"I can only hope, however unlikely, that no one gets catastrophically injured at the trainwreck that's about to take place tomorrow night," that's what Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe tweeted on his account: ChrisWarcraft tonight after the Vikings completed their walk-through at TCF Bank Stadium, the frozen home of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Kluwe followed up that … [Read more...] about Vikings Punter Tweets About “Trainwreck” and “Concrete Field” at TCF Banks Stadium
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Chicago Bears Don’t Want to Play In Minnesota
After the roof caved in on the Metrodome (and the Vikings season and Brett Favre's consecutive game streak and Tarvaris Jackson's days in a Vikings uniform) last Sunday, the Vikings were forced to move a home game against the New York Giants to Ford Field in Detroit. While the venue change wasn't the reason the Vikings got shellacked it wasn't exactly a non-factor in the team's … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears Don’t Want to Play In Minnesota
Michigan State vs. Minnesota Preview
By Jeff Ghiringhelli The Big Ten tournament is in full swing (just ask Ohio State and Michigan), and one of the more important quarterfinal games features Michigan State against Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are in desperate need of a deep tournament run, and a loss tonight would effectively eliminate them from contention for an at-large bid. They got off to a strong start … [Read more...] about Michigan State vs. Minnesota Preview
Gophers Football Has Long Road Ahead
By Mike Gallagher When Tim Brewster took over the University of Minnesota’s football program three years ago, it was not a pretty sight. That was reflected on the field in the 2007 season, when the Gophers went 1-11. The idea from there was that the program would begin a rebuilding process that would have the team in the Big Ten’s contenders by at the earliest the third … [Read more...] about Gophers Football Has Long Road Ahead
Gophers Basketball Showing Depth Despite Off Court Troubles
By Mike Gallagher While Trevor Mbakwe was in suit and tie on the bench, Devron Bostick home sick, and Royce White nowhere to be found during the Gophers 82-42 drubbing of Stephen F. Austin, Rodney Williams Jr. was making the Williams Arena crowd forget those three were ever part of the Gophers 2009-10 plans. The crowd began to chant his name after the third of his explosive … [Read more...] about Gophers Basketball Showing Depth Despite Off Court Troubles