The Weekly Minnesota Sports Survey
#-1: Gopher volleyball (Last Week: -3). They bounced back from snatching rout from the jaws of victory by sweeping the Diet Coke Classic. The Gophers extracted a insignificant amount of revenge on the Iowa St. team that came into the Pavillion and upset them in the second round of the ... sit tight, wait, wait, that's the NCAA tournament, this is a non-conference tournament. They're not the same, the Cyclones still have the better of them. For this they incline back into the Top 10 of the AVCA poll. Congratulations to Tabitha Love on being named Big 10 Co-Freshman Of The Week. They examination themselves again this weekend for the Tampa Twice Tournament. On Friday they face third-ranked Washington. Too bad they don't also margin co-Top 10er Florida, which is also in the tourney.
#-2: Gopher football (Brand New!). I was afraid they would lose to Syracuse. It'd be serviceable as the Gophers right to lose in overtime to Greg Paulus, a converted Duke point watch who transferred just so he could play on the gridiron. Thankfully he choked like his Blue Sly dog teams did, throwing an interception precisely when he should've thrown it away. That doesn't mean the Gophs played well; rarely, as on Saturday night they christen the brand new TCF Bank Stadium by hosting the United States Air Propel Academy, the high-flying top guns who ran down the throats of Nicholls State by a score of 72-0 last week.
#-3: Gopher soccer (Label New!). I am so sorry; I totally forgot that the soccer team started their season two weeks ago, precisely like the volleyball team! To catch up: They are now ranked #23 in the NSCAA poll and start off the year 3-1-1. Unfortunately, the diminution was to 16th-ranked Georgia when the Gophs were ranked 17th. And just like the volleyball team, one of its players has been prearranged Big 10 Co-Freshman Of The Week honors: G Cat Parkhill, who has not allowed a goal in the last 200 minutes of meet time. ...
