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Yale championship season starts tomorrow!
So if we can go 2-0 in meat and potatoes, that puts us back on schedule?Winner winner, chicken dinner.
Gophers survive Yale to finish 1-1 in Tricky-Dicky bucket.
What's crazy is, if they win the tournament they'd actually be ahead of schedule.So if we can go 2-0 in meat and potatoes, that puts us back on schedule?
Got dang it!How about number of days until season ends or cbj is fired?
Only 17 More To GoLooking 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 4-0)
The Gophers are favored by double digits in Bart Torvik's preseason game-by-game projections.
Oral Roberts (Won by 23)
Cleveland State (Won by 11)
Omaha (Won by 4)
Central Michigan (Won by 3)
Dec. 1: Bethune-Cookman
Dec. 21: Fairleigh Dickinson
Dec. 29: Morgan State
Tricky-Dicky (go 2-0; finished 1-1)
Gophers will be favored, but be very careful here.
Yale (Won by 3)
North Texas (Lost by 3)
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.
I honestly can't believe the depths this program has fallen to.Gophers fall 57-51 to Wake Forest, finish 0-3 vs. non-conference opponents with a pulse.
That’s a 0-2 finish in the “Meat & Potatoes” bucket.
Mighty Bethune-Cookman is next in front of family & friends at The Barn.
Paid attendance 7000Gophers fall 57-51 to Wake Forest, finish 0-3 vs. non-conference opponents with a pulse.
That’s a 0-2 finish in the “Meat & Potatoes” bucket.
Mighty Bethune-Cookman is next in front of family & friends at The Barn.
During a Vikings game. 500 might be optimistic.Paid attendance 7000
Actual attendance 500
SS, can we ask that you move the decimal one place to the left on the 22?Gophers drop another one.
On the bright side, Mike Mitchell Jr. looked good.