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Who should Minnesota fear and OMG Wisconsin made a bold move? What do the Gophers need to do with the rest of their season to be successful? That’s what was on our mind as we recorded this week. Who are the biggest threats to Minnesota as they chase a B1G West crown and what games loom largest? We also delve into the madness in Madison, as we take in the sheer audacity of the … [Read more...] about Pahd 6.7: Bye week B1G West thoughts

With key players out against Purdue, Daniel Jackson stepped up. The Gophers will need more big games from him after the bye week. … [Read more...] about Lost in the loss: Daniel Jackson's emergence as a top receiving threat for Gophers

Dinkytown Athletes Learn more about the NIL collective supporting student-athletes at Minnesota In case you missed it, Dinkytown Athletes launched last month as the first Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) collective in support of student-athletes at the University of Minnesota. If you follow college athletics at all, you’re likely aware that NIL rights have opened the … [Read more...] about Q&A with Dinkytown Athletes co-founder Derek Burns

Christopher Mitchell A busy Homecoming weekend saw some highs and lows from the Gophers It was a busy Homecoming weekend for the fall Minnesota Gophers sports teams last weekend. But it was a mixed weekend filled with highs and lows. One team allowed a brutal upset, while others had upsets slip away at the last few minutes. Here is a summary of last week’s action and … [Read more...] about Non-Rev Review: Homecoming Edition

Trophy! | @GopherwGolf on Twitter A 64 wasn’t good enough for Mesones...so how about a 62! If you are looking for the sneaky best story of the fall for the Minnesota Gophers so far, look no farther than the Gophers women’s golf team. A week after Luisamariana Mesones set the Minnesota single round record with an eight under par 64, she decided to one up herself. In … [Read more...] about Another Tournament Another Record for the Gopher Women’s Golf Team

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 6 of the season. "(function() {var sc = document.createElement("script"), scCnter = document.getElementById("container-sdp-voltax-player-01evcez1p3ybm8h26z-5795"), done = false;sc.src = mm_video_data.endpointUrl + "/01evcez1p3ybm8h26z.js";sc.onload = sc.onreadystatechange = function() … [Read more...] about Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 6

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports More often than not, programs are going to want more Paul Chryst was a victory over Illinois — and former Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema — away from tying for the second-most wins by a head coach in program history at Wisconsin. Instead, his Badgers lost to the Fighting Illini in decisive fashion, dropping their record to 0-2 in … [Read more...] about Weighing the burden of expectations

Molly Kaiser Gophers sweep Lindenwood, but have work to do ahead of Minnesota State Minneapolis, Minn. — After freshman center Logan Cooley shined for the Gophers in his collegiate debut in the home opener, seasoned veteran defenseman Brock Faber took the wheel in the Gopher hockey team’s 6-4 win against the Lindenwood Lions Sunday night. When it’s early in the season … [Read more...] about Brock Faber lifts Gophers past Lions in 6-4 win

It ALWAYS comes down to expectations Over the many years of writing The Monday Perspective, there are often many recurring themes from season to season. Common themes like... Enjoy the season, it is going to be OK, it was just one loss Calm down, we still have not yet arrived and we still have to earn things What exactly were your expectations? Cause maybe they were set a … [Read more...] about The Monday Perspective also has expectations for this season, and they are unchanged