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Since 1988 (30 year window), Iowa is 30-27 against Minnesota in MBB. Iowa wins at Williams Arena during this period: 2015, 2012, 2007, 2004, 2001, 1988, 1995, 1992, 1988. Iowa NCAA Tournament Appearances: 14 Minnesota NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 (It would be 11 but 3 were vacated). Fran...

http://collegefootball.ap.org/top-100 Minnesota 37th Iowa 25th Nebraska 6th Wisconsin 24th Thoughts?

Good Morning Gopherhole, I enjoy going through records (usually reminiscing about old Iowa victories and some soul-crushing defeats). I know the dates are arbitrary, but I was looking at the 20 year record of Iowa against rivals. Since I comment on Gopherhole from time to time, I decided to...

Good Afternoon GopherHole, I purchased a copy of Phil Steele's College Football Preview (2016). Here is the 10-Year snapshot of records in the Big Ten: Ohio State 112-20 (71-11) Wisconsin 98-35 (58-25) Michigan State 91-41 (56-28) Nebraska 86-47 (50-34) Penn State 85-43 (48-32) Iowa 78-51...

Pitino's Gophers could have stolen a victory at CHA last night. Peter Jok and Jarrod Uthoff delivered for Iowa (the way upperclassman are supposed to) when they needed a boost. Mason and Murphy are both excellent players with plenty of upside. McBrayer will improve and be a good player for...

The Iowa defense has been porous and have a proclivity to give up long drives. Minnesota has struggled to put together drives all season long. What does Minnesota need to do on offense to take advantage of the lack-luster Hawkeye defense? I'm looking forward to the week long conversation on...

Good luck against the Huskers! I'll be cheering for a Gopher upset!

I have been reading the criticism of Tubby Smith and the Gopher basketball team on this board for the last two weeks. The team is struggling right now because of defections and the overall strength of the Big Ten. It honestly amazes me that many Gopher fans are ripping Smith and this team so...

I know there are probably some threads dedicated to Adam Weber already but I just wanted to offer congratulations and respect for Adam Weber surpassing 10,000 yards passing in his career. He will pass Chuck Long and Brett Basanez and likely finish 3rd in Big10 history. It is unfortunate that...

Many people on this board claimed that Adam Weber is a better QB than Ricky Stanzi at Iowa. After 4 weeks, do people still feel this way? I'm not trying to flame, just looking for honest reflection. Weber is clearly better than the overall team record indicates.

Urgency and redemption for both Iowa and Minnesota this week against inferior opponents. If Minnesota contains Chad Spann, the gophers should win this game going away. Iowa should dominate Ball State but the Hawks have many areas that need improvement. If Iowa has any hope of a BCS bowl...

Good luck against the Trojans Saturday. I will actually be attending the game because I cannot afford the drive and lodging down in Arizona. Academic priorities have also hindered my ability to make that drive. I love college football and went to high school in Minnesota so I am really...

I said this last week against MTSU too. Minnesota dominated in the trenches and will do it again Saturday. Iowa has their first test of the year against Iowa State this weekend. ISU always comes in fired up for this game. Good luck and make a statement before the mighty trojans come to...

I watched the game last night and was impressed with Duane Bennett's ability to bounce off first hits and extend the play. To be honest, I thought Adam Weber looked terrible. The one bright spot for him was no interceptions. Nonetheless, congrats on the victory.

I know the game is still 6 days away but I just wanted to say good luck against MTSU. The Gophers will likely be better than what the national media has projected to this point. This should be a big year for the big10 and hopefully the gophers can contribute with some solid out of conference...