WOW.................I thought that AZJ would retain ownership of GI until he was moved into an assisted living end unit. GI has been like a membership club that I have belonged to for years, yet would not admit to being a member--even my own family. Sorry, I feel bad that the AJZ,MOC, era is now finally over.

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Link: Samuel talks recruiting

Today we celebrate not only or independence from England and King George but our Independence from the evil King Aaron Johnson! He built are community up, taxed our posts then tried to beat us down! We may be down now but we will rise again! MJH is our George Washigton he will defeat the evil red coats of scout! USA! USA! USA!

Minnesota made the top seven for three-star defensive tackle Juan Harris.

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Link: Gophers impressing Louisiana running back Jakyle Holmes

The Gophers are sitting well with Holmes right now.

Link: Wright goes in-depth on recruitment

McKinley spoke to me about Minnesota, Iowa State, Dayton, and Xavier, as well as the success D1 Minnesota has had.

Minnesota is sitting well, probably the best, with Wright right now, but Iowa State, Dayton, and Xavier are right there too. This is far from a lock. If he does end up deciding in late September or October, then I guess it will come down to whichever visit he likes most. You can be sure that he'll be on campus several times before then, even though he's not planning to take an official.

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Bring Bradger aka umfb27 back from exile...

Just wondering....

Link: Ott working hard to have a strong senior season

Ott hasn't heard from Minnesota in a while. That being said, he did impress at camp and will have an opportunity to do so again in his senior season. Personally I wouldn't predict that an offer will come, but it's not out of the question.

You can watch his film here.

It did my heart good to see a picture of Coach Kundla raising his hands with a huge grin on his face, taken today I think....100 years old.. I know what people think of Sid Hartman but I am guessing they are the general manager and coach with the greatest number of years of life combined, ever, in a LIVING combo. Just a few years south of 200 years, in combined ages is some kind of good genetics!!

Coach Kundla had the unique opportunity to start his coaching career at Minnesota in college AFTER being a professional coach for the Minneapolis Lakers. Larry Brown and Eddie Jordan are the only others that come to mind but I am sure there are others I am forgetting. Boy, would I like to spend a week with a guy like him to pick every detail I could get from his coaching experiences.. Very successful as a pro coach with a couple of successful seasons at the U..... A tip of the cap to a legend and a great life. Here is to you, Coach Kundla.

Boise State, Houston and Minnesota stand out to Daniel Young

Hey guys, it's great to be back with Rivals and The Gopher Report. Look forward to working with Matt and giving you guys the best Gopher Sports coverage possible!

As RJ posted, he and AZJ will no longer be with us starting tomorrow. I want to sincerely thank them for all they’ve done for Rivals. Those two are the reason this site is around, and they have contributed a lot to it over the years. @Ryan James, you’ve been a good mentor and friend. I’ll see you in gyms this July, brother. @zach johnson, I really appreciate you bringing me on board two years ago, and I’ve enjoyed my time with GI.

Connor Stevens will be back to help fill RJ’s void, and the amount of content I produce will greatly increase as well, some of that content being basketball. Connor’s brother EJ will also help out. EJ’s worked for Big Ten Network, wrote for a Gopher blog blog before, and done marketing and some other things for Northstar Hoops/Prep Hoops. There’s another writer I’m in the process of finalizing right now too that I’ll announce when appropriate. I’m very committed to making this a great place for Gopher fans to find great content and discussion, and I’m excited about the future.

Link: Gophers on top for Claudin Cherelus

Minnesota's sitting on top, by a lot, right now with Cherelus, so I'd imagine he's a Gopher relatively soon unless he starts to pick up a bunch of big offers.

One reason why he's flown so far under the radar is he hasn't really hit the camp season this summer.

Good for Darin. Kind of surprised they didn't award it to Sharp, but it's nice for the senior to be on scholarship and gives incentive to walk-ons like Sharp to stick around.

Press release:

Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino announced Friday that rising senior Darin Haugh has been awarded a full scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year.

“We are extremely excited that Darin Haugh will receive a scholarship for the upcoming season,” Pitino said. “He has been the epitome of an outstanding student-athlete on and off the court the two years he has been here. He is hard-working, loyal and a great teammate.”

Haugh joined the Gophers prior to the 2014-15 season as a walk-on, following two seasons at Wisconsin-Platteville and Bethany Lutheran in his freshman and sophomore years, respectively. The Prior Lake, Minn., native sat out his junior year due to NCAA transfer rules and saw action in six games as a reserve this past season.

With the announcement, the Gophers will have the full complement of 13 scholarship players this season, along with sophomore walk-on Stephon Sharp and freshman walk-on Brady Rudrud in uniform for the Maroon and Gold.

Link: Norwood thinks highly of Kiondre Thomas and the Gophers

Between being good friends with Kiondre Thomas and Jay Sawvel's success with defensive backs, I have to think that the Gophers are sitting pretty well with Tre Norwood. His quotes reflected that.

Jacob Smith OL Rosemount commits to BYU. Never heard of him.

So far...it looks like he had 3 choices:

1) Set his kids up to be busted by the police. Tip the police on which dorm-rooms to raid. And keep his job.

2) Tell his kids to get rid of the evidence themselves. Wash his hands of it. And keep his job.

3) Do what he did. Intervene. Come down harsh on his kids. Confiscate the pills. Have them write papers, pouring their hearts out. Really have a heart-to-heart with them. Yell at them....all that....just like any caring parent would do. Tell the University and the police....but stop short of backstabbing his kids. But because he confiscated and had possession of the pills himself, he was in violation of University policy, which will probably cost him his job.


So to summarize, he sacrificed his job to do what he (and I) consider to be the right thing.

Lastly, let's not sensationalize this. This is 5 or 6 kids having 3 or 4 bottles of Xanax. A light party pill that costs $20 per bottle.

It seems that at the moment, only Trumps Children have signed on to fire up the base at the Republican Convention. Would any good, loyal TGR Republicans be willing to be a KEYNOTE speaker? Or, even a polite Democrat who can lie and keep a straight face to act as a back-up speaker just in case the KEYNOTE speaker changes his/her mind?

Who, among the Republican Faithful rise to this occasion?

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Link: Elijah Walker high on Minnesota, has great relationship with Johnson

Amite (La.) QB Elijah Walker and Port Arthur (Texas) QB Kadon Harrison are two quarterbacks I would have my eye on right now. Walker, as you can read, is quite high on Minnesota. Harrison is committed to UL-Lafayette. I believe Johnson knew about Harrison while he was still at UL-Lafayette but never contacted him until he came to Minnesota. Either one would more than likely commit if offered, and you have to think that the Gophers will be offering a quarterback here soon.

Sid Wilson, who's teammates with Isaiah Washington for New Heights and played the last three years with him at St. Raymond's (N.Y.), has decided to reclassify to the 2018 class and has transferred to Brewster Academy, one of the best basketball prep schools.

Sid heard quite a bit from the Gophers in the past, but that died down this spring and summer. Isaiah Washington expressed more interest than Wilson, but things can change. Wilson spoke highly of Minnesota early in the recruiting process.

He's been great for New Heights in the UA Association this year, averaging team highs in points (16.3) and rebounds (6.3), and shooting a very efficient 55%. That's earned him the No. 132 spot in the latest Rivals150.

Link: Harrison had Minnesota on top before UL-Lafayette commitment

Harrison may be committed to ULL right now, but I definitely believe he'd be a Gopher if Minnesota chooses to offer. He says he hasn't heard from the Gophers since he committed, but Minnesota still is interested.

If you don't go there often, or at all, definitely head over there for fun discussion on all sorts of stuff. With all the change going on and being in the middle of a slow gopher sports news period, it would be nice to get new blood and personalities.