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The season is here, with most Big Ten teams starting non-conference play on Friday.  The Gophers start the season against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, in what I’m sure could be one of the oddest billings to ever be described as a “golden” match-up.  But before the season starts, I’ll hand out some pre-season team awards, and look at our top-five must-watch games of the year.

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You know what most excited me about that 114-47 exhibition win against UMD?  Our full-court press. 

Alright, that’s not counting that Rodney Williams dunk.  Just Ridiculous.  Is there anything this kid can’t do?  You’ve seen the video were the little boy opens up an N64 for Christmas and just loses it, right?  He starts yelling incoherently at the box before deciding to kneel behind it, shouting “YES!” repeatedly while enthusiastically thrusting . . . well, I’ll stop there.  Anyway, that’s how excited I am about Rodney Williams.  I can hardly contain myself.

But the full-court press was the second most exciting part of the night.  Why?  Because the press will be the difference for the Gophers this season.

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