Non-Hockey Sports Thread VIII

[Northerner]

Is it true the Gophers only have two (non vacated) NCAA wins since 1990?

 

[Wild11MN]

Is it true the Gophers only have two (non vacated) NCAA wins since 1990?

Looks like it. Other than the vacated Final Four season, they won a few years ago against UCLA, then in 1994 it appears (also vacated).

 

[Northerner]

Dear lord that is abysmal.

 

[Northerner]

I wonder how many Big 10 teams (if any) have less NCAA wins in the last 30 years.

 

[SupremeNachos]

I wonder how many Big 10 teams (if any) have less NCAA wins in the last 30 years.

If they opened up their books/doors/emails I guarantee half of the big time programs would be in the same boat as the Gophers.

 

[Northerner]

Northwestern maybe? Rutgers?

 

[Northerner]

At least the Gophers won the NIT. I guess. Lol

 

[Wild11MN]

Northwestern maybe? Rutgers?

Northwestern had never even made the tournament until a few years ago. I don't remember Rutgers ever being gone in the short-intermediate past. I'm not sure Nebraska has done anything either.

Research incoming.

Update:
Northwestern has made the tourney once now, and they won one game.
Rutgers hasn't even made the tourney since '91
Nebraska has apparently never won a tourney game (the only major conference school to never win a game)
Penn State has two wins since '91, both in '01

So it's not just the Gophers that suck lol.

 

[SupremeNachos]

Northwestern had never even made the tournament until a few years ago. I don't remember Rutgers ever being gone in the short-intermediate past. I'm not sure Nebraska has done anything either.

Research incoming.

Update:
Northwestern has made the tourney once now, and they won one game.
Rutgers hasn't even made the tourney since '91
Nebraska has apparently never won a tourney game (the only major conference school to never win a game)
Penn State has two wins since '91, both in '01

So it's not just the Gophers that suck lol.

At least the Huskers and Lions are good at football.

 

[Northerner]

Northwestern had never even made the tournament until a few years ago. I don't remember Rutgers ever being gone in the short-intermediate past. I'm not sure Nebraska has done anything either.

Research incoming.

Update:
Northwestern has made the tourney once now, and they won one game.
Rutgers hasn't even made the tourney since '91
Nebraska has apparently never won a tourney game (the only major conference school to never win a game)
Penn State has two wins since '91, both in '01

So it's not just the Gophers that suck lol.

I guess good for the NCAA for making sure the Mid-Majors are overly represented every year? lol


JK

 

[Northerner]

The mid-major teams are what make the tournament special.

 

[Northerner]

Through the first 6 games the B1G was 6-0. Not sure if anyone from the conference has lost yet.

 

[Wild11MN]

Through the first 6 games the B1G was 6-0. Not sure if anyone from the conference has lost yet.

They were 7-1. Wisconsin lost yesterday. Maryland just lost to LSU about two minutes ago on a last second layup, so 7-2 now.

 

[Northerner]

Can't understand why the Gophers didn't go full-court press with 5 minutes or so left to go??

 

[SupremeNachos]

Pitino is going another 0fer in keeping kids in state. I understand that kids want to go to a good school that has a chance to win, but I wish they would realize sometimes all it takes is one or two of them to stay local to have that chance.

 

[Digitalbooya]

They were 7-1. Wisconsin lost yesterday. Maryland just lost to LSU about two minutes ago on a last second layup, so 7-2 now.

It's been awhile since I've seen a healthy Wisconsin team with so many correctable errors that ended up being the down fall of the team. When your best player is a 47% free throw shooter... When your team as a whole shoots 64.9% from free throws, ranking 331st of 353 teams, it just doesn't bode well for success. Hope they can correct it for next year.

 

[SupremeNachos]

Hey we don't suck yet!

 

[SupremeNachos]

It's only 3 games so far, but I am more optimistic about the Twins this year than I have been since 2011.

 

[Northerner]

Polanco with first Twins cycle since Cuddy in 2008.

Kind of like a hole-in-one in golf - it's rare and hard to do, but kind of overrated - but it shows he's got potential.

 

[Wild11MN]

Anyone going to the Final Four today? I've been waiting and waiting for ticket prices to drop, but they never have, particularly because of ridiculously high "service" fees online (like $40-$70 per ticket).

The championship game is pretty reasonable on Monday, so I'm hoping to go to that still.

 

[Wild11MN]

Polanco with first Twins cycle since Cuddy in 2008.

Kind of like a hole-in-one in golf - it's rare and hard to do, but kind of overrated - but it shows he's got potential.

That's a pretty decent analogy. They've got a real shot to win the division. Cleveland's lineup looks terrible, and it won't get that much better after injuries.

 

[SupremeNachos]

That's a pretty decent analogy. They've got a real shot to win the division. Cleveland's lineup looks terrible, and it won't get that much better after injuries.

If Kluber continues to struggle and our pitching is average or slightly above we should win the division. Chicago has started off better than I thought they would offensively so might need to keep an eye on that. Knowing our luck we will win the division only to face the Yankees and lose.

 

[Wild11MN]

I haven't read into the salary cap implications yet.

 

[SupremeNachos]

If he puts up 4 more years of 1200-1300yds it will be a huge steal.

 

[TaLoN]

Though it is concerning how his game vanished the 2nd half when Diggs was slowed by injury and Thielen started seeing the same double teams that Diggs was succeeding with.