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    What grade would you give the Gophers 2024-2025 season?

    Regular season: C Post season: A C for the regular season because of the lack of wins vs teams in the top half of the conference and the inability to win a game at the end of the season when one or two more wins (against middle of the Big Ten teams) would have put us in the NCAA Tournament...
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    Minnesota 2025-2026

    Next year's freshmen: Makena Christian | Guard | Lomira, Wisconsin | Hartford Union High School Ranked as one of the top guards from the state of Wisconsin, Christian brings an edge to the Gophers' squad as the No. 52 ranked recruit in the latest 2024 ESPN/Hoopgurlz top 100 rankings. In her...
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    Describe the Gophers 24-25 season in 1 sentence

    I was convinced they wouldn't win any Big Ten games until they did. (Then just when a spark of hope emerged, they couldn't win a Big Ten game.)
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    B1G Game 17: Gophers host Washington (2-26-25)

    "Peaking at the right time of the year." That is Washington. I doubt if anyone in the Big Ten wants to play them right now. On the other hand, the opposite is true for the Gophers unfortunately. Hard to watch this team the past several weeks. They do not seem to be getting better. They do...
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    Taiye Bello

    One of my all-time favorite Gophers! So sorry to hear this.
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    B1G Game 7: Gophers visit Northwestern (1-19-25

    Wow! No quit with this team. Of course, I would like to see them avoid having to come back like this to win. They looked sluggish defensively from the start. I am sure Dawn can fix that. (Maybe not being ill will fix it.) I thought the coaching staff did a great job of trying to find...
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    2024-2025 Gopher Soccer

    North Carolina beat Duke 3-0 in the SEMI-FINAL. That makes the 3-0 outcome of the Gopher game with North Carolina look better. Would have liked to see a Big Ten team in the semi-finals. Go GOPHERS! Will be interesting to see where some of the graduating players end up. Anyone know where that...
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    2024-2025 Gopher Soccer

    The coach has a huge incoming freshmen class. More than one will need to duplicate what Ashley Thurk did this season. It sure doesn't look like there are many underclassmen who did not start or get regular minutes with the potential to be impact players next year. Otherwise, they would have...
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    3 Point Shooting

    I have to respond to samloupete: Enough with the broken record about seeing more of Johnson. Our coach is very experienced at developing young players and getting them ready to play against the tough Big Ten competition. Bottom Line: During meaningful minutes, coaches don't play players...
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    Game 3: Gophers host UMass Lowell (11-12-24)

    Thanks for the insight. A chance for some of the deeper bench players to get some playing time?
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    Game 2: Gophers host Vermont (11-8-24)

    Thanks for posting these post game videos. It begs the question: why isn't the link to these posted on the Gopher Sports site like it is for the men?
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    2024-2025 Gopher Soccer

    I think it was 2018 when the Gophers were seeded number 8 (or maybe 7) and beat Penn State in the Championship game. So you never know. Seeding is less of an indicator at this point in the season than how a team has been playing. The Gophers are playing very well right now. Very impressive...
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    Game 1: Gophers host Central Connecticut (11-4-24)

    I agree. Great insight and I appreciate your eye for interesting details such as New Briton being the home of Stanley Tool. And WOW, that Stanley Tool connection is involved in bringing a huge change in the game (probably as momentous as someone suggesting the bottom of the peach basket be cut...
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    Kirk Ferentz commits recruiting violation

    The NCAA has created this incredible mess. No teeth to these attempts at enforcement. One game suspension. I imagine he can pick the game he chooses. Big deal! Michigan egregiously violates a rule and cruises through last season unaffected by the ineffective penalties. Their coach gets his...
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    BIG Game 2: Gophers Visit Iowa (12-30-23)

    Not much to add other than these thoughts: Knowing how Iowa will play, I was most disappointed in (1) how we were not mentally ready to combat Iowa's relentless attack. Slow to get back and defend, confused about who to cover when we did. And (2) how we failed to rebound. When your offense...
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    B1G Game 1: Gophers Host Purdue (12-10-23)

    GREAT WIN!! Very fun atmosphere in the Barn today. I hope Dawn succeeds in drawing more fans to games. The no quit attitude of her team should help. I thought Maggie played well today and that she could have been used in place of Grace. Maggie can defend, and as she demonstrated today can...
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    Braun Selected for US 3on3 Trials

    My understanding is that the U.S. qualified two separate teams for this event. One team age 23 and under and one team age 21 and under. The younger team beat the older team in the semi-finals to get to the final game where they defeated the team from China.
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    Braun Selected for US 3on3 Trials

    10 minutes per game.
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    Dawn Plitzuweit's Introductory Presser on Monday

    After watching Coach P's introductory remarks, my first thought was how confident Dawn is. She knows the expectations of the job and she is certain she can succeed. Contrast this press conference with Lindsey's five years ago. She clearly was not prepared for the job. She did not have a...
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    Thank you Lindsay

    Thank you Lindsay!! I am very sorry it ended this way. Major college coaching is unforgiving. I don't understand Mark Coyle's thinking concerning the timing of this move. He did not consult me, however. Best wishes for whatever the future brings. Keep your head up!! You represented the U...



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