From The Barn

Game 10 Preview: Gophers vs. St. Joseph’s

Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by JF.

Golden Gophers vs. St. Joseph’s Hawks
3:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: Big Ten Network
Tickets: Best available- Row 11 upper deck, corner
Stupid mascots never die, they just stand in the corner suffering from repetitive stress injuries. And that is exactly what will be on display on Saturday afternoon when the [...]

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Game 7 Preview: Gophers vs. Miami Hurricanes

Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by JF.

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Miami Hurricanes

6:15 pm (CST) at the BankUnited Center

Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: ESPN U
Liveblog:

Redemption is only just a game away, and the Gophers have a chance to not just end their early season slide, but also to make a statement, represent their conference, and vault themselves back into the Top 25.
By [...]

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Mbakwe and Bostick about to be back?

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by JF.

Finally a bit of good news?
Smith said Bostick should be back for next week’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge game at Miami on Dec. 2. Bostick did what he was supposed to do and is scheduled to be cleared by UM athletic director Joel Maturi.
 Smith said Mbakwe could be back with the team any day because they [...]

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And finally a positive distraction

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by JF.

Golden Gophers vs. University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

7:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: Bigtennetwork.com (Streaming for $2.99)

Tickets: Best available- Row 11, upper deck, center court

It has been pointed out many times here and by many others elsewhere that Gopher basketball is the perfect distraction from the cold dark winters that embrace [...]

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Things fall apart: White and Bostick suspended

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by JF.

Royce White and Devron Bostick have been suspended indefinitely for, you guessed it, an unspecified team rules violation. No word what this violation is, and how long the suspension will be.
Hopefully this is a minor violation and that both players will atone for their mistakes and re-join the team soon. Regardless, this, along with the [...]

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A Season in Review: Devron Bostick

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by JF.

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 say, [...]

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

Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by JF.

#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, with five new players and [...]

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Gophers defeat Northwestern 66-53: As it happened

Posted on 12. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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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Badgers in town for a Border Bubble Battle

Posted on 03. Mar, 2009 by JF.

#17 Golden Gophers vs.Wisconsin Badgers

Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers

7:30 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: BTN

Tickets: Long gone

Chatroom: Yes, as long as I remember to set it up

Meaningful March basketball will finally make its return to The Barn on Wednesday when the Gophers take on their arch-rival the Wisconsin Badgers in the [...]

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Three streaks down, another to go?

Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Golden Gophers vs.  Illinois Fighting Illini

6:00 pm (CST) at Assembly Hall

Radio: WCCO 830 AM
Tv: Big Ten Network
Liveblog: Yup
In a season of snapped streaks this one might be too much. After winning at Wisconsin, beating Illinois, and sweeping Indiana for the first time in far too long, the Gophers attempt to break Illinois’s stranglehold at Assembly [...]

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Barn Blurbs 2/19/09: Pre-game Reading

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Live Blog Tonight Starting at 5:30
Hopefully we will be cheering instead of jeering for once.
Random Site News
You no longer need to register to comment, but you will need an e-mail address. This should be enough to address the spam issues that were once a problem.
Previews of tonight’s game
I write about the Gophers, Dylan from UM [...]

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Struggling Hoosiers bring chance to experiment

Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Golden Gophers vs. Indiana Hoosiers

8:00 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: BTN

Tickets: Still a few obstructed seats left

Chatroom: I won’t be here, but if you are, stop by and discuss the game
As cruel as the Big Ten schedulers have been this season, giving the Gophers back to back games at Michigan [...]

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#20 Minnesota vs. #18 Purdue: Gophers trying to repeat Boilermakers’ success

Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by JF.

#20  Golden Gophers vs. #18 Purdue Boilermakers

6:00 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: ESPN 2

Tickets: Still a few obstructed seats left

Chatroom: I won’t be here, but if you are, stop by and discuss the game
A young Big Ten team beats the highly ranked Louisville Cardinals on a neutral court, gains confidence from [...]

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Trap game alert: #17 Minnesota vs. Northwestern

Posted on 17. Jan, 2009 by JF.

#17 Golden Gophers vs.Northwestern University Wildcats
1:00 pm (CST) at Welsch-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Illionois)
Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: Big Ten Network
Liveblog: Starting half an hour before the game, and hopefully without panic this time.
And now Tubby Smith really has to coach a great game. Coming just three days after Minnesota’s biggest road win [...]

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Miracle in Madison

Posted on 16. Jan, 2009 by JF.

Highlights from BTN
Highlights from ESPN
Lawrence Westbrook interview
Defying every stereotype of the always choking Minnesota team, the Gophers roared back from a fourteen point deficit in the second half, took control early in overtime, and beat the Badgers leaving the Kohl Center in shocked and devastated silence. The 78-74 overtime win was Minnesota’s first victory in [...]

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With the basket as big as the ocean, #19 Gophers crush Penn State

Posted on 11. Jan, 2009 by JF.

Maybe the ugliness in Iowa City on Thursday was worth it after all, because the Gophers appear to have gotten all the bad offense out of their system. Led by a pair of junior college transfers, the Gophers did not miss a three pointer and shot 62.5% from the floor including 9-9 three pointers to [...]

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#19 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Penn State: Another small opponent, and more big problems?

Posted on 10. Jan, 2009 by JF.

#19  Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

2:30 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Radio: WCCO 830 AM
TV: Big Ten Network
Tickets: Still a few obstructed seats left

Chatroom: I won’t be here, but if you are, stop by and discuss the game
It is not a coincidence that the Gophers seem to struggled the most against small teams. [...]

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A win is a win is a win, and the Gophers won

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by JF.

It was slow, boring, brutal to watch, excruciatingly painful, unrecognizable as basketball since 1920, but it was a win. In a dreadfully stereotypical Big Ten game, the Gophers won 52-49 to improve to 14-1 and 2-1 in the Big Ten.
In short, it was a game at Iowa. Its hard to believe that Iowa used to [...]

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Blowout caps Minnesota’s best start since 1948

Posted on 29. Dec, 2008 by JF.

Highlights from ESPN
Highlights from BTN
Did people care about strength of schedule in 1948? Is this Minnesota’s weakest non-conference schedule since 1948. I’m guessing the answer to both of those questions is no. Regardless of the Gophers’ non-conference opponents so far, they have started  the season with twelve straight wins for the first time since the [...]

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The Bison are coming! North Dakota State comes to Williams Arena

Posted on 29. Nov, 2008 by JF.

University of Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. North Dakota State Bison

1:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena
Radio: WCCO 830 AM
Tv: Big Ten Network
Tickets: Row 26 behind the basket in the lower deck

Liveblog: Not this time. I’ll be at a wedding.

A few years back the Gophers decided to make a conscious effort to play “local” Division I teams. In [...]

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Gophers crush Eastern Washington, Carter hurt but should be ok

Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by JF.

As I walked out of Williams Arena on Wednesday night, I was thinking my first paragraph of my game review would be spent trying to convince myself that the Gophers would be ok even if Paul Carter would miss several weeks. Fortunately, I won’t have to, as what looked like a very severe ankle injury [...]

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Breathe easy, its only a sprain and Carter is day to day

Posted on 27. Nov, 2008 by JF.

With about 10 minutes left in their win over Eastern Washington, Minnesota’s season almost took a turn for the terrible. Ralph Sampson took a charge, fell back against Paul Cater’s ankle, and Carter hit the deck in agony. He was down for several minutes, and was eventually carried off the court, unable to put any [...]

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What’s the matter with Devron?

Posted on 09. Nov, 2008 by JF.

Devron Bostick was supposed to be the player to put the Gophers over the top. He was the supposed to be instant offense, able to take over a game, or even a season. He was supposed to be the guy we always needed, and would be lucky to keep for more than 1 year. However, [...]

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Gophers looking to get better against Northern State

Posted on 05. Nov, 2008 by JF.

University of Minnesota Golden Gophers vs, Northern State Wolves

7:00 pm at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Radio: WCCO 830 AM
Tv: None, but streaming live at the Big Ten Network
Tickets: plenty still left, best available is Row 13 in the corner of the upper deck
The Gophers will have plenty to improve upon when they take on Northern State, [...]

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