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South club lounge (end Sioux shoot at twice); 2 seats each night; "bar stool" (end of row) seating; bench side of the ice; great seats; 2 free beverages per person, including all beers and any mixed drink that can be made with the spirit specially selected for the night; includes use of parking pass; in-seat drink service; free pre-packaged popcorn, chips, etc. and canned pop throughout the game (while it lasts - usually something left at the end of the game, I believe); another 2 standing room "seats" available (since the bar stool seats are the top row, all four in your party can be in immediate proximity of one another); $110 total or best offer for both. The Ralph changed the price from last year for the SRO - they are now $15 over a GA ticket ($40 each) - If you want one or more of these as well it will be in addition to the $110 listed above. If you already have a GA ticket ($25 each), you can use that in order to gain admittance to the club as a "guest" (SRO) if you buy the regular club seats. One guest allowed per regular club seat, so you save $15 per SRO that way. I'm guessing for Manitoba, there will be extra GA tickets available - even up to game time. PM me if interested. Thanks

Got mine yesterday!

MsKat, are you still looking for Manitoba tix?

It's my opinion that LeBel is nothing more than a mealy-mouthed jackass.

I stand by my comment - for what it's worth, I'd have absolutely no problem saying the same thing to him in person. I doubt the troll could say the same (i.e. making his comments in person to Hak) - one of those icy glares from Hak would turn him into a human popsicle more completely than the most advanced cryogenics lab.

I think they look great, a huge improvement - the old ones were okay, but I was not a fan of the diagonal stripes. It was about the only thing that Dean Blais did while he was at UND that I thought he dropped the ball on. Now the boys have championship caliber sweaters. By the way, I too like Big A HG's designs, but not nearly as much as these new sweaters - you just can't beat that Sioux logo.

The one thing I'm sure about is that you are a UND hating jackass of a troll that confuses smarminess with being clever.

I think Kelly wants the name gone and the state board is obliging him - it seems those that opposed having the name changed have now grown weary since not only is the fight being carried by the usual very few extremists, but also now by the NCAA, UMTC, and Douple (i.e. Chapman). We now have more promise than ever of working out a long term agreement that everyone will have to respect and it seems it has been determined that it will be pissed away no matter what. It's incredibly sad and stupid beyond words.

Since MplsBison won't answer why he feels carbon emissions need to be capped/curbed (he has already dismissed global warming/climate change), he must have been just trolling on this thread, as he has been shown wont to do on virtually all that he posts. I'm sure he's quite pleased with his juvenile behavior.

Either explain why you feel carbon emissions need to be capped/curbed or refrain from further comment on this thread.

No worries - I assure you, I am quite relaxed. Yes, if it were always held in Milwaukee, Denver, or Omaha I would say that UW, DU, or UNO, respectively, would have an unfair advantage. There is a lot of discussion about a secondary site for the tourney - where outside the twin cities do you think it would have the highest attendance? Could it just possibly be the site that holds the NCAA regional attendance record?

If that is the case, then the league must pay all teams hotel (and probably travel too) out of the tourney proceeds, which makes some sense. That does nothing for the fans, bands, or cheer teams, however, and the travel to St. Paul still involves considerably more effort from all the other teams. The john is what, two miles from St. Paul city limits? Give me a break. I have also heard Donnie hairpile say that the golden ones always stay in a hotel for the tourney. Makes it easy to continue in the pretense that it is not a de facto home game for his team if he doesn't have to draw funds from his department in order to do it. Scott Hennen (former Sioux rink announcer), has been the secondary announcer at least a couple of times. The john rink announcer has generally been the primary one for the tourney and he hasn't earned it based on merit - he is horribly monotone and just plain excrutiating to have to listen to - he isn't fit to speak into Hennen's microphone. I admit that having the tourney at the Excel favors the entire league membership, it just favors UMN above all others. I don't expect every UMN fan to admit to this, but I think it reasonable to have 90-95% admit to it - instead it is closer to 5-10%. Just another manifestation of the rampant sense of unearned entitlement nearly all UMN fans seem to have - and is the real reason they are almost universally held in disdain. Nice try skippy, but it don't wash.

He does not have a valid point - he is disingenuous because as a UMN fan he can say that and support what are de facto home games for his team at the Xcel Energy Center - his team, their fans, band, and cheer team do not have to pay for or put any effort into any travel - they even have the UMN rink announcer there for that tourney, for Pete's sake (wouldn't want the golden ones to feel too out of place now, would we?). He also would not admit as much because he lacks integrity. He is nothing but an UND hating troll on this site. I wouldn't expect you to pick up on any of this as it has already been repeatedly established that you know nothing about WCHA hockey.

Wow - thanks for that pearl of wisdom there, skippy - if you come up with any more, feel free to keep them to yourself.

Morbid curiosity makes watching your contorted and tortured rationalizations, which are twisting you into what must result in a fatal, flesh-rendering, bone-splintering position, irresistable. It's been fairly conclusively shown that one of us is confused and unfamiliar with the current membership of the WCHA and CCHA - and it ain't me. Seriously - do you ever admit to reality? Everything points to UNO going to the WCHA. Is it a sure thing? No, but the smart money ain't bettin' agin it.

The advantages UNO gains by moving to the WCHA are: 1. More money (bigger pot in the Final Five Tournament). 2. Shorter travel. 3. Typically, if history is any guide, they will have a higher strength of schedule, which should lead to more at-large NCAA tournament berths. 4. Likely more home attendance as many WCHA fans travel well. 5. It will piss off MplsBison and once again demonstrate his tenuous grasp upon reality.

It may not be right, but it feels right, and isn't that what is really important?

There are some people that are so stupid it is amazing that they manage not to "off" themselves before achieving adulthood. Pat Duncan is one such person. I'm offended by his sophomoric attempt to justify opposition to the "Fighting Sioux" moniker. I insist he be summarily dismissed from his paper and never put anything into writing again. Wow - exercising the tyranny of the minority is fun!!! I should have started doing this years ago.

Golden Eagle

I question "found" as well, as I have yet to hear one that fits. I remain opitmistic, but guarded.

Chief, touch 'em all, 'cause you just hit that one out of the park.

Not sure who the other announcer (besides Paul Braun) is, but it's too bad Archie didn't find his way from the beer garden to the press box to pound those sanctimonious clowns into silence.

I agree, they inherited it, and was as good as UND was going to get as the NCAA membership foolishly voted to give Brand carte blanche shortly thereafter. The agreement did afford some opportunity to work to retain the name and I think most of that opportunity has been squandered. I agree Ron McNeil was a substantial obstacle, but it seems that instead of trying, they just threw their hands in the air and gave up. I realize a victorious conclusion was not probable but it's all very disappointing just the same. If you don't at least try, you are sure to fail.

I would prefer any option that gets UND into an autobid conference for football. If that is the Big Sky, so be it. If the composition of the Big Sky changes so that it is no longer attractive enough, UND can look for a different autobid football conference at that time. Conferences and their membership composition has been very fluid, so this would not be unusual.

I expected and would have very much appreciated an honest, thoughtful and creative effort to try to retain the name. Instead (I can't prove it of course), I have the distinct impression that both of them wanted the name to go away as quickly as possible in order to make their lives and jobs easier.