University of Minnesota Athletics
What is the Gold Zone?
3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Sign up now to watch all of the exciting Golden Gophers action in 2007! The University of Minnesota is excited to offer the Gold Zone, your online destination for exclusive LIVE & on-demand streaming video & audio straight to your computer. This broadband video channel is the ultimate place for Golden Gopher fans on the web! The Gold Zone can be accessed through GopherSports.com, the Official Website of University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics.
Gold Zone member benefits include:
- Live coverage of Golden Gopher athletic events throughout the year
- Live coverage of Golden Gopher press conferences
- Exclusive interviews with coaches and athletes
- Archived video from the rich history of Gopher Athletics
- Special features exclusive to the Gold Zone
Check the Upcoming Live Events page often to see the video and audio streams that will be available this season. The page is updated regularly to makes sure that Gophers fans never miss a minute of the action.
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What's in the Gold Zone?
(Free Clips are taken from full videos located in the Gold Zone)
UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS in the Gold Zone
NOTE: Due to television contracts with the Big Ten Conference and Fox Sports North, live streaming video of football, men's basketball, women's basketball and men's hockey games is not available. Fox Sports North and the Gold Zone have partnered up to provide highlights from all televised men's and women's hockey games in 2006-07!
This Week in the Gold Zone:
- Live audio of the Jim Molinari Show on Monday at 7 p.m.
- Live audio of the Pam Borton Show on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
- Live audio of Gopher baseball on Tuesday/Wednesday vs. UC Santa Barbara
- Live audio of the Don Lucia Show on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
- Live audio of men's hockey game vs. Wisconsin/Michigan Tech on Friday
- Live audio of men's hockey game on Saturday at the WCHA Final Five
- Highlights of Gopher hockey at the WCHA Final Five
- Live audio of Gopher baseball vs. Pepperdine this weekend
- Replay of NCAA Wrestling Championships (available the week following)
Football Highlights
- Full replays of every game this season
- The Governor signs Minnesota's stadium bill in a June 2006 ceremony - FULL VIDEO
- The 1986 Golden Gophers finished third in the Big Ten thanks in part to an upset at No. 2 Michigan - FULL VIDEO
- The 1985 Golden Gophers reached their first bowl since 1977
- 1983 football highlights
- Highlights from Minnesota's first year in the Metrodome in 1982 and Lou Holtz's first year as head coach in 1984 - FREE CLIP
- 1981 was the final season at Memorial Stadium
- 1978 football highlights
- The 1977 Golden Gophers shocked Washington, UCLA and No. 2 Michigan
- The 1973 Golden Gophers went 6-2 in the Big Ten.
- Highlights from Minnesota's 1967 Big Ten Football Championship Season
- The 1962 Golden Gophers narrowly missed out on another Big Ten Championship
- The 1962 Rose Bowl saw Minnesota defeat UCLA, 21-3
- 1961 saw Minnesota finish 8-2 and 6-1 in the Big Ten
- All-American quarterback Sandy Stephens highlight video - FULL VIDEO
- Minnesota's first Rose Bowl appearance came in 1961 against Washington
- Minnesota reached the 1961 Rose Bowl after winning the program's sixth national championship
- The 1956 football team posted wins over No. 5 Michigan and No. 3 Michigan State en route to a 6-1-2 record.
- The 1940 squad, led by George Franck and Bruce Smith, captured a national title - FREE CLIP
Men's Basketball Highlights
- Minnesota reached the postseason for the fifth time in six years in 2005-06 - FULL VIDEO
- Senior center Randy Breuer closed out his outstanding college basketball career in 1982-83
- The 1982 men's basketball team captured the Big Ten Championship and nearly reached the NCAA Elite Eight
- The 1981 men's basketball team reached its second straight NIT
- The 1980-81 men's basketball highlight video
- The 1979-80 Golden Gophers were led by future NBA players Trent Tucker, Randy Breuer and Kevin McHale - FREE CLIP
Men's Hockey Highlights
- The 2005-06 Golden Gophers won the WCHA Championship for the first time since 1997 - FULL VIDEO
- The final season at old Mariucci Arena in 1992-93
- The 1991-92 Golden Gophers claimed the WCHA Championship - FULL VIDEO
- The 1985-86 Gopher Men's Hockey Team reached the NCAA Final Four under first-year head coach Doug Woog - FREE CLIP
- The Golden Gopher hockey team went 27-11-2 and 16-9-1 in the WCHA in 1983-84
- The 1982-83 men's hockey team won the WCHA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four
- The 1981-82 Gopher men's hockey team finished 22-12-2 and third in the WCHA
- The 1980-81 Golden Gophers narrowly missed out on their fourth NCAA Championship after being upset in the finals
- Despite losing several players and their head coach to the Olympics, the 1979-80 Golden Gopher hockey team finished second in the WCHA behind Aaron Broten and Tim Harrer.
- The 1978-79 Golden Gopher hockey team won its third NCAA Championship in six years.
- The 1975-76 Golden Gopher men's hockey team won its second NCAA Championship in three years - FREE CLIP.
Soccer Highlights
- Full replays of Drake, North Dakota State and Iowa State matches
- Highlights from this year's matches
- Weekly interviews with coaches and players
- Assistant soccer coach Kate Cortis, Lyndsey Mueller and Lindsey Schwartz preview their season opener - FREE CLIP
Volleyball Highlights
- Audio from Gopher volleyball matches
- Weekly interviews with coaches and athletes
- Coverage of Minnesota Volleyball Media Day - FREE CLIP
Wrestling Highlights
- Minnesota snapped Oklahoma State's 30-match winning streak to win the 2006 National Duals
- Minnesota claimed its biggest win over Iowa in 55 years at Williams Arena in January, 2006 - FULL VIDEO
- Cole Konrad pins two-time NCAA Champion Steve Mocco at the National Duals - FULL VIDEO
- 2006 Golden Gopher Wrestling Highlight Video (...including outtakes)
- In 2004, Jacob Volkmann led Minnesota to a 17-16 at No. 1 Oklahoma State with his last-second upset of top-ranked Tyrone Lewis.
- In front of an NCAA record 15,646 fans at Target Center, No. 5 Damion Hahn routed No. 4 Jessman Smith, 13-2, as Minnesota defeated Iowa, 22-15.
- Classic Brock Lesnar matches
- Three-time All-American Leroy Vega all but clinches an 18-17 win against Iowa with a 12-10 victory over Ben Kritsonis in 1999
- At the 1996 NCAA Championships, Jason Davids recorded the third-fastest pin (19 seconds) in school history.
Baseball Highlights
- The 2000 Golden Gopher baseball team won a Big Ten Championship and hosted an NCAA Regional
- The 1999 baseball team won a school record 45 games led by current L.A. Angel Robb Quinlan - FULL VIDEO
