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Thank you for posting. Do you remember the play—must have been late in the third quarter or in early in the fourth quarter and the Gophers leading (20-16?)—when Michigan faced a fourth and two at midfield. Schembechler starts screaming at the officials and suddenly an official moves the ball...

Thank you, DtG, for diligently and painstakingly providing curated Gopher baseball news. The mathematical cushion provided by the low RPI road win opponents will begin to dissipate if we don’t start winning series or sweeping against high RPI Big Ten teams. If, hypothetically, we finish 4th or...

Loved his enthusiasm for Gopher football—two memorable one-word moments: in Ray’s call of the Darrell Thompson’s 98 yard TD run he yells “go” as he breaks into the open field and for Chip Lohmiller’s game-winning field goal against Michigan Ray was momentarily tongue-tied and Paul shouted...

OSU’s Granville Waiters (sp?) made Cardinal look like a teenager.

You’re channeling Harry Chapin: “He came to the world in the usual way but there were plans to catch, bills to pay—he leaned to walk while I was away…”. There are “bills to pay” to overcome a generation of struggle. Jamiche provided the numbers.

The Gophers applied the franchise tag.

So many greats especially between 1971-1999 but Willie’s ongoing commitment to the program—no matter the circumstances—elevates him to the top. Love seeing him at the games nattily dressed in maroon & gold.

We’d get it wrong and offer each recruit a porcupine with the inevitable result.

Indeed—Dean Smith comes to mind.

Went to BSM’s regional semi-final game: they played relentlessly pressing the entire game. Damian is an engaged coach.

I remember how much fun it was driving home from Des Moines after beating Louisville in the ‘19 tourney. So it must have been legal pre-pandemic.

Leave it to Bleed to have us organized by 3:00 am!

Indy means the 1982 NCAA tourney win over the UT-Chatt Mocs with their post player Russ Schoene missing at the buzzer at the old Market Square Arena.

Shaky goaltending all weekend even in the win. Airey was fighting the puck. OSU lost to Michigan in football and were pilloried locally and nationally for two weeks. The Gophers will take their hits the next three weeks. Let’s see if the team can find some resolve like the football Buckeyes...

Hard caught Big Ten game—scrum on the floor—trying for a tie-up: just a bs call like the non-Tonje charging.

As I said in an earlier post, the Wisconsin fans were surprisingly quiet (even with the Gophers shooting free throws) until the last couple minutes. The Minnesota fans were engaged; passionate and loud.

Need Thompson & Battle in abstentia to rain threes on Rutgers—it is the stuff of their nightmares.

As has been the case of most Minnesota-Wisconsin games in Ben’s years, the Gophers scratch & claw & hustle and stay close for 35 minutes. The Badgers maintain their composure; execute their offense with precise spacing; make their shots; can their free throws; (yes, get the key calls: Mitchell...

The athletic director’s record for coaching hires for U of M basketball does not exactly inspire confidence. Coyle has hired three coaches, collectively, for eleven years. Zero is the number for winning Big Ten seasons and NCAA tournament appearances—sobering.