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    Northwestern Women Forfeit LA Games

    If the home team canceled the game due to an active catastrophe, why does the away team have to forfeit?
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    Wow - Marcus: Johnson is arguably at a point in his tenure when he might also need for people to be patient with him.

    Iowa is 0-1 vs. Michy, The 3-way tie won’t stand because Iowa plays NW this weekend and one of them goes a game up in the win column (also becomes 2-1 against the other two in case a 3-way tie reoccurs). Iowa: @ NW, MSU, @Neb NW: Iowa, UCLA. @MD MN: @Neb, Wisconsin, @Rutgers That Rutgers...
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    Johnson: We tried everything...We set up the locker room like it was a visiting locker room at UCLA just to mentally take them to a different place.

    Iowa has this, too. The game on Saturday had Washington shooting into the sun in the second half.
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    Weakling Wednesday Final Weekend: Iowa @ Nebraska for the Final "Chair and a Chance"

    Am I right that MN wants NW to win that one because of the Gophs head-to-head against Iowa? A lot of other moving parts of course.
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    ***OFFICIAL NORTHWESTERN AT MINNESOTA BATTLE OF 14-13 TEAMS IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    Expectations change during the year. I think there ARE people happy that this is where the team is after starting 0-6. Some of them write newspaper columns, apparently. As for the game tonight, this might be a more difficult test than the casual fan is expecting - Torvik has it at less than a...
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    All Things 2024-25 College Basketball Other Games Thread

    They’re doing this with basically only one player who wasn’t on the team last year, Tonje, and he plugged in for a similarly attacking player (Storr). They also lost big contributors in Hepburn and Wahl. It’s not an upgrade in personnel so much as it is a change in style.
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    All Things 2024-25 College Basketball Other Games Thread

    Well, yes, but he’s probably 3rd in the line of stepper-uppers for that team after Tonje and Blackwell. But it’s no surprise - Wisconsin’s MO.
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    Fire Ben Johnson

    @MNVCGUY - are you now willing to admit that the scenario is playing out just as some of us thought it would if they managed to get to this point? You were pretty confident and dismissive of our viewpoints. They sweep PSU and NW and the chorus will grow louder.
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    All Things 2024-25 College Basketball Other Games Thread

    Being in the rotation of a senior-laden fringe top ten team as a redshirt PWO freshman is actually pretty impressive. Janicki could end up being a pretty good piece for them moving forward as their seniors depart. Wisconsin really has a way of fitting their pieces together so that every player...
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    You want a "magic number" for Gophers to hear name called on Selection Sunday? Go with 22

    Another factor the selection committee is looking at this year is "Wins Above Bubble". On Torvik, MN is currently -1.8, which is ranked in the 70s. That site also assigns WAB values to each remaining game. Sweeping PSU and NW only adds a combined 0.5 to the WAB. Interestingly, the away Nebraska...
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    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT UCLA IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    Mara played a lot more - and productively - for a stretch (pun intended) of about 5 games starting at the end of January, but less lately. When he’s in, he’s generally very high usage.
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    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT UCLA IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    UCLA is #1 at causing turnovers in the country - when they don't get a turnover, offenses shoot relatively well against them. If MN can take care of the ball and hit a fair number of 3s, it could get interesting. I am a little concerned about their bigs, however - the 7'3" dude might feast.
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    Weakling Wednesday Final Weekend: Iowa @ Nebraska for the Final "Chair and a Chance"

    I always try to be a little zen when something happens that seems like it should derail a season like Freeman going down. You just gotta say "we'll see". They played PU & UW close without him and beat RU on the road (also missing Thelwell in that one). It's not like the players behind Freeman...
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    Michael Rand Podcast: A listener wonders if Ben Johnson is getting a fair shake with Gophers

    There are now agents who represent players - primarily those who are looking to transfer for a better deal, but maybe a few top HS players - and they are talking to coaches all the time. Rules? What rules?
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    Five Guys On A Shortlist: If the U Decides Change Is Needed, Aim High & Don't Be Cheap With That Big Ten Cash

    If this true - and not doubting you at all - how does he have a job at McNeese? If they petitioned successfully, why would they deny Minnesota?
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    Gophers looking to do some 'soul searching' after biggest home loss in two years

    They are still #25 in "Wins Above Bubble" thanks to beating TAMU, San Diego St., and Bama in the noncon. Their schedule lightens up considerably from this point forward.
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    Weakling Wednesday Final Weekend: Iowa @ Nebraska for the Final "Chair and a Chance"

    There are a bunch o' teams in the mix to end up in the relegation zone - 9 teams currently between 3 and 5 wins for those 3 spots (no idea on the tiebreakers with that many teams). I am guessing Washington might make it out - their game at Iowa coming up a week from Saturday is a biggie.
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    Gophers looking to do some 'soul searching' after biggest home loss in two years

    They did this kind of thing in the locker room after the Wisconsin game and then played much better the next few games. I guess that dose wore off. Let's see if it's as effective in the next dose or if the body's built up some immunity to it.



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