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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The preseason ratings have been released, exhibition games start within the week, and ESPN analysts are starting to tighten their East-coast blinders.  Yes, college basketball season is just about here.

It’s been a long time.  A long, lonely time.  I need more Ralph in my life.  More Tubby.  More Al and more Lawrence.  The Texas Abrams left a bad taste in my mouth, and it’s about time to get it out.

Six Big Ten teams start the season ranked in at least one of the polls, with five in the Top 20 of the USA Today/ESPN poll.  That’s a nice change after last year, when the Big Ten could hardly scratch the Top 25, despite sending seven teams to the dance.

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