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Can't vouch for its truth, but Iowa fans repeat the story that during her recruitment, Iowa coaches outlined to Crooks their plans for her regarding weight loss and fitness improvement. The story goes that Crooks did not appreciate hearing that.

Minnesota and 2 Iowa schools were her final 3.

Wonder if Minnesota can find enough funds for Audi Crooks.

I’m confused about Coach P’s preferred style. In various interviews since she arrived (e.g. state fair), Coach P has talked about wanting to play fast. But fast has yet to happen, and this year was slow, 18th in BIG, and 300+ nationally. This year was also great. The offense was highly...

This year was an extreme case. During Caitlin Clark’s senior year, 14 different teams were ranked in the AP top 4 at some point in the season. Only 4 teams have appeared in the AP top 4 this entire season. Vandy spent 1 week in the top 4 of the Coaches’ poll, otherwise the same.

In baseball parlance, Battle should be a member of the Hall of Very Good, not the Gopher Hall of Fame.

Kenisha Bell is a 2-time 1st-team All Big player, including unanimous by the coaches. She would be ahead of Battle.

Are there criteria for jersey hanging? There are currently 7, or have I missed one: All Americans: Whalen (also BIG POY) McCarville Banham (BIG POY) Shudlick (BIG POY Pioneer Legends: Laura Coenen (BIG POY, 1st All BIG) Debbie Hunter (1st All BIG) Linda Roberts (pre-BIG WBB)(All Region) Seems...

Is Sotelo really a center? She started 20 games alongside VanSlooten, who was the main low box player.

Gophers' 1st-round attendance was nearly top 3 out of 16 sites: 1st Round Attendance Iowa 14,332 W. Va. 13,504 S. Carolina 10,483 LSU 10,456 Minnesota 10,355 UConn 10,244 Michigan 8,941 Texas 7,938 UCLA 7,250 Oklahoma 6,345 Ohio St. 6,169 Louisville 5,895 Vanderbilt 5,527 TCU 3,934 Duke 3,455...

Torvik’s site has stats for “close 2s” and “far 2s”, among other stats. Takes a bit to manipulate the statistical options. https://barttorvik.com/ncaaw/playerstat.php?link=y&sIndex=20&cvalue=B10&year=2026&c=1&start=20251101&end=20260501

1 p.m. pretty ideal for a big crowd. Oregon, Michigan State and Washington play at 5, 7 and 9 p.m., respectively, on Sunday, all in the Central time zone. Gophers' time slot couldn't be any better.

Short answer is no. NCAA keeps all ticket revenue, while "fan concessions remain in the hands of the school, except for alcohol – the association takes a 20% cut of those sales." Separately, the NCAA now shares some media revenue with all teams that make the dance. The further you advance the...

Agree on both counts. But taking the title out of LA will be really hard.

The Big Ten has yet to have a non-LA school contend since the PAC-12 4 joined the league. Would be something if the Gophers were the first traditional Big 10 team to do so. Suspect USC with JuJu’s return will be the overwhelming favorite.

Will be interesting to see if the Gophers can be top 2-3 of the 16 sites in attendance. Would not be that surprising. Attendance juggernaut South Carolina usually has somewhat less than normal attendance for the first 2 rounds because their fans just assume it's a cakewalk to the regional.

With the coveted ESPNU assignment on Friday. #4 Minnesota vs. #13 Wisconsin-Green Bay (5:00 PM - ESPNU)

Who do the Gophers want as the # 5 seed? Kentucky or Ole Miss? Having a hard time figuring out the better matchup for Minnesota.

Next January, when the Gophers file their 2026 fiscal year report to the NCAA, that report will tell us how much each Gopher program spent on "Institutional NIL Revenue Share." Don't know if it was an error, but Penn State was the only BIG public school to report expenses for "Institutional...

Agree with you about being surprised if the Gophers do not host as a 4 seed. Of the bracketologies that I've seen, its 3-2 in favor of Minnesota over North Carolina to host. ESPN, Her Hoop Stats, and CBS Sports all have the Gophers as a 4 seed. USA Today (written by an UNC guy) and...