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Quote from Orono coach Barry Wohler - "Ben Johnson showed zero interest, and it’s unfortunate." I may be wildly off the mark here, but I'm assuming zero interest means he didn't attempt to recruit him. And a second article source if you need it...

https://www.startribune.com/gophers-coach-niko-medved-recruits-minnesota-2025-basketball-prospect-nolan-groves/601330764 If this article is completely factual in that it asserts that Ben never attempted to recruit Groves, (the 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota). It's just another...

The way things are these days with everyone so wrapped up in metrics, I imagine these numbers are what's keeping him from being a four-star. However, if I see his tape and he shows great ball skills and he has a better 40 time, then that can change things as well.

https://247sports.com/college/minnesota/article/utah-wide-receiver-kai-meza-commits-to-minnesota-football-248676155/

There was that QB commit that now plays for Rutgers.

I think you will see that question answered 4-5 yrs from now. Right now, we are basically on the front end of this new NIL world with some people thinking if they throw enough money at their team they can push them to the top. However, we've seen quite a few examples on the pro sports side where...

I won't get into how much was exactly available last year for Ben when it came to NIL $$. However, I will say it is really surprising that the numbers are that low. The people that have the kind of money that throw down $100K, $250K or $500K are not looking to provide that money out of the...

Hey, I understand as a Gopher sports fan that you're inclined to be more pragmatic and take the wait and see approach. However, I say let people have some hope and excitement around the program and Niko, since there hasn't been much for a while. I have nothing against Ben, but my first thought...

As of Wednesday morning, 1,729 men's Div 1 players had entered the portal, according to cbssports.com.

She won't stay in the portal long, as I'm sure one of the teams that recruited her will quickly pick her up. Johnson was a highly-ranked recruit coming out of Wilmont, Wis., coming in at No. 60 in ESPN's 2024 top-100 rankings. When you're ranked that high there are plenty of teams that will take...

We can always dream. It would be hard not to get excited with a player bringing these types of numbers with him: In Evans last two seasons with the Rams, he started all 36 games for CSU and averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. Most notably, he shot 44.6 percent from...

She definitely has a line on some money if she if she is forgoing the draft, especially if she has a DNC status in the portal. With the right team positioned for a National Championship run she might be seeing one year check a lot nicer than her Rookie WNBA contract. We know you don't get rich...

I happen to stumble on this online regarding Niko's father Miro Medved. He seems like an interesting guy with unique ties to Slovenia from a business perspective. Here is a short profile...

It's hard to fill in all the details that have to be going on behind the scenes. If Jefferson had been promised a decent amount of playing time by Ben with guys like Parker Fox graduating and then Niko comes in and is straight with him that he has plans to bring in some veteran guys from the...

Actually, I completely disagree with your take. If Medved comes to MN and duplicates the same level of success that he had at CSU, then his success will have far exceeded what Pitino did in his 8 yrs at MN. Looking at these numbers I think bares that out: In his time at MN, Pitino had more...

Yeah, no one is shedding a tear for Ben Johnson. Despite all accounts that Ben was a good guy, we have a coach who came into Minn with No P4 head coaching experience and is walking out the door with millions in his pockets.

It's not like this process just started today. I'm sure unofficially the process has been in flight for a few weeks as they start to identify candidates and likely have brought in one of the search firms if they are really serious so they can manage the offers/negotiations with the coach's...

Yep, then in typical MN fashion, he rewarded us with a 15-17 season the following year with 4 conf wins.

I commend any Gopher B-ball fan that still has enough interest to pay attention and even be on the board to make comments at this point. These are the program results for the last 10 yrs: I guess my question is at this point is there any commitment to this program by the University leadership...

Yeah, it's gotten beyond ridiculous this year. With 3 min left in the game they were 11 for 19 (58%). Good chance this costs us another game or we sneak out with a win when it shouldn't have been this close.