Recent content by minimax

Sorry to trouble you all with such a trivial, personal question, but I figured it's June so people won't hate me too much. I'm a lifelong resident of the Hawkeye state (sigh) who has rooted for the Gophers my whole life because of generations of Gophers on my dad's side. This fall, I'm going...

Got tickets to see the Gophers play Herky on Sunday. Although I am by all rights a Minnesotan and a U of MN grad, I have lived for the past 20 years in Iowa. The really cool thing is that despite his having been born and raised here, my 16 year old son is a true Gopher fan. You can't believe...

UU's plan is so perfect that I know I risk upsetting its superb balance, efficiency and quality. However, as you will be at Nye's anyway, you might want to consider a very small but interesting detour. Not to go all holy roller on anyone, but just a short stumble up the hill is Our Lady of...

OK, I give in . . . To date I think my record is perfect in not crying over spilled milk or playing the "what if. . . " game. But yesterday, my son was watching the Iowa State v. KU game and he called me over to to say I had to see the last 3 minutes. Normally, I'll go out of my way to avoid...

Hey, I'm sincerely not trying to walk into a buzz saw here, but I've been away from this board for a while and I'm wondering whatever happened to FOT. Maybe I should dare not speaketh his name, but I am curious. He was very prolific, often insightful and very touchy about . . .well about...

The buzzkill to an otherwise terrific NCAA tournament is upon us. Just How bad is "One Shining Moment"?

Kind of an interesting article in today’s WSJ (free content). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304370304575151704097966286.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5 Takeaway line is “Wishing your school could reach the top tier is the first step toward a pact with the devil”. As the Clem...

I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to the cancellation of “CSI Dinkytown”. And I can’t wait for its spin-off show, “Gophers take on the Big 10” to begin. I’ve lost all interest in CSI Dinkytown’s main characters (Royce and Trevor). I don’t know what they did or didn’t do, nor do I...

Of course lots has been made about how well the B10 will stack up against the glamour divisions (BigE and ACC) – or vice versa. Only Wisky and Mich take on teams from those divisions in the first round. Potentially in the second round, the B10 could have three more matchups (OSU, MSU and...

The University of Minnesota Athletic Department’s crack PR team this afternoon issued the following pre-game announcement. “Bored rivals rebounding skills seen as key to victory in tonight's critical Minnesota Wisconsin matchup.” However, both coach Smith and coach Ryan expressed confidence...

In my opinion, he's got MSU right where he wants them. They are so overconfident about playing the Gophers that when they play us in the tourney, he can tip them right over with an easy win. Really tough, tough . . . . .tough loss. It happens. Let's move on. Izzo's got a great team and he...