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Big Ten Preview: Northwestern Wildcats

Posted on 26. Dec, 2009 by JF.

Part two of our pre-conference swing around the Big Ten features the most surprising team in the Big Ten and national media darlings, the Northwestern Wildcats.  Ryan of Welsh-Ryan Ramblings stopped by to answer a few questions.
FTB: Northwestern is off to its best start in years. Has anyone in the greater Chicago area noticed?
W-RR: This [...]

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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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One down, two to go in “Operation get three, drama free”

Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Get rid of your expectations and enjoy the ride. Trying to figure out how the Gophers will play on any given night will just give you a headache, and any Gopher fan will want to be pain and distraction free from what will surely be the most exciting last three Big Ten games that the [...]

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Minnesota vs. Northwestern: Now it is serious

Posted on 22. Feb, 2009 by JF.

Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats

6:00 (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
The stakes are high and this preview will be brief. If the Gophers are to have a drama free selection Sunday, [...]

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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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Unlike Super Tuesday, there will be a winner between the Gophers and Wildcats

Posted on 06. Feb, 2008 by JF.

Over the last 24 hours or so, like many of you, I have been closely following the speculation, prognostication, and spin surrounding “Super Tuesday.” Instead of adding to the cacophony of pundits and talking heads, as much as I am tempted (Barack won), I think I’ll stick to basketball.
But imagine for a second, if you [...]

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Gophers look to rebound against Northwestern

Posted on 08. Jan, 2008 by JF.

And really, they need to rebound. The Gophers have improved in all facets of the game, and these improvements have generally been consistent, but when it comes to rebounding, last season isn’t that long ago. Old habits die hard, and habits that are the result of physical prowess (or lack there of) never do die,  [...]

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Big Ten Preview: Northwestern University

Posted on 29. Dec, 2007 by JF.

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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