Monthly Archives: September 2011
This Week in Matt Limegrover's Conditioning
Bold he stands as his waistband strains, At least two Xs short, When he pulls up his custom Haynes, He checks them starboard and a’port, The young men cower as Matthew rankles, Praying for the braying to stop, They live in fear of his mighty cankles, As much as he loves the pudding pops, “Hurry [...]
View Complete PostOf Dumb Stories and Dumber Coaches
3 games into Jerry Kill’s tenure as steward of the flaming wreckage that is the Gopher football program and neither the Star Tribune nor it’s more worthless, less read brother the Pioneer Press has called out Jerry Kill. In fact they haven’t really written a single article of any serious depth since he rode into [...]
View Complete PostWe Live in Troubled Times
As we stand at the beginning of a new decade in America there are many issues and distractions fighting for our attention. It is of course not surprising then that the Gopher Hole has taken the time out to generate a 7 page (and counting!) thread demanding the dismissal of KFAN personality Justin Gaard. What [...]
View Complete PostThe Gopher Hole's Love Affair With Abuse
You can tell a lot about a man by who he values and who he idolizes. In the case of many fans at The Gopher Hole there are few men who conjure the mystique of former Indiana coach and current terrible human being Bobby Knight. Now, before I delve into this it must be said [...]
View Complete PostKill Moving the Goalposts in
When Tim Brewster rumbled into the Twin Cities he set people on edge almost immediately with his slick, used car salesman vibe. He was outwardly optimistic to a fault, frequently to a comical degree, like when he had a strip of Rose Bowl turf shipped to his office to serve as motivation. He talked big [...]
View Complete PostSPPP: Gophers May Win More Games Than Vikings
If you can stomach it Bob Sansevere posted a tiresome little circle-jerk with deputy sports editor V. John Pluym who is notable for having a name that sounds like a romance novelist. In this loaf of a segment, which sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom stall, V. John Pluym pushes the idea that [...]
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