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    Diloretto to Utah State

    Apparently Stew Morrill is cool with his alleged transgressions. http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/16932243
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    Still awaiting a FOT response regarding home non-conference schedule

    FOT, You posted in January about the upcoming non-conference season. I raised my concerns about the home portion of the schedule and you said. "It will. I talked to JE both on Saturday and Sunday about that topic. Next year's schedule is set and it will be much more to your liking." I told...
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    CNBC sports biz reporter says beer at TCF Bank Stadium is worth $2M/year

    Interesing little piece here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/31375653 Two interesting paragraphs: "It’s obvious that Bruininks was concerned about the perception of serving alcohol in a stadium when 75 percent of the student body is underaged. But what about financial concerns? The unconfirmed...
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    John Wall accused of breaking and entering

    Very interesting story out of Raleigh today. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5075734/
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    7 is the max

    With the rules about teams from the same conference not being able to meet until the regional finals, the Big Ten now can't get 8. Seven is the max.
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    An hour to go: What concerns me

    We have a roughly an hour to go until the field is announced and still don't have a good feeling whether the Gophers are in or out. The events of the last couple of days -- Temple winning the A10, USC winning the Pac 10 and Mississippi State winning the SEC -- have me less convinced that the...
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    What do the Gophers need to do?

    .... to get into the NCAA tournament? My feeling is that they need two more wins against teams other than Iowa, Indiana and Northwestern. And they need to avoid a bad loss. Win both games this week and don't do anything stupid in Indy and I think they're fine. If they split the two games...
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    Interesting series on Gary Williams/Maryland in Washington Post

    DISCLAIMER: To FOT and whoever else, I am posting this because I think it is interesting. I would post the same thing about any program. This is not meant to scare the Gopher masses, to indicate that I know what is going to happen about the future or about the long-term career ambitions of one...
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    Inside the numbers

    I'm not a total hoops stat geek, but I do find some value in looking at how fast a team plays (how many possessions they get during a game) and how efficient they are when it comes to points scored per possession. I used the kenpom.com formula for determining possessions (FGA-OR+TO+ (.475 *...
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    Retiring two jerseys

    Trent Tucker against Indiana on Feb. 10 Whitey Skoog vs. Northwestern on Feb. 22 Thoughts? I'm glad they are doing something. But I think Willie Burton also deserves it.
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    The next step in recruiting

    Interesting story about what will clearly be the next fad in recruiting: Program specific websites that are targeted at a younger demographic. http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/60958
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    Why Tubby is better than Brew

    He only gave up 50 points in his lone home game against Iowa. And one other small detail, the Gophers won the game.



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