The situation with the Big Ten Network has gone from annoying to downright ridiculous. It was annoying for about three weeks in September, until we realized pretty much any college football game worth watching was on a reasonable channel. Now, however, there is a Gophers men’s basketball squad that offers genuine intrigue, and there’s a good chance 80 percent of the games will be seen only by those scant few who have the BTN. Both the cable companies, and the BTN, have an argument to a degree; having the channel on a sports tier makes it accessible to those who want it but doesn’t gouge those who don’t. Then again, there appears to be little rhyme or reason to which channels are considered “premium” and which aren’t (unless you consider it a right, not a privilege, to be able to shop via your television). Eyewitness accounts indicate the Gophers might not have been as impressive last night as a 19-point victory over Northwestern suggests. It would be nice if we had chances to judge for ourselves. For now, based on nothing but blind groping, we throw out this question: Do you think the Gophers are good enough to go to the NCAA tournament this year?

*We had a hand in the ongoing saga of Eden Prairie/Facebook yesterday. Please feel free to weigh in as you see fit. Some students have planned a walkout today starting at 9:30, so if you’re in the neighborhood of EPHS, feel free to drop on by and witness the magic. Our thought: Well, we have several about suburban youth and parent culture, but we’ll hold our tongue for now. Bottom line: Take responsibility for your actions and don’t post incriminating pictures. We won’t even add the “hot or not” application on Facebook because it’s just too controversial.

*Congress is going to get together with Rick Sutcliffe and George Clooney to solve that steroids thing.

*We want the pants, and we’re going to score! Sorry, just repeating Jon’s awesome comment from yesterday about the Josh Brown story.

*Would you rather have a load of prospects from the Mets or a couple of somewhat proven players from somewhere else in the Santana deal?

*Fasola-link!

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