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Gophers are in 5th place in the Big 18; i.e., Big Ten. They have really tough games ahead but have some doable games in-between so hopefully, they can avoid a big skid.

Big win. Defended the home court. Defeated a team that they need to beat to move up in the Big Ten. They seemed out of sorts most of the game but Illinois let them hang around. Then, they suddenly found their game in the last 3:30. They looked like a determined, poised, seasoned team during...

Gophers bomb Brown 9-1. Lots of players scoring and getting assists. Best wishes for a great 2025 season. Go Gophers!

I like the traditional 4 years of eligibility unless an athlete is redshirted or injured. Five years of eligibility just fuels the transfer portal. Athletes can graduate in four years and sell their services in a so-called graduate year to whoever has the best offer. I question the value of...

And, fans need to subscribe to several streaming services to see their teams and most of the games. The athletic departments and pro teams are putting revenue way ahead of their fan base. Streaming often is not as good as cable or satellite TV.

The best all-around play that I have seen from a Gopher women's and men's team in a long time.

Hoolie, I hope you have been good this year otherwise Santa can't grant your wish. Santa has seen the Gophers play and thinks that they also need a couple of outstanding defensive players, too. The teams in the elite eight receive, dig, pass, and claw for points exceptionally well. Santa will...

Are they students or student-athletes? I sometimes have difficulty believing they are when I hear that a player has transferred three times. I think it would be great if the NCAA required schools to show how much scholarship and NIL monies that players receive. Then, we would have a better...

The weak schedule is to insure that the Gophers have enough wins to get into post season play. Historically, 20 wins gets you into post season. We are half way there but where are the other 9 wins coming from? The lack of Away games so far will bite them in the butt. The seeding committee...

We are running out of cupcakes.

Yes, those are the facts. It is not entirely Cook's fault or McCutcheon's fault. It's also Coyle's fault for not doing more with the NIL and our fault for not demanding more and supporting Dinkytown Athletes. The landscape has changed in women's volleyball. Prior to 2004, the west coast...

From Gophersports.com (https://gophersports.com/news/2024/12/6/volleyball-gophers-kentucky-recap) Quote from Melani Shaffmaster after the Kentucky match: "I have been at Minnesota my whole time in college, so five whole years with Keegan and all the staff that's been changing," said senior...

I will be happy with Hanson playing next year like she did this year. We need some other players to step their games up like Hanson did. We also need some great recruits or transfer players.

Tough loss. They were overwhelmed by the occasion and a hot team in the first set. But, they fought hard the rest of the match. Close but no cigar. Interesting season with ups and downs. It will be interesting to see if the Gophers can pick up and develop players and have a better season...

I think this is called "Winning Ugly," but a win is a win. WKU gave the Gophers a lot of points via service errors. Gophers were out hit. The Gophers seem to get tight. Maybe, thinking about 'what if we lose to a mid-major.' Hopefully, Gophers will put this behind them and play a great...

Good first two sets. Dang. They got the yips and let WKU have a 7-point run to win set 3. Regroup Gophers.

I don't think that the Gophers necessarily need a better setter than Mel if they can make big improvements in other areas; e.g., receiving, digging, and passing. We may not need Stella to be a superstar next year because we might be able to pick up a good, experienced setter via the transfer...

6th seed vs. Western Kentucky

I liked the camera angle for a change. I could see the speed of the game and the physical play better than the distant camera locations in some gyms.

I hope that the Gophers can host the first two rounds of the tournament. It will be interesting to see how many Big Ten teams get to host. I worry that the committee will shortchange the Big Ten and spread the opportunity to host around the conferences. The top four Big Ten teams will most...