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They could get Wooden and it wouldn't make a difference in this new world of NIL. Let's face it- we had a long list of challenges to competing before the NIL era- how are we going to overcome this? Minnesotans are not sleazy and our sensibilities are NOT going to suddenly change. We are not...

I think that you need to look in the mirror when talking about delusion. You have harbored what appears to be borderline hate for the Wilson pick up from day 1 and have gone to great lengths to share your opinion. No one has ever said that Wilson was the second coming of Shaq. The fact of the...

Don't ascribe quotes to a person with such stunning regularity without having the ability to back it up. Or are you just being diffident?

I take it that you don't know then? I would have assumed it was with the media in year one as we neared B1G play. He wouldn't have said it at Media Day with other coaches present. I'm guessing that I have either misremembered or its just been repeated so often that its become 'reality.' All I...

I listened to Ben from the moment he was introduced at the 18 minute mark until he left around 41 minute. This was not when he mentioned anything about not coming in last. Any other ideas? Intro News Conference

Do you happen to have that exact quote? I vaguely remember him saying something along those line but I'm trying to remember the circumstances and context and just can't find the quote to confirm. Was this before or after the Fox and Ihnen injuries?

It's an exhibition. The game doesn't count so this is not Williams' career high. I wouldn't read too much into this game. The goal is to work up a lather against someone other than your teammates and not get injured.

Neil Reed might have tried bad-mouthing Knight had Bobby not been choking him.

It's all coach speak. Nearly every coach in the country downplays their team before the beginning of the season. There is little to be gained by inflating expectations. Coaches often use negative comments to the media to motivate their teams or individual players. “No, we’re not ready,” X said...

Really, Bleed? You can't wait until the end of the game (or series) to pull up this thread? You might as well make it 121 as the Vikes aren't making it this year. Heck, let's call the Wolves and Wild out of it already... They most certainly will increase the total to 123!

This interview covered myriad general topics so wasn't supposed to be hard-hitting. Some may harbor a dislike for Coyle for one reason or another (Claes firing, Ben hire, etc.) but he carries himself well and has done a great job selling his vision to prospective, and now current, coaches while...

Everyone's audio worked just fine for me. Try playing it again.

Not to quibble but Evans had signed not just committed. That's what makes this all the more frustrating and fishy.

I agree that it was time for a coaching change but, to be fair, Whalen did convince a lot of top talent from the high school class of 2022 to believe in her and stay home. That talent was enough to be deemed a top 10 class in the nation by some.

I got pinged so I logged back on to respond. Let me be VERY clear... I am quitting the GopherHole...NOT the Gophers. I am looking forward to cheering them on tomorrow just like every other game since I have been following the team since the '82 Big Ten Championship. I have lived all over the...

I have been coming to the GopherHole almost daily since Jason Groth started this all in the mid 90s. The fans have grown restless. This board has devolved into a morass of negativity. Gopher BB is my passion and I have found that my participation on this board ceases to be fun. It is senseless...

Honestly- nothing. What CAN happen? We are stuck with this team. We are stuck with this coach. There is 0.00001% chance that Coyle would fire Johnson for on the court performance with 3 coveted young players ready for next year. We are powerless.

Just like I said... they have not been successful at it. When players are thinking too much, they often find themselves a half second late which leads to poor rotations, etc. We have to hope that this changes.

Exactly my point. They've made strides in their play but haven't seen the results since the last 3 out of 4 games have been versus ranked Power 5 teams. This gives them a chance to see some tangible results from their work and get some Ws. This will do wonders for a team with youth and new faces...

Are you wanting me to tell you what plays they are running? If that's what you mean by system, I can't do that. I see a variety of offensive sets. Again, I am no savant so can only paint in the broadest of brush strokes. Like many teams in the B1G, I have seen some motion, some flex, some pick...