GopherHole's 4th Annual Unscientific Survey

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Moniker:BGA1
Age: 53
Native Minnesotan:
Hometown:Excelsior
Current Address: same
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools:BA UofM 1979
# of years as a Gopher football fan: (Substitute basketball, if it's your primary interest). Basketball 40 years
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: yes
Season Ticket Holder: yes

Attended my first Gopher football game:1967
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1971
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1974
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: never
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post:visit rivals, not a poster

What I like about GopherHole: hearing other peoples opinions on Gopher buckets, recruiting tidbits, debating politics on the off topic
with those who have a differing viewpoint
What I'd like to see enhanced: good as it is. thanks goperhole!

Additional Comments: (specificity is welcome)
 

Moniker: Moonlight
Age: Old enough to know better
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Bloomington
Current Address: St. Paul
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BA Concordia College, Moorhead; MS Minnesota State/Mankato
# of years as a Gopher BB fan:Lifelong - My dad went to the U
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: All home BB games
Season Ticket Holder: Yes - Basketball - 8 years

Attended my first Gopher football game: Never - waiting for a call from Studwell
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1999
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1985
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: not yet
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: I have my own advice column at www.askmoonlight.com

What I like about GopherHole: Sometimes interesting dialog and latest info. Great interviews from GL and Bleed

What I'd like to see enhanced: Live chat during away games!
 

Moniker: Winnipegopher
Age: 39
Native Minnesotan: No
Hometown: Winnipeg
Current Address: Winnipeg
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BA- Winnipeg, MA Manitoba
# of years as a Gopher football fan: (Substitute basketball, if it's your primary interest) 20
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: No
Season Ticket Holder: No

Attended my first Gopher football game: 1988 or 1989 (Win vs Wisconsin- got me hooked)
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1989 (win vs cupcake Maryland- Eastern Shore)
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Never
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: Never
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: None Gopher or sports related

What I like about GopherHole: Community and information

What I'd like to see enhanced:

Additional Comments: (specificity is welcome): I would just like to thank everyone who keeps the site going. For those of us from afar, the internet and especially this site has been a huge benefit. In the late 80s I used to get my information from the Sunday Star Tribune which I would have to buy on the following Wednesday.
 

Moniker: Carlson 79
Age: 52
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: St. Paul
Current Address: Middleton, WI
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BSB-U of MN
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 45
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: No.
Season Ticket Holder: No.
Attended my first Gopher football game: 1965
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1966
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1971
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: 1968
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GopherIllustrated

What I like about GopherHole: Comparing game "takes" with fellow fans, most of whom are very sharp and know their stuff!
What I'd like to see enhanced: Upcoming schedules of our major sports teams featured on the header.
 

Moniker: DarrenTheGreek
Age: 33
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Saint Paul
Current Address: Woodbury
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BA Political Science (Bethel University). Also took credits from Cornell College and University of Minnesota
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 25
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes - football. No - basketball
Season Ticket Holder: Football since 1996. 4 seats
Attended my first Gopher football game: Minnesota vs Michigan - 1987
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: Minnesota vs. Detroit - 1988
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Minnesota vs. North Dakota (last game in old Mariucci)
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: Forget the opponent but it was 2002
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: RonPaulForums, MSN Money, Facebook, Yahoo, IMDB.COM

What I like about GopherHole: Insightful comments.

What I'd like to see enhanced: I want people to move beyond Mason vs Brewster bashing

Additional Comments: (specificity is welcome)
 


Moniker: PigAxeJug
Age: 16
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Rochester, MN
Current Address: Rochester, MN
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: None, but i'll get their soon enough. Got some letters from the U of M!!
# of years as a Gopher Football/Basketball fan: On again-off again 16 years. Been a 100% fan the last 3 years.
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Usually. Always attend a football game or too, and this year i went to my 2nd basketball game.
Season Ticket Holder: Kindoff, my family of 5 shares 2 per game football season tickets. only held them this year, but also held tickets a few years ago. Sadly, i didn't get to attend any games in the 1-11 year. ;)

Attended my first Gopher football game: Minnesota versus L Lafeyette 2003
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: Minnesota vs. Illinois in 2003-2004. If only Humphries (and Rickert) would have stayed.
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Never, but i wish i could.
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: Never even thought about it, but i do enjoy twin's games, so maybe!
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: ESPN. Only for visits and to laugh at Pantherhawk and his miserable excuse for a life.

What I like about GopherHole: The discussion and flow of information, along with the input and insightful opinions of the many respected posters on the boards.

What I'd like to see enhanced: Recruiting forum for football and basketball. Help show off and teach gopher traditions, like student section chants, and help create new traditions for use at TCF. Emphasize our past success more, such as the 6 national championships in FB.
 

Moniker: ILgopher
Age: 33
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Rush City
Current Address: Bloomington, IL
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BA Political Science: None, Marine Corps
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 25
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: no, when I can get up.
Season Ticket Holder: no
Attended my first Gopher football game: Minnesota vs Iowa State - 1990
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: Minnesota vs. Youngstown St - 1989
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: N/A
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: N/A
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GI, Star Trib, Facebook, ESPN..

What I like about GopherHole: Great longtime posters...I've been following this website since before it went big time (1997)..I think Jason ran it from his own server at the time...

What I'd like to see enhanced: Nothing...Being an out of stater now, this is how I get all my gopher dirt...I'm not greedy...The posters and staff do great..
 

Jamiche

Moniker: Jamiche
Age: 53
Native Minnesotan: No
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Current Address: Minnetonka
Post Secondary Degrees: MSW
#Years as a Gopher Fan: 33
Attend at Least One Football or Basketball game per Year: Yes
Season Ticket Holder: Basketball
Attended my First Gopher Football Game: Can't remember
Attended My First Gopher Basketball Game: Can't remember, but Mychal Thompson was the center
Attended My First Gopher Hockey Game: N/A
Attended My First Gopher Baseball Game: N/A
Other Websites I Frequently Visit and Sometimes Post: I've posted two times on other sites. I'm faithful to GH. I visit about a dozen sites pretty regularly.
What I Like About Gopher Hole: Well operated (except for the yuku fiasco) and there are a lot of bright, diverse posters.
What I'd Like to see Enhanced: The teams that we root for!!
 

Moniker: ChicagoGopher
Age: 42
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: St. Paul
Current Address: Chicago Suburbs
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: B.S. U of M (Carlson) 1990 J.D. Chicago-Kent (1999)
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 24
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Season tickets for football + attend hockey and basketball as time permits.
Season Ticket Holder: Yes 4 tickets for 6 years.

Attended my first Gopher football game: 1984
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1985
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1985
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: Never
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GopherIllustrated

What I like about GopherHole: Definitely a different slant on things than GI but I really only check in here occasionally as I think GI has better information (generally speaking). Definitely another place where I can get a "Gophers Fix"

What I'd like to see enhanced: ???
 



Survey

Moniker: Ogee Oglethorpe
Age: 39
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Crosslake, MN
Current Address: Las Vegas, NV
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BS Civil Engineering- North Dakota State Univ.
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 30
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes (usually)
Season Ticket Holder: No.

Attended my first Gopher football game: 2003 Sun Bowl vs Oregon Ducks in El Paso
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: Not sure, mid 1990's?
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Not been able to yet
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: Nope
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: None

What I like about GopherHole: The information that's available. Some of the folks on here have WAY more time to surf the web than I do, or are at least somewhat "inside" the programs and have good information to offer. And of course, the different personalities.

What I'd like to see enhanced: More links more readily available on some of the pages like schedules, rosters, et al.
 

Moniker: howeda7
Age: 28
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Bertha, MN
Current Address: Charlottesville, VA
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BS Accounting, Northern State University 2003
# of years as a Gopher basketball fan: 25 or so football, 20 basketball
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: When I can
Season Ticket Holder: No

Attended my first Gopher football game: Minnesota vs. Indiana 1985
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: at Maryland 2005
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Never
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: Never
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: Star Tribune, BYTO (Twins)

What I like about GopherHole: The fans are generally positive and more knowledgable then on say the Star Tribune. I also frequently learn about things on here I wouldn't otherwise know. Whic says alot about the lack of quality Gopher coverage elsewhere I guess.

What I'd like to see enhanced: An easy link to team schedules, specifically football and men's basketball. A chatroom during games would be nice.
 

Moniker: BarnBoy
Age: 30
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Rochester
Current Address: Minnetonka, MN
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BS Gophers, MBA Gophers
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 15+ football and basketball
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes - both.
Season Ticket Holder: No.
Attended my first Gopher football game: circa 1986/1987
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1994
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1997
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: NA
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: dpreview

What I like about GopherHole: Having a group of people to "talk to" about games, frustrations, celebrations, etc. My wife doesn't get it... love her to death.

What I'd like to see enhanced: More "where are they now" features. Also maybe an upgrade in technology. It gets painful hitting the refresh button... (nice to have, I am not complaining)

Additional Comments: (specificity is welcome) 20% of people on this board need to grow up. The other 80% are constructive participants.
 

Moniker: GOFUR
Age: 51
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Austin
Current Address: Plymouth, MN
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BS - Business -Mankato State
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 45
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes Football, occasional Basketball
Football Season Ticket Holder: Yes - 19 years - 2 tickets
Attended my first Gopher football game: Minnesota versus Illinois - 1973
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: Minnesota vs. Auburn - Met Sports Ctr 1975
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Minnesota vs. Denver - 1977.
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin 1984 (before Wisky canned their program).

What I like about GopherHole: Hanging out with fellow Gopher fans.
What I'd like to see enhanced: Less bickering, more adult like discussion.
 



Moniker: NateDawgUM
Age: 26
Native Minnesotan: No
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Current Address: Chicago, IL
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BA, Geography, Minnesota '05
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 9
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes
Football Season Ticket Holder: 4 years as an "adult" ticket holder
Attended my first Gopher football game: Minnesota v. Nebraska in Lincoln, 1990
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: Minnesota v. Nebraska in Lincoln, not sure the year
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Minnesota v. Wisconsin, 2002?
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: never been

What I like about GopherHole: Not really feeling it lately
What I'd like to see enhanced: Less coaching/recruiting talk and more simple game discussion
 

Moniker: Holy Man
Age: 44
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Current Address: Lakeville, MN
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BSB Accounting-UMTC '86, Masters in Theology St. Thomas '95
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 39
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes
Football Season Ticket Holder: Not currently
Attended my first Gopher football game: 1974
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1975 v Purdue Triple OT loss
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1975
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: 1983

What I like about GopherHole: Typically rational and respectful discussion; links to info I would never find on my own.
What I'd like to see enhanced: More game recaps, not just opinion.
 

Moniker: GoldenGo4Fan
Age: 40
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Bloomington, MN
Current Address: Shakopee, MN
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BA - University of Minnesota (SJMC 1992)
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 40
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes - Football
Season Ticket Holder: Yes (Football 12 years 1986-1992 & 2003 - Current, Hockey 9 years 1986-1994, Basketball 3 years 1987-89)
Attended my first Gopher football game: 1986
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1986
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1977
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: 1986
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GopherIllustrated

What I like about GopherHole: The interviews and insight by the administrators and posters. The player and recruit blogs.

What I'd like to see enhanced: Recruiting forum for football and basketball. Where are they now features.

Additional Comments: I love visiting this site and don't feel their is much missing. While I think some enhancements would be nice I don't think they are necessary to make this site more valuable.
 

Moniker: Oleboy41
Age: 24 (25 on Wednesday)
Native Minnesotan: Mos Def
Hometown: South MPLS
Current Address: Lake County, Il
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 15
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: nope
Season Ticket Holder: nope

Attended my first Gopher football game: only one I can remember is vs Wisky sometime in the 90s. Lost in OT to ROn Dayne and crew
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: never
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: Minnnever
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: never
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GI, Rivals MB, others that I only peruse
What I like about GopherHole: Gopher sports forums. Whats not to like?

What I'd like to see enhanced: Sick sick sick of all the trolls and flamers. Honestly its why I've spent less and less time on here.
 

4th Annual Unscientific Survey

Moniker: gopher71runner
Age: 59
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Richfield
Current Address: Hilliard, OH (suburb of Columbus)
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BSB - Univ of Minnesota (1971)
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 55 (Substitute basketball, if it's your primary interest).
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes - football or basketball but not necessarily home.
Season Ticket Holder: No. (if yes, please list the sport(s), #of years as a season ticket holder, and the #of tickets.

Attended my first Gopher football game: Minnesota versus NW early 60s--Paul Flately played for NU
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1967
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1967
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: 1968
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GopherIllustrated,

What I like about GopherHole: Variety of inputs

What I'd like to see enhanced: More informed and thought out comments less emotional, political, and personal attack comments.

Additional Comments: (specificity is welcome)
 

Moniker: Alpinegopher
Age 33
Native MN: Yes
Hometown: Pelican Rapids
Current Address: Steamboat Springs, CO
Post Secondary degree: A.A.
# years Gopher football fan: 20
Attend at least one football game per year: yes
Season Ticket Holder: Yes, Football, 1 year, 3 tickets

Attended my first football game: Probably 1988 Purdue?
Attended my first basketball game: 1990 vs Indiana
Attended my first hockey game: 1994 at UND
Attended my first baseball game: 1995 DQ Classic
Other websites that I frequent: GI, SBB

What I like about GH: Recruiting updates, Away game info
What I'd like to see enhanced: Maybe a ticket exchange site when seats get harder to come by
 

Moniker: coolhandgopher
Age: 36
Native MN: yes
Current Address: Lima, Peru
Post Secondary degree: M.S.
# years Gopher fan: 27
Attend at least one football game per year: yes
Season Ticket Holder: No

Attended my first football game: Can't recall
Attended my first basketball game: '92 vs. Wisconsin
Other websites that I frequent: espn.com, startribune.com, cbssportsline.com

What I like about GH: The dedicated work done by Bleed and Gopher Lady. The sense of community. The inside info offered by Johnny Gopher, the NCAA basketball breakdown offered by Selection Sunday. The ability to stay on top of the program while living in another continent.

What I'd like to see enhanced: A quick overall recap of the basketball games-who stood out, who struggled, etc. Something like cduff does for Gopher football. I realize it's more difficult to pull off though with two games per week.
 

Moniker: cncmin
Age: 34
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: New Ulm
Current Address: Pittsburgh, PA
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BChE - University of Minnesota (1996)
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 30 (Substitute basketball, if it's your primary interest).
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes - football or basketball (whenever they come to Penn State)
Season Ticket Holder: No.

Attended my first Gopher football game: 1992
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1992
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: N/A (unfortunately!)
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: ~2005 (at Penn State)
Attended my first Gopher wrestling match: ~2005 (at Penn State)
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GopherIllustrated, Scout.

What I like about GopherHole: Any discussion that stays on topic, I follow recruiting, inside news and game comments through GH.

What I'd like to see enhanced: Whatever DL65 said. Plus I'd like to see links to our fight songs.

Additional Comments: I plan to make it to the new stadium for a road trip game soon. Attended the Music City Bowl against Virginia where a Mason team blew yet another solid lead. Attend all Gopher football and basketball games in the state of Pennsylvania, hopefully I'll extend that to the state of Ohio (or other surrounding states) too.
 

bigegopher

Moniker: bigegopher
Age: 44
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Two Harbors
Current Address: Blommington
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: MSB 85
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 30 (Substitute basketball, if it's your primary interest).
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes - football and basketball.
Season Ticket Holder: Yes. (Football, 10 yrs,5 tix.

Attended my first Gopher football game: 1985
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: 1990
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1984
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: 1990
Other websites that I frequently visit and sometimes post: GopherIllustrated,

What I like about GopherHole: Variety of inputs

What I'd like to see enhanced: More informed and thought out comments less emotional, personal attack comments.

Additional Comments: (specificity is welcome)
 

Survey says

Moniker: CarterAveKing
Age: 30
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Blue Earth
Current Address: Rochester
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BS U of MN
# of years as a Gopher football fan: ~15
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes - FB, try to for BB also.
Season Ticket Holder: Yes, FB 9 years
Attended my first Gopher football game: OSU in the Dome early 90s
Attended my first Gopher basketball game: Fall '97?
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1998?
Attended my first Gopher baseball game: '99?
Other websites that I frequently visit: GopherIllustrated

What I like about GopherHole: Great interviews/stories. Wide range of topics. Free!

What I'd like to see enhanced: More discussion on other sports (baseball particularly)
Additional Comments: Is there a way to just block/stop threads that spiral into the toilet? A few minutes of my life I'd like to get back as I searched for good, insider info, and I just end up reading a pissing match.
 

Moniker: FlaminGopher
Age: 65
Native Minnesotan: Yes
Hometown: Minneapolis
Current Address: Orlando, FL
Post Secondary Degrees and Schools: BS, UofM - Minneapolis
# of years as a Gopher football fan: 50+ years
Attend at least one football or basketball game per year: Yes, football.
Season Ticket Holder: No
Attended my first Gopher football game: 1956
Attended my first Gopher basketball game; 1960
Attended my first Gopher hockey game: 1964
Other websites that I frequently visit: Rivals, Gopher Illustrated, Scout, Scout-Gophers, Buck Bravo, Down with Goldy, Recruiting Planet,

What I like about GopherHole: The Gopher faithful, Gopher football news - particularly recruiting updates; Player info and future Gopher profiles, Discussion and insight provided by well-informed posters, Hole polls,

What I don’t like: Troll droppings, and threads that spiral into time wasting irrelevance.

What I'd like to see enhanced: More about Gopher tradition, success stories and heroes from the past
 

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