Wilbur

I was at the Bronze Boot last night and met some people from NW state. It was my Grandma's 85th birthday and a couple of people from Louisiana came up and wished her a happy birthday and they were extremely friendly. I can't believe how fast they say the name of the city where their university is located......wow..... That being said, they didnt' seem overly confident in their football team. That being said...... UND 42 NW State 10

I thought the toughest group to pick was at WR. Lot of great ones over the years. The other positions were pretty easy.

Exactly what they should be doing to this opponent. Get better for next week.

UND is playing a school that they should beat. What I want to see is a lot of guys getting playing time in the fourth quarter because the score is out of reach. Some people may hate playing a DII school, but its a great opportunity for a lot of guys to get important reps for the future. Nobody really remembers the records during these transition years, lets just get better!

Moral victories suck, but at the same point in time, the Sioux represented their university a helluva lot better last night. Lets hope they can win the home opener next weekend.

I made one prediction in the other thread, but here we go again.... NIU 38 UND 10 Maybe Goska gets a couple snaps under center? *Note* I did not copy the poster above me....this is honestly what I think the score will be.

I'll go with: Northern Illinois 28 UND 10 Hopefully its closer.....but thats as close as I think it will get.....

I watched the Sioux Falls game on TV last year, and the attendance was horrible (maybe they shouldn't show games so lazy fans like myself actually go to them). As a student I didn't miss a single home game, even the ones on TV, and the Alerus was always packed.... I know that the Sioux play Montana at home in a couple of years. I know for that one that if Sioux fans don't fill the Alerus center, that the Montana fans sure will....

Very good point. Didn't know the rule on that one. If thats the case it makes more sense if he will contribute right away to pull the shirt. He's a good athlete, lets hope he doesn't need the medical redshirt at any time. Here is a question. Has the average attendance at the Alerus gone up or down since the transition? I would assume that with better opponents it has gone up? Anyone know?

Two more years of no postseason....argh......I miss the NCC..... I saw someone mention that Miller's Redshirt was lifted.....don't understand that one. You would think you would want him to have three years left of eligibility when the sioux can make the postseason. At least the sioux men's basketball team plays the Bison this season.....although I can't name more than four players on our team.....

I feel like I just lost my dog....Someone asked me the other day who the sioux played in their season opener and I had absolutely no clue.... There was a day when I knew the entire sioux schedule right off the top of my head, the record of the team they were playing that week, the specific cities the sioux were traveling too, the 11 starters on offense and defense, who was injured, what the key matchups were, and I could tell you the scores of when the teams played the year before......I wish that the sioux played NDSU this year or something to spark the interest, but it just isn't the same right now... Stupid question of the day (very ashamed of myself for this)...but.....when can the sioux qualify for postseason play in football again?

Or the sioux could finish in the top three in the league to avoid the three games!!!! All kidding aside I think that the way the format plays out right now is perfect. Yeah the Sioux had shaky legs, but they also had 6 days off between games. Maybe next year the sioux will get the twelve day break that they've missed out on these past two years....

I'm going to miss the rug, and the wooger. Unless Anthony LaPanta has been holding back all of these years, the U of M, broadcasts will be taking a couple of steps back...... Its almost like FSN is blaming the poor crowds, and three years of poor performances on the ice on the broadcasts...

Boston College Cornell Minnesota Denver I wouldn't watch, nor care about the winner. Probably wouldn't even check on the outcome online......probably wouldn't check on the outcome until....October?? Dream Final Four: UND Maine BU Colorado College

Sigh....another season comes to an end..... I'm anxious for next year already. We have an all conference goaltender coming back. We could have the best defensive core in the country, and we return all but two forwards. I don't see anybody leaving early, and next year could be fun! Think of this D-core: Blood-Genoway LaPoint-Marto McWilliam-Gleason Simpson-Fienhage Yeah, that makes me smile.

Nice win for the sioux. Eidsness was sharp, and I thought the d-core played very well. With Frattin back tonight it will be nice to have the lines back to normal. Other observations: ~Kristo was a beast ~Fienhage played well, surprised he doesn't play more ~Don Adam is still bad.....he missed a slash on Trupp in the corner that was blatant to the whole rink....should have been a UMD powerplay ~The reff who got cut came back. What a guy! Guesses on lines for tonight Gregs-Hex-VV Frats-Malone-Trupper Knight-Kristo-Zajac Lammy-Toews-Cichy

I suppose you are right....but still....the kid is way too talented to only have 28 points. A lot of gopher fans I know admit that he mailed it in after the world junior tournament. I guess Minnesota's top line could have been Stoa-Barribal-Schroeder.....that might have put his production up a bit.

I'm extremely disappointed with Schroeder this season. I picked the guy at the beginning to be among the candidates for player of the year....instead his buddy Barribal gets hurt and he doesn't do anything the entire season. I couldn't believe that the empty net goal that he scored on UND was only his ninth goal of the season. Probably one of the more talked about recruits coming to the University of Minnesota, and other than his rookie season I would probably call his career a bust. I agree with a previous poster, it was nice that he only put his whole heart into the world junior tournament, and not into WCHA play. Hey, the USA won gold, and to top it off, the gophers didn't make the final five!

Section 118...row 23 I believe.... There will be six of us cheering on the sioux!

Lucia is a classy guy, and I really hope he shook Hextall's hand, even in the heat of the moment. Unless I see otherwise I have to be of the opinion that tDon shook every guys hand. As for the F5......ahh yes, for the first time in my many years attending the wonderful sporting event.....no gophs... I'm actually kind of upset they won't be there (OF COURSE GLAD THE SIOUX WON!). I was looking forward to a possible Sioux-Gopher play in game, and its always fun cheering for any team playing against the gophs. Its almost like every other team unites to cheer against the gophs. A great example was the year when UND won the final five the last time. The 8-7 OT game between the gophs and scsu was one of the greatest atmospheres I've seen. It was gopher fans against SCSU, UND, Wisconsin, Duluth, and yes, even those pesky Tech fans in attendance. Predictions: I'll say: Thursday: UND 5 Duluth 3 Friday: Wisconsin 4 SCSU 2 Denver 4 UND 1 Saturday: UND 4 SCSU 3 Denver 2 Wisconsin 0 (In an absolute sleeper....)

I'm a coach, and its sad to see that the diving at the upper levels has matriculated its way down to the high school and youth levels. I've had guys come back to the bench and give me that "wink" and its absolutely gut wrenching as a coach. Its almost like the guys that flop in basketball, or the wide recievers that pretend to get interfered with and call for a flag on every incomplete pass. I couldn't wait for Robbie Earl to be out of the league, and I'll now say the same thing for Jacob Cepis. The guy did what it takes to get his team a win, which I guess is the bottom line in the business, but I'll never have respect for that guy. He and Earl, and guys like Tony Voce can take credit for kids all over the country taking dives and taking the integrity out of a great game. That being said, hats off to Kangas. Played a great game made some great saves. Hopefully in tomorrow's game we don't see goals that come from guys on either side taking belly flops.

They should make the pairwise rankings into a college class. I mean, what do you think about "Understanding the Pairwise 305", or "Intro to Pairwise 110". Or even "Advanced placement Pairwise 310". Or even possibly a pairwise theory class. That would be fun. I'm betting most college students would probably fail a pairwise class right now. I graduated four years ago, passed statistics, calc, and trig classes, and still can't comprehend the pairwise.

A couple of my fellow sioux fan pals hate the fact that UND consistently goes and plays top ranked non conference opponents like Cornell, or Miami. I love the fact that they play these teams and hope they continue to do so. In the future I'd love to see them get a series against Michigan, or get another one against BC. Doesn't BU come to the Ralph next season some time?

I'll tell you one thing, if you've got guys like Cichy, Bruneteau, and Toews battling for the last spot, only good things can come out of that. I think those guys would see a regular shift with a lot of teams, and if any guy goes down any of them can step into a role and produce. Anybody think that Dell will see a game this weekend? I have a feeling if the sioux win Friday night that Dell will get the nod on Saturday. My heart tells me though that its all Eidsness all the time from here on out.

The Sioux need to keep up the momentum this weekend. After going through a strech of seven games where they were 1-6, they can turn that stat around with a 7-0 stretch heading into the postseason, and hopefully 9-0 going into the final five. Regardless, if they sweep this weekend they'll have 20 wins going into the postseason, and I have no idea how the NCAA could keep a team with 20 wins out of the postseason, even if the Sioux didn't make the final five.