During the first weekend in April, brutal weather threatened to cancel the University of Minnesota’s first Big Ten home series. So coach John Anderson got busy.
He moved the series to West Lafayette, Indiana, where Purdue was away for the weekend. He loaded up his Gophers and they drove eight hours to play Penn State on Purdue’s home field.
They swept Penn State. But so much for good ideas.
“On the way home, the bus broke down,” Anderson said.
If you’re looking for a team to root for to get to Omaha these next two weeks, hug a Gopher.