Shooter: Medved called University of St. Thomas officials, offering to play the Tommies in the first game of their new arena this fall.

[BleedGopher]

Per Shooter’s Little Birdie:

>> A little birdie says new Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved called University of St. Thomas officials, offering to play the Tommies in the first game of their new arena this fall, but St. Thomas instead will be hosting Army. Previous Gophers coach Ben Johnson had declined to play the crosstown Division I team.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[Roland Brooks]

.. Trash … the Army home opener was a given the plan has been in place for sometime… Lee Anderson and family gave $75 million to UST.. Lee Anderson played at Army.. Lee Anderson gives Army millions.. in fact the Army head basketball coaching position is named after Lee.. The Lee Anderson Head Basketball Coach… The Army women’s team is also coming to play the same day…

The Gophers knew this..lots of people knew even though it hadn’t been announced… Why didn’t the Gophers ask to play at UST the second, 5th or 7th game of the year? OR have UST come play in the Gophers home opener?? … IF the Gophers asked to play UST in their home opener the Gophers already knew what the answer was.. sad.. just like The Gophers knew what the answer would be before asking Florida to come here.. No just like UST.. shits hilarious..

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

But wait... Aren't the Gophers too chicken to try to get St. Thomas on their schedule? This doesn't fit the narrative I hear on GopherHole at all

 

[Roland Brooks]

Scared actually… OR maybe Florida and other top ten teams along with UST from the lowly Summit are actually afraid of the Gophers??? “Free Niko’s Hands”.. they were tied when it came to scheduling hopefully he can use them in practice…

 

[MissouriGopher]

It would’ve been an exhibition to open the arena. Wouldn’t have impacted the army game. St. Thomas just didn’t want to lose the first game in their new arena.