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Gopher Basketball Oh, the drama that is being a Gopher Basketball fan (and writer). You laugh, you cry; you cry, you laugh. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster lately. Thankfully, we’re all back on a high after Minnesota’s convincing win over #18 Iowa Saturday afternoon at The Barn. The Gophers turned in their third consecutive very […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball * It was a baffling week to be a Gophers fan. Starting off with the optimism of the Michigan State win and heading into Ann Arbor to face a team on a downswing, without a couple starters, the Gophers got absolutely pasted-the thoughts of the team working their way onto the bubble made […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball As a college basketball fan and a fan of sports/cultural/civil rights history, I was aware of Texas Western, Bobbie Joe Hill, Don Haskins in a very vague way. I knew that Haskins had lead Texas Western to a NCAA championship with Hill as his point guard, the first college team to win a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball * Under the category of “what you can’t experience watching from the couch” was my experience in the nosebleed seats of section 224 yesterday. Seated directly in front of me was a young family of five Gopher boosters from Shakopee, with the youngest being a recently turned 2 yr. old boy draped in […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Now that’s how you play basketball. The Gophers played a near-flawless game (at least flawless in the effort department) against #11 Michigan State Saturday and led almost the entire way. Five Gophers scored in double figures in a true team effort, and the fans in The Barn responded with great energy throughout. This […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? Taking a football program and turning it from a consistent loser to two consecutive bowl games takes a special group led by special players. That was the case with the Gophers in the late 1990’s as a group of Gophers turned the fortunes of a program begging for a bowl game […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball There is good news and there is bad news following the ugly loss on Saturday. The good news is the Gophers only have to wait a couple of days to try to get back on track and avenge the Northwestern loss. To do it against rival Wisconsin only makes it that much better […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Wow. That was brutal. Outside of a late charge that was basically too late, Minnesota was completely dominated by Northwestern Saturday afternoon at The Barn. The Wildcats were sharper on offense and immensely better on defense, and the Gophers were never able to get anything going. There are plenty of numbers to tell […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats When: 1 pm, January 7th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPNU/Ch. 45 Bring on the New Year and the Big Ten. While the dream of having the entire Gopher roster together at last may get delayed by the flu, Minnesota should still have enough healthy […] READ MORE
Gopher Football It looked so easy, maybe too easy, at the start of this Music City Bowl. The Gophers jumped out to a 14-0 lead on their first two series of the game. Minnesota out gained Virginia 142-to-2 in those first two possessions. With not a second to spare the Cavaliers clawed back at the […] READ MORE