Who do cupcakes play when they need a cupcake?

Why they play the Gophers next opponent –the Kennesaw State Owls.

They have won at home twice, but they have beet fodder on the road for noted teams like: Texas State, Western Illinois, & Maryland-Eastern Shore. All teams on the BCS conference cupcake circuit.

Gophers outclass Nicholls State

It wasn’t pretty. The Gophers never trailed and had no trouble. The Gophers equaled last years win total. They also set a record for the largest margin of victory away from Williams Arena.

Here’s the account from the newpaper in Thibodeaux, LA.

Gophers open with a win on the road

The women’s basketball team opened with a 74-63 victory at Michigan State.

Good things:

Over 50% from the field
Didn’t let DeHaan touch the ball (only 4 shots)
FG defense – MSU shot 40.9%

Bad things:

FT shooting Fox was 7-8, the rest of the team 8-21
Bench outscored 17-6
4 starters over 30 minutes (will take a toll later)

But all in all a good start for the Gophers

Get to know them – Nicholls St Colonels

The Nicholls St. Colonels are the opponents for the Gophers tonight in Las Vegas.

Here are some facts about the Colonels & Nicholls St:

It is located in Thibodeaux, LA (hometown of Gopher Damian Johnson)

There are 18 players on the roster, compared to 12 (11 healthy) on the Gophers roster

There are 5 players from Australia, 9 from Louisiana, 3 from Texas, and 1 from California

They like to shoot the 3 in the game against UNC, 28 of their 55 shots wre from beyond the arc (and they made half of them).

The Gophers will have to close out better on the shooters then they have in the last couple of games.

Off the beaten path, Gopher Sports edition

Congratulation to Bronson La’Cassie, who not only qualified for the Australasian PGA Tour, he won Q-school by 10 strokes.

The wrestlers are off to the Southern Scuffle

Gopherhole Get-together

Hey visitors from the Hole, I am thinking of the game on January 20th for the first Big Ten get-together at Stub and Herbs. All are invited to join us either in the basement or in the game room after the Gophers play the Spartans.

Okposo stars for the USA

Turncoat Kyle Okposo led the USA to a 5-1 win.. But don’t worry Gopher fans, Cade Fairchild and Mike Carman scored for the USA, and they will be back for the Gophers in 2008.

It is good to see Carman playing in the Worlds to get some action before returning to the Gophers after being academically ineligble the first semester.