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I think you’re on to something. With Wisconsin in a tough spot, and Iowa fading (perhaps slowly) with an aging Ferentz, it’s time to pass by both of those programs. If I have my facts right, 1989 is the last time that Minnesota finished with a better conference record than both Wisconsin and Iowa.

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Is the deleted tweet reporting the OSU offer or something else?

Think maybe the Gophers owe Drake a game. After not playing Drake for 15 years, the Gophers played Drake in 2020, 2021 and 2023, twice in Minneapolis, and once in Des Moines.

Braun not selected for team, but still a great experience, especially coming off an injury. Don't know if there was a first cut, or if they just went from 21 to 12 players.

Coach P has her dream job, and is making a ton of money. Don’t think there is much risk of her going anywhere. Glad she is here.

A big improvement from the multi-team events last year in Tempe and New Orleans. A good first step, but looking for similar big improvement in the home and hopefully road portions of the non-conference schedule.

Assume that 3-4 of the 6'3" players will make the team. Kamilla Cardoso is playing for Brazil, leaving the Chicago Sky to do so, and Damiris Dantas is also on the Brazil roster, but haven't seen it confirmed that she is playing. The USA lost last time to Brazil and Cardoso. Would think USA...

Oldest player in the BIG? 2019 HS graduate, correct?

ESPN updated their HoopGurlz prospect rankings this week, and released a '28 list (top 25). 2026 class Tori Oehrlein dropped from 50 to 62 (having previously dropped from 43 to 50). Natalie Kussow dropped from 20 to 47 (having previously moved from 16 to 20). Kussow's drop was one of the...

The Sirgi offer follows Coach P’s pattern of being willing to chase nationally-recruited posts/centers. See less of that at other positions. Gopher ‘27 offers also include 6’6” Harper Dunn from New Mexico and 6’7” Jayla Forbes from Alabama.

I like the high ranking because there should be high expectations for Coach P in year 3 with a Gopher team loaded with talented upperclassmen and star-in-the-making Tori McKinney.

To answer your question (and move it from the recruiting thread), I would say a number of things from last season mark Coach P as a good coach. First, leading the BIG in turnover rate in conference play is the mark of an organized and disciplined team. Turnover rate is not everything, but when...

Any update on Kussow? Saw she had recent visits to Michigan and Duke. Heading toward a decision maybe by end of June. Any Skim Milkey subscribers out there? Minnesota a finalist?

Minnesota and Duke as the only top 25 teams on this list that return all 5 starters? Think so at first blush. Anyone else? Compared to so many BIG teams that will start 1 or more new transfers or freshman next year, the Gophers have less of a challenge in terms of integrating key new players...

The 1960 Gophers took the field twice as the # 1 team and lost both games, including the Rose Bowl.

Getting GG and McKinney in back-to-back years is a very good recruiting start to Coach P’s Gopher tenure.

Strange career move for someone who I thought as a sophomore might become be an all-time Michigan great. Was hoping she would come back to the BIG (joining friend? Taylor Woodson), rather than trying a third power-4 conference. Phelia got a lot of air time last weekend in connection with the...

Clark effect TBD-Since Bluder resigned, Iowa has struggled to cash in on the Clark hoopla, missing on their top high school and portal targets. Jensen did keep Lucy Olsen and their one previously-committed top 25 recruit (Addie Deal). Otherwise Jensen struck out on ‘25 elite high school and...

The whole league has a reverse schedule from last year. Not much to announce. Will be interesting to see if they correct the schedule imbalance after two years of the 18-team league. The league needs to split OSU and Maryland from USC and UCLA. Makes no sense for teams to play USC, UCLA, OSU...