Possible Future ISU vs. Minnesota Basketball home and home ?

[LLCoolCY]

I saw Travis Hines/Marcus Fuller/Doogie Wolfen tweeting last night about the possibiliy of ISU playing Minnesota as a non conference game yearly. It doesn't make a lot of sense for Football but it appears ISU is in for basketball, Just waiting to get a response from powers for the U of M.

I'm all for it... More exposure for Fred in Minnesota with a lot of targets that can get to the barn. Though I could see Richard trying to avoid this senerio.

I saw it was being discussed on Gopherhole and I thought it was interesting.
Interesting Twitter back and forth between M.Fuller and T.Hines on Minnesota vs ISU

1. Travis Hines @TravisHines21
2. @GophersNow I'm with you, but with the way ISU is attempting to recruit up there I think it's a long shot.

1. Marcus R. Fuller @GophersNow

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Nothing to gain for Hoiberg “@TravisHines21: I'm with you, but with the way ISU is attempting to recruit up there I think it's a long shot.â€￾
11:24 PM - 25 Dec 2013

Wolfson @DarrenWolfson Follow You got me thinking, @GophersNow & @TravisHines21, so I just checked. Word is the #Gophers need to say yes. ISU in on board for next year

1. Marcus R. Fuller @GophersNow
2. Nothing to gain for Hoiberg “@TravisHines21: I'm with you, but with the way ISU is attempting to recruit up there I think it's a long shot.â€￾
   

1. Travis Hines @TravisHines21

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@GophersNow Thinking the other way around. Would Pitino let ISU say "You'll play at home at least once" or let ISU get exposure in MPLS?
11:29 PM - 25 Dec 2013

Darren Wolfson ‏@DarrenWolfson16m
Heard again that #Cyclones will say yes to a hoops series starting next year. Silence thus far on #Gophers side. Logistics never easy.​

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[SoapyCy]

all the crap on twitter posts makes me hate the service.

 

[Spam]

yearly? i don't know if that's a lot of fun. We already have one Big 10 yearly.

 

[gocubs2118]

I'd love it but don't see a reason why Minnesota would want to.

 

[loboclone]

1971 the first game in Hilton was Minn. vs ISU We lost that night. Maury John coached. Yes I was there

 

[swarthmoreCY]

I'd love it but don't see a reason why Minnesota would want to.

Yes, it makes sense on the court, but little Pitino does not want ISU having an even stronger presence in MSP.

 

[State43]

Please make this happen!

 

[gocubs2118]

Yes, it makes sense on the court, but little Pitino does not want ISU having an even stronger presence in MSP.

Exactly, that's why I would love for it to happen but I doubt Pitino would go for it.

 

[RustShack]

I'll take it, but I'm more interested in the SEC challenge. I wanna play Kentucky or at least Mizzou next year when we are loaded!

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Hoiborg to Minnesota.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

Exactly, that's why I would love for it to happen but I doubt Pitino would go for it.

Maybe a Marquette going for a series now that they are in the New Big East?

An ideal non-conference schedule would have have two non-Iowa Big 10 teams and a Missouri (SEC Challenge), Marquette, or even DePaul on it. Increase our presence in the midwest metros.

 

[F5cy]

Hey Rashad, how would you like to play vs. Minnesota once before you go pro?

 

[NorthCyd]

1971 the first game in Hilton was Minn. vs ISU We lost that night. Maury John coached. Yes I was there

So thats you in your avatar pic I take it?

 

[LLCoolCY]

yearly? i don't know if that's a lot of fun. We already have one Big 10 yearly.

True but that didn't stop JP from putting Michigan on ISU's schedule this year. Minny needs to stregthen their non-con and with the large Alumni base of ISU in the Twin Cities it would be a sell out in Mpls.
Obviously, I would assume they would prefer not letting the Cyclones show off on their own court, but if Richard has any confidence in his team then he could see it as a good challenge and opportunity to get a quality early season win.
I would predict he won't risk it but we'll see.

 

[kilgore_trout]

Bring on the Badgers!

 

[CYphyllis]

Minnesota has a basketball team?

 

[LindenCy]

True but that didn't stop JP from putting Michigan on ISU's schedule this year. Minny needs to stregthen their non-con and with the large Alumni base of ISU in the Twin Cities it would be a sell out in Mpls.
Obviously, I would assume they would prefer not letting the Cyclones show off on their own court, but if Richard has any confidence in his team then he could see it as a good challenge and opportunity to get a quality early season win.
I would predict he won't risk it but we'll see.

This would be one major selling point, I would think. Beat us and show recruits we aren't that good (which isn't true obviously). The other thing I was thinking is that it might actually be in Minnesota's interest to create a rivalry with us. Local recruits who grow up rooting for the Gophers might actually think less about coming here if we were a hated rival.

On the other hand, they could just field a good team and have all the built in advantages they should anyway.

 

[Cyclonesince78]

Would love to do it, but Minnesota is too scared to say yes.

 

[RedlineSi]

The nutjobs at Gopher hole think we are a lesser program and don't want to play us.......

 

[CycloneYoda]

We had a home/home series with Minny in the recent past. Don't have any problems doing it again. We have beaten Minnesota that last 3 times we faced them.