From The Barn

It’s a Blowout!: Gophers 81 – Indiana 58

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.

Two days after ripping Wisconsin with the season on the line at Williams Arena, the Gophers once again came back ready to play and dumped the Indiana Hoosiers by 23 points.  The Gophers held Indiana to 32% shooting from the field and, perhaps more important, didn’t allow them to get anything going from beyond the [...]

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Gophers vs. Indiana: Out for revenge

Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by JF.

With one tongue wagging push off and an obvious travel, Minnesota’s season fell apart. Verdell Jones, on track to become one of the least likeable player in the Big Ten was giddy, not because his fall away jumper knocked off the Gophers, but because he knew he got away with another one on a day [...]

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By the Numbers: Nine to Go

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.

Gophers: 13-8, 4-5 in the Big Ten.  Nine games to go.  Lost four of their last five.  Can things look bleaker? It’s hard not to be discouraged after a season in which such high hopes have disintegrated into an abysmal pool of mediocrity.  Results have fallen miles short of expectations, players have walked away from [...]

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Liveblog: Gophers at Indiana

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by JF.

Gophers at Indiana

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Game 18 Preview: Gophers at Indiana

Posted on 16. Jan, 2010 by JF.

 Golden Gophers vs. Indiana Hoosiers 3:30 pm (CST) at Assembly Hall (Bloomington, IN) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network Welcome to the wacky world of Big Ten basketball, where with injuries, suspensions, and unbalanced schedules everything appears and is possible. At the beginning of the day, Illinois was tied for Michigan State [...]

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Barnblurbs 11/18/09: Twitter, in-game coverage, and a look around the Big Ten

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by JF.

By request, we are trying to add some Twitter functionality. We have already added the widget on the right hand side of the site. If you or anyone else uses the hash tag #umnhoops it will be fed through the widget and appear there. For those of you gifted with a good cell phone, skinny [...]

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Barn Blurbs 2/26/09

Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Big Ten: You, too, could play for Indiana Includes the line “It might be too late for Smith’s club to make a convincing case for a respectable seed in March.” Who needs respectable? We just want in. Illini basketball out for revenge against visiting Gophers Great picture of Kevin Payton about to eat Chester Frazier. [...]

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Not losing is still winning

Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by JF.

I hope you can forgive me taking to long to write about Minnesota’s “win” over Indiana on Tuesday night. After watching the Gophers show little intensity or intuition on the offensive end against the worst defensive team in the Big Ten, my motivation was lacking, though  apparently not as much as the Gophers’ motivation to [...]

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Chatroom: Gophers vs. Indiana

Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Archive for tonight’s chat.

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Barn Blurbs 2/10/09: “Hoosier” is of unknown etymology edition

Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Trent Tucker’s number goes up tonight If only we had a deadly outside shooter who can consistently create his own shot. U not taking Hoosiers lightly Hopefully this means a 20 point win. ‘Polish Eagle’ perfect fit for Barn And not one reference to mispronunciations? Hoosiers look to fill Dumes’ spot Can’t anyone commit turnovers [...]

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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 [...]

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Barn Blurbs 2/09/09

Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Hoosiers coach suspends Dumes indefinitely after being ejected against Spartans Discipline returns to Indiana. Bubble Watch Despite two losses, the Gophers should still be in. Younger Joseph watches big brother He likes Tubby. Coach finds worth in loss to Buckeyes The teams rejuvenated toughness makes the loss easier to take. Trent Tucker – A Basketball [...]

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Gophers go inside, get out with a win

Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by JF.

Led by Damian Johnson and a nearly-dominating performance by Ralph Sampson III, the Gophers held off a feisty Indiana squad playing its best game of the year to win 67-63. The Gophers didn’t blow out Indiana, but Minnesota’s willingness establish an offensive identity and simultaneously develop an inside presence should be heartening. They are still [...]

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Liveblog: #20 Minnesota vs. Indiana

Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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#20 Minnesota vs. Indiana: The right team at the right time

Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by JF.

#20 Golden Gophers vs. Indiana Hoosiers 11:00 am (CST) at Assembly Hall (Bloomington, Indiana) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network Liveblog: Starting half an hour before the game. And so begins the rest of the season. With expectations more in line with reality, and still a very realistic chance to make the NCAA [...]

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2001 Gophers featured on the Big Ten Network’s “Greatest Games”

Posted on 29. Dec, 2008 by JF.

Looking for a little inspiration the night before the Big Ten season opener? Check out Minnesota’s 2001 victory over Indiana at The Barn, airing on the Big Ten network tomorrow at 5 pm central time. 1/20/2001 – Minnesota 78, Indiana 74 (OT) Minnesota trailed 68-55 with 3:18 to play in regulation before going on a [...]

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The Blogosphere Previews the Big Ten

Posted on 19. Nov, 2008 by JF.

A few of you may remember what can only be described, in the words of the kids these days, my “Epic Fail” of a Big Ten Preview last year. Not only did I begin my preview half way through the season, but I started with the worst teams first, and didn’t bother finishing it. While [...]

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Valpo is more prestigious than the Gophers?

Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 by JF.

So ESPN, once again showing that if you throw enough money at someone they can come up with rankings, even in the July doldrums of college basketball. Really though, what better time to do this when the biggest news in the basketball world is a fight in the WNBA. Their summer project this year is [...]

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Jones to Indiana

Posted on 05. May, 2008 by JF.

Key words when making a prediction on a blog, or analyzing this year’s Democratic primary: apparent presumably likely assuming probable prospective I clearly should have used more. Good luck to Verdell and the crumbling Hoosier program. Playing time is good, but not if its because everyone else got kicked off the team.

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Gophers get Verdell Jones, 2008-2009 roster presumably set

Posted on 01. May, 2008 by JF.

The Gophers got their man, incoming freshman point guard Verdell Jones, over Kentucky and Indiana. Sources, including radio station KFAN, are saying that Jones will announce his intention to play for the Gophers during his Monday afternoon press conference. Arizona was his first choice, but earlier this week it became clear that Wildcat coach Lute [...]

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Pat Forde on “The Shot”

Posted on 15. Mar, 2008 by JF.

Here. INDIANAPOLIS — Turns out Blake Hoffarber can make history standing up, too. The new undisputed Mr. Big Shot of March made himself a candidate for a second career ESPY late Friday night in Conseco Field House, at age 19. The Minnesota freshman won an ESPY in 2005 for hitting a game-tying shot from his [...]

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The Hoffarber Miracle: Part 2

Posted on 14. Mar, 2008 by JF.

I’ve watched more Gopher basketball games than I can count, sitting in The Barn when it was all bench seats, squashed between people 10 times my size, trying to see through small gaps between the people in front of me, following the game more by sound than by sight, because when you are 5 years [...]

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Gophers sqeak by Cat’s, face Hoosiers next

Posted on 13. Mar, 2008 by JF.

From what I saw of this afternoon’s win over Northwestern, the Gophers dominated. Lawrence Westbrook aggressively pushed the ball up the court, got to the free throw line, hit a plethora and hit a plethora of mid-range jumpers. Dan Coleman played solidly on both ends of the court and made his free throws. As a [...]

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Indiana rides the Free-throw Express to a win over the Gophers

Posted on 06. Mar, 2008 by JF.

When you play well can sometimes be more important than how well you play. In Minnesota’s two games against Indiana this season, they played better than the Hoosiers for 70 of 80 minutes. Unfortunately, the last two minutes in Minneapolis and the final 8 minutes in Bloomington last night were more than enough to give [...]

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Indiana is dirty

Posted on 13. Feb, 2008 by JF.

And to think Kelvin Sampson still has defenders. At least the U sent Clem packing ASAP. Let the Bob Knight return speculation begin. Full text of the NCAA report can be found here. For panicking Indiana fans that somehow don’t realize that the NCAA can rewrite history, go here. Anyone else wondering what went on [...]

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D.J. White doesn’t let the Hoosiers lose, but they sure tried

Posted on 19. Jan, 2008 by JF.

The Barn is definitely back. After a hiatus of decade (with occasional brief glimpses of what it once was) Williams Arena returned to form as one of the toughest places to play in all of college basketball. The lobby was filled an hour and a half before game time, the student section was full 45 [...]

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The Barn was built for big games on cold nights

Posted on 16. Jan, 2008 by JF.

There was a time when “The State of Hockey” would pause their collective poke checking, often because it was too cold outside, and gather in living rooms around Minnesota to listen or watch their beloved Gophers take on their opponents in one of the best basketball enviroments in the country. Basketball never has and never [...]

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Call me! It’s Indiana Week

Posted on 12. Jan, 2008 by JF.

Time for the Gopher pep band to come up big. Kelvin Sampson, who’s in your network?

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