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Apart from Rodney's moment of brilliance, that was an ugly win last night. I was actually more dispirited at times during that game than the Virginia game. At least Virginia's offensive efficiency was stunning. Cornell never looked that impressive. We just looked sloppy. Here are my...

My hilarious Charley Walters impression thread got deleted? Why? I thought it was stellar, and high-placed officials in the University of Minnesota Athletic Department tell me they thought the same.

Look, everybody's overreacting a bit, methinks. We ran into a perfect storm. Is it still a game good teams should win? Absolutely. But here's what we can take away. - I've never seen a better shooting performance than Virginia put on. Now, obviously, we can't leave it up to the other...

I figured I'd do another of these. I don't have time to do as much as I did last time, but I figured I'd post some quick thoughts. - Highpoint of the game (besides the ridiculous dunking) was the student section mocking the Siena coach's hand gestures. Absolutely hilarious. I have to admit...

Exciting game last night. I was really encouraged. I thought we'd struggle against Wofford, but we looked good most of the game. Here are some thoughts about the individual players last night. - Mbakwe was my player of the game. He was rebounding like a mad man, scoring inside, playing...

A couple things I noticed at the Winona State game: - The crowd was better than I expected, thanks in no small part to the sizable and vocal Winona State contingent. People were getting into it, which was good. - I wish we could make some sort of hybrid of Rodney and Trevor. One thing I've...

A couple bullet point thoughts about the game: - I got a chance to sit in the indoor club section. That place is unbelievable. So posh. - The most exciting part of the second half was betting on which section of the student section would be completely empty first. From the third quarter...

I loved Tubby's Tipoff. The crowd wasn't great (maybe because it was late), but the team looked good. Here, Mo Walker goes for a layup. Austin Hollins. Pretty form, per usual. Armelin going for a breakaway dunk. The dunk contest was fun. I love that we have a bunch of guys this...

I took some pictures of the USC Game and thought I'd throw them in here for analysis purposes. USC's first touchdown. Nice hole. Kirkwood in the open field. He looked good to me. Weber sacked. One of the tackles got pancaked, looks like. At one point the idiots in the student...

I thought I'd post some of the shots I got from the Game, because I think they can tell us some things about what went wrong. If I remember correctly, this was a third down play, and we got a holding penalty on us. In any event, Weber threw to the TE, I think, who's obviously a bit better...

Okay, to try to change it up from the overwhelming negativity about the direction of the program, I've got a bone to pick with the students. When did the students forget how to do the M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A chant after the Rouser? It's not difficult. Since I was little, I've always enjoyed the...

According to twitter: # GophersBBGuy Release says Tubby Smith will meet with Mbakwe to determine future. Maturi says Mbakwe can practice with team prior to Canada trip in Sept. half a minute ago via web # GophersBBGuy Suspension lifted, Trevor Mbakwe reinstated, according to U of...

I was only there for the second game, between Cam Rundles and Blake Hoffarber. Here are some brief notes: - The kids from my alma mater looked good. I think Jeremy Sutherland wouldn't be a bad role player for the Gophers, and Zach Johnson would have added some value as well. Always nice to...

I only caught the end of the first game and the second game. The first game involved a bunch of high schoolers who got schooled by Ohnstad's team. I just saw the end of the blowout, so I didn't see much. In the second game, Royce's team faced Devoe's team, only Devoe wasn't there. Cam...

I was interested to see the first game for the new recruits, so I showed up. Of course, take all this with a grain of salt, because it's summer league. However, I tend to believe that though a player's success in HP doesn't necessary tell you much because of the defense that gets played, I...

Anybody get a chance to read Souhan's latest? I thought Reusse's recent column was the nadir for sports journalism in this town, but Souhan's giving him a run for his money. Souhan's basic point is that the Gophers shouldn't be seen to be underdogs, but should instead realize that if they lose...

Remember when I said that it seemed like you didn't care after the Michigan game? Remember how much I doubted you, seemingly all year? Remember how many times I told my friends that you had no chance to dance? Yeah, you proved me wrong, big time. I'm sorry for doubting you. And thank you.

I'm just trying to convince myself to be as cavalier as the Gophers were tonight. It obviously doesn't bother them in the slightest that they've just blown their (somewhat slim perhaps) chances at the tourney. It doesn't concern them that they're kicking this state while it's down. (What a...

I'm sure you guys know about the daily gopher, the sbnation gopher blog, but Buck Bravo has a great article over there on the current state of the Gopher basketball program. His basic point is that the team has been a disappointment, but the people blaming Tubby don't seem to realize that the...

I saw this and had to laugh. Trevor was a good player for the Gophers, but he didn't bring much to the T-Wolves. http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/05/trevor-winter-minnesota-timberwolves-best-nba-career-ever-5-minutes-5-fouls/ EDIT: Upon further reflection, I'm pretty sure I was at that game...