Recent content by MrC

The thread about Fleckisms in a job interview got me thinking about a game of PJ Fleck Press Conference Bingo. So I went to the myfreebingocards site and gave it a shot. Try it at this link: https://mfbc.us/m/etukwu Here is a sample: I missed at least one obvious word, “Culture,” and...

Pat might be eating crow, but he is definitely crowing over all the attention he is getting on GopherHole:

Was at the match and it was a blast. I bought season tickets to the Loons on a whim to be able to have tickets in the new stadium. I have been amazed at how entertaining it is as I learn the sport. But the best thing: matches take two hours. Really. No desperate attempts to keep the...

In a shocking cross species scandal, Goldy is accused of unwelcome advances towards a hamster.

On Saturday night, I attended a fund raiser for the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. As a Gopher fan, a couple things stood out. Kyle Tanner spoke to the crowd. As you may recall, he was the young man with Fanconi anemia who used a T-shirt cannon to deliver Justin...

A little unashamed positivity for a Wednesday night: For one of the loyalty program rewards, we selected the Tunnel Team experience for the first game. It was great! I am attaching a photo of PJ coming down the tunnel. He said nothing, just had a look of intense concentration on his face...

Is it just me, or is saying it is "abundantly clear" that something "might not" happen a weird sentence that doesn't say much? Abundantly clear that Mitch Leidner might not get drafted. Abundantly clear that Mark Coyle might not be a fan of Richard Pitino. Abundantly clear that my dog might...

I know it is the offseason. I know Oct 17 versus Nebraska is a long way off. But anything we can do to make sure this trophy, the only non-focus-group-tested, legitimate fan's trophy in recent memory, becomes part of the fabric of college football is something we can be proud of for the rest...

On Saturday I will attend the game with the son of a dear friend of mine we lost a couple years ago. He got me to buy season tickets Mason's first year. If he was still with us, he would be anticipating this game with a combination of excitement and anxiety. I have no doubt he would be a...

My daughter starts at the U this fall. I am a proud alum and I have been taking her to games since she was four months old. When she was a toddler she would sing: "Minnesota, hats be gone to thee!" I am buying student season tickets for her, but expect she will often want to sit in "our"...

For those of you who have not heard of him, Nate Silver is a politics, sports, and statistics geek who has been extraordinarily accurate in predicting presidential elections in the past two cycles. Today he turned his attention to the Big Ten expansion. Below is his analysis...

I used to almost dread the Iowa and Wisconsin games in the Dome. Not because of the usual loss, but because of the atmosphere of the games. The best description I can give of the atmosphere at those games is "mean drunk." This is the same feeling I get by the third quarter of Viking games at...

I have been thinking about Coach Kill's insistence on not taking short cuts, on doing things the "right" way. I was sure that is meant to be a contrast with his predecesor. However, I think we are seeing a great deal of evidence for the consequences of short cuts in our local pro team...