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This was such a massive recruiting win for Fleck and the program. I understand why there aren't more posts in this thread as we have to actually hold on to this commitment until Signing Day. Unfortunately, we lost a big Wisconsin DL commit and two Big OL commits last year. I want to credit...

This is more of a general "roster construction" comment than a portal comment, but I wonder if Niko is targeting any international prospects? Illinois is really cleaning up in this area and I kind of suspect we're at least looking overseas for a big man if not also a lead scorer wing/guard. Niko...

Some things I really liked about Durkin after doing some research. In their 3 games against high major opposition he lead the team in minutes (close with a couple other guys). He also lead the team in steals for the year at 1.3 a game. Second leading rebounder on the team at 5.9 and the...

Consistent shooting motion. For example one thing that can make good shooters inconsistent is having their thumb involved in their release. When you snap your wrist, you want your middle and pointer fingers, to be the last two things to touch the ball. If/when your thumb is involved it can make...

This is what I've heard/seen reported elsewhere. I've also heard we were "bottom 3rd" in the Big Ten in NIL last year. There was a lot of talk on Iowa boards that they were last in NIL in the B1G. Of course the fans on the boards blamed Fran for that who had one losing B1G season in the last...

Great post. I don't think it means much to anyone born after like 1987, but for the rest of us it would feel like maybe the "U" is ready to stop the charade of doing things to placate people who will never care about Gopher sports.

He wasn't under the radar as he has teammates committed to LSU and Northwestern that are also graduating. I just looked it up tonight and the LSU kid got injured while the Northwestern kid won the conference player of the year. Now Kai is listed at 6'5 and the Northwestern kid is a shorter PG...

Sandfort is reportedly choosing between Nebraska (who recruited him out of high school) and going back to Iowa with Nebraska being the favorite. The Lipscomb kid from Wisconsin has already visited Iowa and is going to take some other visits but I haven't read Minnesota mentioned (though I've...

I am sure it will never come out, but I would be fascinated to know when this was actually locked down. I wouldn't be surprised if Coyle had this done before our season concluded (and if it was it definitely will never come out).

I think this press conference is incredibly important for the future of the program. It's a topic for another time, but one thing Coyle didn't get enough heat for was not promoting Ben Johnson enough early in his tenure. There was zero excitement from the jump. 1. State a vision- Let us know...

I went with a B (would have been B+ if an option), but I am not sure if anyone I would have considered an A was actually possible. If DeVries (who would have been great for Iowa or Minnesota) is the hire at Indiana and Villanova seems to be struggling to get a big name as well, then I don't...

So does Michigan constantly bring this up to discredit their own accomplishments for the next quarter century while self imposing sanctions on themselves and then also never hire anyone who has had as much as a speeding ticket again?

Recency bias: Mo Ibrahim- really carried the offense his last season. Felt terrible for him that it seemed like he was literally too tired to hold on to the football on that crucial fumble against Iowa. That just showed we trusted literally no one else on the offense that season. Childhood...

I feel like it's a little misleading to talk about conference affiliation as BYU and Houston are now both in the Big 12. Two years ago this same field would have have had BYU out of the WCC and Houston out of the AAC. We were one shot away from adding a MWC team to that group as well three...

Not sure what thread to put this in, but man was I impressed with Niko tonight. I have to admit I am kind of bummed that Iowa is getting McCollum. I was super impressed with his coaching against Missouri, but Medved was also great tonight. I would argue that Colorado State was flat out the...

I can't see any way Dawson would get another year and I'd question why he'd want to use it if he did. If this information was somehow accurate, it would be a massive boost to the program and give Niko and amazing opportunity to hit the ground running. The much more likely scenario is that we...

I didn't read the whole thread, but I disagree with the thread starter in that I really don't want Thorson back on the staff. I want a complete fresh start after the last disaster. Thorson would likely run the defense if he stays and we simply never saw the vaunted defense he was supposed to...

Bobby Jackson with my 1B being Sam Jacobson. I still remember Sam's dunk at Iowa in the Final Four year.

Mark's interview with the Strib and Mark's press conference today seemed to be very different. I was more encouraged by the press conference than the Strib interview. I just never want to hear "doing it the right way" or "At Minnesota..." again. To me these are code phrases for not actually...

It seems like there is a lot of buzz with Niko but I don't know if it's truly his job or just that he was the "obvious" candidate so people are just trying to be first rather than actually having information. The guys that are supposed to be the insiders in the coaching world didn't even have...