Gold Rush
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Funny, I never heard Jim Dutcher complain about how tough of a job he had here. Back then, Gopher basketball tickets were tough to get and the team was excellent every year. My how things have changed with a gradual progression downward with each hire over the last 40 years.The Gophers asked for a 1 Year Postseason Ban in a year which they were not going anywhere anyway. The NCAA agreed. Hardly the maximum/Death Penalty and by following season they were in the NIT.
Now that is semantics. It was going to be the punishment regardless, just based on the Pioneer Press article alone.
Note: Bobby Jackson, never an eligible player. They cheated just to get him enrolled in the first place.
Speaking of Ohio State, under Jim O'Brien they took a page out of the Clem Haskins handbook. They were hit with the same 1 year Postseason ban.
Gotta give Ben Johnson some time -- ok a LOT of time but I always thought Tubby was lazy when he got here and didn't leave the team any better than when he got it under Monson. If there is one team I would really like to see get good again it would be the Gopher basketball team.