Tag Archives: Purdue Boilermakers

By the Numbers: Nine to Go

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.

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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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Game 15 Review: Not too embarassing

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Minnesota’s goal going into last night’s game at #4 Purdue was of course to win, and if not win, at least be competitive. That secondary goal was achieved, though the scoreboard may indicate otherwise. The scoreboard is not always a reliable narrator. The 12 point Gopher victory in Iowa City was more of a blow [...]

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Live Blog: Gophers at #4 Purdue

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Gophers vs. Purdue

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Game 15 Preview: Gophers vs. #4 Purdue Boilermakers

Game 15 Preview: Gophers vs. #4 Purdue Boilermakers

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers 6:00 pm (CST) at Mackey  Arena (West Lafayette Indiana) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: ESPN College basketball is the most forgiving of all sports. There is not a set number of teams in each conference that advance to the NCAA tournament. One bad game won’t spoil a season. The season [...]

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Big Ten Preview: Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten Preview: Purdue Boilermakers

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by JF.

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With the conference season only a week away, we’ll be checking in with bloggers covering the rest of the Big Ten. To tip things off, Pete from The Purdue Basketball Blog answered a few questions. Needless to say, he is a bit optimistic. FTB: Purdue is the lone remaining undefeated team in the Big Ten, [...]

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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.

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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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Barnblurbs 3/26/09

Posted on 26. Mar, 2009 by JF.

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Enjoy the slow and calm off-season Gopher fans. It sure is better than the chaos gripping the college basketball world! Iowa The question isn’t who will be transferring, but who will be left. Minnesota native Jermaine Davis is officially gone. Jake Kelly might be too. Jeff Peterson and David Palmer are also mentioned as possible [...]

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Barn Blurbs for 1/28/09

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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We’ll have our preview for the Illinois game up tonight. Until then… Nolen Starting a Turnaround? Scout.com looks at Al Nolen’s struggles, and if he finally got his game sorted out against Indiana. Add Alabama to Tubby Smith Rumors But why? Gophers are a cooperative effort Should be subtitled “Team work through video game” or [...]

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Minnesota somehow still ranked

Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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At least according to the coaches poll. The rankings are more or less meaningless, especially this week. If the Gophers beat Illinois they deserve to be ranked. If they don’t, they would fall out of the rankings. Though, ending the streak of death should be worth more than a few bonus points. Other teams of [...]

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Cold shooting night brings cold dose of reality

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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By now you have probably familiarized yourself with all the gory details of Minnesota’s not as close as the score 70-62 loss to Purdue. It was another loss, and nothing we haven’t seen before. The Gopher’s can’t win a half court game against a quality team playing a quality game. So instead of dwelling on [...]

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Pregame reading: #20 Minnesota vs. # 18 Purdue

Posted on 22. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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A Barn Dance Minnesota is a team that is likely going to the NCAA Tournament unless they completely collapse, but they are still looking for at least one more marquee win to solidify their place. We fill that role perfectly for them. Minnesota vs. Purdue – TDG Preview The defensive charge is led by Chris Kramer [...]

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#20 Minnesota vs. #18 Purdue: Gophers trying to repeat Boilermakers’ success

Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by JF.

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#20  Golden Gophers vs. #18 Purdue Boilermakers 6:00 (CST) at Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: ESPN 2 Tickets: Still a few obstructed seats left Chatroom: I won’t be here, but if you are, stop by and discuss the game A young Big Ten team beats the highly ranked Louisville Cardinals on [...]

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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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For real! Minnesota beats Louisville for first top ten win in eight years

Posted on 21. Dec, 2008 by JF.

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If the Gophers don’t make the NCAA tournament, don’t blame the non-conference schedule. Minnesota passed their big non-conference test on Saturday afternoon in Glendale Arizona by beating the #9 team in the country, and a pre-season final four candidate 70-64 for their first top ten win since Joel Prysbilla led the Gophers to a victory [...]

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Purdue’s extended defense shuts down the Gophers

Posted on 28. Feb, 2008 by JF.

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An eight day lay off usually affects a team in two ways. They are either unfocused and lazy, or completely and energized. For the last eight days, Purdue must have been watching film of Minnesota’s loss to Florida State in the early days of the season. Using an in your face defense that extended at [...]

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Gophers turn to find out just how good Purdue can be

Posted on 27. Feb, 2008 by JF.

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When Minnesota’s schedule came out several months ago, many Gopher fans must have had flash backs to the seemingly dozen or so time when the Minnesota Timberwolves could not pick the right ping-pong ball. The Gophers were selected to play Iowa and Purdue once each, with the Iowa game at home, and Purdue on the [...]

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Gophers get mention in Katz’s upset watch

Posted on 25. Feb, 2008 by JF.

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Check it out here: • Wednesday: Minnesota over Purdue, 9 p.m. ET The young Boilermakers have answered the bell for coach Matt Painter all season. E’Twaun Moore, Robbie Hummel and Keaton Grant can all knock down 3s, rebound and pass. Their man defense has great intensity, and they make opponents work for every shot. The [...]

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Big Ten Preview: Purdue University

Posted on 02. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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I’ll just get this out of the way. Yes, I know that a preview should take place before something begins, in this case the Big Ten season. No, I didn’t finish this on time, and probably won’t until the weekend. But, with this year’s longer Big Ten season, I’ll still be done by the time [...]

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