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With everything on his plate just being a basketball coach, is it really Ben's job to be out there hustling for money too? That's a serious question, as to me it seems a whole hell of a lot to be asking or expecting from such a young and inexperienced coach. And I agree, it's way less about Ben...

Interesting. This is the first time I've ever heard Reusse's voice. Thoughts- 1. Man is he getting old! I still picture him from back in the '80s when he was young and spritely and full of piss, and I was shocked to see this quite elderly man, though I shouldn't have been. :unsure: 2. If...

Tasmania? That's pretty cool!

It's a good strategy, really. Seems like it would be far less risky to bring in experienced portal players because for the most part, they're already at least partially developed such that you know with a fairly high degree of certainty exactly what you're going to get, whereas with high...

Agree. They were both damn impressive this year, so yeah. I'm also very excited to see Joshua Ola-Joseph with a full year's experience under his belt. He was really starting to put it together there towards the end. And Carrington, we've just got to keep on hoping. His pedigree suggests that...

I agree. He really struggled, and it seemed like for whatever reason, he shied away from driving to the hoop or taking it inside when he had ample opportunity to do so, instead preferring to stay outside and jack up (far, far, FAR too often) wayward threes. I don't know whether that's a...

Good God. :oops: Facing competition like that and given the dire situation we're in as a team, I'm wondering how exactly you try and sell a guy like that on coming here? That's got to be absolutely brutally difficult to try and do, and that is one hell of a task Mr. Johnson has got in front of...

What a bummer. Very disappointing, but probably to be expected. I had really appreciated the way his defense in particular had picked up lately, you could see the growth in his game from start of end of season. Ahh well, he wishes to be elsewhere. Best wishes to him, and next man up.

Totally agree. That's life-changing money for a kid like that, so God bless him for chasing it I guess. Sucks for us, but this is the apparent big money reality going forward, and we will not be the only program impacted negatively by that. Either we find the will and way to get onboard the NIL...

It's crazy to think that Evans is considering a team even LOWER ranked than us. 😳 He must have a thing for taking on huge challenges, or maybe he's just really drawn to hopeless cases. Either way, wow.

If you’re talking about the abysmal basketball, then I’m sure the sentiment is universal around here that we all want that to end, and just as quickly as possible. This is wrenching, as a fan. It is really, really tough, and that’s gotta be small potatoes compared to what those players and...

I think it means that Reusse and other media members blame the state of Gopher basketball on the administration at the U and not on Coach Johnson, just as we do. You cannot possibly fault Ben for this, he's doing his best. But in hiring unqualified and unproven coaches, you sure CAN fault the...

Such a mismatch with that Edey kid, man. Damn is he a load in the post, and we have literally no one capable of hanging with him, but it's not like many others do either. He is an absolute beast. But yeah, this game sucked. I was very disappointed we got rolled so badly at home. One step up...

Now THAT is crazy. Oh how the mighty have fallen.

I actually love this idea.

I went with a B. PJ has significantly raised the bar around here, and we are a team that no one can afford to take lightly anymore. The Good: A: He's gotten us to finally (!) break through against Wisconsin. HUGE. B: He's owned Nebraska. C: He's got a perfect record in our bowl games and holds...

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” George Orwell- 1984

That was very frightening. God bless that young player and here's to praying that he gets through this and everything turns out okay for him. And kudos to the League for doing the right thing in postponing that game indefinitely. They've taken a lot of grief over the years for being tone-deaf...

Mo setting the four all-time Gophers rushing records yesterday: 1. Season yardage (1665), 2. Season touchdowns (20) 3. Single-season carries (320) 4. Career rushing yards (4668). Wow. Some serious history making there. I've been a fan of this school/team/program since I was a little boy back...