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Nice troll, Tony, but I won't bite. You know fully well I have not rendered a thumbs up or down on the bill under discussion. I've also not suggested disappointment in 'SU being competitive with UND. Try accusing me of something that can be supported by my statements.

Gee, Tony, who sounds like a baby here? BTW, I'm pretty sure Jim doesn't reside in Grand Forks. And Tony, I'm sure you were up in arms when the legislature insisted that the new REA be self supporting. Who do you think was behind that? Could it be blatant weasel NDSU supporters in the legislature? People that live in glass barns shouldn't throw stones. SD set the precedent. Chapman and Taylor should have been on the ball to prevent the same thing happening in ND. Looks like they dropped the ball on this one. Why don't you go and spew some of your venom at them? When will the 'SU crowd be honest with themselves and everyone else and admit what the move to D1 is all about? In case you're too close to the situation to figure it out, I'll tell you. GF built the Alerus, which while not as nice IMHO as FargoDome, it puts UND in the same neighborhood. Then Ralph built the new REA, killing 'SU's will to go D1 in hockey anytime in the near future. Then CC signed a contract to carry UND football, basketball, and hockey statewide. Then UND did the unthinkable by stealing 'SU's thunder by winning an NCAA football title. It was all too much for 'SU's supporters to bear, so they had to up the ante and go D1 across the board. Truth is ND is not big enough to have two flagship schools, but that mistake was made over 100 years ago. ND should have decided to have only one like MN (one of the only rational government decisions ever made in that state), and especially like Wyoming. If the 'SU crowd thinks there will be only one flagship in the state and that it will be 'SU, then they are crazy. Tony, you're usually pretty rational, but this latest post of yours is waaaaay beneath you.

Without a doubt - the vermin. Why? 1. Most xenophobic and arrogant fans anywhere. Despite claims to the contrary by vermin apologists on the USCHO board, I can't count the number of times I've been told by their fans how the Sioux are just a bunch of 25 year old Canadians, despite the fact that they aren't and despite the fact that even if they were, it's still within the rules. Nobody the world over, except for sotas, have a problem with Canada. Hating Canadians is like hating warm cereal. If you hate either, you're really going out of your way to be offended. Bucky, by the way, has the best fans. They support their team through thick and thin, they travel well, and they are fun to party with. 2. Their prima donna, snot-nosed, I'm-so-talented-because-I-was-one-of-the-top-Minnesota-high-school-players-so-I-don't-have-to-play-hard players. Their players really seem to love to use their sticks too. 3. Donnie No-Soul getting the league to adopt the new scheduling system that has given the Sioux SCCC as their 'natural' rivals. 4. Dougie why-the-hell-can't-I-pronounce-Lundbohm-correctly Woog getting the league to hold the WCHA tournament nearly every year in St. Paul after being whipped by the Sioux in 5 of 6 meetings in the '86-'87 season (the last 2 beatings were in the WCHA tourney, which at that time was held in the higher seeds home rink). I don't however have a problem with the rouser. I think it's great. I laugh every time they do it. If they really enjoy something that makes them look that ridiculous, why discourage it? Same with their uni's. If they really want to wear something that ugly, with that incredibly fearsome "M" on their sweaters , I'm all for it.

I completely agree with jk on this: It's really gone overboard. I knew when it was originally published it was going to cause a lot of angst in verminville. Hammy on the USCHO board is about to throw a rod, he's getting so worked up about it. He must really be worried the Sioux might be for real this year. No doubt in his mind it's far too soon.

Let me also add my thanks. While I do appreciate the effort of those who can listen when they summarize the show, I wonder why it's not possible for those of us outside GF to hear the coaches' show over the internet? Is it a matter of just having someone at the alumni association 'flip the switch'? If not, would it be possible to have the show cached so that it could be downloaded and listened to in its entirety after it is broadcast locally? Do any of you regulars know the answers? Downloading the show after the fact may be the best solution as it would allow us to replay it at our convenience and could also be edited to ensure that none of us illegaly listen to music .

I for one expect the Sioux to contend for the league championship and make some noise in the league and NCAA tournaments. Why? Because they are the Sioux. Because Dean Blais is their head coach. Because they played the toughest schedule in the nation last year, playing as many as eleven freshmen at any one time, with a senior goaltender that (probably due to some physical issues) started the year out horribly, and with two senior defensemen that did not play at all well (I hate to be too hard on any of

Does anyone out there know of a bar in the twin cities metro where Sioux fans gather to watch the satellite broadcast games?