Recruiting Articles

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

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

Gopher Basketball Alright, after taking last week off from the Ramble, I am going to take on the spirit of our new football coach and write this entry as if my hair was on fire! Let’s get to it!. . . Golden Gopher Basketball* I’m going to go with the old adage-if you can’t say […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball In a game of spurts, the Gophers got outspurted by Illinois Wednesday night and dropped their second consecutive game in Big Ten play. The Illini raced out to a 13-0 lead to start the game and led by as many as 23 points in the second half, but Minnesota rallied late and flirted […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball I’ve sat in front of my computer for the past fifteen minutes trying to come up with a witty opening, but it’s just not happening today, so let’s just get to the Ramble. . . The Golden Gophers * I did not see yesterday’s game versus the Badgers (more on that later), but […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Niko Medved and Brent Lawson recently earned promotions to assistant coaches of the University of Minnesota’s men’s basketball team. Medved has been involved with the Gopher basketball program for quite some time; he’s held the roles of student manager in his undergraduate work, graduate assistant, assistant to the head coach and now an […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Yes, it was only Purdue; and yes, the first half was extremely sloppy; and yes, it could still be a long season. But for a night, The Barn was a rockin’, and for a night, the Gophers are tied for first place. That’s a good way to start the new year in my […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Happy New Year’s, fellow ‘Holers, I’m ringing in the New Year with the Ramble a little bit ahead of schedule, as I couldn’t convince my girlfriend that I needed to stay at home to crank out the Ramble while she was on the couch with a bottle of sparkling grape juice, watching the […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball This past week of college basketball was akin to crawling across the desert, hoping each day for a little salvation, only to be disappointed when you saw the meager offerings before you. Finally, an oasis appeared on Saturday, when a full slate of action returned to my television screen and computer. From this […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball It was one of those weeks that conspired against me for extensive college basketball viewing. A nasty cold, holiday work party, and home repairs took me away from the TV and Williams Arena and unfortunate scheduling on the TV kept me away from some games I would have really liked to see. On […] READ MORE