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The Daily Gopher takes a crack at previewing the 2011 Rose Bowl
We've been asked by the honorable head honchos at SBN to preview one of the bowl games. Since our favorite squad was unable to earn a bid to a bowl game this year I got to pick and I thought why not choose the one bowl that I desperately want to see my Gophers participating in someday. The Rose...
Badgers hold off Gophers to snap their Minnesota losing streak
For another perspective go to Bucky's 5 Qtr recap The Golden Gophers battled back from a 10 point deficit in the second half to take a brief lead in Madison but Jordan Taylor and Jon Leuer were too much as they led the Badgers to an early 1-0 record in the Big Ten. This was an enjoyable game to...
TDG Previews the Big Ten
I feel like I start every hoops post with "Man do I love college basketball". But I won't, even though I really love college basketball. And I really love watching Big Ten basketball. Now that the non-conference portion of the schedule is finished I think we can take a good look around the Big...
Golden Nugz for 3-31-09
In case you wandered the Internet yesterday and saw rumors of Tubby Smith's rumored imminent departure for the University of Virginia, fear not. Tubby isn't headed to Charlottesville. As the Minnesota Daily notes, the only current big opening is Arizona. Alabama nabbed VCU's Anthony Grant and UVA...
Big Ten Matchups in the NCAA Tournament
There are a few basic rules when filling out your NCAA Tournament brackets. Always pick one 12 over a 5 seed, never pick all four number one seeds to make the Final Four and assume the Big Ten will fail. I think this year things are going to change. You should still pick a 12 over a 5 and...
Memorandum to Big Ten Basketball Players
MEMORANDUM To: Big Ten Basketball Players From: Concerned Fans Subject: No Respect Date: March 16, 2009 Dear Big Ten basketball star, It's time to stand up and tell all of the two-bit talking heads ENOUGH ALREADY! From CBS' Digger Phelps to SI's Andy Glockner and just about every overworked...
Golden Nuggets 03.05.2009
Big win last night. The best rodent definitely won. Yes, Gophers are superior to badgers. Remember Caddy Shack? By the way, that ends any conversation when people make fun of our mascot. Fear the Gopher! Personally, I think the win solidifies the NCAA tournament berth for the...
Evaluating the Gophers Hoops Possibilities
(Ed Note: Please welcome rencito to the TDG (is that redundant or not?) publishing family. PJS and I have asked him to be a contributor and we are looking forward to having another person on board to help keep the content fresh.) Our dear Rodents are left with three regular season games on the...








