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It's a hell of a choice, man. Talk about a high, high, high level of risk. If this doesn't go well, it might well be a job-ender for Coyle, and it probably should end it for him. After going through 8 years of frustration with Pitino, to have whiffed on his successor by taking such a huge...

Wow, I am well and truly shocked. I have absolutely nothing against Ben Johnson, but of all the names being bandied about, he's who we hire? I don't understand it and honestly just feel terribly let down by this news. Having never been a head coach at any level, I am completely baffled as to...

This is where I'm at. I'm down with Smith. What is he known for (beyond winning)? Immediate turnarounds. It's said he's got a bit of a PJ Fleck-ish personality what with his high energy and intense nature, and I am totally good with that, as it's gonna take a lot of energy and forceful spirit in...

It's gonna be a free for all out there. Wheeee!

It'd be pretty gratifying to see him find redemption there, giving the Lobos some much needed and deserved winning while continuing to hone the areas of his craft which in my opinion need improvement, namely in-game coaching as well as roster management.

Bummer. I enjoyed watching Jamal develop over the course of the season and seeing him really begin to blossom towards the end of it. He's a talented player, and beyond that a quality and high-character individual, which makes it very easy to root for a kid like that. I'd hoped to see his game...

I don't blame Pitino and I never did. He was in over his head here in a job that given his lack of experience was just too big for him. That's not his fault. It's just a shame that we (speaking in terms of the U administration) wasted 8 far too long years in coming to that determination.

Heh. :) I do love Bill Walton very much. He is a true iconoclast and such a unique individual. He's kinda priceless.

Not at all, and I would hope that Richard is better than to cling to that tired excuse. Injuries no doubt hurt greatly at the end of this season, but his record over his entire tenure here is what it is and he needs to take accountability for that.

Tre Mitchell transferring out of UMass after just a monster season. https://247sports.com/player/tre-mitchell-46043234/ This kid can really play.

I love this quote from Dave Pasch. "Bill Walton’s Final Four: USC, Colorado, Oregon State, Oregon (despite being in USC’s region), UCLA (despite that you can only have 4 teams in the final four)."

I'd love to see us grant Ben McCollum an interview, as he just wins and wins and wins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_McCollum

Yes! And Liam Robbins, wow. I figured coming in he'd help, but in a conference so loaded with quality bigs, in NO way did I see him becoming amongst the best of them, but when he was fully healthy and right, he was right up there with Garza and Cockburn and Trevion Williams. What a revelation...

Nice job, Gophers7633. As frustrating as it ultimately became, I also appreciated this season very much and all the hard work the guys put into it. The pandemic made this an extraordinarily difficult year for college athletics, and our staff and players deserve massive kudos for all the...

That was an ugly, ugly game, but also a super gutty performance by our Gophers. When we went down by seven there late in the 2nd, I figured we were done, but they just kept on grinding, kept defending, and hey, here we are. I guess this team is not quite ready to be done yet, and I am proud of...

Pretty exciting seing this class begin to take shape. And congrats, Tony! You made a great choice. Welcome to the U!

8 'forever' years.

Yep. As of now, 'tis but a dream.

That was a hell of a good game. Both of those teams playing at a really high level and looking tournament ready. I just literally cannot fricken WAIT until it's us playing and looking like that at the end of a season, because as we are, this just sucks terribly.

Yep, and a gentleman named Kawhi Leonard.