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Wasn't there a guy with "Darwin" (as in the city) in his moniker that used to post? Doc Darwin or something like that.

I went to college with SoN. He was a couple of years behind me at the Harvard of Minneapolis. Interesting and funny guy. He was sports editor of the college newspaper a couple of years after I had the job.

For the record, I am also an alcoholic. Lighten up Francis.

I remember that was one of the angles played when Johnson took over for Pitino. Pitino reminded me a bit of Mason when it came to his recruiting. He just couldn't (or maybe wouldn't) make any meaningful connections. But that's really beside the point. Johnson had those connections and still...

How about Bob Huggins? I mean, Minnesota has a couple of top-tier alcohol prevention centers in the country that could help keep him dry.

I caught it. Great play on names. Medved has shown himself to be a good coach, but for some reason (and maybe it's just me) I get this Joe Salem vibe about him.

No problem. I'm a free speech guy in here and everyone has a right to say what they want. I just thought the immediate reaction of some was a bit over the top.

Is that still a thing? I always thought any AD with a decent Rolodex (look it up youngsters) didn't need something like Villa 6. Of course, I am sometimes guilty of overestimating the ability of ADs.

I vote "no" on Ryan Saunders. Sentimental choice for some, but he was so far out of his depth as a pro coach when it came to game/personnel management and those are things that a solid coach needs to master at any level.

Agree. Reusse is a very old school reporter and he was once the best sports columnist in this market by a good margin. Granted, he probably hasn't kept up with the changing times and what the modern consumer of sports news is looking for, but I doubt he really cares all that much. He takes...

I'm down with the decision to let Johnson go. As Coyle said, it's about consistency. But I really laugh at a lot of the posters that wanted Johnson's head on a pike that rather than taking a breath and acknowledging their long national nightmare is over, they just start b*tching again.

Payne has played fewer minutes per game this year than last and he's started a lower percentage of games. So I'm guessing it had little to do with usage.

I seem to remember him as a big Star Wars fanatic. I thought someone posted a pic of him in Darth Vader gear brandishing his dime store lightsaber. Could have been someone else.

A true Howard Cosell moment.

If the child is on Medical Assistance, they are automatically counted in the education funding formula that is based on the child's poverty status and the school's (both by building and district) concentrations of children in this category. It was thought that going to direct certification...

Game has changed so much. Curry never completed 50% of his passes, but I always enjoyed watching him the rare times that the Gophers were on television. Talk about a guy who could throw across his body and deliver a bullet. Looking back at the stats, Doug Kingsriter was his most reliable...

I don't think the Purdy comparison is that far off. As good as Purdy has played, there are some warts in his game. He has a couple of skills related to his mobility and ability to throw across his body, but his arm strength is likely average at best and he's playing in a system suited to his...

I don't follow pre-draft musings like I used to do, but Ersery has been all over the board from late-1st to late-2nd. Daniel Jeremiah at nfl.com doesn't have him in his top 50 and Dan Brugler at The Athletic has him a #50. Those rankings were pre-combine and maybe his combine numbers push him...

I'm old and outside of the Illinois uniform and the Gopher helmets, these uniform combos don't go that far back down memory lane.

The guy wa The guy had an unbelievable motor,. Not to start a ruckus, but the LB play is about the only thing I miss about the Kill/Claeys era. We had some LB groups that really pushed the action instead of reading things.