Ending the hiatus

Well it's been a week and a lot has gone down. Let's do our best to touch on the major points.

Gopher men: Sucked one in the barn with Purdue in the house. Saw only the 2nd half and they were terrible. No where near the team that played so well in Madison. Bounced back and got one that they had to have in Bloomington. That Indiana team will do some things next season, but they are having to deal with the crap that Sampson left behind. What an idiot. Big one tomorrow night, with Illinois coming to the Barn and they really need this one to maintain a solid 3rd in the Big Ten and climb into a virtual tie for 2nd. The then get an extra break to travel to East Lansing and take on #9 Michigan State. Playing in Izzone will be a true test for the Gophers. If Nolan can stay out of foul trouble and handle the ball and attack the rim the way that he has recently, the Gophers can come out with what would be an upset and to date biggest win of Tubby Smith's tenure in Dinky Town.

Gopher Hockey: Thank God had a weekend off, now they need to get themselves back on the train and take care of the details to securing an NCAA tournament bid. I think Doc said they are 4th or 5th in the Pairwise Rankings. But the Susies are red-hot, made oh so clear by Feever and are climbing the charts like a gal darn Brittany Spears song (hopefully met with the same ending!) . Border Battle with Bucky this weekend. I know that I am going to either place or get a call from OB...at least he took the freakin On Wisconsin reback off of his phone.

Iowa Women's Basketball: Yeah, I know. But Kamille Wahlin got her first collegiate start the other night and did a fantastic job for the Hawkeyes. It is a different kind of feeling to see a kid that you watched grow up play on what could be the biggest stage for her and for any athlete to come out of Crookston in a long, long time. Correct me if I'm wrong, please! We'll have to see how long this starting string lasts, I know that she didn't play herself out of starting again, but had heard that injuries had brought her to the first five. But we'll see! Very, very proud of her and Schmitty for getting her going in the right direction... This quote will be forever immortalized in Crookston by Frank the Tank though, "I don't care if she scores 50 points a game, she will not play varsity this year." That lasted what eight games?