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A Season in Review: Devron Bostick

A Season in Review: Devron Bostick

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by JF.

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This article is part six of our season review. Part one discussed Kevin Payton. Part two looked at Travis Busch. Part three covered Jamal Abu-Shamala. Part four waxed poetic about Jonathan Williams. In part six we handed out a report card to Paul Carter. In the end, Devron was the matter with Devron, or should I [...]

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A season in review: Paul Carter

A season in review: Paul Carter

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by JF.

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This article is part five of our season review. Part one discussed Kevin Payton. Part two looked at Travis Busch. Part three covered Jamal Abu-Shamala. Part four waxed poetic about Jonathan Williams. Paul Carter arrived in Minneapolis just over a year ago with undeniable potential and more than a few questions. Not least of these [...]

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Jonathan Williams – In verse

Jonathan Williams – In verse

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by JF.

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This article is part four of our season review. Part one discussed Kevin Payton. Part two looked at Travis Busch. Part three covered Jamal Abu-Shamala. A man among boys, a giant they say With such a length and such width he’d be great some day. The recruiters went out to get him to sign They [...]

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Good things come to those who wait

Good things come to those who wait

Posted on 20. May, 2009 by JF.

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This article is part three of our season review. Part one discussed Kevin Payton. Part two looked at Travis Busch. “So Jamal Abu-Shamala is white?” “Yup, and from Shakopee!” Jamal Abu-Shamala, the native Minnesotan who recently ended his Gopher career as the most productive member of the class of 2009, was never quite what was [...]

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Garrison Keillor takes on Duke and North Carolina

Garrison Keillor takes on Duke and North Carolina

Posted on 11. May, 2009 by JF.

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It isn’t often that two of my favorite pass times collide. The one that gets me through the winter (college basketball) and the one that gets me through work (public radio) occupy divergent ends of the entertainment spectrum. In Minnesota, however, nearly everything seems to be within one or two degrees of separation from public [...]

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Travis Busch falls off into the sunset.

Travis Busch falls off into the sunset.

Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by JF.

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This article is part two of our season review. Part one, Kevin Payton, can be read here. How did it come to this? A former Mr. Basketball returning to play for the home town team as a walk-on at one of the lowest points in the program’s history should be likable, shouldn’t he? It should [...]

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Kevin Payton has waved his last towel

Kevin Payton has waved his last towel

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by JF.

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This article is part one of our season review. Beginning with individual players and ultimately covering the progress of the team as a whole and the best and worst games of the year, we will dissect the season in just enough detail to provide that basketball fix that can never quite be satisfied during the [...]

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Table-top Barn Ball

Table-top Barn Ball

Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by JF.

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On Kare 11 News last night, eternal creator of mixed feelings (funny, annoying, rage inducing?) Eric Perkins featured what could only be described as the perfect Christmas present. If anyone out there has wood-working skills, has 400 spare hours,  and wants to send this over: a table-top basketball game that is a near-perfect replica of Williams [...]

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Under Construction

Under Construction

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Yes, we have started the redesign process of From The Barn. The key word is process. You’ll notice lay-out glitches galore, and some other as of yet undiscovered issues in all likelihood. Well, we are working on it, and things will get better. And no, we don’t think the banner at the top of the [...]

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Off-season news and notes

Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Minnesota’s loss to Texas in the NCAA tournament not only ended the Gopher basketball season, it also ushered in the slow months at From The Barn.  During the offseason, we will of course continue to update you on the latests goings on in the world of Gopher basketball. After the NCAA tournament winds down, we’ll [...]

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Gophers lose in the first round, and the season ends as expected

Posted on 22. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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By now you that the Gophers trip to the NCAA tournament was a short one, and they lost to the Texas Longhorns by 14 points. You also know that I haven’t written anything about this game, because really, there isn’t much to say. Not only was the end result expected, but also how it came [...]

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Liveblog: #10 Minnesota vs. #7 Texas

Posted on 19. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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<a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&#038;task=viewaltcast&#038;altcast_code=0c16cffba9″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=0c16cffba9″ >#10 Minnesota vs. #7 Texas</a>

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Barn Blurbs 3/19/09: Embracing the madness

Posted on 19. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Check back in tonight at 5:30 for our liveblog of Minnesota’s first round game against the Texas Longhorns BTN’s Minnesota preview College Basketball Nickname Brawl Seems like methods like this are always more successful than using silly things like knowledge and statistics. Thanks for the link Tom. NCAA tournament can be a showcase for mascots [...]

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Gophers trying to continue success while the Longhorns hope to salvage their season

Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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#10 Golden Gophers vs. #7 Texas Longhorns 6:10 pm (CDT) at Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: CBS Liveblog: Starting half an hour before the game At approximately 6:1o central time on Thursday, March 19, Minnesota’s 2008-2009 basketball season will officially become a success. This was supposed to a rebuilding year, [...]

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Texas as a team

Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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The NCAA Tournament selection committee, whether it was their intention or not, has created quite the compelling match-up with the #10 seed Minnesota Golden Gophers taking on the #7 seed Texas Longhorns. The two teams began the season with vastly different expectations, but ended their seasons in a strikingly similar fashion. By Gopher standards, sneaking [...]

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Barn Blurbs 3/17/09 is voting for Goldy

Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Mascot Death Match Vote for Goldy! It’s Gopher Season Arrogant and over-confident Texans? Shocking! Let’s up hope they hang up the “Mission Accomplished” banner before the game. Minnesota Gophers are underdogs against Texas in NCAA tournament first round With such vastly different styles of play, I wouldn’t call anyone a favorite. Aldrich’s high school coach [...]

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Who are the Horns?

Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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You can’t know the players without a program, and the odds of getting a program delivered to you on your couch are pretty slim. For the rest of us, I’ve assembled a quick guide to the Texas Longhorn roster. If you see egregious errors (this means you Texans), please enlighten us. Note: players are listed [...]

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Barnblurbs 3/16/09: Still as excited as Kevin Payton

Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Game time announced. The Gophers tip-off the evening session on Thursday with a 6:10 pm start. Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg will be announcing. Gophers named a 10th seed in the NCAA tournament The Gophers reacted the same way their fans (or at least this one did). “You could feel the energy in the room,” [...]

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The Gophers are Dancing!

Posted on 15. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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And the dance will be Texas two-step. Despite one of the tougher draws of the entire field (Texas and then Duke, ouch) it is absolutely thrilling to be back in the NCAA Tournament. Needless to say from the video of their reaction (expand to full-screen if it doesn’t work) the players are excited. Congratulations!

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Liveblogging the Selection Show

Posted on 15. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Join us at 4:30 pm for a last second bubble breakdown, plenty of frayed nerves, and either depressed excuse making or jubilant celebration and travel advice. Right now it looks like we are on the right side of the bubble, but 1996 did happen (the NCAA didn’t take away tournament snubs unfortunately). We’ll be here [...]

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Liveblog: Gophers vs. Michigan State

Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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<a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&#038;task=viewaltcast&#038;altcast_code=472c444412″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=472c444412″ >Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans</a>

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#8 Minnesota vs #1 Michigan State: A preview as small as the Gophers chances

Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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#8 Golden Gophers vs. #1 Michigan State Spartans 11:00 am (CDT) at Conseco Field House (Indianapolis, Indiana) Radio: WCCO 830 AM Streaming: http://www.channelsurfing.net/ TV: ESPN Liveblog: Yes. If you are stuck at work you’ll want to be here. Thank goodness this is a relatively weak year on the Bubble. If the Gophers needed to win [...]

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Gophers defeat Northwestern 66-53: As it happened

Posted on 12. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Like just about everyone else, I spent a good part of the lunch hour listening to the game on the radio while also trying to follow it on line. Thankfully, the Big Ten Network decided to replay the game, giving me a chance to see what happened without the Gopher radio announcers constantly badgering the [...]

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March is the month of fairness and redemption

Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats 11:00 am (CST) at Conseco Field House (Indianapolis, Indiana) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: BTN The Bubble, above all else, if a very fair thing. Teams don’t end up there unfairly or because of anything beyond their control. Bubble teams have only one game to determine the success of their [...]

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Barn Blurbs 3/11/09

Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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North Dakota State is NCAA bound Yes, they are incredibly annoying, but at least it helps the Gophers’ non-conference profile. Gophers doing all right so far in poor economy Now about those ticket prices… 2009 Big Ten Tournament Preview: Minnesota vs. Northwestern Does anyone even give the Gophers a chance? Big Ten Tournament Round 1: [...]

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Barn Blurbs 3/10/09

Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Gopher hoops: Tense bubble watch Michael Thompson gets added to NU’s “Big Two” but we all know Moore and Coble are the real threat. Breaking down the Big Ten Tournament bracket Northwestern in a blow out? Minnesota Gophers men not out of hunt for an NCAA tournament berth Florida, Miami, and Maryland are on your [...]

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Barn Blurbs 3/9/09 [Bracketed]

Posted on 09. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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The Bubble Hath not Burst Near universal consensus still has the Gophers in decent shape, still needing only one win to lock themselves in the tournament. Potential seeds range anywhere from 10-12 with potential opponents including Tennessee, LSU, and Gonzaga. Big Ten Basketball Insider: Big Ten may be playing for eight bids Barring Big Ten [...]

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Tubby, time out, turnovers, put tournament in doubt

Posted on 08. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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And now the waiting, the worrying, and the wondering can begin in earnest. With a chance to jump off the bubble and land comfortably in the NCAA tournament, season long problems persisted and the Gophers dropped their heartbreaking and winnable Big Ten finale to Michigan. The regular season loss was a microcosm of a roller [...]

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A win to get in

Posted on 06. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Michigan Wolverines 11:00 am (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: ESPN Tickets: Long gone Chatroom: Yes, chat early and often The Michigan Perspective: UMHoops.com It has been five months and thirty games since the season started. After twists, turns, peaks, valleys, miracle comebacks, epic failures, injuries, shocking [...]

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Badgers beat, sweep complete!

Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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As anyone who has participated in a live blog here can tell you, I check my objective blogger persona at the door when the Gophers are in a close game. This is especially the case at The Barn when Wisconsin comes to town.  While comparisons to past games and various statistics are still floating around [...]

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