myespn.go.com - 1/7/2009
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Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Mike Dunbar has resigned as Minnesota's offensive coordinator after two seasons on the job, the team announced this morning. A news release stated that Dunbar stepped down to pursue other professional interests. "Coach Dunbar has contributed a great deal to ...
bankrollsports.com - 1/5/2009
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bankrollsports.com —
Earlier in the college basketball season I broke
down how the ACC and the Big East stacked...
up against each other to be America’s best basketball conference. Notably pointing out how deep the Big East has become, and that soon they would be considered ...
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Big East Hoops Dominance
thedailygopher.com - 1/8/2009
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thedailygopher.com —
After two average years leading Minnesota's transition to
the spread offense, offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar has resigned,...
according to the Star Tribune . Some have speculated about Dunbar's future after Tim Brewster hired Tim Davis away ...
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So Long Mike Dunbar
thedailygopher.com - 1/4/2009
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thedailygopher.com —
After laying the proverbial egg against Michigan State,
the Golden Gophers rebounded (figuratively and literally) Saturday against...
the #23 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. The Gophers did just about everything at a higher level than they did against the ...
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#21 Minnesota 68, #23 Ohio State 59
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There is always one guy...
...what was with the random Michigan fan at the Fiesta Bowl last night?
Recruiting Roundup (1-6-09)
basketball version
Bracketology - ESPN
M a #9 against Baylor with UNC (or Morehead State!) to follow
U-M fans fill more wheelchair seats
...but average occupancy is about 80%... i think.
Dunbar resigns as Minnesota offensive coordinator
Minnesota apparently ditching the spread
Marosevic Signs with Generation adidas, Forgoes Senior ...
Headlinin': Decision day for Georgia stars, Plus! Gratuitous Notre Dame pinin'
Dr. Saturday —
... to Gene Chizik's staff at Auburn. Roof's departure my "hit harder" for the Gophers, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune -- despite allowing 37 points per game during a five-game losing streak to end the season, the defense made a leap under Roof from the unit that finished dead last in the Big Ten in every possible category in 2007 -- but Dunbar's exit is more interesting because it likely signals a shift away from the spread Dunbar helped pioneer under Randy Walker at Northwestern. After finishing last in the Big Ten in rushing, head coach Tim Brewster hired ...
Headlinin': Gratuitous Notre Dame pinin'
Dr. Saturday —
... to Gene Chizik's staff at Auburn. Roof's departure my "hit harder" for the Gophers, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune -- despite allowing 37 points per game during a five-game losing streak to end the season, the defense made a leap under Roof from the unit that finished dead last in the Big Ten in every possible category in 2007 -- but Dunbar's exit is more interesting because it likely signals a shift away from the spread Dunbar helped pioneer under Randy Walker at Northwestern. After finishing last in the Big Ten in rushing, head coach Tim Brewster hired ...
Recurring offseason themes, part two: The end of 'The Spread' as we know it (long live the spread)
Dr. Saturday —
... with the ascension of new coach Danny Hope and "NFL-esque" offensive coordinator Greg Nord from Florida Atlantic. In the same conference, Minnesota cut loose offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar, a spread guru from Northwestern, shortly after hiring a new offensive line coach in an effort to return to its power-oriented roots, at least in part; it remains to be seen where the Gophers are going to go with their offensive coordinator hire, but indications are that head coach Tim Brewster wants more balance after bottoming out as the worst rushing team in the Big Ten. West ...
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Letdown: Northwestern 74, #17 Minnesota 65
thedailygopher.com 1/19/2009 — Because starting with the Gophers is depressing, let's begin by congratulating the Northwestern Wildcats on their first Big Ten win of the season. It sounds cliche, but the Wildcats wanted this game more and it showed.
As for Minnesota, well, ...
For once. we aren't taking Minnesota for granted.
paintthetownorange.blogspot.com 1/29/2009 — As you may have read at some point in the last decade, the University of Illinois Basketball team has not lost, home, away or neutral, to the Minnesota Golden Gophers since prior to this millennium. Given such a ridiculously long streak it can be easy ...
Do Or Die
mgoblog.com 3/6/2009 —
Right: you may have the ball, Gopher, by Manny Harris is about to have your teeth.
The Essentials
WHAT
Michigan @ Minnesota
WHERE
Williams Arena, Minneapolis MN
WHEN
Noon, March 7th 2009
THE LINE
Ask Jamiemac
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Good, Bad and Ugly: Minnesota
insidethehall.com 2/11/2009 — FINAL SCORE: Minnesota: 62 IU: 54
THE BAD AND UGLY:
The first half. Whoa boy: it was tough to watch, even by this year’s standards. Turnover after turnover after turnover. And then a few more turnovers. When the fist half was said and done, ...
Blogging with the Enemy: From The Barn
umhoops.com 2/18/2009 — Jonathan Foster, the man behind From The Barn , agreed to answer a couple questions about the Gophers before Thursday’s big game. This game is huge for each team’s tournament chances and in many ways these two programs are in a very ...
Kansas vs. Minnesota Team Analysis
rockchalktalk.com 12/30/2008 — New Year's Eve in Tempe and the Minnesota Gophers await the Kansas Jayhawks in their first back to back bowl appearances in school history. If recent history is any indication this will be a great opportunity to springboard into 2009, get ...
The mind is willing but the offense is weak
fromthebarn.org 3/1/2009 — Winning on the road in the Big Ten isn’t easy. Winning at Illinois has been impossible for 30 years for the Gophers. Winning anywhere without an offense, especially at #20 Illinois where the Gophers haven’t won since 1978 (officially) was probably too much to ask. They put up a fight ...
Insight Bowl: Preview and Prediction
totalprosports.com 1/1/2009 — The Kansas Jayhawks were in the Orange Bowl last year and were the eventual winners, beating Virginia Tech 24-21. This year they finished with a 7-5 record in the tough Big 12 and find themselves in the Insight Bowl. What a difference a year makes, the Minnesota Golden Gophers were on the opposite
Purdue Boilermakers 70, Minnesota 62
thedailygopher.com 1/23/2009 — Timing is everything. Just a few weeks ago Purdue was struggling to do anything right. They were suffering from injuries, and they looked like half the team they were one year ago. Flashforward to Purdue's last two games, and they are fully healthy ...
Hakeem Nicks: Going Pro —
Bleacher Report - College Football 1/5/2009
North Carolina's top wide-out won't be on the sidelines in 2009—well at least not in a Tar Heel uniform.
UNC announced Monday morning that Hakeem Nicks will fore-go his senior season and enter the NFL Draft in April.
Nicks leaves UNC ...
