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Gopher Football The Minnesota backfield should be in for another great season. Few teams in the nation can brag about having duplicated the awesome numbers the Gopher RB’s produced last year, and there probably isn’t another team in the nation with a RB tandem as good as Minnesota’s Marion Barber and Laurence Maroney. Both are […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? With his size and outside shooting, former Gopher David Grim was a consistent threat for the Gopher Basketball program from 1992-96. An instrumental part of the Great Alaskan Shootout championship run in 1994, Grim made his mark on the Gopher program with his jumper and hard working mentality. The Massillon, Ohio, […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Like the rest of the defensive positions on the field for Minnesota, the Gopher Linebackers return a significant percentage of the personnel from last year. The only real big loss is Ben West, but Minnesota appears as though they’re ready to replace him and not miss a beat. Led by undersized but overachieving […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The 2004 Gopher secondary should be in about as good of shape as it has been in at least a few years. There may not be many ‘stars’ in this unit yet, but what it does have is good combination of balance and experience. Ukee Dozier and Trumaine Banks both return and will […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? In two years at the University of Minnesota, Clyde Turner became an instant fan favorite and team leader. In the years following his basketball career, Turner has become a community leader, family advocate, and has impacted the lives of thousands of children and young adults in the Twin Cities. A natural […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Minnesota enters 2004 with virtually no experience returning in their quarterbacks. This is quite a change from last year, when the Gophers had the comfort of two fifth-year seniors to rely on. Coming into the spring there were many questions surrounding the QB position as a whole. Thankfully for Gopher fans, there appear […] READ MORE
Gopher Football Well, another legislative season has come and gone in St. Paul and once again the stadium issues for the three main tenants of the Metrodome were not addressed. For the Twins and Vikings it’s another struggle that has gone on for nearly a decade. For the University of Minnesota it is the first […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Another Big Ten baseball season is about to come to a conclusion, and that can only mean one thing: Minnesota and Ohio State will face off for the Big Ten Title and the right to host the Conference Tournament. 2004 marks the third straight season that the Gophers and Buckeyes have entered […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports When you are one of the nation’s top wrestling programs, you do not rebuild ““ you simply reload. And that is exactly what J Robinson and his Gopher wrestling program did with their 2004 recruiting class. It added depth at the 133/141 spot with the addition of Tyler Safratowich of Park Rapids […] READ MORE
Gopher Football The Gopher defensive line definitely needs to improve in 2004 if the defense as a whole is going to take a step up. Last year brought significant improvements in the run defense, but in contrast it was very weak when it came to pressuring the quarterback. Most of the line returns however, so […] READ MORE