Mike Ryan

Start Spreading the News

March 26, 2012
By
Start Spreading the News

I understand that I am probably the most optimistic Gopher fan alive right now, and that I haven’t written an article about the Gophers rocky season until now, but I’ve been busy, so tough! Up until now, the season really hasn’t been much to write about. At best, the Big Ten season was frustrating, and at worst, it was a complete disaster. But let me be the one Gopher fan to give you hope for the coming years and tell you why I am in full support of Tubby being the coach of Minnesota moving forward. First of all,...

Read more »

A Year In Minnesota Sports

December 30, 2011
By
A Year In Minnesota Sports

2011 was quite possibly the worst year in Minnesota Sports since sometime in the 1950s. The Vikings plummeted from the NFC Championship game in epic fashion to finish the 2010-11 season with worst record in the NFC North. The Wolves held the worst record in the NBA. The Gophers basketball team finished the season on a 1-10 slide that knocked Tubby out of the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years. The Twins battled injury and incompetency all season to finish with the worst record in the AL. Gophers football offered us some horrendous blowouts to finish...

Read more »

Addition by Subtraction

December 27, 2011
By
Addition by Subtraction

Editor’s Note: Mike Ryan is a guest blogger to TC Huddle. You can follow his work at Minnesota Sports Guy. I loved Trevor Mbakwe. I loved his hustle. I loved his tenacity. I loved the fear he put into opponents. I loved his pigeon-toed walk and wondering whether he would trip over himself running down the court or not. I wish every single Gopher played even 1% as hard as him every night. But ever since Trevor went down, it seems like the team is playing better overall. This almost seems like sacrilege to write, but how could this...

Read more »

Big Ten Preview: The Top Six

November 29, 2011
By
Big Ten Preview: The Top Six

Just in case you missed it, Part I of my rankings shows you teams ranked 7-12 in the Big Ten this year. I recently needed to update Part II for obvious (Mbakwe) reasons.  But surprisingly, I didn’t really need to change that much. I don’t know if that says more about the mediocrity/uncertainty of the Big Ten as a whole, or if the Gophers might just have a chance to salvage something from what appears to be a rocky start to the season. Just so you know, I only slid the Gopher’s down one spot, but their “Best Case”...

Read more »

Search for TCH Articles