One area of need that Coach Tim Brewster is addressing for the Gophers’ 2009 recruiting class is the offensive line, and Minnesota added an important piece of the puzzle recently with the commitment of Brooks Michel. At 6-7, 280lbs, the Carmel (Indiana) High School visited The U for the annual Gopher spring game and then gave his commitment to Brewster a couple of days ago over North Carolina State. Michel recently took time out of his busy summer schedule to chat with GopherHole.com about his decision to commit to Minnesota, his thoughts about playing in the spread offense and what parts of his game he’s working on as he gears up for his senior year of high school.
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Each year the Gopher football team hosts high school kids from around the region at its annual camp, which gives Coach Brewster and his staff the opportunity to scout first hand athletes that could wear the maroon and gold one day. The hope is to find an up-and-coming sophomore or junior, or that diamond in the rough that will make an impact in Dinkytown a few years down the road. And that is exactly what the coaches believe they have in the Nick Rengel, the most recent Gopher commit. Rengel, a 6-3, 225lb athlete from Sartell, Minnesota, gave Coach Brewster and Coach Lewis a verbal commitment after getting a scholarship offer earlier this week. The football and track star couldn’t pass up the opportunity to live out a life long dream, and jumped at the opportunity to become the fourth in-state recruit in the Gophers’ 2009 class.
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One of many accomplishments in Tim Brewster’s much acclaimed first recruiting class is the “Skyline 4” – four stud recruits out of Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas. One of the anchors of this group is Spencer Reeves, a 6-1, 205lb linebacker that chose the Gophers over offers from Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Kansas State and Arizona. Many expect Reeves to come in and compete for immediate playing time and hope that he can be counted on turning one of the nation’s worst defenses that the Gophers touted in 2007. Reeves recently chatted with GopherHole about his expectations for the upcoming season, the opportunity to play with some of his best friends and high school teammates and his goal of getting Gopher Nation to Pasadena.
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When Tim Brewster brought Mike Dunbar to Dinkytown to run the Gopher offense, Minnesota fans knew there were in for a change. Long gone was the smash mouth run it up the gut football in favor of the receiver-friendly “spread” offense. Dunbar is oft-regarded as one of the pioneers of the spread offense and Gopher Nation is eager to get the appropriate personnel into Dinkytown to execute the potent offense. One of the key components of this offense is athletic and versatile wide receivers and the Gophers took a big step towards this with the recent addition of Victor Keise III. The 6-2, 170lb Coral Springs, Florida native recently gave his oral commitment on a visit with his father to The U. The Gophers hope to add two wide receivers in the class of 2009, and Keise was eager to jump at the opportunity for a world class education, an opportunity to rebuild the Gopher program and add to the excitement of spending his entire career at the new TCF Bank Stadium. Keise and his father, recently spent time talking with GopherHole about the decision to play for the Gophers, the goals they have and the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing college football at the highest level.
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The top players came out for Gopher Spring Game - Part Two
GopherHole continues to bring your interviews with the top talent from the Spring Game on Friday night. Pewterschmidt and I were able to get updates from Gopher commits MarQueis Gray, Simoni Lawrence, Shady Salamon and John Nance, Minnesota recruit Beau Allen, and former Gopher and current Pittsburgh Steeler, Matt Spaeth.
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Recent Gopher Dirt
Comcast, Big Ten make deal - Star Tribune - June 20, 2008 The network will be available on expanded basic cable in time for the Gophers' football season.
Big Ten Network, Comcast agree to deal - Pioneer Press - June 20, 2008 After a bitter dispute that kept cable-television viewers from numerous University of Minnesota sporting events last season...
New plan raises bar - Pioneer Press - May 24, 2008 Longtime Gophers season-ticket holder Denny Wanzek was optimistic when he first heard about the points system the University of Minnesota was planning to use to allocate seating for TCF Bank Stadium when it opens for the 2009 football season.
This Gophers hike is in the price - Star Tribune - May 24, 2008 A new preference system means longtime football season-ticket holders will pay a premium to keep their seats in the new stadium.
Hockey coaches are meeting to talk about keeping college players in college - Star Tribune - April 26, 2008 My spies in Naples, Fla., report that the American Hockey Coaches Association and NHL folks — NHL Deputy Commish Bill Daly and NHL Players Association executive director Paul Kelly — are putting their heads together this week...
One area of need that Coach Tim Brewster is addressing for the Gophers’ 2009 recruiting class is the offensive line, and Minnesota added an important piece of the puzzle recently with the commitment of Brooks Michel. At 6-7, 280lbs, the Carmel (Indiana) High School visited The U for the annual Gopher spring game and then gave his commitment to Brewster a couple of days ago over North Carolina State. Michel recently took time out of his busy summer schedule to chat with GopherHole.com about his decision to commit to Minnesota, his thoughts about playing in the spread offense and what parts of his game he’s working on as he gears up for his senior year of high school.
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Each year the Gopher football team hosts high school kids from around the region at its annual camp, which gives Coach Brewster and his staff the opportunity to scout first hand athletes that could wear the maroon and gold one day. The hope is to find an up-and-coming sophomore or junior, or that diamond in the rough that will make an impact in Dinkytown a few years down the road. And that is exactly what the coaches believe they have in the Nick Rengel, the most recent Gopher commit. Rengel, a 6-3, 225lb athlete from Sartell, Minnesota, gave Coach Brewster and Coach Lewis a verbal commitment after getting a scholarship offer earlier this week. The football and track star couldn’t pass up the opportunity to live out a life long dream, and jumped at the opportunity to become the fourth in-state recruit in the Gophers’ 2009 class.
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One of many accomplishments in Tim Brewster’s much acclaimed first recruiting class is the “Skyline 4” – four stud recruits out of Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas. One of the anchors of this group is Spencer Reeves, a 6-1, 205lb linebacker that chose the Gophers over offers from Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Kansas State and Arizona. Many expect Reeves to come in and compete for immediate playing time and hope that he can be counted on turning one of the nation’s worst defenses that the Gophers touted in 2007. Reeves recently chatted with GopherHole about his expectations for the upcoming season, the opportunity to play with some of his best friends and high school teammates and his goal of getting Gopher Nation to Pasadena.
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When Tim Brewster brought Mike Dunbar to Dinkytown to run the Gopher offense, Minnesota fans knew there were in for a change. Long gone was the smash mouth run it up the gut football in favor of the receiver-friendly “spread” offense. Dunbar is oft-regarded as one of the pioneers of the spread offense and Gopher Nation is eager to get the appropriate personnel into Dinkytown to execute the potent offense. One of the key components of this offense is athletic and versatile wide receivers and the Gophers took a big step towards this with the recent addition of Victor Keise III. The 6-2, 170lb Coral Springs, Florida native recently gave his oral commitment on a visit with his father to The U. The Gophers hope to add two wide receivers in the class of 2009, and Keise was eager to jump at the opportunity for a world class education, an opportunity to rebuild the Gopher program and add to the excitement of spending his entire career at the new TCF Bank Stadium. Keise and his father, recently spent time talking with GopherHole about the decision to play for the Gophers, the goals they have and the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing college football at the highest level.
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GopherHole continues to bring your interviews with the top talent from the Spring Game on Friday night. Pewterschmidt and I were able to get updates from Gopher commits MarQueis Gray, Simoni Lawrence, Shady Salamon and John Nance, Minnesota recruit Beau Allen, and former Gopher and current Pittsburgh Steeler, Matt Spaeth.
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