Should be a interesting game tomorrow evening in Rochester. Rochester John Marshall's Michael and Matthew Hurt go against Lakeville North's Nate Reuvers. Lakeville North is the #1 seed
and JM is #2

Next Gopher hoops coach?

Great record. Great coaching bloodlines. Great recruiter. Oh wait, he's a high school coach. They can't recruit, can they?

Never mind.

17 straight trips to the dance. Were on the bubble the whole WAC tourney and beat a very good St.Mary's team last night for the title. With 27 wins I expect St.Mary's to also get in.
No super stars on either team the with the exception of Sabonis. Stability is a good thing....

Watched 6 games yesterday. Here are my Gopher related thoughts:

Amir Coffey. Scored three times early around the rim, had an incredible block chasing a guy down in transition, made his foul shots, did a great job rebounding, had a beautiful bounce pass, and then with like 9mins to go in the first half he took a nasty nasty fall and hurt his back. Came back and played a little but then sat for the entire second half for precautionary reasons. Hope that back felt good this morning because the Trent vs Coffey round 2 is about to fill the Target Center tonight.

Gary Trent Jr. Blaine was totally overmatched coming out of a weak section and Gary score 23 points in 22 minutes and then sat for the rest of the night. His scores were on the attack as Blaine had nobody that could deal with him.

Tre Jones. Also played 23 minutes and say most of the second half. Controlled the pace of the game completely, scored four times, dished out 5 assists, was on the bench relaxing. Nothing to really take because the competition could do nothing with him.

Joe Hedstrom. Remember this name. He is a 6-foot-10 sophomore from Hopkins. Scored 10 points yesterday but usually doesn't play. Has an NDSU offer already. Guy is fantastic in position, has a really nice touch, and the best part is he is very aggressive at his size and moves well. Guarantee we will be talking about him a lot in the near future.

Goanar Mar/Gabe Kalscheur. Had what is really about a normal day for them. Both scored 6 field goals, both played well, Goanar had a double-double of 19/12 but had some turnover issues. Competition really wasn't very good (which is a terrible trend in MN HS basketball first round state tournament games) so not much you can take from it that we didn't already know.

Adam Trapp. I have never been more baffled by how a kid was used. He would get post position and it was obvious that the coach instructs his players to lob it up straight in the air and let it fall into his hands like snow falling. Well, he catches that but the floating lob lets two guys come down for a triple team, Adam losses position in the post that he had established, and the smaller guy can push him in the back off the block out of position because he no longer has leverage when he stands to get the ball. Tough day. Scored once, had to guard a 6-ft-5 small forward who has scholarship potential so that didn't go well (Annandale had their guy bring the ball up the floor which took Trapp away from the basket so he wasn't able to be the Post threat on D he usually he). Trapp is running better, and averaged 15/7/4 this year on a team that slows the game way down, but didn't show his touch much and has a hard time moving laterally .

Nate Reuvers. Scored his points from the fol line hitting all nine, had trouble with Reed Nikko who was much stronger and knocked Nate off balance on his shots often which led to the 5-13 fg but Nate fouled Reed out and had a nice double-double of 19/14.

thin body but has very nice skills at 6'10.

Pitino and Ben Johnson watched him tonight. Will play in championship game on sat

On Rosen sports Sunday 10:35

Aaron Hackett, a TE from Venice HS (Florida) was offered by the Gophers on Thursday.

Hackett has another P5 offer from Iowa State and offers from Marshall, Toledo and Marshall.

Venice was one of the top programs in Florida last season and likes to move the ball through the air. Login to view embedded media

Sconnie scum is in town thus weekend and we need 3 points to guarantee a B1G title. Went to my normal watering hole at The Commons and had to maneuver between the commie pigs. Unfortunately moved over to Applebee's to avoid them. 16 minutes left in Happy Hour, I'm buying if you show at the bar during happy hour

The defending national champions defeated Princeton, 6-2, in the quarterfinals today.
Minnesota will make its 12th overal final four and fifth consecutive.
Gophers will face the winner of today's fourth NCAA quarterfinal game between No. 2 seed Wisconsin and Mercyhurst on Friday.

Clickbait title but Jarvis just tweeted "Guess who's back (with female raising hand emoji)"

Could be nothing but we could use some good b-ball news

RJ, have you heard anything about this?

I'll post over here to avoid a war over in GI.

I know that I am the minority from all the likes for Hurt's dad's post, but I thought it was a little frightening. The worst thing Goldteam said was that he thought the young one was lazy. But he even said before that he was rooting for Hurt and seemed to be a fan. He voiced his opinion, big deal. Hurt basically challenged him to a fight in a gym over it and was dropping the message board equivalent of "do you know who I am."

Let's face it. GI has a history of smooching the tails of players families and friends who post and then it often turns bad, Royston, Berkley Edwards etc.

I hope I am wrong here, but if we got a Wally Ellenson type family response from Goldteam;s comments, then there could be rough days ahead. You are not going to be able to challenge everyone in the barn to a fight who boos your kid after a couple of turnovers.

Introducing 2017 stars from the Midwest https://n.rivals.com/news/introducing-2017-stars-from-the-midwest

We will try to update to this thread as much as possible. Feel free to add your own observations of you are attending.

He Just Did That: Nice swim move by Julien Kafo.

Ekpe just beat Dovich in OL v. DL drill. Too fast

OL vs. DL best part of practice so far. Hard to tell who won. Some pancakes by OL but d-line won some too.

They are tackling today. In OFF vs. DEF drill.

Isaiah Gentry looking good. Just caught 40 yard bomb from Rhoda

Shannon Brooks just fumbled

Green hasn't gotten many reps in off v. Def. Croft looks like solid backup to Mitch.

Brooks breaks for 25 yard gain. Bounced at line and broke thru second level

Play of the day ( so far). Over shoulder catch by Streveler from Rhoda for 60 harder

I'm the modern NFL would guys like Tommy Kramer and Ken Stabler been able to play? I don't mean in terms of ability but because of drunken escapades.

Both staffs have guys that will be around one or 2 years and will jump for NFL jobs. I am sure they are renting and not buying homes in their new states.

Fairleigh Dickinson won their conference tournament. Therefore many of you want their coach, Greg Herenda, to be our new coach. So here he is....

Be interesting of the two heralded freshman who helps their team the most next year.

Recruiting in the Big 10 just got a little more challenging with Lovie Smith officially becoming the new head coach at Illinois Along with Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, the Big 10 coaching fraternity is filling up with more big names. The question is - How far does NFL coaching experience go with recruits?

For some kids, I think it will certainly make them look at Illinois in a new way. But maybe more so for the parents, who see a coach who can help their son reach the NFL but will also hold them accountable.

Let's remember, Lovie managed the whole Jamie's Winston media swarm in Tampa this past season and never threw his rookie QB under the bus.

Heck yeah. Smiling, dancing, laughing. Skunks and pigeons crying. How sweet it is

Cheers.

Yes more big time futbol coming to Minneapolis.

Too bad its Chelsea and AC Milan, but will still be fun.

New offensive line coach Bart Miller is already having a profound affect on the program, on the field and on the recruiting trail.
On the field, the offensive line was one of the biggest concerns for Tracy Claeys entering the spring. Little by little, Claeys said he's seeing improvements.
"He's with them all the time," Claeys said Thursday after practice. "Even in team, he's not worried about calling plays I think that's a tough job for an offensive line coach to call plays and coach up there. I think the kids have enjoyed having him around. We've got some work to do still but he's doing a good job with some changes we've made, technique wise, and we will play more physical. The first group has made some improvements. We got to get some other kids to get better."
And by making the other kids better, I think Claeys was referring to a scenario on Thursday during the offensive vs. defense drill in which the offense needed a first down and was facing third-and-2 and failed.
On the recruiting trail, Miller is quickly establishing relationships with some of the top targets. Defensive end Levi Duwa from Mid-Prairie HS (Iowa) is making an unofficial visit next month and Jordan Tucker. the 6-6, 325 pound tackle from Georgia is intrigued by the Gophers because of Miller's connection with him. Tucker in particular said he enjoys Miller's enthusiasm and energy. Tucker has offers from South Carolina, Missouri and Tennessee.
Miller is also recruiting Eric Wilson, one of Minnesota's top prospects, and Sheldon Evans, Tucker's teammate at Roswell H.S and a three-star running back.
Minnesota should have a large recruiting class this year, and the majority of the signees could be offensive lineman.

Xavier loses a high scoring road game to Seton Hall, 90-81. Macura goes 2-9 shooting, 1-2 at the line....scoring only 6 points in 24 minutes of play.

Although he's a nice player at times....he's also more than capable of wilting under pressure in a tough road environment. He's not immune to this.

I'm not knocking him. But I thought I'd point this out, so that we get a balanced perspective.

What's the feeling about Pete as the new A.D.? He wants the job. Lacking in experience, but he has business experience and fire in the belly. He should bleed maroon and gold.

Opie--you are convinced that Lovie Smith is the big name the Illini need. You even believe he will get a top 30 class next year and a top 25 class the year after that. The Illini aren't devoid of talent, so a couple classes that strong could turn things around in a hurry.

So, here's my wager:

I say that Minnesota will defeat Illinois in football in both 2016 and 2017.

If I'm right about both games, you leave GI forever the day after the 2017 Minnesota/Illinois football game.

If I'm wrong about either game, I will leave GI forever the day after the Gophers lose, whether it be in '16 or '17.

There is one chance for the loser to regain membership to this board:

If I'm banned, my ban will be nullified should the Gophers win the Big 10 West at any point in the future.

If Opie is banned, his ban will be nullified should the Illini win the Big 10 West division in the future.

So, Opie. You in?

Or are ya yellow?

Tubby and tournaments go together like oil and water. Texas Tech gets dumped by 11-20 TCU today