From The Barn

What a weekend!

Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by JF.

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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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Ugly: Ohio State 85 – Gophers 63

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.

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After an encouraging victory at home over a legitimate Northwestern team, the Gophers went on the road to Ohio State in hopes of building on their glimmer of success. What we saw, though, was perhaps the worst performance of the year from Minnesota at a point in the season where you’d like to see quite [...]

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Liveblog: Gophers at Ohio State

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Gophers vs, Ohio State

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Game 16 Preview: Gophers vs. Ohio State

Posted on 09. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes 2:30 pm (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network Tickets: Best available- Row 11, upper deck, baseline (obstructed) Evan Turner has had this game circled for a while. As early as December 19th, 2009, only two weeks after an ugly and scary [...]

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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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Barn Blurbs 2/09/09

Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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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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Buckeyes beat Gophers, but this is a loss to build on

Posted on 08. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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Winning wasn’t the biggest concern when the Gophers played at Ohio State on Saturday night. A win would have been nice, but the real concern was how the Gophers would respond to one of their worst losses in recent years. Though the outcome was not what was desired, the Gophers played a competitive game that [...]

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Liveblog: #19 Minnesota vs. Ohio State

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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<a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=2c242f1ac8″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=2c242f1ac8″ >Minnesota vs. Ohio State</a>

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Gophers jump to #19 in the coaches poll

Posted on 05. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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Minnsota is between Xavier and Butler. Other teams of note: #12 Michigan State #14 Purdue #21 Louisville Others receiving votes: #28 Michigan #30 Ohio State, who perhaps, should take losses a little more seriously. (Shameless attempt to get a link from a well read and commented on blog, let’s see if this works!) #32 Illinois

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Gophers bounce back big over Buckeyes

Posted on 04. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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ESPN Highlights Big Ten Network Highlights After what could have been a confidence crippling, season opening loss to Michigan State (much like last year’s home loss to Indiana), an intense and determined Gopher basketball team led #23 Ohio State by as much as 18 late in the second half on their way to a 68-59 [...]

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#21 Gophers vs. #23 Buckeyes: Two teams trying to find their footing

Posted on 02. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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#21 Golden Gophers vs. #23 Ohio State Buckeyes 11:00 am (CST) at Williams Arena Radio: WCCO 830 AM Tv: Big Ten Network Tickets: A few obstructed seats scattered around Chatroom: Yes. Check in a couple of hours before the game. About two weeks ago, a game that seemed to be a standard early Big Ten [...]

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Senior Day ends how it should as the Gophers send Ohio State to the NIT

Posted on 02. Mar, 2008 by JF.

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It only took four years, or in the cases of Dan Coleman and Lawrence McKenzie, 5 years to learn how to win a big game. But when the final horn sounded on Saturday at The Barn, just about everyone was willing to overlook the previous missed opportunities and enjoy Minnesota first semi-surprising win of the [...]

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Buckeyes blowout Gophers twice

Posted on 26. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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For 24 of the 40 minutes, Minnesota out played the Ohio State Buckeyes. They attacked the zone, found the open man, made easy shots, and forced the Buckeyes to live up to their turnover prone potential. Unfortunately, during the first and last eight minutes of the game, the Gophers caught Monsonitis so badly that 5th [...]

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Throw out the RPI: Gophers vs. Buckeyes will be closer than you think

Posted on 26. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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Like most rankings that have more to do with computers and calculus than people, the RPI leaves a lot to be desired. While it is not as flawed as the BCS rankings, and can be useful to compare teams that have not and will not play each other, it shouldn’t be then end all and [...]