From The Barn

In a conference full of uncertainty, Illinois may be the most unpredictable team, not just from game to game but within games themselves. Along with leading scorer Warren Carter and Rich McBride leaving, any sort of reliability has left as well. When Illinois can score, they are a tough team to beat, but not even […]

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Here we come NIT! In their first measuring stick game since a loss to Florida State, the Gophers learned that they just can’t compete against quick, athletic teams. In my preview of last night’s game, I wrote that good coaching and preparation should have enabled the Gophers to overcome the weaknesses that Florida State so […]

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My apologies for the above head line. I initially wrote a few others, but they all quickly veered into existential or psychological territory, describing the Gophers quest for self-awareness and knowing their true identity. I also tried a few referencing Las Vegas institutions, everything from taking a bite out of UNLV (because of Tark the […]

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So far this year Northwestern is known for its star player leaving taking a leave of absence to be with his cancer-stricken mother and losing to Brown. It is going to be another long year in Evanston. The loss to Brown (don’t worry Northwestern, you’ll always have academics) wasn’t a complete surprise, Kevin Coble’s decision […]

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Playing on a neutral court in an empty building, the Gophers won by their largest margin since 1990 and allowed the fewest points since 1951 (when, needless to say, the game was much, much different and the shorts were much, much shorter) as they defeated Nicholls State 77-32.
I’d love to be able to write about […]

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