GopherJake: Gophers 88 - Hawkeye Pierce 51
Gophers 97 FP 49
The only thing I can think of is this: "Okay, if we lose to UMD, Louisville and WKy...who can we schedule and have a better chance to get in the win column?"
Answer came up Franklin Pierce I'm guessing. Why else would we schedule this game?
It's part of the preseason NIT, we didn't really have a choice once we decided to be part of the tournament. Now, why the eff they're part of the preseason NIT can certainly be debated ...