Tag Archives: Michigan Wolverines

The Worst: Michigan 83 – Gophers 55

The Worst: Michigan 83 – Gophers 55

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by zipsofakron.

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Pathetic.  Embarrassing.  Unbelievable.  What ever negative word someone wants to use to describe the Gophers effortless, aloof performance against the Michigan Wolverines would probably be deserved.  At a time when Minnesota needed to come out firing against a team with nothing to play for, a time that called for nothing more than a solid performance [...]

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Simple changes, simply stunning results

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by JF.

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Three weeks ago I was cursing Michigan for ruining the Gophers’ season. Now I should be thanking them, profusely. Minnesota’s embarrassing home loss to the Wolverines may be the final nails in the NCAA tournament coffin, but it also awoke a struggling Gopher team that was threatening to sleep walk its way through the rest [...]

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Bubble burst(ing) Michigan 71 – Gophers 63

Bubble burst(ing) Michigan 71 – Gophers 63

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.

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I came into yesterday’s game with above-average expectations for a team that, for the most part, has underachieved all season.  They’d been up and down for the better part of the last month but were coming off a stretch where they had won two of three and seemed to have been gaining some momentum after [...]

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Gophers vs. Michigan Preview with an assist from UMHoops.com

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by JF.

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Dylan from UMHoops.com generously agreed to answer a few questions about tomorrow night’s must win match-up between two of the more disappointing teams in the country. I also answered some questions of his. Fair warning, go elsewhere for boundless optimism. FTB: I hate to start with the obvious question, but what the heck happened? Where [...]

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Barn Blurbs 11/16/09

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by JF.

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The Gophers play Stephen F. Austin tonight. If my preview was insufficient, here are a couple more to check out. As usual, it will be up to the Gopher basketball team to keep us all sane. Why we do out best to avoid publishing unsubstantiated rumors. There are injury bugs, and then the injury plague. [...]

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A preview of the Gophers for Big Blue

Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by JF.

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I had the opportunity to answer some questions about the upcoming season for Dylan over at UM Hoops. My responses are reprinted below. I’d especially like to read your thoughts about a possibly developing rivalry with the Wolverines. Similar to Michigan, Minnesota returns practically their entire team. Tell me a little bit about the optimism [...]

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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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Barn Blurbs 3/2/09

Posted on 02. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Limited Tickets Remain for Final Home Games The Wisconsin game is already sold out, though some seats remain. This of course doesn’t make much sense. The most likely scenario is that a ticket will get you in the door but the definition of “seat” will be on the “creative” side. With the two most important [...]

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Barn Blurbs 2/23/09: We aren’t done yet!

Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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Bubble Bump! Everything fell into place on Sunday, and the Gophers now find themselves tied for fifth place. If, and it is a big if, they win the rest of their games, they could jump all the way to a #3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Set your alarm clocks The Gophers will play [...]

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Save the season in six simple steps!

Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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No it won’t be that easy, and the title has a whole lot more to with its alliterative qualities than salvaging a season that is rapidly taking on water and in danger of sinking like every other team from this state. If you don’t remember 2003,  consider yourself lucky. If you like visiting Fort Snelling, [...]

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Liveblog: Minnesota vs. Michigan…the Bubble Bonanza

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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<a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&#038;task=viewaltcast&#038;altcast_code=79487f3e48″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=79487f3e48″ >Minnesota vs. Michigan</a>

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

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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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 [...]

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The Maize Maven previews the Michigan Game

Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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In our never ending effort to mix things up in case our standard preview has in some way jinxed Minnesota’s season, Dylan from UM Hoops and I have decided to exchange questions, answer them, and then post the results on the internet. My answers to his questions can be found here. It isn’t quite as [...]

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Barn Blurbs 2/6/09

Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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Bracketology Gophers are a #6 seed, but face cindeeralla-lock Utah State in the first round. Higher salaries often mean more victories One would certainly hope so. Jim Souhan: Cold spell slaps Twin Cities sharpshooters Its contagious! Bubble bounce! Gophers pick up two convenient wins from Big Ten under dogs.

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The Blogosphere Previews the Big Ten

Posted on 19. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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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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Things must be bad for Michigan basketball

Posted on 13. Oct, 2008 by JF.

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If they need a special club, and deeply discounted tickets, just to make sure the students aren’t the only one attending games. No wonder The Barnyard had plenty of elbow room last year in Ann Arbor.

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McKenzie’s career high helps Gophers overcome poor rebounding

Posted on 22. Feb, 2008 by JF.

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At least it was entertaining. On a night featuring Spencer Tollackson dunking in traffic and hitting a three pointer, Jonathan Williams bailing out the Gophers and air-balling a free throw, Lawrence McKenzie scoring a career high 26 points, and even some relatively productive minutes from Kevin Payton, Minnesota beat the much improved Michigan Wolverines. I [...]

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Minnesota hopes to end shooting struggles against Michigan

Posted on 21. Feb, 2008 by JF.

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Have the Michigan Wolverines finally figured out Jim Beilien’s dare I say high-powered version of the Princeton offense? After struggling mightily in both conference and non-conference play, they have put together their first three game winning streak of the year. While it is not as impressive as beating Indiana, Purdue, and Wisconsin in consecutive games, [...]

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Starters carry the load as the Gophers win on the road

Posted on 01. Feb, 2008 by JF.

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Two semi-notable things happened in the hours leading up to Minnesota’s just a little closer than it should have been win at Michigan last night. Tubby Smith hinted at line-up changes, and the always confusing Lawrence McKenzie vowed to live up to his big game potential (we can only assume he meant when the game [...]

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Tubby hints at changes for Gophers in Ann Arbor

Posted on 31. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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When the Gophers take on Michigan tonight in the first game of large, fierce, quasi-rodent week, there may be a bit of a mid season shake-up. Allegedly (given that the source is an always dubious Strib reporter) Tubby Smith is ready to shelve those players who are not living up to their potential in favor [...]

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Big Ten Preview: University of Michigan

Posted on 27. Dec, 2007 by JF.

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Michigan knew it would be a long year long before the season began. They lost their four leading scorers, top assist man, top two rebounds, and their best shot blocker during the off season. With the hiring of Jim Beilein, thing could be looking up in the not to distant future. Until then, at least [...]

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