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I second that emotion, John

Great comeback by the Sioux. I always wanted to quote myself.

I have been of the opinion all year that the Sioux schedule has been conducive to a turnaround. After lasts years debacle & loss of confidence, a slower start with an easier schedule was the best thing to happen to the Sioux. If the schedule was under the control of Dean, then he showed his usual genius. If it was the scheduling people of the WCHA then it was pure luck. The Sioux needed to start this year off right & get their confidence back. Every series they won from the start did just that. After 5-6 weekends of sweeping the competition the players realized they had a team to compete against anybody. Confidence in your abilities to win gives the team the attitude of expecting to win no matter who the opponent is. I believe everybody realized that last night against CC. The team spent too much time in the 1st. trying to control CC. They really came back when they started playing their game. The Sioux did a great job shutting down Sejna as did CC against Bochenski. This series is another boost in confidence for the team. Being able to play with another top team in the WCHA & nation will keep their confidence high during the brutal road portion of the schedule. When they perform well on this road segment, it will help them in the play-off run which is all on the road. Can't wait for tonight's game & next weekend against the Goofs.

I don't think you can compare this team to last year. The game would have been over after the 1st. period last year. This years team has the nads to keep working for the comeback. A tie isn't the greatest thing but 1 point is better than nothing. The Sioux belong at the top of the rankings & should stay close to the top the rest of the year. A great game by the top 2 teams in the WCHA & probably the country. Can't wait to see the goofer excuses for their loss to SCSU. Should be a wild week leading up to the Goof series, but the Sioux have to get 2 tomorrow.

BSU up 5-3

Never mind. Picked up the BSU feed. 3-3 Tie

Anybody in GF listening to the 1st. game? Any Score? Constant updates not necessary. Have the radio station on, music only. Maybe 1st game isn't broadcast but at least we should get the Sioux game. Unless someone turns the switch off by mistake.

farce, I can respond to your #'s 1-3. I was in GF for the UAA series a few weeks ago & was able to watch a team practice on Thursday before the series. I was expecting a stetching, get the knots out of the muscles type of practice the day before a game. I have seen more practices than I would care to recount, but the Sioux practice was unbelievable. I couldn't believe the pace that all the players were working at. I'm mean everybody. The practice pace was faster than most teams play games at. To watch the guys go thru the drills was awesome. The only time I saw anybody standing was when Dean called for a water break. They started at a slow pace, worked in stretching exercises & just kept picking up the pace faster with every drill. After watching that practice I can see why the Sioux can wear teams down for the 3rd. period & the 2nd. night of the series by the 2nd. period. I was amazed at the pace of the last 30-45 minutes. I thought that was one helluva workout. But it wasn't over. A lot of guys practiced shooting with the goalies & the rest went to the weight room. And probably the best part of the practice was that it looked like they were all having fun.

I remember Spiewak's post game interview with Tim H a couple of weeks ago. Jake just got his 2nd. shutout in a row. Tim asked Spiewak if there was or has been any concerns about the goaltenders. He said that the team was confident in the goaltending they have & it seemed to be the fans that were worried about what was happening at the position. I think the team chemistry is pretty good right now. Bringing in another goalie at the break may cause more harm than good. It may just take figuring who the hot goalie is, a good rotation, or signs during practice who the right guy to play that weekend is. Letting them keep getting their confidence like the rest of the team is may be all it takes.

PCM, Great pics as usual. Can't be Spiewak, he's a lefty shooter.

A sad day for the Englestad family and the many benefactors of Ralph's great generosity. He will be missed by many and our family's condolences go out to the Englestad's. I fondly remember hearing the story about Ralph & the Fighting Sioux's last 2 runs to the National's in 2000 & 2001. During the Regionals & Nationals of 2000 a very tense Sioux team was sitting in the locker room waiting for gametime. All the coaches pep talks etc. were over & the players were left to think about the upcoming game. Frazelled nerves kept players thoughts to themselves & noise to a minimum. In walks Ralph, doing a comedy routine with a friend, telling jokes and generally relieving the tension that was mounting. He cracked the guys up took their minds off what they were worrying about. Hockey players, being a very non-superstitious group, new that Ralph was expected to do the same in the 2001 run. Ralph being the player & fan that he was did not disappoint them. Just before gametime as in the previous year, Ralph was there to take the edge off. Although Ralph won't be here for this years run to the FF, I'm sure he will be fondly remembered by this years team at just the right time to get them ready.

HKNTSMN, That's like asking if the Sioux have 7 NC$$ titles & working on #8 for this year. See you in GF. Don't know about any of the other trips yet.

Can't wait to get to GF to see some real a## whooping this weekend. One of our few trips every year that we really look forward to. Unfortunately it will be almost our last. The team's confidence is growing every series & a lot of payback has to be dished out. Can't wait for Friday night & a sweep. Maybe I'll run into some of you at the Ralph.

Just heard the suspensions were not overturned, but both players along with Ryan are going to St. Cloud. At least the local paper finally got the story right. You would think they would check the facts before copying the east coast story that was printed on Sunday.

That's because they played the bears, who suck.

Sorry guys if I jumped the gun. It's tough trying to listen on the net & know the crowds feelings. I felt the team didn't come out in the first like they wanted to & when I heard the boo's I took it the wrong way. Hopefully the ref will be ready for the game tomorrow.

Great game by the Sioux. Offseason training is really paying off by putting teams away in the 3rd. I'm sure having The Ralph's training facilities have a lot to do with it. Couldn't believe I heard Boo's at the end of the first period. At the beginning of the season the team is still working out the kinks. You will see a team that has what it takes to come back in the 3rd. & put them away. The killer instinct that was lacking last year will be very evident as the season progresses. Looking forward to another good game tomorrow.

Dagies, Just as surprised as you were when I saw that. We all have to do what is best for the team. Can't hide anything from the POI guys. Even a newbie gets jumped on for an innocent post on another board. Mention the Fighting Sioux and they'll be around. Counting on PCM, etc. to give us the lowdown on the game.

Is that a promise ?

Finally the games have begun. Great weekend series for the Sioux. A real confidence boost for the guys to come back from a 2 goal deficit. An OT win was a real bonus. It's early in the season, but it's hard not to get excited about what happenned this past weekend. Parise put on a show to quiet his doubters. The D put the clamps on a highly rated UM team. The scoring came from other players including the D. I'm excited, but it's a long season. Plenty of ups & downs to go through. As long as the Sioux are on the upswing at the end when it counts, we'll all be happy.

PCM & kr, We're waiting for you're usual great report on the Green & White game last night. Hope you were there. Saw the comments on the other board, they're missing that certain twist you guys add.

As I said above guys, keep it coming. I wouldn't worry too much about what others think. Just makes things more interesting. Maybe when the season starts they'll be too busy tooting their own horns to each other & forget about the Sioux board.

Thanks again kr & PCM, really do appreciate the info from the radio shows.

When one of the our regulars post the website address on POI you get a lot of riff-raff stopping in to take a look.

jk, Just finishing a marathon is an accomplishment in it self. Never could understand why you guys do it. Congratulations.