Gopherhole Podcast

Nadine Babu and Daniel House from GopherHole.com continue the Gophers football roster breakdown. On this episode, House offers thoughts and info on: Demry Croft Conor Rhoda Thomas Barber Shannon Brooks Eric Carter Jonathan Celestin Ben Davis Winston DeLattiboudere Clay Geary Justus Harris Blake Cashman Melvin Holland Jr. Brandon Lingen Duke McGhee Cody Poock Nate Umlor Harry Van Dyne Garrison Wright Jared Weyler Coney Durr Trenton Guthrie Conner Olson John Michael Schmitz Tyler Johnson Demetrius Douglas

Former Gophers defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel (who now holds the same position at Wake Forest) joins Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com for a wide-ranging, opinionated conversation. Topics include Sawvel's view of the end of the Jerry Kill and Tracy Claeys era, irresponsible media, what went into the Gophers Holiday Bowl win, the impact of Kill and much more.

Nadine Babu and Daniel House from GopherHole.com dive into P.J. Fleck's first few months of Gopher football recruiting. Who are some of the key prospects? How is Fleck doing things differently than Tracy Claeys?

Isaiah Washington isn't the only impact player coming in for Richard Pitino's Gophers. Nadine Babu and Daniel House from GopherHole.com discuss Jamir Harris and others in this first look (or, listen) at the 2017-18 Gophers basketball team.

This GopherHole podcast with Nadine Babu and Daniel House spends a minute on 20 key players, including Rodney Smith, Steven Richardson, Rashad Still, Antonie Winfield Jr. and 16 more.

Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com and Andy Greder from the Pioneer Press dive into the differences over the last three years for the Gophers with three different coaches. Plus, Nadine and Andy discuss transfers, and who Andy thinks will start at QB, and touched all on of the positions.

Nadine Babu and Daniel House from GopherHole.com are back with more Gopher spring football discussion! Everyone participates at Fleck's practices, including Amir Coffey, Eric Curry and the U of MN Students!

Nadine Babu and Daniel House from GopherHole.com discuss their early impressions of Gopher football spring practice. Inside information about player performances, P.J. Fleck and more!

Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com sits down with 1500 ESPN's Phil Mackey and Daniel House at Bradley Center after the Gophers were eliminated by Middle Tennessee State from the NCAA Tournament. From a big picture standpoint, Mackey is extremely high on Richard Pitino and the Gophers program. But for this particular game, what went wrong? Daniel and Nadine dive in.

Nadine Babu and Daniel House from GopherHole.com are at The Barn to discuss the Gophers' 8th straight conference win. How do they match up with Wisconsin? How do Tim Miles and Richard Pitino compare? How does the Gophers' front court tandem of Reggie Lynch and Jordan Murphy compare to the rest of the conference and country? And much more!

Jamal Abu-Shamala and Nadine Babu from Gopherhole.com welcome former Gopher Damian Johnson to the podcast. The Gophers are officially (unofficially) NCAA-tourney bound, and Jamal, Nadine and Damian discuss the improbable turnaround. Plus, Damian and Jamal tell stories from their playing days about Tubby Smith, Dan Monson and more. Gophers basketball tales from the past, present and talking about the future!

With the Gophers' overtime win over Michigan this week, it appears they are no longer close to the NCAA tournament bubble. Instead, Jamal Abu-Shamala and Nadine Babu from Gopherhole.com think they are playing for seeding. What does this turnaround say about Richard Pitino as a coach?

Don't look now! The Gophers are on a 3-game winning streak after they picked up another road win against Rutgers. High-Motor Murph is in full effect! Plus, special guest Al Nolen joined us and weighed in on the impact the Gophers alumni group is making.

Who beat Iowa? WE BEAT IOWA! High-Motor Murph AKA Jordan Murphy was determined to get a double OT win against our rival.

Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com and former Gopher hoopster Jamal Abu Shamala discuss Saturday's heartbreaking loss to Wisconsin at The Barn. How can the Gophers get out of their current losing funk? Should they have planned differently for Wisconsin's paint attack? Also, Richard Pitino landed a top recruit.

Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com is joined by 1500 ESPN's Judd Zulgad from TCF Bank Stadium to discuss whether firing Tracy Claeys was the right move by Mark Coyle and the University of Minnesota. Do you trust the administration to get the next hire right?

Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com is joined by former Gophers hoopsters Jamal Abu Shamala and Kendal Shell to discuss the Gophers' huge road win over No. 15 Purdue. Plus, the differences in coaches between Tubby Smith, Dan Monson and Pitino, the role the assistants play, and how the football scandal effects hoops.

Nadine Babu from GopherHole.com is joined by Scott Korzenowski -- radio host on 1500 ESPN and career lawyer -- to discuss the fallout from the University of Minnesota football team's recent boycott of the Holiday Bowl. Korzo lays out the legal aspects of the situation, and Nadine and Korzo don't necessarily see eye to eye.

In the first ever basketball edition of the GopherHole Podcast, Nadine Babu sits down with Jamal Abu-Shamala to discuss his experience, a decade ago, with a Gophers team going from bottom feeders to the top portion of the Big 10 Conference. Can this year's Gophers team do the same thing?

After finishing 8-4, the Gophers football team was invited to the Holiday Bowl for a match-up against Washington State. Nadine Babu and Sean Hoffman put a bow on the regular season, including discussing the collapse against Michigan and Mitch Leidner's struggles at quarterback. Also, is Tracy Claeys reported extension the right move?