You want a "magic number" for Gophers to hear name called on Selection Sunday? Go with 22

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tjgopher said:
They were competitive last year and it resulted in an NIT berth. Does being competitive and going back to the NIT again result in excitement or progress? I'm not so sure.



We'll see. I have been surprised how frontal Coyle has been about his expectations. He hasn't been shy about stating his desire for this team to make the NCAA Tourney. That isn't by accident, in my opinion.
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Competetive last year, won more games and went to the NIT. Solid progress.

If we go to the NIT again Coyle will probably consider whether we were NCAA bubble level. But I don't believe for a minute Coyle has delivered a tournament or gone ulitmatum. No AD would unless he knew exactly who he had in the wings as the new hire.
 


















SelectionSunday said:
Good memory on my disclaimers. I forgot this time!

I’ll go on record now & predict 14-17, 5-15. Keep in mind, most seasons the Gophers finish worse than my preseason prediction. Certainly hope that’s not the case this season.
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That would be a not good season
 



SelectionSunday said:
Looking at the Gophers' 2024-25 schedule, I feel comfortable saying a 22-9 regular season record would earn the Gophers "lock" status into the NCAA Tournament, regardless what follows at the Big Ten Tournament.

Note that this season I broke it down more by home & road and non-conference & conference rather than trying to project exactly where each team will finish in the Big Ten standings. The 18-team conference makes that a mad science experiment!

I've broken the schedule down into 7 "buckets" (as Bleed likes to call 'em). This is one way to get to those 22 wins, but put in its simplest terms I'd just say go 10-1 in the non-conference & 12-8 in the Big Ten and there will be not a thing to worry about.

THE NON-CONFERENCE
Cupcake City (go 7-0; currently 1-0)
The Gophers are favored by double digits in Bart Torvik's preseason game-by-game projections.

Nov. 6: Oral Roberts (W +23)
Nov. 9: Omaha
Nov. 19: Cleveland State
Nov. 25: Central Michigan
Dec. 1: Bethune-Cookman
Dec. 21: Fairleigh Dickinson
Dec. 29: Morgan State

Tricky-Dicky (go 2-0)
Gophers will be favored, but be very careful here.

Nov. 13: North Texas
Nov. 16: Yale

Meat & Potatoes Bracket (go 1-1)
Winning the 4-team ESPN Events Invitational would pretty much assure the non-conference portion of the slate has been a success, but the Gophers must make sure they get out of Orlando with a win. Florida & Wake Forest are the headliners, but the Gophers' semifinal opponent (Wichita State) could pose some problems, as well.

Nov. 28: vs. Wichita State
Nov. 29: vs. Florida or Wake Forest

THE BIG TEN GRINDER
Take Care of Barn Business (go 3-0)
These are three teams the Gophers could be battling to get a spot in the 15-team Big Ten Tournament. Can't slip up here.

Feb. 1: Washington
Feb. 22: Penn State
Feb. 25: Northwestern

Top Half Home Cookin' (go 4-3)
All your wins can't come vs. teams you're expected to beat. Do some damage at home.

Dec. 4: Michigan State
Jan. 2: Purdue
Jan. 6: Ohio State
Jan. 16: Michigan
Jan. 25: Oregon
Feb. 8: Illinois
March 5: Wisconsin

Winnable Roadkill (go 3-3)
These are the Gophers' most winnable true road games. If you're any good at all, you need to get half of 'em.

Jan. 10: @ Wisconsin
Jan. 13: @ Maryland
Jan. 21: @ Iowa
Feb. 4: @ Penn State
Feb. 15: @ USC
March 1: @ Nebraska

"Big Boy Pants" Roadies (go 2-2)
Every resume has to have a couple "signature" wins. Here's where the Gophers must earn their big boy pants.

Dec. 9: @ Indiana
Jan. 28: @ Michigan State
Feb. 18: @ UCLA
March 9: @ Rutgers

Comments are always welcome.
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2 down, only 20 more to go
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upnorthkid said:
Is this the earliest in the year this thread will just become depressing to watch?
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Very possible.

I want to see how the Gophers respond to another decent opponent (Yale) after last night's eyesore. It needs to not resemble what we saw last night.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Very possible.

I want to see how the Gophers respond to another decent opponent (Yale) after last night's eyesore. It needs to not resemble what we saw last night.
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Yale scores more buckets getting off the bus than Gophers do in 40 minutes.

You many need to add another category "losses too depressing to handle".
 

SelectionSunday said:
Very possible.

I want to see how the Gophers respond to another decent opponent (Yale) after last night's eyesore. It needs to not resemble what we saw last night.
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Ss you just had to curse us with saying the team always finishes worse than your prediction ha
 



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