The Death of Gopher Basketball

[Bad Gopher]

Not so fast...

Yes, the rumors of this program's demise have been greatly exaggerated. There is now detectable motion at the molecular level.

Let's give it up for the students. They've represented BIG TIME at both football and basketball. The kids are alright!

 

[howeda7]

UST lost to something called Montana State. Perhaps the Big East will expand into Montana instead?

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

How can we help you through this trying time in your life?

Couldn’t get into Macalster?

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

UST lost to something called Montana State. Perhaps the Big East will expand into Montana instead?

Them Bobcats can be ferocious

 

[Married@SiebertField]

Yes, the rumors of this program's demise have been greatly exaggerated. There is now detectable motion at the molecular level.

Let's give it up for the students. They've represented BIG TIME at both football and basketball. The kids are alright!

Perhaps its the collective, lingering memories Williams Arena passion from 1971-1999 but the remnants of the fanbase from those years only need a little hustle & hope to roar their approval. And without direction & choreography. That makes it fun.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

How can we help you through this trying time in your life?

Washburn MacCreavey gift card?

 

[MonikerSchmoniker45]

They should really give students free tickets every game this year.

 

[The Deliberate Stranger]

We tend to pick our favorite teams when we're eight or nine and let it ruin the rest of the lives, but sometimes you get moments like last night or Saturday. It's kinda good when you're sucking eggs all day but then on 17 or stick your approach shot three feet from the hole and it keeps you coming back.

 

[Slim Tubby]

Les with his usual insightfulness

Has the real Bolstad family initiated a lawsuit against you for besmirching their name

To be fair to Les, he loves this program and you couldn't have pried so much as a dollar out of my wallet to bet the Over on that line based on what we had seen of this roster leading up to last night's game.

I'm sure Les woke up this morning very satisfied with a huge smile on his face and that probably had nothing to do with Mrs. Bolstad.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

How can we help you through this trying time in your life?

I don't look to weak people for help.

I never even implied that it's difficult for me to not post about St. Thomas basketball on this message board. I was merely pointing out the fragility of some of the folks on this board when it comes to UST basketball program.

This thread and specifically your post kind of prove that point. You're squinting to insult me on something I never implied.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

To be fair to Les, he loves this program

To be fair to moi, it’s all just -

and you couldn't have pried so much as a dollar out of my wallet to bet the Over on that line based on what we had seen of this roster leading up to last night's game.

I’ve always heard that Anoka men are famed for having arms - thanks for confirming.

I'm sure Les woke up this morning very satisfied with a huge smile on his face and that probably had nothing to do with Mrs. Bolstad.

 

[alaska]

Students were out for the last home game.. UST season ticket sales are up 400%… but they have a long way to go… it will interesting to see what happens going forward…

I attended a game last week, the arena is wonderful, much better to watch a game there hands down.

 

[stocker08]

Yes, the rumors of this program's demise have been greatly exaggerated. There is now detectable motion at the molecular level.

Let's give it up for the students. They've represented BIG TIME at both football and basketball. The kids are alright!

 

[Bad Gopher]

Perhaps its the collective, lingering memories Williams Arena passion from 1971-1999 but the remnants of the fanbase from those years only need a little hustle & hope to roar their approval. And without direction & choreography. That makes it fun.

I should also say, the alumni band did their part.

 

[LesBolstad]

To be fair to Les, he loves this program and you couldn't have pried so much as a dollar out of my wallet to bet the Over on that line based on what we had seen of this roster leading up to last night's game.

I'm sure Les woke up this morning very satisfied with a huge smile on his face and that probably had nothing to do with Mrs. Bolstad.

You are correct, sir!

Over/under raised to 5.5

 

[Gophers4ever6842]

We are a small town team going against the big city teams in big 10! We aren’t supposed to win and when we do it’s huge upset

 

[Gopheritnow]

The big thing is they played hard all night, each and every player. That is the first step. You do this and win a few the Barn will be back.

This was Asuma’s best game overall. He needs to stay aggressive. He doesn’t turn the ball over. Once they got going I thought the defense was acceptable. The talent and depth is still not going to scare a lot of teams, but the effort just might.

They have some strong muscular guards, who rebound well and are not easy to push around. They appear well coached, and Medveds enrhusiasim seems to have rubbed off on them.

Nothing rocks like the Barn when either the men’s or women’s team is competitive. Hopefully we are headed in the right direction? But, who knows with NIL?

 

[everybody knows my name]

I was surprised, looking at the box score afterwards, to see the lack of counting stats for Grove. He was a fireball during his 8 minutes on the floor, playing hard and scrappy, hustling, and willing to get physical with bigger guys. I hope he develops.