***OFFICIAL BETHUNE-COOKMAN SEASON OPENING IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[TwistingMyMelon]

Penn State beat Delaware State (not a great opponent) by over 30. What's interesting is that their two leading scorers were holdover sophs from the previous coaching regime rather than their older and better known transfers.

 

[Gilthorp57]

He might not be very sick at this point, but mono is approached with caution during recovery. It is advised that physical activity and contact be very limited afterwards. I think it has something to do with the swelling effect that mono has on the body's internal organs.

The spleen is suspectable to damage, that has to be watched as well

 

[Slim Tubby]

Extend Ben now before others come knocking.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

I'm not saying we're gonna avoid weakling Wednesday but this looks different than what we've seen.

More depth, more maturity, and more athleticism certainly help.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

The one negative I see right now.....is that the Gophers are still struggling with opposing teams getting offensive rebounds. 14 for BC so far.

What about the nine turnovers? I’m not viewing.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Extend Ben now before others come knocking.

Let's wait a few more games, like maybe 30.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Payne has to get a lot more active on the glass. 2 rebounds in 15 minutes of action doesn’t cut it. Needs to want those rebounds a little more.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

What about the nine turnovers? I’m not viewing.

It's a fast paced game with some ill advised passes. Sometimes guys have hung on to the ball a little too long as well. Hopefully they'll be a little more disciplined against stronger foes. You might see a lot of that in these opening games.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Rutgers lost to Princeton and OSU squeaked by Oakland.

 

[stocker08]

What about the nine turnovers? I’m not viewing.

Gophers are pushing the ball. Playing fast. Not too concerned in a game this lopsided.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Boy that was a bad sequence by Payne and Garcia.

 

[Slim Tubby]

Gophers are pushing the ball. Playing fast. Not too concerned in a game this lopsided.

Not watching...are they also pressing at all on defense?

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Not watching...are they also pressing at all on defense?

Not much.

 

[MonikerSchmoniker45]

Sloppy start

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Ugh

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

I will give B-C credit for tough defense here but MN must move the ball around a little more. They're hanging on to the ball trying to go one-on-one, giving B-C time to recover, and losing the ball.

 

[DarthGopher]

2nd half they have come out flat and sloppy.

 

[Bayfieldgopher]

BC has quickness advantage. Gophers need to keep pushing the offense as BC is relying on pressure D. Boards will be big problem for this squad. Lack of twitch. Carrington looks much stronger. Betts is not BIG ready. Want to see more Fox and II. Like to see the Gophers push the ball. Ex iting!

 

[Gilthorp57]

Payne, quit putting the ball on the floor! You're not a ball handler

 

[stocker08]

Very sloppy coming out of half.

 

[Drake University Gopher]

Rebounding hasn't been great but they've missed so many shots that they're bound to get a bunch

I was about to say this. Wow is this BC team terrible at shooting. Some really ugly shots leading to lots of rebounding opportunities. On the Gophers’ side I was excited to see some beautiful 3 pt shooting. Really happy to see we have 9 (once Christie comes back) solid contributors that can probably be trusted if we can stay healthy. Betts at least has the body of a future player, but that’s probably not this year. Big Country can still be there to spell our bigs if foul trouble or needing to rough up Edey.

 

[cloupher]

Whewww Parker that was nice

 

[FinnGopher]

It is so hard to be mad at the Gophers when listening to the Gopher Vision announcing team.

 

[DarthGopher]

Fox can friggin move and finish!

 

[stocker08]

Dope move by Fox.

 

[Gilthorp57]

Whewww Parker that was nice

And I think Fox is going to get better as the season goes along

 

[stocker08]

It is so hard to be mad at the Gophers when listening to the Gopher Vision announcing team.

It's a good reminder that we're all learning. Isn't that right, Finn?

 

[DarthGopher]

Shooting 1 and 1's already with 13 minutes and some change remaining.

 

[Drake University Gopher]

What about the nine turnovers? I’m not viewing.

I could have sworn the refs weren’t given whistles at first. Super handsy. Refs finally decided to start calling everything before the contact got out of hand. As for actual turnovers the Gophers have gotten a bit overzealous with the lobs. Although there was a pretty amazing one to JOJ.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Did these guys have some newly legal weed at halftime?