Recent content by MRJ

Exactly. The whole "the fans are partly to blame" argument is the ultimate cop out. The program has been mostly awful for decades and you expect fans to continue to breathlessly support it? They're lucky they have any fan base at all considering the performances they've force fed their...

Personally, that's my favorite never-ending line regarding Gopher sports.

*Whoosh*.

Such a nonstory. Of course he wants the barn packed and the students to be crazy. Every team across the country at every level wants that. Here's the catch: You have to actually WIN games. Just saying you hope people show up and cheer doesn't mean a damn thing. Win games against good competition...

Well said.

Got the feeling the longer this went on, the more likely it was that he was coming back. If he had signed within the first two weeks following the title game, I wouldn't have been surprised. But from what I've seen, when kids take awhile to sign, it probably means they're not in any hurry to...

Agreed. But there actually has to be some success and some players that people want to invest in for it to work. We're a long way off from that. NIL money is a really tough sell with the current state of the program. Right now, the program simply needs to show some (any?) improvement in their...

Well said. NIL is the ultimate crutch and excuse. NIL dollars would come if the program was successful and was therefore attracting star caliber players. Instead, what the U has demonstrated in recent years is buffoonish leadership and bottom of the barrel results. Like, historically god...

It's over. Time to get ready for NCAAs.

Time to see what the ladies are made of.

Fair. Very optimistic, but fair.

I live in reality, regardless of what you think of me as a fan. And I remember folks doing a lot of crowing about how much more improved the team was going to be at this time last year as well. We all know how that turned out. Then again, reality isn't a place where diehard Gopher hoops fans...

Never thought I'd see a Michigan team do something like that. :eek: Hutchins would have lost her mind. Times, they are hella different in Ann Arbor these days.

So, does this mean we'll finish 13th in the Big Ten instead of dead last? Win three or maybe even FOUR (gasp! 🤯) whole conference games next year? I'm sure the fan base is on pins and needles waiting to find out.

Hey there everyone!!! I've been away from the softball thread for awhile and admittedly haven't seen much of the ladies this season. But, I did do some digging on the squad and I'm thrilled with what I've uncovered. First off, really happy for Autumn Pease and the fabulous season she's had. She...