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Chappell catches a pass at the 5 yard line.

Trenbeath drops a would be touchdown pass.

Chappell with another big run. At about the 35 yard line now of WSU.

Sioux take over at the 29 yard line with 42 seconds left in the first. Let's go boys!

Incomplete pass on 3rd down. See if Hellevang can hit anything today.

Chappell runs to the 24.

Murray runs for a touchdown, but another flag to bring it back. That's twice now!

Chappell gets to the 21 yard line on a 9 yard pass completion.

Freund with a nice pass to Trenbeath for a nice gain. 1st and 10 at the 25. Chappell runs for another TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flag bringing it back though.

Another 8 yard gain for Chappell, this time on a pass from Freund. Sioux driving again.

Chappell breaks one for 21 yards on 1st down. Gets to the WSU 49 yard line.

Nice play by Cadwell on 3rd and short to stop WSU.

CHAPPELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6-0!

Sioux take over on downs and Chappell has a nice run on 1st down...16 yard gain. GO SIOUX!!!!

You're probably right there. The last few years, our team has picked the most inopportune time to self-destruct. The past two Frozen Four losses for the Sioux would be so much more tolerable if we hadn't actually beaten ourselves.

Let's see, last year, prior to Xmas, we were TERRIBLE. People had thrown in the towel by the holidays. Ended up with 14 losses on the season (largely due to our pre-Xmas performance) and made it to the Final 4. 3 losses thus far and we're a month away from Xmas. I'm not feeling any anxiety about this team yet. I also tend to agree with Hak with his perspective of our losses. Two of them could have been wins, and one of them, we definitely deserved to lose. The important thing is that the team has built off of their mistakes. As AZSioux said, way too early to worry about a playoff run, not to mention a NC.

The level of conditioning that coaches demand of their players makes a huge difference. Where Hrkac was probably the greatest in the 80's, I have friends in GF who informed me that they used to drink with him on a near daily basis. The level of commitment to the program, in regards to off ice training, has changed so much since the 80's, and players from that generation admit to that. I'm not saying players back in the 80's and prior to that time weren't as committed to the program; they simply didn't have to put in the same amount of time that today's players do, so to make a accurate comparison is pretty much impossible to do. And PCM, your post count doesn't scare me!!!

Don't agree that Toews is overrated. He's stepped up to the NHL level and is playing as well, if not better at that level than he did in college. What a difference a player can be if players can't mug you! As far as who I'd bring back, I agree with PCM that it has to be a playmaker. Not going to go with Hrkac or Panzer, but rather Greg Johnson. Tends to get lost in the shuffle due to not being on a championship team, but consistently put up high numbers in a time when Sioux hockey wasn't at it's elite level.

I knew I should have went to that game tonight!!! Oh well, I'll be there on Valentine's Day!!

Good 'ol "Keep It Simple" Karl. Story of his game and his mask!

Is that a good wow? A bad wow? A "It's come to this in bye week." wow?

Only 6 injuries reported, no deaths reported yet. It hit a block away from where I was teaching my night class. The ride home was probably worse than the actual moment it hit (at least for me, not others in the direct hit area).

Thanks PCM!!! Went through a tornado tonight in Tennessee (first one ever that I've actually been in), so I'm just glad to still be reading your Sioux report!!!!

I think the biggest problem thus far for Trupp is that he's having to play with guys who are in the line-up one night, and out the next. Hurts the potential chemistry.

Zajac and Parise each have a goal in tonight's Devils/Penguins game. Parise also has an assist on Zajac's goal.