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I'm usually into non-fiction, but my all-time fave is "The Count of Monte Cristo." It's pretty long (1,000 pages or so), but a real page-turner.

CFN has been posting its rankings of college football players by position, in advance of the NFL draft. Yesterday’s position group was wide receiver. 15. TYLER JOHNSON, MINNESOTA Size: 6-1, 206 The Good: A physical powerhouse – even though he doesn’t have the size of some of the other top...

CFN has been putting out its position rankings in advance of the NFL draft. Today they rank the safeties, with Winfield #3 on the list, behind #2 Xavier McKinney (Alabama) and #1 Grant Delpit (LSU). 3. Antoine Winfield, Minnesota Size: 5-9, 203 The Good: A difference-maker who knows the game...

I haven’t read any posts by Dpodoll in a while. Does anyone have any insight? Am I just not noticing correctly? Like his posts or not, agree with them or not, he’s obviously a huge Gophers fan, and cares deeply about the programs in the athletics department at the U. Please don’t turn this...

I think this is a link to the article you’re referring to. It’s a lengthy article, but worth the read. https://www.si.com/college/2020/04/08/college-football-future-2020-ncaa-coronavirus

That reminds me of a quote that, if memory serves, was attributed to Hayden Fry, when he was head coach at Iowa: “In order to win games this year, we’re going to have to outscore the other team.” Yeah, thanks for the insight, Coach Fry.

I re-watched this year’s Outback Bowl last night. A few things stood out: Coney Durr played a great game, better upon review than I had remembered thinking at the time. Of course, I was feeling a bit more stressed on Jan 1 than I was last night. The last drive, taking up more than eight...

Yep, it’s way too early to be thinking about this, for many reasons. Yep, I’m aware of what’s happening in the world. I’m still going to post this, because, well, it’s out there, and I can, and I’m trying to be hopeful. TransPerfect Music City Bowl Date Coming ESPN Nissan Stadium, Nashville...

The relevance is that schools are keeping students off campus through the end of July, and into August. If they don’t want students on campus for classes, they likely won’t want students in their athletic facilities, either.

From the above linked website: The summer term will begin and end a week later than originally scheduled, beginning May 13 and ending July 31, with finals scheduled for Aug. 3-5. From Virginia’s website: Session I: May 18 - June 13 (Remote instruction only) Session II: June 15 - July 11...

Ohio State announced today that summer school classes would move to online learning. Virginia did the same the other day, for the first two of their three summer sessions. Of course this is just a hunch, but I’m guessing this will open the floodgates, and many (or most, or all) colleges and...

I think it’s interesting where B1G teams land on the Sporting News list: 2 Ohio State 9 Penn State 12 Minnesota 15 Michigan 16 Wisconsin

Yesterday, Stewart Mandel posted a Q&A in The Athletic, in which his answer to one question referred to PJ Fleck (see a different thread in GH). Today, also in The Athletic, Andy Staples answers a question specifically referring to Fleck, as follows: Question: Dear Andy, How big of a program...

In The Athletic today, Stewart Mandel answers his mailbag. Included is the following: Question: Stewart, since you have a young daughter, you have viewed “Frozen” and “Frozen 2”, as required by law. If you had to compare the main characters to college football coaches, who would you pick for...

The bold part is pretty significant. A game that starts at 7:00 pm on the West Coast starts at 10:00 pm on the East Coast, and will end at about 1:30 am. Even die-hard fans would have a hard time staying up that late to watch Colorado vs. Utah (I realize those states are both in the Mountain...

There have been some changes in the B1G’s bowl affiliations for next season. Interestingly, according to CFN, if a B1G team makes the playoffs, the Rose Bowl isn’t required to take it. I can’t imagine a scenario in which the B1G team wouldn’t go to the Rose Bowl, though, other than the...

It’s a pay site ($60 per year, I think, though they often offer promotional discounts) dedicated to sports of all kinds. It’s well worth the money, in my opinion. They have excellent writers in all areas, including many who spent time working as writers for Sports Illustrated and other...

Stewart Mandel from theathletic.com puts out his way-too-early 2020 rankings. 1. Clemson 2. OSU 3. Alabama 4. Georgia 5. LSU 6. Penn State 7. Florida 8. Oregon 9. Oklahoma 10. Notre Dame 11. Skunks 12. Auburn 13. Iowa 14. USC 15. Oklahoma State 16. Gophers P.J. Fleck made an interesting OC...

Wow. You’re kidding, right? Daniel House is one of the most well-informed, thoughtful, detailed writers to ever expound on Gophers football. His stuff is consistently amazing, and is a must-read for Gophers fans. I suppose you ought to get a pass for your comment, since you joined GopherHole...

From the Chicago Sun-Times. The Gophers made theIr list of six/seven schools that could make the playoff next season for the first time. I’m not putting a lot of stock in it, though, as Texas and UCF also made the list. Oh, well, at least the Gophers are getting some positive press...