BTN's Tom Dienhart on the Gophers 1997 Final Four team

[BleedGopher]

per Dienhart's Q&A:

In your breakdown of most dominant Big Ten teams in the last 25 years, you didn’t have Minnesota’s Final Four team of 1996-1997. I do not care what the NCAA says, this team was the real deal! – Dr. Trygstad

I agree, that was a formidable team. And I considered including the Gophers. But, the fact the NCAA stripped Minnesota’s appearance in the Final Four for an egregious academic fraud scandal, I opted to exclude Clem Haskins’ squad. It’s too bad. There was a lot of talent in Dinkytown on that club, including Courtney James, Bobby Jackson, Sam Jacobson, Quincy Lewis and Eric Harris, among others. Yes, I know I included the 1992-93 Michigan team, but that team made two consecutive national title game appearance and is one of the most recognizable Big Ten teams ever.

http://btn.com/2016/03/02/mailbag-unbalanced-schedules-coach-of-the-year-more/

Go Gophers!!

 

[bemidjigopher]

per Dienhart's Q&A:

In your breakdown of most dominant Big Ten teams in the last 25 years, you didn’t have Minnesota’s Final Four team of 1996-1997. I do not care what the NCAA says, this team was the real deal! – Dr. Trygstad

I agree, that was a formidable team. And I considered including the Gophers. But, the fact the NCAA stripped Minnesota’s appearance in the Final Four for an egregious academic fraud scandal, I opted to exclude Clem Haskins’ squad. It’s too bad. There was a lot of talent in Dinkytown on that club, including Courtney James, Bobby Jackson, Sam Jacobson, Quincy Lewis and Eric Harris, among others. Yes, I know I included the 1992-93 Michigan team, but that team made two consecutive national title game appearance and is one of the most recognizable Big Ten teams ever.

http://btn.com/2016/03/02/mailbag-unbalanced-schedules-coach-of-the-year-more/

Go Gophers!!

Hypocrite! you either exclude both programs or neither. Plus the Chris weber scandal involved an FBI probe and he lied to a Grad Jury

 

[WilliamsArenaGuy]

Plus, those Michigan teams didn't even win a Big ten title. How does that fit the definition of dominant?

 

[station19]

Hypocrite! you either exclude both programs or neither. Plus the Chris weber scandal involved an FBI probe and he lied to a Grad Jury

No kidding.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Nobody who reads that will think it makes sense, not even Michigan fans. BTN continues to expose themselves as whores to the boutique teams in the league.