A New Media Outlet for Minnesota Golden Gopher Coverage Emerges
Published on: 21st February, 2010
For years in the Twin Cities, KFAN has billed itself as "your sports leader." We'll see if that holds true now that there's a little competition. KSTP (AM 1500) has long been a player in the Twin Cities market, focusing mainly on general talk radio. Staring on Feb. 15, the station ...Tim Brewster Owes Tubby Smith and Don Lucia a Big “Thank You”
Published on: 16th February, 2010
Gopher football fans are used to disappointment. Gopher basketball fans in the dark days between Clem Haskins' shameful departure and the arrival of Tubby Smith endured their share of heartbreak. But Gopher hockey? The squad that won back-to-back titles in the 2000s? Surely they couldn't meander through a season with disappointing results. ...What The Nation’s No. 1 Recruit Would Mean To Gophers Football
Published on: 10th January, 2010
While many Gophers fans tuned into Saturday's U.S. Army All-American game to get a glimpse at Gopher recruit Jimmy Gjere, a four-star offensive tackle, most fans were tuning in to get a look at the nation's No. 1 overall recruit, Seantrel Henderson. Henderson has starred for the storied Cretin-Derham Hall football ...Insight Bowl Offers Gophers a Shot at Redemption
Published on: 27th December, 2009
The 2009 edition of the Minnesota Gophers Football team can be described in a number of ways. Puzzling. Disappointing. Frustrating. If you look at how the season finished, the Gophers can consider themselves lucky to be in any bowl. There are two ways that the Gophers can take their invitation ...Minnesota Gopher Football’s Christmas Vacation
Published on: 20th December, 2009
First of all, let's get this out of the way: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is the greatest Christmas movie of all time. You can argue for Home Alone or A Christmas Story all you want, but those arguments will fall on deaf ears here. Every other holiday movie is unwatchable in ...Big 10 Expansion: The Key To Getting the Gophers Back To the Rose Bowl?
Published on: 15th December, 2009
Reports surfaced late last week that Wisconsin A.D. Barry Alvarez was suggesting the Big 10 needs to actively explore expansion. Reputable journalists and wannabe sportswriters alike took this news and ran with it. What would adding another team mean to the league and who would that team be? The Big 10 is ...Big Ten Looking To Add 12th Team?
Published on: 13th December, 2009
Former Wisconsin football coach and current athletic director Barry Alvarez commented this week that he expects the Big Ten to more thoroughly explore its options when it comes to adding another team to the conference. The Big Ten has been stuck at 11 members since it decided to add Penn State ...In 2010, the Big Ten Schedule Will Have It Right
Published on: 29th November, 2009
Football has become an integral part of Thanksgiving traditions all across America. The games are a welcome diversion from all the hoopla, shopping, and gatherings that tend to tax a person's patience. It sure would be nice if those of us in Big Ten country could watch some of the ...Gophers Might Want to Consider Multiple Firings
Published on: 22nd November, 2009
If you were within earshot of the University of Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, that tapping sound you heard might have been Athletic Director Joel Maturi pounding a nail into the coffin of Tim Brewster's coaching career. After another embarrassing display by his offense in Iowa City, the Tim Brewster experiment ...The 10 Greatest Gopher Football Players of All Time
Published on: 20th November, 2009
Though the University of Minnesota has suffered through some less than stellar seasons over the years, the program has still put some amazing players on the field. Despite a Rose Bowl drought that is nearing 50 years, the program has still managed to produce a fair amount of NFL-level ...Featured Sponsors
File not found.