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Gophers offer 2019 3* Missouri OT Jack Buford. He has P5 offers from Minnesota, Florida, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas

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Taking a gander at the roster and where potential holes are in the future and there a few spots that jump out. We lose Huff at S next year and are left with Handy Holly, Winfield and Aune as schollie players. There has been talk of Aune moving to LB in the future, hope we don't need him next year. We also have Swenson who played a decent amount this year. Safety will be a big focus in the next class, probably 2 guys and 1 maybe a JUCO.

Next position that jumps out is LB! We lose Huff and Cashman after next year and will head into 2019 with Martin, Carter and Barber as SRs and the other schollie guys are Guthrie, Sori-Marin, Rush Oliver. I could see 2 LBs in next year's class

TE; while we don't lose anyone next year (hopefully), Beebe and Witham will be SRs and we saw quite a bit of 2 TE looks this year.

Shades of Cleveland State?

Stewart Mandel‏Verified account@slmandel:

NCAA finally nails UNC for academic fraud.

Inside the NCAAVerified account@InsidetheNCAA:

Northern Colorado men's basketball staff members violated academic fraud and recruiting rules. Penalties include three years of probation and a one-year postseason ban.

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Littlfinger, A request: Consider posting all player posts (especially pictures) from the weekend in a new thread. Thanks.

Thanks again for all you do for all of us!

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By special request, here are a bunch of tweets from today:

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The Knights hired STP's buddy, Josh Huepel, as its next head coach. South Dakotans moving on up!

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...new-coach-randy-shannon-defensive-coordinator

You did the heavy lifting (pun semi intended) on this weeks recruiting. Great Job

ROW THE BOAT CULTURE: VIDEO RECAP



Dec. 15, 2017

2017 was an eventful year for Gopher Football both on and off the field. Check out some of the best off-the-field highlights from the 2017 Gopher Football season with this video recap!

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Texas leading Duke 43-31 at halftime on ESPN. Both are playing well.

This is truly amazing. Kudos to Fleck and staff! Looking forward to FJs complete analysis of the entire B1G.

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Really fun interview to listen to. I enjoy listening to Richard. He's very honest and breaks things down well. Here's a link: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/gophers-on-demand-28275888/


Richard in particular said this game worried him due to finals being around the corner, playing four games in eight days, and he wasn’t sure the fans were going to be into it. Once shots weren’t falling, it started affecting the team defensively.

Jordan Murphy in the postgame said it felt like they were playing with the weight of the world on their shoulders. Richard responded, “We had two really good wins early, and then your ranked in the Top 15 and everyone thinks you’re all this. Last year we were a five seed and we were fourth in the Big Ten. We were ranked for like a day last year. It’s hard for our guys to deal with all these things, and then when they drop out of the Top 25 that you’re a bit out of it. I think there was a bit of fatigue mentally that set in that they had to push through.”

The team played much harder and shot better in the second half, now with five practices to get ready again before playing Oral Roberts. “Last year after 12 games, nobody thought we were any good. It was just the guys in the locker room. When we were good, when it was fun, it was about the right things. We have to get back to that.”

The loss of Akeem Springs and Eric Curry have proved to be big for this Gophers team. Richard also had an interesting comment about the team feeling like they are failing, letting down fans by not playing up to expectations. “We’re 12 games in, there’s 20 games left. We need to get the weight off our shoulders and play together.” Also gave credit to Nebraska and Arkansas as being extremely tough environments to play in.

On the bench unit, there is a lack of production from that unit. The team needs to be able to go to the bench when the starters get tired. Davonte Fitzgerald and Jamir Harris were two players Richard mentioned that need to be able to come in and not make mistakes. He credited Michael Hurt, Isaiah Washington, and Bakary as guys that can be productive without doing much.

Davonte Fitzgerald hasn’t played in two years, so he needs to string together some good stretches to get his confidence back.

Coach overall is pleased with the way the non-conference schedule has worked. The wins versus Providence and Alabama will be resume boosters, and the Arkansas was a home-and-home where they played at our arena last year, we won, and it helped our resume. The one that coach wanted back was Miami at home. “If we can continue to learn from these games, and play our best basketball in mid to late January, that’s what it’s all about.”

Pitino reiterated that this team is different than last year. “Akeem Springs and Eric Curry are very good players; our bench is very inexperienced. I thought we were great at Providence. I thought Alabama we were great for 30 minutes. Nebraska let their physical play affect us, and Arkansas is a tough place to play.”

Pick and roll defense has been an issue for this team as well as on-ball pressure. Coach believes it’s about mentality for this team right now.

“I think our fans are great. They are not a happy fan base right now. Everybody has to take a step back, deeming us already a disappointment. We’ve beaten two NCAA tournament teams. We’re sitting at 9-3, I’d like to get that Miami game back, but we’re not as big a disappointment as people think.”

On Jordan Murphy, “A lot of people were pegging him for Player of the Year eight games in, which is a bit unfair to him. He’s producing at a ridiculous rate. There’s still things I think he can improve upon. Reggie (Lynch) and him can now expect traps, so we have to continue to work on them passing out of double teams. “

An important point that Pitino wanted to address was fans booing the players throughout the game. While he doesn’t want to lecture fans, he wants to show that booing college athletes, especially during the game, has a negative impact on the players. “We’re not playing super well, we know that. During Miami we were down four on our home court, wait until after the game to boo. For college athletes, that affects those guys. College guys are going to get affected more than Jimmy Butler or Karl-Anthony Towns. Should the players be playing better? Absolutely. If the fans want to boo me after, that’s totally fine. I understand frustration, and I want the fans to help fuel us.”

Michael Hurt and Gaston are two players by name that Richard as two players that have shown some good things for the team off the bench. The best shooter on the team, per Pitino, is Jamir Harris. Once he learns the system and knows where he has to be offensively/defensively, he’ll be terrific.

Daniel Oturu rolled his ankle the other week, but it looks to be minor and shouldn’t affect him long term. Oturu, Jarvis Omersa, and Gabe Kalscheur are three recruits that Coach is extremely excited about.

Kansas, Duke, Gonzaga are a few teams Richard named that he enjoys watching from a coaching standpoint to pick from other teams.

“I thought last game Isaiah (Washington) really figured out that he doesn’t have to shoot 10 times a game. He’s starting to make better decisions. Jamir (Harris) is starting to get there, and I think Davonte (Fitzgerald) will too.”

looking at incoming recruits:

Terell Smith is the highlight with a 10.39 100 meter State Championship run...also a 20.84 200 meters shows up in his profile; on a 42.14 4 by 100...that 10.39 is ELITE...Myrick kind of speed

Manns was anchor on a 4 by 100 that went 42.77 for 12th in Ohio State Meet... his 22'5" long jump...any kid that jump over 22' is elite...his straight 100 times are only in 11.7 range...

Aune has some nice numbers...15.3 110 hurdles (compare Shenault 14.1), has a 6'3" hj, just under 45' tj.

Bryce Williams had an 11.55 as a freshman.

Braelen Oliver had a 22.7 200 in Spring...21'4" long jump...nice numbers for a line backer

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Gophers offer 2019 3* Texas OT Justin Osborne. He has P5 offers from Minnesota, Baylor, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, and TCU.

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Maybe, just maybe PJ is the one who can utilize last weeks Bills/Colts blizzard game to encourage hesitant recruits that the weather up north is truly FUN to play in.

I doubt it's likely to turn too many recruits in favor of our weather, but maybe it can stem the tide of negative recruiting because of it.

Watch the awesome clip below from an NFL Films video of California native Lorenzo Alexander mic'd up playing in the extreme snowy weather...

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Here's the full article I pulled it from...

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...zard-game-produced-amazing-nfl-films-footage/

The data center housing Rivals servers must have burst into flames. Love all of the double posts though.

2018 3* Texas OT Jack York - He informed me that Coach Warinner is going to talk to Coach Fleck after vacation about offering. Makes sense considering our pool of OT offerees is slowly dwindling away.

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Good win against a bad team.

"Time for a lineup change? Kings blown out by Timberwolves and their three stars

The combination of Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins overwhelmed the Kings, sending Sacramento to a 119-96 defeat Thursday night at Target Center.

Minnesota broke the game open by outscoring the Kings 31-16 in the third quarter. Towns led Minnesota (17-12) with 30 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and five blocks. Wiggins had 22 points and Butler had 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

George Hill led the Kings (9-19) with 16 points. Zach Randolph had 15 points and nine rebounds. Point guard De’Aaron Fox exited in the first quarter with a left quadriceps contusion and did not return.

Randolph has carried the offense lately. Hill has found his game in the last two contests. But there has to be more defensive pressure and easy baskets off defense. The Kings scored just nine points off turnovers while giving up 18 off turnovers.

Switching starters at power forward
Willie Cauley-Stein started the second half after coach Dave Joerger shuffled the lineup following Fox’s injury. Cauley-Stein has played well as a reserve, and Joerger has to seriously consider moving him back into the starting lineup.

Skal Labissiere continues to struggle as a starter and might benefit from coming off the bench, as Cauley-Stein did.

Cauley-Stein already plays the majority of the minutes at power forward and Randolph is comfortable at center.

Thursday wasn’t Cauley-Stein’s best game (nine points on 3-of-10 shooting, two rebounds), but elevating him to the starting lineup would allow Labissiere to find his game in small doses against backups.

Temple’s struggles
Garrett Temple is shooting 4 for 24 in his last five games. He had three points Thursday after going scoreless in his previous two outings. Temple’s role as the starting small forward means defending someone much bigger than him most nights.

He is the Kings most versatile perimeter defender, but having to contend with the likes of Wiggins nightly has to wear on him and impact on his offense."


Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-blog/article189906114.html#storylink=cpy

Ross, who played 4 years of hoops at Penn State, is playing TE for the Colts, in game vs Broncos tonight.

Bryce Williams:


Strengths:

· Great feet. Doesn’t slow down at all with his cuts. He has these subtle little cuts like Shannon Brooks that don’t look like much, but throw off defenders
· Plays fast. It may sound obvious, but there are a lot of players who run a fast 40-yard dash that don’t play fast on the field. Bryce plays fast
· Vision. He showed consistent ability to hit cutback lanes and find the open running lane. Of the two running backs, he will be the home run hitter

Weaknesses:

· Not any pass-catching highlights or blocking, so unaware of his abilities in those areas

As a runner, there’s a lot to like about Bryce as a running back. I had a hard time finding weaknesses. He’s elusive, has excellent vision, and is a home run threat when he has the ball. I didn’t see him catch any passes or block, so those are areas that will have to be discovered. He also has pretty good size, listed at 6’0”. Nolan Edmonds may have a slight better chance to play early because he’s more physically ready, but I see no reason why Williams can’t be a solid Big Ten RB.

I could sell it to Jeff Foxworthy I think.


How can you tell that a guy is a redneck?

When he has a sign that says 'WIDE LOAD' on his truck......and on his girlfriend.

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Gophers offer 2019 3* Connecticut PF Tre Mitchell. He has offers from Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Penn State, and Kansas State, among others.

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Has anyone else seen this ? It's Gopher fans and nebraska fans at a BW3's.