Tag Archives: Tubby’s Tip-off
Gopher All-Star Friday Night: The Youtube Edition
Posted on 15. Oct, 2011 by JF.
Tubby channeling his inner Manny. The BTN covered the entire dunk contest. Yes, Rodney dunked on a farm, and yes, Joe Coleman was better Tubby talks about the upcoming season.
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Previewing Friday’s Festivities
Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by JF.
The 2011-2012 college basketball season unofficially kicks off on Friday night as teams across the country hold their first official practice. At The Barn, this will take the form of the first annual “Gopher All-Star Friday Night” which follows four annual events called “Tubby’s Tip-off”. Before that it was “Midnight Madness” for twenty or thirty [...]
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Tubby’s Tip-off: It all begins
Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by JF.
Another incredibly bizarre dance team performance, introductions from all sides, excessive Colton Iverson hip gyrations, a motorcycle, a four man three point shooting contest, a four man dunk contests, a twenty minute running time scrimmage, and poof it was all over. Maybe I am getting too old to enjoy much that happens after 11 pm [...]
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Barn Blurbs is just warming up
Posted on 18. Sep, 2010 by JF.
As the weather cools down, the basketball pre-season is just heating up. A big recruiting weekend for Tubby Smith, and at the very least, the football team hasn’t embarrassed themselves…yet (please note this was posted at approximately 5 pm CDT, and I take no responsibility for what the football teams does in the fourth quarter.) Tubby’s [...]
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Notes from Tubby’s Tip-off
Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by JF.
And off we go on another adventure with the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher basketball team. There is always something magical about this time of year. March madness is great with so much meaningful basketball crammed in to two short weeks, but I might just prefer the two weeks leading up to the season. Optimism [...]
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Tubby’s Tip-off- The Youtube Roundup
Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by JF.
I know I haven’t provided my usual nerdy recap of Tubby’s Tip-off. There was a nice weather emergency this weekend. The sun was actually out, and I wasn’t about to waste the last opportunity to clean out the garage. You’ll get your recap, I promise. In lieu of the recap, more videos of the fun [...]
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Tickets, Tubby’s Tip-off
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by JF.
Just a short FYI that I am sure more than a few of you are interested in. Regular season single-game tickets go on sale October 5th, 2009 at 9:00 am, in person, over the phone, and on-line. The official release from the U of M ticket office: Single-game tickets for the 2009-10 University of Minnesota [...]
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Tubby’s Tip-off: The Start of Something Special
Posted on 18. Oct, 2008 by JF.
If “Tubby’s Tip-off,” which took place last night, is any indication of what to expect this season, then we are in for a wild ride. With five new impact players and dramatic improvements by returning players, the 2008-2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers are ready to defy expectations. Tubby Smith’s widely heralded recruiting class, at the very [...]
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TUBBY’S TIP-OFF IS FRIDAY NIGHT
Posted on 16. Oct, 2008 by JF.
The 2008-09 season will officially be underway when the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team takes to the Williams Arena floor on Friday, Oct. 17 for the 2008 version of “Tubby’s Tipoff”. And the Big Ten Network will be there. Big Ten Network’s Ron Johnson will be live at “The Barn” while Big Ten Tonight [...]







