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  1. Otis

    What Gopher sport do you have the most pride in?

    Where does your fan loyalty to the Gophers expose you to the biggest chance for a let down? Is it the same sport we should have the most success in? Is it where Minnesota has the most credibility? To me, all these things are part of being a true fan of U sports. Now then which sport does the...
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    No need to panic! Yet.

    Ok, so we lost our short pass first PG who shot over 40% from three and was second in NCAA in assists. Set a school single season record, in fact. It’s not like we lost a starting Big! Oh yeah, we did. But we got a Canadian guy who can’t take NIL! Now we just need to nab a PG out of the...
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    Depth chart

    Is there an official depth chart yet from spring practice? Saw another thread on this but it looked like my wife put the list together. Https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/pfdepthchart/minnesota/91188 This was updated on the 16th of March, but curious how it is impacted by...
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    Any chance of a return?

    As Blue Bloods get their number one guys in the portal and people like PP get pushed aside, is there any chance on a return? I mean, we had to offer PP some kind of NIL, what if the other offers dry up and Dinkytown starts to look like a safe landing spot again. Thoughts?
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    Gopher Potential Portal Pursuits

    List all known Gopher contact with portal people here. Don’t include traitorous Minnesotans like Morgan and Dania. Just the lucky few our coaching staff have contacted please. I hate this crap.
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    Ben Johnson to interview at USC!

    What day is it?
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    Dain Dainja in portal. Would fill in nicely for PP!

    This would make the loss of PP almost a happy unpleasantry. I hope he wants to come home! Hawkins Mitchell Christie Garcia Dainja Would be an extremely formidable lineup, hopefully with Morgan and Fox backing up front.
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    NIL World

    Since college basketball is rapidly deteriorating into who can pay the most to their players, we are thinking about this whole coaching thing wrong. Perhaps Cole should offer the Head Coach position to any wealthy Billionaire who has an affinity for college hoops. Marc Cuban could buy us a...
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    Returning Playas for 2024-25

    Thought it would be good to consolidate who is guaranteed to be on the roster in the fall. Portal: Outgoing: Payne (ouch) JoJ Carrington (and there goes the Sophmore class) Ihnen Keinys Hawkins Portal Incoming: Big Frank Mitchell Testing the Draft: Christie Returning Playas: Garcia...
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    What’s more important? NIT or Transfer Portal

    Should Ben be concentrating on NIT success or recruiting his ass off to build up his roster? Personally, I don’t give a damn about the NIT, unless some success there may bring us a chance at some transfers like the center who just left Oklahoma State. We need bigs and wings, go get them Ben!
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    Big Week for the Gophers!

    Sitting at 18-11, 9-9, the Gophers still have a chance to get into the discussion for the NCAAs. Win out the regular season would put them at 20-11, 11-9, and get them a decent seed for the B1G tourney. This would at least lock them into the NIT. I find it hard, or at least rare that 11-9...
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    Transfer season 2024

    We are almost to Transfer Season in Basketball! Time to assess Ben’s 2023 class and what we think he needs for the 2024 class! 2023 Grade: A Solid work by Ben and the staff bringing in Hawkins and Mitchell. Hawkins is going in the record books and Mitchell has been a solid starter all year...
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    We need a statement tradition song!

    Watched a few college football tradition videos and I am shocked with all the creative minds at the U we don’t have a traditional charge up the crowd song! No jump around No Sandman No Rocky Top Why couldn’t we have something or do we just need to be good for people to notice the rouser or...
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    Will we ever see FULL BANANA with PJ as coach?

    Watching the Gopher basketball team play in basically the same uniform design as Thompson, McHale, Saunders and Williams, makes one long for a day where the football team could honor Dungy, Kitzman and Barber(OG) by running through the tunnel in some mid 70s retro FULL BANANA!!
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    What are the odds everyone comes back next year?

    This team seems to be pretty tight and get along together, so what are the chances they all (eligible) come back? First, who is most likely to bolt? Garcia - I don’t see much smoke for him to go into the draft but you just never know. Also, how much NIL does he get? Christie - may have more...
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    If Garcia is out, who starts against Purdue?

    This will be telling about JoJ’s status. Tough call. If Ben starts Fox, does he completely lose JoJ? Starting JoJ most likely wouldn’t bother Fox at all. Plus JoJ seems to be better starting. Big Jack ain’t starting! Small Ball? Go Payne, Christie, Carrington, Mitchell and Hawkins? Should...
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    Who else is optimistic about the 2024 season?

    I see many reasons for optimism for the Gophers in 2024. Let’s look at the depth chart! Offense: QB: Brosmer Lindsay Shikenjanski Bro-smer has got to be better than AK, especially at decision making. So this should be better as long as he stays healthy. Lack of depth here is similar to the...
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    How many more wins for Ben to lose the disaster level?

    Ok, we are at 5-5 and most of us thought this would be like the first 2 CBJ years. So how many more wins gets Ben off your hook?
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    Stop blaming Ben for the close losses!

    These last few close loss games have had very little to do with coaching. Guys are just unable to nut up and execute when it’s necessary! Ben can’t give them an Effexor before they choke at the FT line! He can tell them how to run a play but he can’t do it for them! Waiting till deep in the...
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    What would RockRaven say?

    Sensing negativity creeping back into the board. Use this thread to post your most positive take no matter how bleak the situation may look! For instance, tonight we face a hall of fame coach on the road with infinitely better recruits without two of our better players. What would Rock say...



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