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MN missed 15 FTs and USF made 11 3PFGs. Gophers missed 5-6 bunnies, and didn’t have Vaihola. Turner looked gassed after 4 min. We certainly don’t need to limp into Big Ten play with short bench, undersized team unable to shoot FTs. What’s Omot’s timetable? Stephens looks like never but I...

MN got fatigued. Mizzou made 6 more 3pt fgs, and 5 more FTs= 23 pts.

Trent Pierce was recruited by MN and had a campus visit, eventually choosing Mizzou.

I think your expectation has already been categorically met!

I hope you are right, as I made a similarly optimistic post #69 Aug. 12 in "What Should I Expect This Season". Torvik is all wrong about MN. Glad to see great minds think alike. ;)

I'm not thinking that Ben McCollum has proven much at the Power Conference level. Clearly, he can coach and has had terrific success at the D2 level plus 1 year at Drake. There will be a learning curve for him in recruiting, travel, preparation for B10 opponents. Niko is 8 years older, has...

I don't like the idea of having a tough non-conf schedule by adding multiple Q1 games. The Big Ten schedule has more than adequate number of potential Q1/Q2 games to capitalize. The name of the game is to schedule for the NCAA Tournament. A couple of challenges early on is good to prepare for...

Exactly what I was hoping/expecting—a 25/30 pt win with solid defense, good shot selection. Am happy at this point. Will need rim protection as Big Ten season moves in.

Been waiting months and months! Just play solidly and stay healthy please. The rotations will become evident early on this season.

I get a kick out of 3 First Team All Big Ten players who have never played a minute in Conference. We’ll see about those shiny objects getting so much attention.

I am usually a supporter of Torvik analysis, but without any data on the season as of yet, the projections for MN (#84) to be 16th best team in BTN are waaaay off for the following reasons: Nehemiah Turner is not even listed as a top 10 contributor on the team, despite being a monster on the...

After seeing the Big Ten conference schedule, and most notably the opener at home against Indiana, I expect the Gophers to beat the Clown-Pants before a raucous crowd at the Barn. Indiana is my most despised Big Ten rival school, are old but less talented than previous years. It would be a...

I had to see the Buffalo game to get a feel for this team. After the game I have to say that 10-2 shouldn't be out of the realm of (2019) possibilities. It would make for a fantastic season and bump recruiting up.

I hope I look back at this message board and find that I underestimated the teamwork and talent with this group. 10-10 is not out of the question because some teams will underperform, have key injuries, illnesses, and off-court distractions.

With a very successful non-conf. record of 9-1, I would expect the following from the Big Ten season. Granted, the schedule dates have not been announced but here are some reasonable upward expectations. Losses won't be blowouts because shooting, depth and defense will be present, MN remains...

Non-conf schedule released, and here is what I expect. MN will win the expected games at home, AND have a nice semi-surprising win against a quality opponent going 10-1. After some good wins incl OT in Palm Desert, the Barn will be active for Big Ten play! W Gardner-Webb H W Alcorn St. H L...

I can be just as wrong as the media experts/coaches are every year, so here is my summer dead time Big Ten preseason prediction in order/hope of conference finish. Barring injuries, etc, picking the 5th team was way more difficult than any other. The top 4 should be pretty solid. Most teams...

I disagree with his conclusion. The MN roster doesn’t have to be 6x stronger based on funding. And, yes we do still have excuses because every other Big Ten school got an infusion of money. Its a beginning, but we are just now starting to compete at a more level playing field. Should be more...

As fans we are starving for input at this point. Its ok, embrace the anticipation of Nov. Already this is a deeper team than recent years. We just have to wait and hope no injuries occur this summer.

Yea its all guess work, but the optimism comes from having multiple pieces that could over-perform expectations and fill holes competitively.