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Golden Nugz for 1.8.09

It's gameday and Tubby Smith's Gophers face their most difficult road test this season when the ball tips at Iowa tonight, and before GN gets to the Xs and Os, the tilt with the Hawkeyes does present a couple interesting story lines.

Todd Lickliter's team has two Minnesota products that were at least looked at by the Golden Gophers. Andrew Brommer, a freshman big man who is playing a bench role, looked like he was going to attend Minnesota before Tubby Smith took over the team. After watching Brommer this year, he seems like a freshman big man that needs significant work--and more work than RSIII or Colt 45.

The other Minnesota product is more interesting. A Minnetonka graduate, Anthony Tucker was lighting up the scoreboard for the Hawkeyes before getting charged with public intoxication after reportedly being found passed out behind a bar. Who hasn't been there?!?!

The Star Tribune picked up the Tucker angle.

Tucker was charged with public intoxication after he was found unconscious behind a bar just after midnight on Dec. 7. He registered a .19 blood alcohol level, more than twice the legal limit. He pled guilty and paid a $182 fine and was suspended indefinitely by coach Todd Lickliter.

Tucker missed the team's next two games, before returning to lead Iowa with 12 points against Drake five days before Christmas. But he's played only one minute in the team's past three games, which Lickliter attributes to Tucker's recent battle with mononucleosis, which caused him to lose eight pounds.

Tucker's illness probably means he will miss the game tonight. And that's good news for MInnesota, though a somewhat weary Tucker might not be all that effective anyway.

  • A reporter covering the Auburn Tigers has this tidbit about the Ted Roof departure from Minnesota: "How the hiring went down: Roof was at lunch with Minnesota head coach Tim Brewster when Brewster received a call from Chizik asking permission to speak to Roof."
  • ESPN's copy editors missed a headline, as Maize and Brew points out.
  • A blog that happens to be pink has a question that obviously must be answered: "So,I just realized that Colton Iverson (Gophers) is wearing #45. Now, aside from the whole cutesy "Colt 45" thing, my issue with this is that HELLO, there is already a #45, and he can not be replaced. Dusty is, and always will be, #45! Iverson is a perfectly acceptable player, but Dusty Rychart is a large part of the reason that I am a gopher fan, watching him play was inspiring and fun. Plus, he's hot. How can someone else be #45? Did Dusty approve this?"
  • Since this set of Nugz has obviously went in a strange direction, how about a story on Joel Pryzbilla's 80-year-old grandmother in-law causing problems for David Stern.

 

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Rychart was a no talent hack.

by DownwithGoldy on Jan 8, 2009 8:48 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Are you serious?

He made more out of his game than most with more talent do. Granted, he would never have had the chances he had if the Haskins/Gangelhoff cheating scandal hadn’t happened. But he stepped in and from his first opportunity, produced big numbers. He averaged 12ppg/8rpg in 99-2000, 15ppg/8rpg in 2000-01, 14ppg/7rpg in 01-02. Those are more than decent numbers – especially from a DI walk-on. Since 1999, the only other guy for the Gophers to average 8 or more rpg is Kris Humphries (10rpg in his one and only season). He was no NBA talent, but has made a nice living playing pro ball in Australia.

by mraveling on Jan 8, 2009 10:24 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

you're a no talent hack!

so there

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

by GopherNation on Jan 8, 2009 2:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Love for Dusty

I agree. How can you not love Dusty? He became a force out there. I just happened to catch the 2000 (or 2001?) Gophers/Indiana game replayed on BTN the other night. Dusty was huge in leading one of the greatest comebacks in Gophers history. Much love for Dusty.

by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 10:48 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ahh the college experience

Getting drunk and passing out behind the bar and then getting mono from a girl. Memories.

by rencito on Jan 8, 2009 11:44 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

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