The Basketball program is getting closer to becoming a real contender. I know that's an obvious statement, but two things really stick out to me.
1. We have a large contingent of fans, including myself, who are upset/disappointed by a home loss to Purdue. A Purdue team that was very good last year and had everybody back came to Williams Arena and didn't blow the Gophers out despite not a single Gopher having a good shooting game. Still, this game is looked at like a major missed opportunity...and I much prefer that thinking to finding something to be happy about after a loss.
2. This is probably more interesting, but I counted 20 posts on various topics that have been replied to today. It's a Saturday when the Gophers are not playing and the board has had that kind of traffic? There's a lot more interest in this team than last year and an unbelievable amount more than there was in Monson's last two years. I bet in Monson final year you could find 2 (maybe even 3) different game threads on the first page of the message board. If there was a game Saturday, the discussion of that game (while it was going on) might still be on the first page as we played on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I am enjoying seeing so many new posters, with one notable trolling exception, sharing their thoughts on Gopher Basketball.
I hope there won't be too many posts tomorrow because a loss to Indiana this year will certainly generate a lot more posts than a win...and rightly so. Time to get back on track!
1. We have a large contingent of fans, including myself, who are upset/disappointed by a home loss to Purdue. A Purdue team that was very good last year and had everybody back came to Williams Arena and didn't blow the Gophers out despite not a single Gopher having a good shooting game. Still, this game is looked at like a major missed opportunity...and I much prefer that thinking to finding something to be happy about after a loss.
2. This is probably more interesting, but I counted 20 posts on various topics that have been replied to today. It's a Saturday when the Gophers are not playing and the board has had that kind of traffic? There's a lot more interest in this team than last year and an unbelievable amount more than there was in Monson's last two years. I bet in Monson final year you could find 2 (maybe even 3) different game threads on the first page of the message board. If there was a game Saturday, the discussion of that game (while it was going on) might still be on the first page as we played on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I am enjoying seeing so many new posters, with one notable trolling exception, sharing their thoughts on Gopher Basketball.
I hope there won't be too many posts tomorrow because a loss to Indiana this year will certainly generate a lot more posts than a win...and rightly so. Time to get back on track!
