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OPEN THREAD: Gophers and Wisconsin for The Axe
A snowy and cold afternoon with The Axe on the line.
OPEN THREAD: Minnesota and Santa Clara in Acrisure Series
If you think that Steve Nash and Jalen Williams are walking through those doors…
3 Keys to beating Wisconsin and how to watch the battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe
The Gophers host the Badgers on Saturday for the 135th time. Winning three of the last four matchups, Paul Bunyan’s Axe has gotten cozy in Minnesota lately. Can the Gophers retain their most precious rivalry trophy? How to WatchTV: FS1Time: 2:30Stream: FoxSports.com This has been a mediocre season for Minnesota and one of the worst […]
3 Keys to Minnesota beating Santa Clara and how to watch
Palm Springs 8:30 TruTV Santa Clara Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 4-3KenPom Rank: 108 Santa Clara BroncosRecord: 6-1KenPom Rank: 54 After both teams lost their Thursday matchups in the Acrisure Series, Minnesota and Santa Clara face off in the 3rd place game. KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN Stay healthy – The Gophers are dropping like flies. Robert […]
Rapid Recap: Gophers lose 72-68 to Stanford in Acrisure Series
The Gophers were your Thanksgiving nightcap but fell to the Stanford Cardinal 72-68. THE STAT: Three-point shooting was dramatically in favor of Minnesota. The Cardinal made just 8 of 31 three-point attempts (25.8%) while Minnesota was 9 of 20. How do you lose a game when you shoot 45% from three? THE STAT II: When […]
Minnesota Football vs. Wisconsin: Staff Predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) look to close out the regular season on a positive note when they battle the Wisconsin Badgers (4-7) for Paul Bunyan’s Axe at 2:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 29. This Week’s Thoughts: GopherNation: I think Drake Lindsey might get sacked six or seven times and this game is going […]
OPEN THREAD: Gophers and Stanford in Palm Springs
Happy Thanksgiving, now let’s get a win.
3 Keys to beating Stanford and how to watch tonight’s game
Palm Springs 8:30 CBS Sports Network Stanford Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 4-2KenPom Rank: 107 Stanford CardinalRecord: 4-1KenPom Rank: 97 Some late Thanksgiving action and a chance for the Gophers to get a win over a team from a Power 5 conference. Can the Gophers take down the Cardinal? Stanford is coming off a home loss to […]
Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Week 12
Week 12 was pretty quiet around the league for the former Gophers, but we got to see Brevin Span-Ford’s first NFL touchdown in the Cowboys big win over Philly. Blake Cashman did his usual things, and we may see starting QB Max Brosmer this weekend for the Vikings. Baltimore Ravens Week 12 vs New York […]
Big Ten Football Power Poll: Week 13
Last week we has some huge games and Oregon showed they are for real with a big win over USC to probably lock up the conference’s third CFP berth. Minnesota choked at Wrigley setting up a huge game for the metal health of MN fans against Wisconsin this week. Iowa and Nebraska are playing for […]
Minnesota Football: RoWINg to Wisconsin – Opponent Preview
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) look to close out the regular season on a positive note when they battle the Wisconsin Badgers (4-7) for Paul Bunyan’s Axe at 2:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 29. Can Wisconsin score on offense? Against a Danny Collins-led defense? Yeah, probably. The Badgers are down to their third- and […]
Gopher basketball loses 77-65 in Sioux Falls to San Francisco
After a strong and encouraging start to the season, Gopher hoops has floundered over the past couple of weeks. They needed overtime to beat Green Bay, they trailed Chicago State in the final 11 minutes before pulling away and on Saturday afternoon they were beat by San Francisco in a game that was controlled by […]
Minnesota Football Recruiting: Three-star WR Quayd Hendryx commits to the Gophers
It has been an unusual fall for head coach P.J. Fleck and co., at least as far as recruiting goes. There have been a flurry of commitments (and, in a few cases, decommitments) as the Minnesota Golden Gophers seek to put the finishing touches on this recruiting class ahead of Early National Signing Day. The […]
The Monday Perspective has just one holiday wish
Beat Wisconsin. The best word I can come up with to describe this season is “meh.” Beating Wisconsin won’t make this season magical, but it will at least keep it in the “meh” ballpark. The Gopher offense is not very good and kind of boring. The Gopher defense is bad, and seemingly getting worse week […]
Gopher Women Head to the Bahamas to face South Florida
The Minnesota Golden Gopher women’s basketball team will have a gorgeous place to try and bounce back after their first loss of the season. Minnesota plays their first game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas on Monday afternoon against South Florida at 3PM. Minnesota picked up their first loss of […]
Minnesota Football vs. Northwestern: The Elite, The Meh & The Ugly
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) are at risk of losing four of their final five games after suffering a miserable 38-35 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats (6-5) on Saturday at Wrigley Field. The Ugly The Gopher defense. Northwestern came into the game ranked 52nd in rushing offense (169.4 rushing yards per game), 116th in passing […]
OPEN THREAD: Gopher hoops against San Francisco in Sioux Falls
A semi-home game for the Gophers against the Dons. Hopefully, this can erase some of the sting from the football game.
Minnesota loses to Northwestern 38-35
Minnesota lost to Northwestern at Wrigley Field 38-35. The Gophers drop to 6-5 on the season and 4-4 in Big Ten play. The first quarter was a textbook Minnesota first quarter. The offense did nothing and the defense gave up two scores. There was a bit of life at the end of the first when […]
Minnesota and the Cubs are tied 28-28 at the end of the Third
The Highs and Lows After a three and out to start the quarter, the Gophers were given the gift of a muffed punt. Taking over at Northwestern’s 28, Minnesota immediately scored a touchdown on a play action pass from Drake Lindsey to Javon Tracy. It was Tracy’s third touchdown reception of the day. Northwestern responded […]
Minnesota leads the Cubs 21-13 at the Half.
A much better second quarter at Wrigley. Koi Perich flew through a perfect tunnel block for a 95 yard return to set up first and goal at the end of the first quarter. The Gophers punched it in on a nice counter pitch to Darius Taylor to start the second. The defense continued a maddening […]
3 Keys to beating San Francisco and how to watch
Sioux Falls 4:30 Peacock San Francisco Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 4-1KenPom Rank: 94 San Francisco DonsRecord: 4-1KenPom Rank: 82 Now begins a portion of the schedule that is very interesting as the Gophers have three games in a row against similarly talented opponents. It starts with the Dons in Sioux Falls. KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN […]
Minnesota stays in first quarter form by being down two possessions at the end of the First Quarter
Is having more penalty yards than offense good?
Minnesota takes on the Cubs at Wrigley: Game Thread
We’re in a baseball stadium. Can Minnesota put up more points than a baseball team? Will they be as disappointing as the Twins ownership? Come find out together.
3 Keys to beat Northwestern and how to watch
The Gophers get to play Northwestern at Wrigley Field. This should be a fun environment and hopefully a large number of Minnesota fans have made the trip. But can Minnesota get their first road win of the season? How to WatchTV: BTNTime: 11:00Stream: FoxSports.com Two teams that need this win. Northwestern needs one more win […]
Gophers Host #5 Penn State to Close Out Home 2025 Slate
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team will play their final two home games of 2025 this weekend when the #5 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions come to 3M Arena at Mariucci. It will be Gophers fans first look at highly touted freshman forward Gavin McKenna for Penn State—but there is more than just him […]
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