The Minnesota Twins Don’t Need to Be the Yankees. They Need to Be the Twins Again.
Nobody cares about the Minnesota Twins anymore. Okay, not literally nobody. There are still diehards watching every night. But compared to the Vikings, Wolves and Wild, the Twins have slowly become background noise in Minnesota sports. And that’s…
How Does P.J. Fleck Wear the Same Game Day Outfit in Any Weather?
There are plenty of mysteries surrounding Gopher football. How can they play so well against a ranked opponent and then play so bad against Northwestern? Why can’t our kickers make anything over 40 yards? How does Goldy spin his head all the way…
Maybe the Big Ten is not the Toughest Conference?
Week 1 is the week where most P4 teams play a G6 or FCS opponent. A cupcake game to get you ready for the rest of the season. A game that if you are a P4 team, you should win easily and by a lot. For some teams in the Big Ten that’s exactly what…
College Football Week 1 Preview
Week 0 was an appetizer for the main course which is week 1. Now I could be misremembering, but this slate of games for week 1 feels like it’s lacking compared to years past. Regardless, it’s still college football, and I’m still going to consume as much…
Koi Who? Javon Tracy Scores TWO Punt Return Touchdowns As Gophers Win Opener
Look, I’m not going to put much stock into last night’s Gopher win over Eastern Illinois. Why do they even allow Big Ten teams to play FCS teams? It’d be like Eden Prairie scheduling a 9-man team in football, it’s not a fair fight…
Who’s Most Likely to Break the Men’s Minnesota Sports Championship Curse?
129 seasons. 34 years and counting. That’s how long our men’s teams have been under the Minnesota Sports championship curse. That’s pretty much the definition of misery as a sports fan. In fact, according to ESPN’s misery rating…
My Five Most Exciting Moments as a Minnesota Sports Fan
Being a Minnesota sports fan means many moments of heartbreak and sadness. I wrote a blog last week called “The Five Minnesota Sports Moments That About Killed Me” that was difficult to whittle down to just five moments. But there have also…