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Huge Bart Torvik fan (knew him when he lived in the Twin Cities years ago), but his early season rankings reflect, in part, his pre-season rankings, which in turn substantially reflect returning player information. He had Minnesota rated highly pre-season, and Minnesota is doing nothing to...

Six voters have Minnesota on their AP ballot this week: Rank Percy Allen Seattle Times 24 Ben Pickman Athletic 24 Reed Darcey The Advocate (Baton Rouge) 23 Carl Adamec CT Insider 22 Maggie Vanoni Hearst Media (UConn) 21 Sabreena Merchant Athletic 18...

Could you elaborate on what you think is “off” with this year’s team. I enjoy your posts, but am puzzled by this take. To me, this year’s team seems very “on.” Tori and GG are playing great and scoring at a highly efficient clip. Amaya and Mara are playing great. Amaya’s rebounding and...

It is true. By supporting the private equity deal that puts the Gophers in the BIG's third tier, money wise, in exchange for Ohio State etc. extending their commitment to the BIG until 2046, the Gophers (and Wisconsin, Iowa etc.) are groveling to remain in the BIG.

Upcoming games against North Carolina, Iowa (in Iowa City) and Richmond. Several chances for statement wins.

Starting to think you're right about $$$, though suspect its more rev share money than NIL money.

Tru dat. Definitely a top 25 team. Should be ranked. Glad that schedule is improved. Would have liked to see a marquee nonconference game, but still happy with improved schedule. Looking forward to KU game next week.

Would love to see an opponent’s scouting report on McKinney. She is right handed, but wants to finish left. Wants to come back to the left even when right is open. But teams shade her right when she drives, which is a bad scout.

UCLA was fun to watch last night in beating Oklahoma. Kneepkens was great. Knew she could really shoot. Didn’t know she can also be crafty off the bounce. What a huge addition to the Bruins. Leger-Walker also looked like a great addition. If Sienna Betts can be a good 7th/8th player...

In the second AP poll, the Gophers are ranked #31, down 1 spot from the pre-season poll. But the Gophers are ranked by 4 voters this week, up from 3 in the pre-season poll. The Gophers biggest supporter in the AP poll, Sabreena Merchant of the Athletic, moved the Gophers down to # 21 from # 16...

Really feel for Woodson. Moving forward this year, the addition of Brylee Glenn looms large for the season. Glenn is not an exact positional replacement for either Heyer or Woodson, but her court time should nonetheless be materially increased due to the absences of Heyer and Woodson.

Iowa has 6 AP top 15 finishes under Ferentz: 2002 (#8), 2003 (#8), 2004 (#8), 2009 (#7), 2015 (#9), 2019 (#15). Top 15 is a more than realistic goal for Iowa.

Not that it really matters, but is Heyer actually currently in the portal? I thought the triggers for immediate portal entry were coach leaving or being a graduate student. Thought Heyer will graduate at semester, which would allow her to enter the portal at that time. But don't think she is...

From 2015-21, Iowa beat at least 1 ranked team every year, including # 2 Michigan in 2016 (finished # 10), # 3 OSU in 2017 (finished # 5), and # 7 Minnesota in 2019 (finished # 10). Iowa beat no ranked teams in 2022-24, and has yet to beat a ranked team this year. Seems like a trend.

Iowa has not beaten a team that ended the season ranked since 2019 Minnesota. Not impressed with Iowa’s direction as a program.

Iowa’s decline as a program makes the Gophers’ struggles against Iowa all the more frustrating.

Tuesday - Marquette

FWIW - I know it's only 1 game, but after 1 game, over 100 players in the BIG have at least 1 3-pt field goal attempt, but only 1 BIG player (Christian) has 10 or more 3-pt field goal attempts. She had 12. Impressive volume (and efficiency) to start her career. By way of comparison, Caitlin...

I'm sympathetic to Chico Gopher's worst-case-scenario observation as a general statement, but dispute it's applicability to speculation that Heyer lost her starting spot. The worst case scenario would be something like Heyer is having academic problems, or a medical/injury issue, or a money...

Shama also has ticket revenue info. “Sports Headliners received information last week from the University through the discovery process. Projected revenue from men’s home ticket sales for the 2025-2026 season is $2,356,000, compared with $2,071,000 in actual revenue last season. The women’s...