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Yes, there were some good swings, but they were facing DII pitching,which makes it hazardous to predict. I made the mistake in fall ball 2021 of praising the hitting skyhigh only to join other posters all spring 2022 in complaining about the so frustrating lack of hitting with RISP. I won't...

Against SCU, the MN defense looked outstanding, both infield (great arms) & outfield (where some true speed exists). With Kinch missing, catching was questionable. Don't know about pitching. Not bad but not spectacular either; at least there are more than 2 in the circle. Hard to judge the...

After watching Gophers football v. Purdue today, I hasten to add that it isn't always the players who lapse; the MN coaches in this game appeared hopelessly unprepared. The Purdue coach announced his game plan before the game. MN's coaches apparently had no counter plan. Who was most asleep...

After 40 years of teaching undergraduates in the classroom, I can assure you that this is typical undergraduate behavior, surely always has been, and not confined to student athletes. What we see in college sports is replicated in classrooms everyday, brilliant insights mixed with lapses. On...

Re what Ewert asks, the only way to achieve team greatness IMHO is by having at least one supremely talented superstar who's supported by extremely gifted teammates, all of whom perform best under pressure. If the U wants athletes & teams like that, they need to give the coaches the green light...

I agree. To and including 2019, Gophers teams played with verve and determination. 2020 & 2021 they hung in there by Samedy's shoestrings. She took over some matches and carried the team. She's gone....

Impossible to believe the Gophers team we saw tonight is anywhere near being top 10 in the nation. They frittered away game 1 and didn't even compete in games 4 & 5. As Hugh left the floor, he wore the most disgusted expression I've ever seen.

Speaking of bodies flying, when the Gophers won match point (the second time; double kill?), CC and Kilkelly, much-maligned here lately and on VT) were doing the flying. Great to see.

Back to winning the nat'l title again? When was that, 2001?

Given the realities of the schedule, they all seem to be must-win. So far no better than 50/50 essentially.

More athletic is great. Even so, I thought 2022 Gophers would've won the BIG easily --- with any pitching, that is.

Thanks!

Seems we haven't seen real Gopher VB for about 3 years now, except for Samedy's brilliance. It's hard to beat really good teams if opponents can use your serve as an offensive weapon against you. A turn around on Sunday is needed.

Please report on what your impressions are. Too far for me to drive. Hoping for some vital new talent.

Is tomorow's Alumni game set to be a real game? It seems each year not enough alumni show up to have a game, more like a scrimmage. Only worth driving 75 mi to see if there's no way to see the incoming new players perform. Any info?

I'd say with 2 apparent fresshmen superstars in Wucherer and Booth put them in the game and let them play every match to the max.

Something's wrong. In pre-game warmups, the Gophers looked desultory; that's anecdotal, of course, and they seemed jubilant to win game 1. But after that the opponents were quicker to the ball, hit harder, served better, and were fast to set up blocks against the Gophers' telegraphing their net...

I'm sure there were numerous VB-specific failings v. Stanford. However, even the least of VB knowers (among whom I'm one) could surely see that MN as a team had no apparent interest in playing the match from the beginning and didn't hide it. If Landfair is injured, are there no other players on...

I don't see anything necessary about any loss, and especially against a team with less talent on the roster. (Just my opinion.)

An embarrassing, uninterested performance. Those of us who drove considerable distances to see the Gophers game can at least say we showed up for it.