy, wants an off campus basketball arena / facilities ... with a $1B entertainment district development ...

    The dome was still close enough to walk to games from campus (I know they had the busses, but I walked to and from a fee times).
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    Postseason

    It's really weird how Don got treated. During that span you are talking about, people on this board were saying things like "national titles are all that matter" and characterized the conference titles, frozen fours, and even the title game appearance as "participation trophies." Then we got...
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    Coach Dame: I love this from Ben.

    It is happening all over the country, and we need to find a way to succeed in that environment.
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    Coaching Hypothetical

    I don't like going with no head coaching experience. That said, no head coaching experience but experience with winning is better than no head coaching experience and no winning experience. My ideal hire would be someone who has had success as a D1 coach in a smaller conference or (and I...
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    Ben Johnson is a Disaster

    Realistic is expecting an overall winning percentage north of 40, making the dance half the time, and making the NIT most of the times we miss the tourney. We know that is achievable because we fired a coach for only achieving that level of success in the not so distant pass, so surely that is...



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