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Remembering a few of the Minnesota-Indians games during his head coaching tenure—1976: opened the season on a beautiful day with a dominant, promising win—started the Big Ten 3-0 and led Iowa 12-0 at half time before a big 50,000 crowd & inexplicably fell apart to a lousy Hawkeye team which...

I happened to have provided the color commentary for St. Louis Park public access for their game against Hopkins—boring all the viewers with stories of the Lloyd Holm-Butsie Maetzold rivalry. They’re athletic and could play the full length of the court at any of the positions if necessary...

Pastor Luke Witte & Corky made their peace long ago. Corky dedicated his professional years to civil rights & the City of Minneapolis. He raised two fine sons. He passed away from cancer. Now, with all due respect, that’s a fuller picture of the life of Corky Taylor.

If would be terrific to restore our Detroit-area pipeline of years past: Corky Taylor; John Shasky; Willie Burton; Voshon Lenard and others I’m sure…

Remembering an all-Minnesota Gopher hockey team had won the NCAA championship a couple weeks earlier. Speaking of Pete LoPresti he was the goalie for Denver when the Gophers beat them in the 1974 WCHA playoffs (a total goal series) on their way to their first NCAA title.

UNC whips us in Chapel Hill in 2023. Dragan misses the game-winner at The Bank. Evans is snatched away in a blue-blood heist. The Monitor sinks off the North Carolina coast. My wife’s family from Greensboro is great fun, though.

At the risk of a mild topic deviation—who was a dead-eye Gopher free throw shooter? I recall Bobby Jackson as clutch down the stretch in games.

It wouid be fun to play Eastern Washington. Coach Monson deserves a warm hand from a Williams Arena crowd.

Completely agree—you nailed it!

Great story—it was a touching moment at halftime when Ms. Quam was honored—good for the AD and the athletic department. I go to a couple T-wolves games a year. Their listing of longtime season ticket holders to recognize their support is a commitment to fan relations. I always look at the...

Remembering the 2002 Final Four at the Metrodome and sitting behind some kid wearing an Illinois license plate saying “DUKE” gyrating with obsessive love for his “Coach K”. I hope he’s miserable.

Clem was candid about missing out on Troy Bell but he was the exception to the rule from 1986-1999. Clem started “plus 1” in the Minnesota recruiting category having brought Brett McNeal to Western Kentucky. With a free transfer rule McNeal wouid have been hugely helpful to the 1986-1987...

It wouid be fun to play an Ivy each year. Oddly, the game sold out a few years ago when we played Cornell around Christmas time.

Always makes me appreciate Clem’s ability to convince Burton; Shik and Newbern to stay as Dutcher recruits. I imagine even in 1986 their Letters of Intent were no longer binding with the coaching change.

Bad night for the officials worse (third period) for the Gophers…the official who confirmed the goal knows how badly they whiffed on the call…

Snuggy channeling Koalska’s game-tier against Maine through the five hole. Who is the 2025 Potulny?

Actual (deeply embarrassing) situation: honoring Sandy Stephens as “Sandy Stevens” on the tickets for the game.

Never want to overemphasis any given win or loss in a coach’s tenure but Coach Monson had a chance to stay on schedule making the NCAA tournament in his third year. A victory at the Barn in the season finale against Illinois wouid have likely sealed the deal but instead a nine point lead with...

Bruce Smith’s father (who was a Gopher football player 1914-1916?) was a lawyer in Faribault who practiced until late in life. Kindly opposing counsel introduced me to Lucius in the Rice County Courthouse. I was tongue-tied with emotion. All I could blather was something like “your family has...

Three out of If we’re in for the UST rivalry experience—then let’s play the inaugural game at their new arena on the condition the U of M gets a 1000 seats along w/ band and cheerleaders.