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Looks like this is a real turn around from past years. But maybe that NIL slice makes it easier. Both, are probably true!

Gopher hockey used to be in a conference where it was tough to win or be in the top 2. Now in the B1G it is like a birthright! Maybe, they are soft because of not playing UND, UMD, and Denver they play against the B1G gauntlet with not nearly the home ice advantage of the three teams I just...

Is this cause for concern? Beats me. Maybe Niko isn’t the type to fleece his old home. Still, I know a lot of you were hoping for some CSU transfers. Maybe they are happy with Ali.

This is as close to a blank slate as you can possibly get! So it is pretty much going to be a roster he owns from the start. But that is the new landscape of NCAA Basketball. The cupboard: Isaac Asuma - if you’re only going to get one returnee you could do a lot worse. CONFIRMED RETURN...

Another one bites the dust. Per ESPN, upon the end of his current teams run, he will take over where Jim Valvano used to coach!

All this coach evaluation talk made me ask myself this question. It seems on the surface that making a bowl game is pretty easy since it takes only 6 wins to qualify. That with a schedule including 3 relative cupcake games (usually at home) against near non-competitive teams. Which means you...

How the hell can we field a pickleball team without extra revenue? What about our Quiditch team? How can we be the most DEI positive B1G sports presence without revenue? (Hey, this might work. I’ve given up on common sense. And you know, scoreboard, which doesn’t lie.)

God knows there are plenty of reasons for moving on, but… The Gophers are playing really good basketball right now. It actually looks like maybe he can coach! His halftime adjustments have been on que lately.

I went with Mount Rushmore to limit to four. Mercy rule, I guess. Also, no ineligibility for NCAA violations. 1. Clem 2. Dutcher 3. Musselman 4. ?????? Just cannot think of someone for that 4 spot!

Steadily steaming on a serene course of Titanic proportions, our direct course to the ousting of much maligned Head Coach Ben Johnson has been thrown off by a much unexpected run of good play! 3 wins in a row with two of the competitors ranked? Surely not under this staff. And yet here we are.

There is no reason Asuma should not be starting. He looks like the most poised player in the court for the Gophers, plays unselfishly, and doesn’t turn the ball over. Unfortunately, as we saw with Payne, Ben is too dumb? Too blind? Too stubborn to do the obvious. First reason he should be...

I think this inaugural 12 team tourney is flawed by this conference champions get the bye rule. Two home teams are double digit dogs! These teams should be ranked after each round and shuffled to reward the best teams and lead to the best possible matchup. They are all neutral site games...

Could this be a meeting of the football cheating minds? You can’t make this stuff up.

Could PJ nab him?

Some of the best coaches I’ve ever known have all said the same thing. Start your best 5 and design the style of play to suit their strengths and hide their limitations. So, who should be starting? My take of who is currently available: Pg: Asuma - stat stuffing and efficient Sg: Rigsby -...

Don’t know the opponent yet, but our Gophers have won 7 straight bowl games they have played in! Top streaks: Gophers-7 Air Force-5 Duke-5 Fresno St-5 Georgia-5 Northwestern-5 Ohio-5 Then it drop to 3 wins. Gopher streak is the 6th longest in history, chasing Florida State’s record of 11...

Note: not Coyle’s expectations but this boards! If we could make the NCAA’s 2 out of every 5 years, I think that would be a reasonable expectation. This would require finishing in the top half of the conference at the same rate. These last 4 years have made for rose colored glass viewing on the...

This is a place to let off some steam and make your move to improve Gopher basketball. My move: Fire Ben now. Promote the defensive minded assistant for the rest of the year. (I can’t remember his name but hey he used to coach Ben in HS) Start a search to line up NIL investments from...

Koi is now the Gopher record holder for interceptions as a true freshman with 5. 2 more to tie AW Jr for the single season record of 7, I believe. He also is close to a punt return record as well. Hard to believe some didn’t think he would have an impact this year!

I’m of course partial to the full banana Mr Dungy is wearing in my avatar. But what would we commemorate? The 1977 victory over Michigan? The 1960 team? The really old ones like Bronco wore? What would it be?