A Closer Look: The Golden Gophers & the Riches of Recruitment

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Gopher Basketball Do you hear it yet? I don´t think we can call it a buzz just yet, but it´s definitely a murmur, primarily among the Gopher cognoscenti. The buzz should arrive sometime in December and pick up as the Gophers step into Big Ten play. And while Gopher fans are marveling at the talent […] READ MORE


Tubby’s Tipoff gets 2008-09 Gopher basketball season underway

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Gopher Basketball Gopher fans got their first peek at the 2008-09 Golden Gophers basketball team at Tubby’s Tipoff tonight at Williams Arena. The event included a 3-point shooting contest, dunk contest and an intra-squad scrimmage. Flip Saunders, Marc Madsen and Kevin Love were a few of the notable attendees. Overall it looks like this Gopher […] READ MORE


College football roundup (10-12-2008)

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Gopher Football With how many good teams there are in the Big 12 and SEC, there are certain to a number of very exciting games in the coming weeks. This past weekend things got off to a good start with great games between Texas & Oklahoma, and Missouri & Oklahoma State. After those two games, […] READ MORE


TCF Bank Stadium photos

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Gopher Football With only three Minnesota Gopher football games remaining in the Metrodome, Gopher fans are counting down the days until September 12, 2009 when TCF Bank Stadium opens. As you drive by the stadium site, you can’t help but marvel at the rapid progress that has been made over the course of this year. […] READ MORE


This, That, and the Other: October 1

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Gopher Basketball As the calendar turns to October, I´m experiencing a strange phenomenon here in the southern hemisphere, as spring is rapidly approaching. Next week in fact I will be on spring vacation and I´m not going to ask my wife if I can take some time out to write the weekly column, so this […] READ MORE


College football roundup (9-28-2008)

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Gopher Football Big Ten update There were three very telling games in the Big Ten today. ““ Minnesota at Ohio State: As Gopher fans, we now realize that even though we may be improved from last year, we still have a long ways to go. A win against Indiana looks like a good possibility next […] READ MORE


This, That, and the Other: September 25

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Gopher Basketball Hello again everyone,And thank you for the kind comments from last week´s initial installment of This, That, and the Other. This week I go into the archives for the 1981 Minnesota-Ohio State contest, take a look at the acclaim MBIII is garnering, post a couple interviews with rival Big Ten basketball coaches, and […] READ MORE


This, That, and the Other — A New Column from CoolhandGopher

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Gopher Basketball Greetings and salutations, Gopher Fans! Veterans of the Hole may recall my previous weekly column, The Sunday Night Ramble, which was put on an indefinite hiatus last winter due to wedding planning and an impending move to Peru. Well, I am now married and in Peru and looking to contribute to the Gopher […] READ MORE


2008 Football Preview: The Offense

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Gopher Football In just a few days Tim Brewster and the Gopher football team will open fall practice, hoping to improve upon the 1-11 season the team endured a year ago. Despite the poor record last season, the offense did manage to have some success by putting up 26 points per game. Many key pieces […] READ MORE


Gophers have eyes on Bucks

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes When: 3:00 pm, February 24th, 2008 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPN It’s senior day 2008 down at Williams on Saturday and the Gopher faithful will get their last chance to watch three players on the raised floor: career Gophers Dan “œSlee-vye” Coleman and Spencer […] READ MORE