Getting our Tubby hopes up.

Thursday night Tubby and the Gophers host No. 9 Indiana at the barn and then turn around on Sunday to host the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans. It’s a tough two games stretch that will no doubt tell us whether or not this current crop of Gophers can contend for NCAA “bubble status” as we go through the rest of the season.

We were very surprised – shocked in fact – that Tubby’s Tokers were able to pull out a victory on the road at Penn State last weekend, especially since they were down by 15 in the 2nd half. We are optimistic that the Gophers can play with Indiana and Michigan State, but we aren’t predicting any victories.

Still….even an NIT bid and a couple of post-season wins would be a turning point for this squad. So far Tubby gets an A+.