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Old dude here. I have not posted anything for a long time. Just putting things in perspective. Our first move was to Chicago from Minneapolis in 1984. We were in a western Chicago suburb. On a game night I used to drive to highest hill I could find to pick up the WCCO radio broadcast...

At 11.4 million per year he was the highest paid college coach in the land. So he is saying that it is okay for him to have his people negotiate his income but a kid who may have never had anything it's not okay. I don't like the impact that the NIL is and will have on "college" sports, but I...

It was frustrating watching the game, seeing Indiana's bigs in foul trouble and the Gophers jacking up and missing one 3 pointer after another. Three pointers going in have the effect of opening up opportunities for the bigs. When they don't go in just let them keep on shooting and clog the...

The recruiting world has changed, obviously. The portal actually can be a godsend for the U. Kids with top 25 type talent that want a change, want to be the alpha could appeal to them as it has with Dawson. Kids that believe they have NBA level talent but won't be able to achieve it at their...

The first time I saw a game in the barn I fell in love with it. That was 1969. In December of 2017 I went to the Gophers versus the Razorbacks in Arkansas. It was the first time I experienced a game in a state of the art facility and wow; it was impressive. I agree that a winning team will...

October 26, 2018. I flew in on Thursday to watch the Friday night game (Tanner's first start). From the kickoff to the end of the game in rained and rained some more, and it was cold. The Gophers were way ahead until the 4th quarter when Indiana started to make their comeback. Even though I...

You caught me; Maybe it wasn't the 1800's. Maybe it was the late 1960's. To answer your question; I do like my steaks rare. Hmmm

Wow! Not only would Gopher_in_NYC know who Swoboda is, but he must be almost as old as I am. I grew up in NY and was a big fan of his back in the 1800's.

I know that my rose colored glasses are all fogged up in the Georgia humidity, but I only remember us playing 3 top 25 teams. Penn State in 2019, Auburn on January 1, 2020 (I was there so I know we won) and then the badgers in 2021. That's 100%, right?

He could be right but I doubt it. Jack Smith is a 3rd or 4th back up at his position, which is a position of strength for the Gophers. If we look at moves that could make a difference we need to look at Inhen and Fox who have not played for 2 years and IF they are healthy will make a...

I am not sure why you would be surprised. Many business owners are conservatives all be it often not publicly stating their stances. Why not bring in a Demonstrate from California? So the university alienates some potential big money contributors. You really have to respect the powers that...

I actually agree with the incomplete, but for a different reason. . My organic chem UofM professor gave me one of those because of a medical issue I had. The year's performance overall clearly an F, but with 4 freshmen playing over 20 minutes per game, all of the medical issues this team had...

Where do they rank nationally in players games lost due to injury? Has there been anyone on this team not hurt this year? Where do they rank in number of freshmen playing significant minutes per game? From what I recall one announce stated that the Gophers have had 4 freshmen averaging over...

Bad experience = keep making the same mistakes over and over again with no coaching corrections and not learning from them. Good experience = a. having success and having that success reinforced b. failing, not being afraid of failing and growing from that failure. I love watching Henley. He...

I like the original post and feel that its a fair assessment. It is a lot easier to be calm and objective months after a loss like the loss to Purdue. I believe that we were further along at the end of 2019 and with the bowl win against Auburn, than we are now. I also believe that the covid...

She is cute. I assume that she is a student. I assume that it as a student broadcast which is something that BTN has done in past years, although in the past they clearly indicated it during their broadcast. I believe that there were 13 Big Ten games Monday night; all victories. They could...

I guess you are right: "Today they are known as “the team that never was” because all its games were later forfeited when Mychal Thompson and David Winey were ruled ineligible after they sold their complimentary season tickets to fans. The NCAA and Big Ten list that team officially as 0-27...

Seems to me that we were not allowed to go for the national championship eventually won by Marquette who we beat earlier in the year. 3 total losses that year and ranked 2nd. Thompson I believe borrowed an alumni's car and stayed at a cabin or something during the Musselman era. With...

I don't remember exactly what it was, but either Mason did not get along with the media or Minnesota High School coaches or both. I think his biggest issue was wanting and interviewing for the Ohio State job. I believe that hurt him from a recruiting standpoint in particular. His teams also...

I live in Georgia so I don't get to go to many games. Maybe one per year. I wonder how many folks were planning on gong to the last game when it was moved at the last minute to a day game. I liked it personally because I got to watch the game on BTN rather than having to cast it to my boob...