Frontroguy

Which is no good. But when you drop the Tool line, you (well, him/her not you personally) are just making my point. There is no room for any of it. Theoretically our kids are the next generation of fans. Why turn them off. Why call people names when it is brought up? Some people just do not get it. The odd thing is, that I have brought them to other venues and never had an issue. Ah well, they are in every bunch I guess.

Thanks for the "tool" line. With ignorance like that, it is easy to see why your fanbase got the reputation they have. You did a better job illustrating my point than I did.

Bummer, did they yell that at you, or your 5 year old children? Just one A-hole, or several groups? Indefensible either way, but If someone had said that to me, I would not have cared any more than I suspect you did.

Have not posted here for quite a while. That being said now is a good time to break the silence. (not that anyone really cared ) I will miss the rivalry as far as the talent level of the team to be named later goes. They have always been competitive, even more so late in the season when it counts most. It will be tough to find the intensity anywhere else. I can do without the post whistle sillyness that always seems to occur when MN plays the team from 94 West. I am sure it happens when the Gophers play other teams as well, but definitely not with the frequency I have seen historicly, and I expect to see this weekend. Regarding the fan base... Welll, if I never see another Whioux fan, I am good with that. I am sure that there are decent, grounded fans of your team out there, but I have not met them. When your fan base started hurling F-Bombs at my 5 year olds in Grand Forks a few years back, you lost me. If they wanted to rip me because I was wearing Maroon and Gold, that is fine. (dumb, but fine) I am a big boy and I can dela with it. But when groups of people start yelling and swearing at kids, (adults were doing this, not teenagers) it is pretty disgusting. Not sure how that made them feel tough, dropping the FBomb on kids til they cried and laughing. Pretty pathetic. So, if I never come across a ND fan again, fine with me. You will not be missed. Meanwhile, it should be a good series this weekend. Hopefully the games are close, and no one gets hurt.

I hope they just play hockey. There is a lot of talent on these two squads, and speed & a sense of urgency seems heightened when they play each other. Should be a good series.

I think they blew the call, and that the call on the ice should have stood. But in looking at the posts on this thread, we are all looking at the same replay, and coming up with different interpretations of the event. That leads me to believe that the rule needs to be changed, redefined, or something along those lines. There should not be as much room for interpretation as we are having now...

You are right. the season is a total failure. Turn in the tickets if Hak is back. Maybe it is the rink they play. get rid of that too. Maybe it is the players fault. Get rid of all of them as well. Better start all over, right? I did not mean to disturb you from your self pity party. You may continue.

Agreed. I am not a fan of the Sioux, but this thread is ridiculous. Get a grip here folks! 4 FF's....... Stay away from the kool aid, and sharp objects for a little bit, and everything will be fine. When you are back in the tourney next year, you will not be calling for your coaches head.

That is a fate that no hockey fan, (even a Sioux fan ) should have to deal with . Good luck to you!

Midnight on Friday?? Any idea what bus company it is, and where you are staying? I take a crew out of St. Paul to Madison for the Gopher/Sconny series every year. That is a really good price if it is one of those coach buses!

Most of the schools are having spring break this weekend, so traffic is unusually light this week for both the am, and pm commuting times. Where you will find your biggest delays will be getting a parking spot on Friday afternoon......

This is the link to the latest up date. http://www.twincities.com/ci_8607951 Sounds like he is progressing, but no one has said he is going to be just fine either. I hope that is just caution though...

I have been following the situation fairly closely here in the cities, and have not found anything to back that up. There was a radio report that my wife heard that led her to believe things were not going well, but in everything credible the news is positive. Last I heard he had been moved out of ICU, and Lucia is hoping that he will be well enough to travel with the team to the NCAA's (also hoping his team gets to the NCAA's but that is another discussion. As for 7>5's comments... Your choice of timing leaves a little to be desired. Thanks for the positive thoughts for #21! Hopefully we will see y'all this weekend.

Troll.

Oh, I wouldn't say we have given up hope, but it is pretty hard to successfully talk trash when you got "hot" at the end of the year and "climbed up" to a 7th place finish. heck, only half of us have already bought our 2008 Minnesota Gopher Final 5 Championship gear!

As much as it pains me, it is a factual statement. I always thought that the rule was more of a cash issue (this is america after all) and the idea was that the out of towners that were coming would show up no matter who was playing, but the local teams fan base would be more likely to turn up for the night game. At any rate, I suspect that the only Maroon and gold you will find at the x on Friday and Saturday will be in the stands. It has been a long year......

Tickets are spoken for. Please delete thread

My Bank tells me I paid $663 for the set of 4.

I will be selling my 4 seats for the Frozen Four. Finances, and the fact that my club could not score with Heidi Fleiss have made the decision for me. I got my letter this summer, but have not seen the seat selction as yet. Just selling for face. Would prefer to sell as a group. PM If interested. (If my squad can't win, I would rather someone in the WCHA do it, even if it means I get a year of 8>5...)

Monkey, He flipped off a ref on TV. I don't think that is representing the school very well, do you? That being said, who is being punished here? I think he still get's paid, so you are not really hurting him financially. (no, I don't think you need to either. I am guessing he is plenty embarrassed already) So you are really only hurting the kids on the team. As a Gopher fan, I think the apology is enough. Maybe fine him and give it to charity or do 20 hrs of community service stuff. 2 games is pretty stiff and uncalled for, IMHO.

Agreed. It is just a game. There were a bunch of Sioux fans in Stubs after the game on Fri and Sat night that were great, and they were not hassled. There are always a a couple of Aholes in every bunch.

I watched the clip a couple of times, and can not figure out why 2 extra Sioux players had to come in to the scrum. I imagine Peltier would have gotten 5 (although we had one last year where our guy stood and acted like a punching bag, never even threw one and got a 5, so you never know). I guess their is strength in numbers....

Not sure if this is the right link or not. Looks like Bickel gets him with his glove. Maybe you could make an argument for a cross check. Certainly a shot to the head. I think Bickel got 2 in the box for roughing, and the ref was right there. (Unless this is a case of the Sioux getting screwed, but I think that was a different rant )Let me know if you find the other link.

Then you have not been watching the right guy. Let me know what you think after this weekend, and the Green and White glasses are off. (ok, maybe after next weekend) Should be fun tonight. Hope to see some of you there, although I hope you are not right behind me....

I think the club will stick with him. The bigger question is, will he stick with the club. To Frazee's credit, he has not deflected any of the blame for this year. I think he has so many people telling him what to do that he lost himself. If they do not start him, he will be gone anyway... (no, at the level he is playing, it is not a huge loss but if 2006/07 Frazee comes back, he is one of the best in the WCHA)