Tag Archives: Michigan State Spartans
Gophers run into wall against Spartans
Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by zipsofakron.
Heading into East Lansing is a daunting task in itself; heading into East Lansing against a big, powerful, physical Michigan State team is even tougher. After turning their season around with three straight conference victories the Gophers saw their string of success end in a decisive loss to the Spartans. It’s hard to get on [...]
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Gophers streak into East Lansing with something to prove
Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by JF.
Welcome to the most important week of the 2011-2012 Golden Gopher basketball season. That I can use the word “important” and that there is even basketball worth watching at this point is in itself remarkable.
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Big Ten Tournament Preview: The Bottom Six
Posted on 09. Mar, 2011 by JF.
With Gopher basketball mired in meaningless land with the late season collapse, it will take a miracle, the likes of which has never happened for any team in Minnesota, to make the NCAA tournament. Knowing that the season has spun hopelessly out of control shouldn’t take away from the great basketball that takes place during [...]
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Don’t worry, it is almost over
Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 by JF.
What a tortuous path this team has led us down this year. From the sky high days down in Puerto Rico to a disappointing start to the Big Ten season, turning the season around with the first four game conference winning streak in years, and then Nolen breaking his foot. And now, the Golden Gophers [...]
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Gophers vs. Michigan State: Someone’s bubble will (almost) burst
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans 8:00 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN) TV: Big Ten Network Best tickets left: obstructed seats in the lower level corners Here at From The Barn we want our words to have meaning, so when we throw out phrases like “Must win game” we actually mean it. People [...]
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Game 14 Preview: #13 Gophers at #19 Michigan State Spartans
Posted on 30. Dec, 2010 by JF.
Golden Gophers vs. Michigan State Spartans 3:00 pm (CST) at Breslin Center (East Lansing, MI) TV: ESPN Pop quiz time! Question #1: How many wins over teams better than the Gophers does Michigan State have this season? If you answered zero, you receive full credit. If you answered one, Washington, we will generously give you [...]
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Big Ten Roundtable: Players to Watch
Posted on 10. Nov, 2010 by zipsofakron.
Recently, FTB thought it would be fun to preview the season by connecting with our fellow Big Ten bloggers to get their thoughts on various topics, both Big Ten-related and not. This is the fourth in a series of five preview discussions that include input from 10 of the 11 Big Ten teams. Northwestern was unavailable for [...]
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Big Ten Roundtable: Conference champion predictions
Posted on 06. Nov, 2010 by zipsofakron.
Recently, FTB thought it would be fun to preview the season by connecting with our fellow Big Ten bloggers to get their thoughts on various topics, both Big Ten-related and not. This is the third in a series of five preview discussions that include input from 10 of the 11 Big Ten teams. Northwestern was unavailable for [...]
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Big Ten Roundtable: Must-See Games
Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by zipsofakron.
Recently, FTB thought it would be fun to preview the season by connecting with our fellow Big Ten bloggers to get their thoughts on various topics, both Big Ten-related and not. This is the second in a series of five preview discussions that include input from 10 of the 11 Big Ten teams. Northwestern was unavailable for [...]
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What a weekend!
Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by JF.
The reaction: “We all jumped together,” point guard Devoe Joseph said. “I think we might have damaged the couch in there.” Damaged would be putting it mildly. “We did break the couch,” shooting guard Lawrence Westbrook confirmed. “We were excited to see our name.” “I honestly had no clue,” said Joseph, who made the All-Tournament [...]
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Are you kidding me? Gophers win!
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by JF.
Let me try this, but don’t expect much in the way of complete sentences or proper punctuation. We are officially in uncharted territory and I am as close to being at a loss for words as possible. It is a very good thing this is in writing, the facial cramp resulting from a giant smile [...]
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Barn Blurbs 1/25/2010
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by zipsofakron.
Royce White was officially charged in the missing laptop incident. Still unclear if/when he will join the team. It goes without saying, but as Wisconsin found out there are no easy games in Big Ten play. Iowa goes to Bloomington and mauls Indiana by 15. Really? Michigan State has decided to redesign it’s classic Spartan [...]
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So Close: Minnesota 64 – Michigan State 65
Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by JF.
A day later and I am still shaking my head. The Gophers had the perfect opportunity to get their season on track with a much needed win over #6 Michigan State, but let a 13 point lead slowly slip away, and eventually lost by one point. The Gophers did just about everything they needed to [...]
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Quick throughts: Gophers 64 – Michigan State 65
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by JF.
A familiar feeling huh? This is Minnesota’s sixth singe digit loss, and the third that was decided on the last play of the game or in overtime. I don’t know how things could get more frustrating at this point, but I’m sure we will soon find out. It is hard to say how Al Nolen [...]
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Quick Thoughts
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by zipsofakron.
An incredibly tough loss to swallow for several reasons. Not only did the Gophers control the game for 34.5 minutes, but they actually looked like they understood how to score consistently against a difficult team. However, their panicked, inexperienced-looking final four minutes just sh0wed how far they are from being a team that can handle [...]
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