From: mb@cray.com (Maynard Brandt)
Subject: Re: U of MN. Schedule
Organization: Cray Research Inc
Date: 23 Dec 92 14:32:54 CST

In article <1ha5siINN9ro@early-bird.think.com> krall@Think.COM (Tom Krall) writes:
>
>Hi,
>
> Would anyone happen to have the U of Minnesota 
>schedule ? Also, how are Clem and the boy's expected 
>to do this year ? ANy hope of getting the B10 championship ?
>
>Thanks
>
>-Tom
>Go Gophs....
>
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They have already played the "hyphen" schools (like Bethune-Cookman) and
finished 5-0 against them with an average winning margin of about 30 points.

Here is the rest of the schedule:

12/23 at Santa Clara
12/29 at Iowa State
12/31    Memphis State
 1/ 2    Alabama-Birmingham

              Big 10 season begins

 1/ 6    Michigan State
 1/ 9    Purdue
 1/13 at Iowa
 1/16 at Wisconsin
 1/20    Michigan
 1/23    Northwestern
 1/27 at Indiana
 2/ 3    Penn. State
 2/ 6 at Michigan State
 2/10 at Purdue
 2/13    Iowa
 2/18    Wisconsin
 2/20 at Michigan
 2/24 at Northwestern
 2/27    Indiana
 3/ 3    Illinois
 3/ 6 at Penn. State
 3/10 at Ohio State

Without injuries, a repeat of their 1991-2 8-10 conference record would
have met my expectations.  The conference has improved over last year.
Only Michigan State and Ohio State had major rebuilds in their rosters
from last year.  Michigan and Indiana return most from last year's
Final Four entries.  Purdue has added Glenn Robinson (while they only
beat SW Missouri State 48-45 last night and Robinson only had 2 points,
that may be his only bad game for the year).  Illinois returns their
top scorer from two years ago (forgot his name) and have their two best
players from last year returning so they are probably improved.  Iowa
is also very strong this year.  Would have predicted at best a fifth
place finish for the Gophers prior to Monday.  Unfortunately on Monday,
Arriel McDonald, their point guard suffered a stress fracture of his
left foot after getting 24 points (4-4 on 3-pt shots), 9 assists, and
only 2 turnovers (about his usual assist/turnover ratio this year) in
that game.  I have heard everything from 3 to 6 weeks before he can
return.  In 1990, Walter Bond (now starting for the Dallas Mavericks)
had a similar injury and he missed pretty much the whole conference
season.  Last year Randy Carter (who this year has missed the last
4 games with a separated shoulder, should be in tonight though) had
ankle problems and missed most of the conference season (am starting
to wonder about the footwear the Gophers are using).  With McDonald
running the offense, Minnesota started the conference season something
like 4-2 last year, and, having Randy Carter healthy would make them
the favorite in all their home games except for Michigan and Indiana
which are probably toss-ups.  Without McDonald, I would think that
the Gophers would be the favorite only in the Northwestern, Penn. St.,
and Wisconsin home games.  Losing a starting point guard means alot,
especially in Clem's program.  I'll have to see how Townsend Orr (who
killed Michigan State last year with 3-pt. shots) handles the starting
point guard assignment (has talent but may be lacking in maturity).

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Regards,

Maynard Brandt
Cray Research, Inc.