Coach Fleck,
1st and most important - Happy Birthday!
2nd - Thank you for choosing to become head coach at Minnesota
3rd - You are the one who will bring the Gophers a trip to the Rose Bowl or better yet the Final Four play-offs (no pressure)
4th - Do not listen to the naysayers (it seems as though you don’t...thank goodness)
5th and the biggest concern facing the future of Gopher football - After turning the Gopher football program around and you are being sought by a big-name college school or an NFL team, please stay at the Univ. of Minnesota if the administration comes up with the amount of money that keeps you happy
6th - You are a genius and you are the best!
Thank you again for being the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers!

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...s-oklahoma-sooners-wisconsin-badgers-top-four

1. Clemson
2. Auburn
3. Oklahoma
4. Wisconsin

www.espn.com/.../drake-harris-seek-transfer-michigan-wolverines

Any Gopher interest?

Behind the scenes, there were conversations going on between Minnesota commit Braelen Oliver and West Virginia. At one time, there were plans for Oliver to take an official visit to Morgantown.

Those plans have been squashed. I have confirmed that Oliver is all in with Minnesota and he is set to sign with the Gophers in December.

He expects Minnesota coaches in his home Saturday, then the following weekend he will head north for his official visit.

Link: Film Review: Miami

David gives his thoughts on Miami ahead of today's big game at the Barn.

His visit is going to wrap up today so thought I would start a quick thread. My guess is if he is going to be a Gopher, today would be the day. No inside info here, just thought I would bring it back up so it’s on people’s minds.

My prediction is he will be a Gopher

Wow, that was great timing...

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Only three weeks into the season, but have watched a lot of games so far and have tried to see each Big Ten team at least once. In my opinion and many others, Michigan State and Minnesota are the clear top two teams in the conference right now with Purdue trailing shortly behind the Gophers. The middle-tier is still a bit murky and teams should start to separate themselves as we get into conference play here in the next week.

Michigan State: Deep, talented, experienced, and with tremendous star power. Miles Bridges is obviously one of the top players in the country and can beat you from all levels on the floor. He shoots 44% from three so you need to get a hand up, but when he drives he has a quick first step that is nearly impossible to defend. Cassius Winston has taken a jump as a sophomore and scored a career high 28 points in a PK80 game last week. When him and Langford are making shots and Jackson/Ward are doing their thing in the post, the Spartans are a nearly impossible out, especially with the way they defended in a blowout win over UNC.

Minnesota: Starting five is as good as anyone in the country. The frontcourt of Lynch/Murphy is combining to average 33 points/20 rebounds and over five blocks per game. When the guards are shooting well (Coffey/Mason/McBrayer are al over 40% from three), the Gophers can overwhelm you with their offensive firepower and ability to get stops on defense using their length and anchor with Lynch down low. If Minnesota can stay healthy and keep Lynch/Murphy on the court for 25 plus minutes per game, there is no reason they should finish lower than third in the conference standings.

Purdue: Lots of depth and good, but not elite talent. Isaac Haas and Matt Harms are a huge combo down low, they are a combined 14'8" together. Carsen Edwards and Vince Edwards are their stars at guard and wing, respectively, with Edwards having to play more of the four spot this year with the loss of Swanigan. Purdue has three really good three-point shooters in Cline, Thompson and Mathias and the team is loaded with NCAA Tournament experience. While I think Purdue is definitely a top five Big Ten team, they are no better than a round of 32 or maybe Sweet 16 team if they get the right matchups.

Maryland: They took a tough loss early to St. Bonaventure without the Bonnies best player, so that was a bad sign. I thought they looked good against Syracuse on the road last week, but just didn't have enough to break through. I like the sophomore combination of Cowan, Huerter and Jackson. Cowan is a tough and clever floor general who is leading the team in scoring and assists. Huerter can shoot the lights out from three and showed that with six of them against Cuse. Jackson had a nice freshman year but has really struggled out of the game, shooting just 25% from three so far. Freshman Bruno Fernando is an absolute monster down low and is already averaging 10/5 through seven games, he will be a future star. I think Maryland will play everyone tough this year, especially at home, would be surprised if they are not a tournament team.

Penn State: This may be a bit of a hot take, but I can see the Nittany Lions finishing fifth in the conference this year. The team has gone through lumps the past few years under Pat Chambers but I think they finally have enough talent and experience to earn their first tournament bid in seven years. They defend hard and have enough scoring punch to keep every game respectable. Their loss to A&M came down to the wire before the Aggies pulled away late. They have a tough test at NC State tonight and a win could be big come March. I really like Tony Carr as a point guard and Lamar Stevens on the wing. The Lions have five players averaging double figures right now and Mike Watkins is the second-best shot blocker in the Big Ten behind Reggie Lynch. They have the pieces to make a run.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes are off to a dreadful start to the season and have already lost games to UL-Lafayette, South Dakota State and in convincing fashion to Virginia Tech, who should be an NCAA tournament team themselves. They struggled to guard anyone last night against Virginia Tech and the team really lacks athleticism besides Tyler Cook and reserve Cordell Pemsl. Bohannon is a steady point-guard who averages 14 per game and shoots 48% from three, but he has trouble defending more athletic guards. Isaiah Moss is having a breakout year averaging 13.9 points per game, but we will see if that holds up in conference play. The Hawkeyes still have first weekend NCAA talent in my opinion, and the depth that can allow them to sustain an injury or two. A favorable start to conference play has me thinking Iowa is still a top half of the conference team when it is all said and done.

Northwestern: The Wildcats have disappointed big time to start the season. A home loss to Creighton, a blowout loss to Texas Tech and a buzzer beating road loss to Georgia Tech have them searching for answers after their first NCAA bid in school history last season. Bryant McIntosh and Vic Law are All-Big Ten level players but I don't love the overall depth and talent of this team. Pardon is a force down low and Lindsey stretches the defense but the team is getting absolutely nothing out of their bench. If they suffer an injury to any of these four it could be a long season, and their starting five getting overwhelmed by a team like Texas Tech is a really bad sign. A favorable start to conference play should get the Wildcats back on track, but they could be entering it with four non-conference losses after going to Oklahoma in late December. The biggest improvements Northwestern needs to make are on the defensive end right now.

Michigan: John Beilein is getting plenty out of future NBA Draft pick Mo Wagner and Kentucky transfer Charles Matthews. Duncan Robinson and Abdur-Rahkman also average in double-figures but no one else scores more than 4.6 points per game. The talent level overall is down for a really consistent Michigan program, but Beilein has done more with less before, which is why I can see them challenging for a top half finish in the Big Ten. This team is very dependent on their top four players as each plays about 30 minutes plus per night. They need to get more out of Jordan Poole, a freshman sharpshooter who is making 55% of his threes but scores just 4.6 points per game. If they avoid injuries and play together they are a bubble NCAA team. Big litmus test coming at North Carolina this week.

Wisconsin: The Badgers have lost four games this season, but all four have been to top 25 teams, with three of them coming away from the Kohl Center. The team still doesn't have very good overall talent outside of Ethan Happ, who is putting up first-team All-Big Ten numbers once again, and true freshman Minnesota native Brad Davison. Davison has already been hurt in the Baylor and Virginia games with the same left shoulder injury, and it doesn't look like something that is going away anytime soon. If Wisconsin loses him and/or Happ for any large portion of the season, this could be a disastrous year for the Badgers. I still think they will be respectable and win the games they should at home, but I have a hard time seeing this team making a bid for the NCAA Tournament right now, especially after dropping four games early and still having to go to Temple in the non-conference. They need more out of Pritzl, Iverson and King to get any higher than 7/8 in the conference this year.

Illinois: I think Brad Underwood has the Illini closer to an NCAA Tournament team than we may think. They started 6-0 before a road loss to a 2-4 Wake Forest team, but it should be taken as a learning experience for the young and inexperienced bunch. I really like freshman guard Mark Smith, who was a terrific late recruiting haul that decided to stay home and play for his hometown team. Former four-star recruit Aaron Jordan has been shooting the heck out of the ball this year, averaging 13 points per game and hitting 65% of his threes. Leron Black is this team's best frontcourt player and averages 14/5, Finke is a slightly above average Big Ten center. This team has enough talent to win 6-8 Big Ten games and next year could be a potential NCAA Tournament team if they keep building their young talent base.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes are in a weird stage right now. They have a few former top recruits in the system who are now seniors in Keita Bates-Diop and Jae'Sean Tate, mixed with some young talent in the Wesson brothers, Kyle Young, Mica Potter and Musa Jallow. I don't love this team's overall talent but Tate and Bates-Diop are two really good players who can lead the Buckeyes to a couple surprising home wins this year for sure. I don't think this team is close to NCAA good and it will take some time for OSU to get back to where they once were. But if Bates-Diop keeps averaging 17/10 he is going to get a shot at the NBA with his size and athleticism. He is a mismatch nightmare. I still think this team struggles to defend with no true rim protector, and that showed against Gonzaga in a blowout loss last week.

Nebraska: Tim Miles is in a crucial year with the Huskers. In a year which has seen both the athletic director and football coach fired for less than ideal performances, Miles will need to prove why he is the right guy to lead Nebraska back to the NCAA's. Georgetown transfer Isaac Copeland is a problem in the frontcourt. He is 6'9" and can make shots out to 24 feet while also being able to finish at the hoop. Miami transfer James Palmer is their second best player on the wing. Isaiah Roby is an intriguing frontcourt piece who is very long and athletic, he could be an elite defender. Overall, I don't think this team has enough shooting options. Glynn Watson is a crafty point guard but shoots just 28% from three. Jordy Tshimanga is the starting center but really isn't much of a threat to score with his back to the basket, averaging just over three points per game. A brutal stretch awaits the Huskers as they host Boston College, travel to Michigan State, host Minnesota, go to Creighton, and then host Kansas. That is four top 20 teams, three top 12 teams and two true road games. Yikes.

Rutgers: I still don't think the Knights have enough quality scoring options, but I did like what I saw from them for about 35 minutes in a valiant effort home loss to Florida State. Freshman Geo Baker leads the team in scoring at 12.3 points per game and more reinforcements are coming in next year in four-star Montez Mathis and wing Ron Harper Jr. Corey Sanders is a talented but inconsistent point guard, averaging over 13 points but on just 37% from the field and 17% from three. Deshawn Freeman is a consistent double-double threat in the frontcourt and Mike Williams stretches the floor with his shooting from three. The team defense is what has really taken a step forward in year two of the Steve Piekiell era, and that's what will keep Rutgers close in games this year. They need to win games in the 50's and 60's.

Indiana: From two Big Ten titles in his last four years for Tom Crean on the job to one of the least talented teams in the conference. The Hoosiers are in a full-rebuilding stage under new coach Archie Miller, but he is bringing in the talent that will eventually lead them back to national relevance. The Hoosiers have a brutal schedule coming up with games against Duke, Notre Dame, Iowa and Louisville. Robert Johnson is a senior guard who leads the team in scoring at 13.7 per game but he shouldn't be your best player, rather a quality role guy.Juwan Morgan and De'Ron Davis are quality frontcourt pieces, but the depth that Indiana has is questionable at best. Devonte Green and Curtis Jones are intriguing pieces in the backcourt, but Jones has shot just 29% from the field in his sophomore year. Could be a long season for Indiana.

Fired by NPR for "inappropriate behavior". Details coming.

I don't want to get too political and ruin the humor in this. But of all the guys who had it coming, this guy takes the cake. A humorist....who has little humor and lots of nastiness in his Strib articles bashing Republicans. So I think this serves him right.


Big liberal Matt Lauer got fired today too. For inappropriate sexual conduct.

Austin Beier, an offensive guard from Toledo St Johns was named first team all Ohio in Division 2... Jornell Manns a WR prospect from Mansfield was named first team all Ohio in Division 3 as a RB... Division 1 hasn't named their teams yet so we will have to wait until later to see if Alex Reigelsperger or Thomas Rush were named first team all state.. Congrats to all these athletes as its quite an honor in a football state like Ohio to make all state especially first team.. It shows Minnesota's commitment to recruiting better players is getting a good start.

FYI,, Brennan Armstrong did make first team all Ohio in Division 4.

Here we go...

#12 Minnesota hosts #10 Miami tomorrow. We host Rutgers on 12/3. @ Nebraska on 12/5. @ Arkansas on 12/9. And then we have easy non-conference games until January.

#4 Villanova (neutral court) vs. #15 Gonzaga on 12/5.
#5 Notre Dame @ #3 Michigan State on 11/30.
#6 Florida (neutral court) vs. #11 Cincinnati on 12/9.
#8 Wichita State @ #16 Baylor on 12/2.
#9 Texas A&M @ Arizona on 12/5.
#11 Cincinnati @ #21 Xavier on 12/2. (although Xavier is located in Cincinnati - did you know that?)

If we can beat Miami, and then take care of business....we should move up to at least #8 in the next week or 2. Not to get ahead of ourselves.

Penn State has to look for a new offensive coordinator.

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OMG I just listened to him rant about the U on Chad Hartman's show. One thing he said was there's no way this team should have been this bad, they had the same players as Claeys had last year.
Really? We didn't have a QB that had any experience, we were down to 4 OL, we had to have a LB play up at the line because we didn't have enough DL, we were short handed at DB. About the only positions we had enough players were RB and LB.
He's also not into all these gimmicks of Flecks. But he's really pissed at Coyle and Kaler. They should not have thrown money away on an extension for Fleck. Said they just handed out $150,000 raises to both coordinators, and didn't know why. We still have lawsuits coming from that problem we had before the bowl game, And the FBI is investigating something there.
The lawsuit mess was because of the lack of control by Claeys if you ask me.

Heard we had someone at Piper HS in KS yesterday morning. Assume that was to put the pressure on Cooper Beebe.
Fleck is heading to IMG with Mo. Assume full court press is on the big OT.

Any late offers and visits to MN kids? In the past years We would offer a late bloomer.

Any coaches checking in on our GA commits?

Didn't get to seats in time etc to view senior recognition. Is there a list somewhere on those seniors recognized. Have done quick search but did not see anything comprehensive.

PS is there comprehensive list on others leaving early. Maybe there is overlap with the above.

As noted by others:

Still
Register
Croft
Holland.

Also hearing Everett Williams. Was he part of SR group?

Thx in advance.

Again, siap in entirety somewhere.

PREVIEW: GOPHERS VS. MIAMI



Nov. 28, 2017

Big Ten/ACC Challenge - #12/12 Minnesota (7-0) vs. #10/13 Miami (5-0) [GOLD OUT]
Date / Time Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 8:15 p.m.
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GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Time: 8:15 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV/Live Video: ESPN2 - Clay Matvick (Play-by-Play); Fran Fraschilla (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/KFAN 100.3 FM - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)

SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Third Meeting (1-1)
Series (Home): First Meeting
Current Streak: W-1
Richard Pitino vs. Miami: First Meeting
Minnesota vs. ACC: 38-21*
Richard Pitino vs. ACC: 4-3
* - excludes vacated games

STARTING FIVE
• The 12th-ranked Minnesota men's basketball team faces its second-straight nationally ranked opponent on Wednesday in #10/13 Miami for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
• For the third straight week, Jordan Murphy was named the Big Ten's Player of the Week. Murphy is leading the team and the Big Ten Conference averaging 22 points and 12.3 rebounds per game through the first seven games. Murphy has posted double-doubles in every game thus far this season, and he became the first Gopher to win the award in back-to-back weeks. Murphy is also just the second Gopher to win it three times in the same season.
• The Gophers are ranked 12th nationally in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll. It marks the first time that Minnesota has begun the season as a ranked squad since 2009, when the Gophers were 25th in the AP poll. The Gophers have not been this highly ranked since 2012-13, when they were as high as eighth. The Gophers received votes in each of the preseason polls from 2011-13 and 2015. Wednesday's game is the first game with both Minnesota and its opponent in the top-15 since Jan. 17, 2013 (#5 Michigan 83, #9 Minnesota 75).
• Head coach Richard Pitino won his 100th career game on Saturday against Alabama. Pitino is one of five active Division I head coaches who have reached the 100 career victory mark in their sixth season or sooner.
• Miami is the highest-ranked non-conference opponent to come to the Barn in 19 years, when then-No. 4 Cincinnati defeated the 17th-ranked Gophers on Dec. 16, 1998. The result of that game was later vacated. Officially, Miami is the highest-ranked non-conference team to play at Williams Arena since 1977, a win by No. 4 Marquette on Dec. 6, 1977.

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
• Miami has won all five of its games this season and has been ranked in the top-15 since the season's outset.
• Dewan Huell leads the Hurricane offense with 13.4 points per game, one of two Miami scorers in double figures.
• Miami is playing its first true road game of the season, with its only trip away from Coral Gables thus far a 57-46 neutral-site win over La Salle in Reading, Pa.

GOPHERS VS. THE ACC
• The Gophers have amassed a record of 33-40 against the current membership of the Atlantic Coast Conference, excluding vacated games.
• Series records vs. ACC teams are as follows: 2-1 vs. Clemson, 1-2 vs. Duke, 6-5 vs. Florida State, 2-1 vs. Georgia Tech, 3-2 vs. Louisville, 1-1 vs. Miami, 2-2 vs. UNC, 0-2 vs. N.C. State, 8-14 vs. Notre Dame, 1-2 vs. Pittsburgh, 1-1 vs. Syracuse, 2-4 vs. Virginia, 1-0 vs. Virginia Tech, 4-3 vs. Wake Forest.
• Minnesota has faced all but one of the 15 ACC schools at least one time, with Boston College the outlier.

GOPHERS IN THE ACC/B1G CHALLENGE
• The Gophers are 9-9 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• This is the third meeting between the Gophers and the Hurricanes in the Challenge, but the first time they have met in Minneapolis. The two teams split the previous games in Coral Gables.
• Until last year's loss at Florida State, Minnesota had won five straight B1G/ACC Challenge games, its longest win streak in the series. The Gophers have a 3-1 mark under head coach Richard Pitino in the Challenge.
• The Gophers' full Challenge history is below.

1999 vs. Virginia (W, 74-62)
2000 at Florida State (W, 76-71)
2001 at Wake Forest (L, 79-85)
2002 vs. Georgia Tech (W, 64-63)
2003 at Virginia (L, 78-86)
2004 vs. Florida State (L, 69-70)
2005 at Maryland (L, 66-83)
2006 vs. Clemson (L, 68-90)
2007 at Florida State (L, 61-75)
2008 vs. Virginia (W, 66-56)
2009 at Miami (L, 58-63)
2010 vs. Virginia (L, 79-87)
2011 vs. Virginia Tech (W, 58-55)
2012 at Florida State (W, 77-68)
2013 vs. Florida State (W, 71-61)
2014 at Wake Forest (W, 84-69)
2015 vs. Clemson (W, 89-83)
2016 at Florida State (L, 67-75)

The Last Meeting
Minnesota 78
Miami 60
March 19, 2012
Coral Gables, Fla.

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3-5. All 3 wins against bad small schools. Losses (all by 6 to 9 points) to Portland State, Eastern Washington, and Ohio State. Blowout losses to North Carolina and Florida.

Reid Travis is playing well though. 21.4 points and 7.2 rebounds. 73% FT's. Is he still on schedule to be eligible as a grad-transfer after this year?

Obviously not 2-11 for 43 yards and 2 picks with no tds..... I am fascinated with the subject in light of the type of receivers we have recruited both last year and what type of player is coming in next year at WR. We have a lot of guys that are more slight built like Mark Williams, Douglas, Bell, Manns, Van Dyne etc..I realize they will all gain weight and muscle but I dont expect them to be just blockers at that size, either. You dont bring in receivers like that without trying to make them playmakers so I am assuming that PJ has recruited them with the idea of throwing the ball more... I heard a lot about Bateman and it doesnt sound like he is built as slight as the others. I can tell you Erik Gibson, the kid from Detroit, is definitely not slightly built so if he arrives and learns technique, that kid has the capability to put on weight and be a bigger receiver. Still, I am sure PJ wants to have the confidence to throw the ball more successfully than recent times. So I thought to myself "what is a reasonable expectation for a winning program that predominately runs the ball??"

We have gone over, ad nauseum, that our present receivers cant get open nor catch it and the QB is not accurate in throwing it for the last half dozen seasons or more.. We have had a one-receiver show many times with either KJ Maye or Drew Wolitarsky with Mitch Leidner when we did have some success. TE play was present when the offense succeeded and way too non-existent this year, IMO...So what did we do when Leidner was at least semi-successful though we complained??

SPECIFICS: Leidner threw just over 300 times in his senior season in 13 games, I think....If we would throw the ball that much again, we can average a bit over 8.5 yards per attempt, that puts us at about 2600 yards for the season... In a 13 game season, that is about 200 yards a game... Some games a lot more, some a lot less depending on the defense and our ability to run the ball. With 300 attempts, 60-65% completion rate would be very good(we would probably be floored) but that means roughly 180-195 completions in a year. IDEALISTIC but a goal that is reasonable to accomplish. 14-15 completions a game if you include a bowl game. Maybe a QB from the past from the Vikings to come in and talk to the QBs to give some pointers

PRACTICE: Receivers in that offense may have one big gun who catches 50 balls, which is fine.. The other targets should have 1-2 guys in that 30 catch a year range. Whether that is outside guys or TEs. Then a lot more players including RBs with 10-15 catches a year or less. That downfield target should be able to average 15-16 yards a catch or more. A possession receiver should be in that 10-12 yard per catch average. Learn the nuances of WR play.. Heck we got 2 good ones that are from Minnesota in Eric Decker and Adam Thielen that could come in to tutor the guys a bit. I wouldnt think that it wold take that much time out of their schedules to help our guys out.

I would think that each receiver should set goals in the off season.. Good technique with quick cuts to get open Maybe bring in one of the former Gopher corners now in the NFL to say to our receivers "OK guys, we are going to press cover you as receivers.. Its your job to demonstrate the technique you learned from Decker and Thielen(as an example) to get open. We are going to rough you up at the line, jam you, and you are going to have to hand fight and use technique to get open for the QB to hit you with a pass". Then run drills until the guys can get separation.

With the QBs, practice the 7 on 7 stuff with a couple of receivers that have gone through the tutelage of the NFL players like Decker and Thielen. Staff and NFL players should get our current QBs to look off the PRO DBs( I am thinking Eric Murray, Marcus Sherels, Trumaine Brock, Brien Boddy Calhoun,etc) in the back as well as LBs. Put a stopwatch on the Qbs so that they either have to make a play within a couple seconds or move out of the pocket. Tell them that a sack will happen if they cant make that read... Make the defenses more complex as the practices go so that the QB has to make those vertical reads quickly and force the decisions with the execution quicker.

Guys, I just made outlandish suggestions but there is no reason we cant hit some of these goals as a team... They are reasonable... When people suggest Spielman from Nebraska should have signed with Minnesota, I kinda shake my head... Why would he go to a school like Minnesota if he has aspirations at playing a higher level of football than college?? At his size, would he have been effective being primarily a blocker as a receiver?? His Dad is a GM for the Vikings... If he is counseling his son to go to a school that could better his opportunity to reach his dream of the NFL. it wouldn't be as a 160 pound receiver where blocking is his primary responsibility.. That is just fact.

We now have a chance to change all that as the slate is clean with our receivers and a new QB for next season.. It wont happen off the bat, but it can surely look up... It cant be much worse.. Blocking is key here as well and all the timing has to be there... It is going to be a big process as blocking in the interior line is good.. We have 2 of the best coaches in the nation as o-line coaches and they showed they can teach discipline in a hurry as we didnt have near the penalties as in the past... Its attainable now we just need to go out and achieve it.

Went and saw Justice League tonight. Here are my takeaways:

The Good

• Wonder Woman, Cyborg, The Flash, Aquaman

The Bad

• The casting of Batman and Alfred
• Stupid vampire insect things
• Steppenwolf

Early in the movie, I thought the dialogue and story was a bit clunky. In the latter half of the movie, it got much better and closed out pretty well. There are two post credit scenes, so make sure you stick around for those. Overall I give it a 6 out of 10.

Mike Grant was on Sid's show yesterday morning and was talking about his center, and says he has tried to get PJ interested to take a look at him, but say Fleck says he to short. And Grant said he's 6'3" I don't know how tall you need to play center. I don't know the kids name. Is he going to be a walk on candidate?
You would think of all the players EP has they would have some Div 1 prospects.
Mason was also on the show earlier in the day and said a lot of good things about PJ. When Mason was coach his OL wasn't very tall if I remember but they did a great job of blocking. So if true, I don't know why 6'3" wouldn't be tall enough for a center.

SEASON OF GIVING: GOPHERS RAISE MORE THAN $120K FOR CHARITY



Nov. 27, 2017

Green Bay Game Photo Gallery

On the final Sunday before the official start of the 2017-18 season, the Minnesota men's basketball team turned its attention to giving back in a variety of ways. The Gophers hosted a charity exhibition against Green Bay at Maturi Pavilion early in the afternoon, and then donned their best business attire for the third annual Coaches vs. Cancer Tipoff Dinner at Interlachen Country Club in Edina.

The Nov. 5 game saw the Gophers easily defeat Green Bay, 115-86, in front of a crowd of 2,381. All of the proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the American Red Cross as it continues to assist in the relief and rebuilding efforts from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Head Coach Richard Pitino also pledged to add one dollar to the donation for every ticket sold.

Additionally, Goldy's Locker Room donated 50 percent of its gross merchandise sales in venue, while 25 percent of Aramark's concessions sales were added to the donation as well.

In total, the Gophers charity exhibition game resulted in a donation of nearly $16,000 to the American Red Cross.

Later in the afternoon, the Gophers traded their home whites for their business suits, taking part in the annual dinner to raise money for the Richard M. Schulze Family American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Minneapolis. The night featured a social hour and dinner where guests could get to know and take photos with the Gophers, along with a program that included remarks from emcee Mike Grimm and Pitino as well as Margaret Vos, a cancer survivor.

The highly-anticipated live auction featured unique prizes such as travel with the team, a custom-tailored clothing experience, VIP experiences at Gopher home games, and more.

All told, the Coaches vs. Cancer Tipoff Dinner grossed more than $105,000 to the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge.

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Gophers offer 2019 JUCO OT (California) Corey Luciano. He has offers from Minnesota, Fresno State, Marshall, and Syracuse. He was originally a 2017 2* recruit out of high school.

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