Sunday Night Ramble (February 18)

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Gopher Basketball Pitchers and catchers kicked off spring training for the Twins today, and I kick off the Ramble with this item because:1) it’s been a loooong season watching the Gophers2) after viewing today’s game, it seems like the Gophers are on an extended college basketball version of spring training Item #1 will soon be […] READ MORE


Gophers Lose to the #1 Team in the Nation

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Gopher Basketball Well, they’re technically not #1 yet, but they most likely will be tomorrow. There’s really no shame in losing to the best 67-85. The Gophers came out fired up and ready to play Ohio State today to a large crowd of over 13,000 at The Barn. They really put their best foot forward […] READ MORE


Gophers Compete But Fall to Wisconsin Again 75-62

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Gopher Basketball While the result was unfortunately another loss to Wisconsin, the game itself was quite different this time. While most Gopher fans probably entered The Barn with a hopeless attitude, for the first 30+ minutes just about all of them were cheering loudly and probably thinking the Gophers had a chance to pull a […] READ MORE


Gophers Lose Tight One in Michigan, 82-80

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Gopher Basketball Coach Molinari finally found to get some scoring production from the Gopher bench”¦by filling it with starters. Dan Coleman and Lawrence McKenzie both came off the bench, and they both wound up leading the team with 18 points apiece. Coleman’s shot was a little off for much of the game (he was 7 […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (February 11)

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Gopher Basketball Some day somebody’s gonna ask youA question that you should say yes toOnce in your lifeMaybe tonight I’ve got a question for you The lyrics from the Old ’97s “Question” have been running through my mind all day today, as I decided to switch things up a bit and do a little bit […] READ MORE


Offense Not Enough as Gophers Fall to Iowa 91-78

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Gopher Basketball Oh, how long we’ve waited to see the Gopher offense shoot 63% from the field and score 78 points. I didn’t think the day would come again this season. And I definitely didn’t think that it could come and yet still result in a 13-point loss. But the Hawkeyes shot the ball well […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (February 4)

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Gopher Basketball I’m going to use this wretchedly cold weekend as a metaphor for the Gophers men’s basketball program. This weekend’s cold front was like a slap in the face, and we understand there’s still a bit of winter to endure. But we can also see the days getting longer, there’s some sunlight that slips […] READ MORE


Offensive Struggles Lead to 10 Point Loss at Illinois

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Gopher Basketball Winning on the road is very tough to do in the Big Ten. When you factor in that the Gophers have lost 16 consecutive games against the Illini and suffered a 20 minute drought in which they only made two field goals, the stars weren’t aligned Saturday night at Assembly Hall for Minnesota. […] READ MORE


Stop the Presses! Gophers Beat Wildcats!!!

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Gopher Basketball Thanks to a career night from Jamal Abu-Shamala, another strong outing by Dan Coleman, and solid team play, Minnesota has finally ended its six-game losing streak to Northwestern and has built a two-game winning streak in Big Ten play. The Gophers put this back-and-forth game away in the final minutes and beat the […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (January 28)

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Gopher Basketball The march of the calendar brings us into Febuary, a key month for college basketball teams as they jockey for position to become participants in March Madness and script some immortality for their university and themselves. For our Minnesota Golden Gophers, postseason partipation was long ago ceded in this long march of a […] READ MORE