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Decided to drop by Buckyville and a poster raised up the Tale of ChinaGopher and his "incident" at a nordeast Minneapolis establishment. Truly a classic right up there with Homer's Illiad or similar. Historic posters such as Zales, felde, and even The Loon all jumped in to reply. Even...

Strib caught my eye with an article on colder weather moving in for Turkey Day and beyond. Decided to look a couple of days later for the way-too-early look at the Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe gameday and this is what's there: We can let GWG jump in on what the models show but looking a...

Looks like conditions in I-O-W-A City may have been a not-so-dry-run for the Gophers-Ducks contest this coming Friday night: Probably more drizzle than buckets in the mid-40s and light winds. Definitely conditions Ducks No. 6 could thrive in. The moon will be waning crescent at 28.6%...

This thread can be moved to the Week 11 Other Games thread when it comes up but took a peek at the forecast in I-O-W-A City for the 2:30 matchup between the Hawks and the Ducks. This will be a far cry from Eugene weather on a typical mid-fall afternoon. Hopefully these ducks will be paddling...

Looking cloudy but dry and comfortable for next Saturday's foray into Hawk Territory. Didn't grab the wind forecast but not a factor.

I like to memorialize games with Football in 60. Looks like the Gophers vs Boilers comes up on Tuesday morning at 10 AM on the Big 10 Channel. In case you haven't watched Nebbie their game against Maryland is on Monday morning at 10 AM. Setting the VCR right now. Ski U Mah.

What better way to start of Nebraska Championship Season Short Week than a peak over at Corn Nation for a pulse reading on the Big Red Machine to the south? Here's Jon Johnston's latest after Maryland... Methinks this will be a good one Friday night.

Looks like it's going to be a warm and clear evening in The Shoe this Saturday night... Good slinging weather to be sure. Also, the moon will be waxing gibbous for any werewolves in attendance.

A giveaway in the modern TCF era is the "homer hanky" for a given Gophers game, always gold and/or maroon with a game sponsor of some sort. These are not to be confused with the "homer towels" that fans get too when arriving at the stadium. Anywho probably like many of you we were getting...

Received an email from GopherSports on the open practice set for Tuesday (4/15) at the indoor facility. For anyone who goes in person would appreciate any nuggets on Zach Pyron in the QB competition. All the intel released so far points to Lindsey being No. 1 and it's his position to lose...

Was in Anoka yesterday enjoying Mrs. Billd's birthday by doing some antiquing in some local shops. One of the things I always look for is UM football memorabilia and the like. Sure enough in one of the cases was a card on top of a bound album that read "1940s Minnesota Football Season" or...

Here's a piece put up on VT fan site called Tech Sideline that has a strong focus on recruiting, NIL, and the Portal and how it's impacting football but of course VT in particular. Not a short read but you'll see this is not lazy reporting and gives a good picture of both sides of the ball for...

The Billds opened their Christmas presents earlier today and as usual Kiddo put out an eye for Gopher stuff for Dad. He has a great eye and works hard to find different stuff. This year was no exception... This is a goal line replica pylon that was signed by PJ for something. It is...

As noted by our VT guests, they are having to process what looks like a lot of potential opt-outs for the bowl game due to the Portal. We have this potential issue plus both teams may have players who opt out to prepare for the NFL. Does someone know offhand how may starters have said they...

So far so good...

Is it gone? Might have been in a coma and just woke up...

Interesting write-up from the LA Times USC sports writer. Our new competitors from The B1G West End are coming to grips with their own visions of grandeur crashing like waves on Lake Superior in the gales of November. Good read...

Might need our Wellies for this one:

Came across an article with a tutorial on rule changes being considered by the NFL owners going into next season. This may be old news for the diehard Xs & Os GHers but found these changes interesting for kickoffs and onside kicks. Not quite like innovating the forward pass but certainly see...

The U is set to select the new President to replace Joan Gabel next week. I know there are folks on this forum that thought "good riddance" with her departure but it was clear from very early on that she valued sports, especially revenue sports, as part of a major university's mission. Saw...