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Rico Tucker Remember him as super quick, only matched by his super out of control.

That's exactly it. Its largely a roster of misfit toys. The majority of our roster allegedly has something they do well, but come with massive limitations in their game. A great coach could maximize their individual strengths while minimizing their major weaknesses. In case anyone still...

I've also attended games by myself in the past. On cold days it can be really hard to talk the wife into going. But when the team is good and the barn is rocking, there is no better sporting venue/atmosphere in town. Of course this is all in the past tense, its been years since we've felt...

He has to go. The apathy is so real and so widespread, but its not like it can't be reversed with a new coach. Coyle has to understand that. With a roster full of seniors who can't compete in the Big 10, its impossible to look at this team and feel hope for the future, especially with Johnson...

Can anyone explain what Rigsby adds to this team? He is awful

I voted "no" because I expected much more from last year's team. We didn't know Hawkins would be a revelation but I thought Payne, JOJ, and Carrington would take leaps over their freshman seasons, and we had some interesting transfers coming in. That said, this may be the deepest team I have...

If we play them at 11:00 AND 2:30, I like our chances to split. Our offensive line is going to wear them down that 2nd game.

As others mentioned, there was zero fear of Michigan State marching down and scoring a TD or FG with less than a minute left. We weren't playing OSU. So you have to give yourself the best chance to score a touchdown, so wasting 15 seconds could have been really critical. Fortunately they did...

I’m so glad this is the last game I have to watch this year.

The line at Ohio State was +14.5. They won. I'm not putting money on it nor do I think they will win today, but to say there is no chance is pretty ballsy as it ignores history as recently as exactly one week ago. Vegas will give you $100 for every $1100 you bet on Purdue moneyline today...

I hope you are right and respect your opinion as a coach. I will gladly eat my words if they show real improvement the rest of the season. I expected inconsistent play from the freshman. What concerns me more is the inconsistent play from the veterans Battle, Garcia and Cooper that you...

Too many of you are simplifying this into these two options: A) Ben Johnson's recruiting has been pretty good and we're going to win later because we have freshman playing a lot of minutes and Evans/Christie/Betts coming in next year. B) The freshman aren't talented enough relative to the rest...

Ok good point. I didn't say my memory was good, I just said I couldn't remember.

This is a HUGE get for the Gophers and coach Johnson! I can't remember the last time we had an elite shot-blocker and rim defender who could erase perimeter defensive mistakes. Maybe Pryzbilla, but that didn't last very long. Seeing what he can do offensively will be fun, but I'm most excited...

I for one am pretty worried about our ability to recruit great young punters going forward. If they're not getting game time reps here, they are going to choose Iowa every time! <nervous>

For my money, Drew Peterson has the most punchable face in college basketball. Not sure what it is exactly, not a dirty player or anything, just punchable.

I'll admit I didn't see all 49 minutes Thiam played, but I saw absolutely nothing in the minutes he had that indicated he will be ready to play in the Big 10, at any point. I realize many kids make an unexpected big jump in college, but it would have to be a night and day improvement for him to...

I need to get opponent FG % in here too, will do that later. Not fouling much doesn't mean much if you're giving up easy layups, but doesn't seem like that's the case.

Like many, I feel like I was totally wrong about Ben Johnson. I'm so impressed with the way he has maximized the strengths and hidden the weaknesses of this team that is short on talent, size and depth, especially for the Big 10. To the extent that you can "see" coaching in stats, I wanted to...