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    A 90-year-old super fan Louise Quam shares her love for the Golden Gophers

    Dear Holy Man: On behalf of the Golden Gopher family, I want to thank you for your long and dedicated commitment to Gopher basketball. Our long-term season ticketholders are as much a part of Gopher basketball history as the raised floor at The Barn, the wafting smell of popcorn, Goldy...
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    A 90-year-old super fan Louise Quam shares her love for the Golden Gophers

    I was on a panel once where people from the athletic department were asking questions about how to develop/maintain/strengthen the season ticketholders' connection to the department. I suggested some type of gift in recognition of longevity milestones, e.g. something at 10 years, something a...
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    UConn SID threatens to ruin life of reporter

    The UConn Communications guy got it right in his statement: “The lasting image of coach Hurley leaving the court should have been his walking off the court arm-in-arm with his seniors, overwhelmed with emotion.” What he got wrong is that it was Hurley's outburst and then his own reaction to...
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    Richard Pitino on KFAN

    Two things. First, Coach Brew was the interim head coach at Charlotte this fall and expressed an interest in being named HC going forward. He didn't get the job and it doesn't appear that he was retained on staff by the new coach. I am not aware of him getting a new job. Second...
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    Who will make the best hire and revive their program first? Gophers Mark Coyle or former Gopher Beth Goetz

    What's the time frame to determine who made the "better hire?" If you mean who will most people say has the better coach when practice starts in the fall, I'd guess Iowa will win that debate. If you mean who, looking back in five years, advanced their program the most beyond their current...
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    At 1:19am, 3.13.25. - The Ben Johnson Era has ended and Ben is fired

    It's college basketball. You could have stopped at "Power trip morning show has no idea."
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    All Things 2024-25 Minnesota Twins Off-Season Thread

    That raises an interesting question--when the Twins trade for a pitcher do they schedule him for arm surgery right away or do they wait until three weeks into spring training?
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    Minnesota’s Corey Hetherman new defensive coordinator at Miami

    Not questioning your sources, but does this mean he wasn't a candidate at Rutgers?
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    Homecoming Game Announced

    Google "promposals"
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    Homecoming Game Announced

    I like to try using the new slang myself around my kids and, in extreme cases, their friends. From my experience that usually put an end to it, at least in my presence.
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    Homecoming Game Announced

    The high schoolers do on their signs for their dates. #HOCO
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    All Things 2024-25 Minnesota Twins Off-Season Thread

    I'm not quarrelling with you, but your use of the phrase "one throw" reminded me that Parker made another memorable throw in that same All Star game after losing the ball in the Kingdome roof. Parker throws out Jim Rice
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    All Things 2024-25 Minnesota Twins Off-Season Thread

    Admit to being biased because I loved the late 70's Pirates, but happy to see him get in. Always sad to me when an honor like this is delayed so long that the recipient has either died (like Dick Allen) or is in poor health (Parker has Parkinson's). He still has that 70's swag from what I have...
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    Authentic Gophers Helmets

    It's usually every other year, so maybe not until 2026. I have been to a couple of them. Never seen any helmets (for any sport) there.
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    All Things Gopher Baseball

    Thanks for the info! Any role anticipated for Argento?
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    Wisconsin Badgers are idiots

    One other thing to factor into the analysis of this dispute as you look for information is that wisconsin, like a lot of schools but not so much Minnesota, has a lot of "media" who are essentially fan boys with podcasts and/or websites. They do and say things that you would not hear from...



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