Golden Nuggets for 11.20.08

by PJS on Nov 20, 2008 3:00 AM CST in Golden Nuggets

Today is Thursday. In just two days, the Gophers will line up for the final time in the Metrodome. So before we let the week get away from us with all of the strangeness hubub surrounding the "Hate Bowl," let's rehash some of our most distinct memories of the Minnesota Gophers football era in the Metrodome.

What will you miss? A certain vendor perhaps? A specific sports bar after the game? Your favorite tailgating spot? The knee injuries to the players? There's gotta be something!

This Pioneer Press article sure makes it sound like Tim Brewster is beyond happy that Saturday will be the team's last game inside the Dome.

It would seem some commenters at Kent Youngblood's blog--which he doesn't seem too excited to put together--get after eachother on occasion. Well, Youngblood has just scolded them! Fun, fun! And thank all of you for being on your best behavior, even during Hate Week with Iowa!
The Associated Press has a roundup of early signings in college basketball and the Gophers make the list of classes that include Memphis, UCLA, Tennessee and other traditional powers. So awesome. Todd Lickliter wasn't mentioned!
A reporter for The Daily Iowan tells us how important this game is Saturday for the Hawkeyes. I'm thinking the Champs Sports Bowl is in Kirk Ferentz' future.
The high school basketball season is around the corner and Royce White's team is raenked #22 in the country according to USA Today. You could catch their opener against Minneapolis Henry on Dec. 9.
From Charley Walters: "Gophers football recruiting visits this weekend: defensive backs Daryl Robinson of West Hills (Calif.) junior college, as well as preps Kevin Watkins of Detroit and Demontre Hurst of Dallas; offensive lineman Taylor Lewan of Phoenix; and linebacker Jeremy Gainer of Detroit."
With their #1 ranking, the Gophers men's hockey team heads to Denver this weekend for a matchup with the Pioneers. Cardinal at Gopher Puck Live has an early preview.

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I'll miss the booze...

…since I will be sitting in the common peon seats in TCF Bank Stadium.

Also, I’ll miss that little bar in Section 108. It almost literally is a whole in the wall. We would head over there for a few stiff cocktails during halftime. Much like the Metrodome itself, the place has no character or ambiance, but it serves its purpose.

by ReelBigChris on Nov 20, 2008 9:33 AM CST reply actions

I'll miss

hearing the band playing the rouser outside and hearing it bounce off the buildings as you walk to the Dome.

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Nov 20, 2008 10:42 AM CST reply actions

I will miss nothing.

Nearly every football memory I have in that shithole is a painful one. From getting the turf burn in the Prep Bowl, to the rat we saw in the coaches box, to the abysmal failures against teams we should have beaten and the spectacular collapses, I have hated nearly everything about that sterile morgue. Even the positive moments have been tempered by the fact that the game was played indoors, instead of outdoors as God intended.

by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Nov 20, 2008 11:43 AM CST reply actions

Just takes one visit to another major college environment to realize

How bad the Dome is for college football and for that matter any sport. In a short period of time, all Minnesotan’s will come to realize what every fan in the Northwest felt after the Kingdome came down and open air stadiums became the norm again. Amnesia sets in and you barely can remember or even believe you just spent some of your life in an indoor stadium.

by olygopher on Nov 21, 2008 10:55 AM CST reply actions