BleedGrn

You are correct, we need to start playing with some inspiration, but the refs and prima donnas don't make it any easier to take!

Is it just me, or are the gophers the cheapest, whiny-est little fricks?

Ditto! C'mon guys, play with some guts.....

nice punch to the head, what an arse

they need to start hitting those bodies in front of the net

WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT? Chorney goes down like that, no penalty, and they get a goal? What a bunch of crap!

FINALLY!!!!

well, i could respect a team if they played a good game. i could never respect those other two idiots.

I don't know who I hate worse, the gophers or woog and mazzako...

2nd goal, defenseman played the body too loose...can't be doing that...let's play with some physical presence.

Can't we all just get along? Let's savor the anticipation of some great hockey games and not worry so much about the outcome. Sweep or split, someone's going to be saying, "Wait until next time they meet!"

That doesn't seem like Brandon to be so humble! Congratulations, BB!

Bucky IS scary this year! I hate to say it, but it is much easier to say than "oh my, those gophers have a good team this year."

Sorry, I'll be at the game. I know, I'm a jerk, but I couldn't resist.

I do hope the kids remember a very humbling October 2004 when an embarrassed gopher team came back from a 4-2 loss to spank UND for a 6-0 shutout. Just keep it real, guys, and play your game.

I had the same problem with "friends" when I went to UND in the late 80's early 90's. They cheered for UND until the gophers came to town. They hurt my feelings, and are all buried nicely in my backyard! Okay, I'm just kidding....I don't have a backyard!

I just don't see that big of benefit to Grand Forks if they let a tribal casino into town. Yes there may be some economical gains, but I don't see them as outweighing any disadvantages, perceived or otherwise. I'd like someone to tell me what a casino would bring to Grand Forks that isn't already close enough. If you bring in the casino, it brings 100% of the local attractions right into town, but what does that really gain with already having 90-95% of the local attractions within 60-90 miles?

I must be getting old, but when this kid was born (Toews), I was his age. While he's thinking about a million dollar carreer in the NHL, all I could think about was where the next beer was coming from and whether or not I was going to get my wanker wet that weekend. Ahh to be 18ish again!

I view it with my buttocks firmly planted on the couch, normally. Otherwise, I view it locally at the bar with my back firmly planted on the floor with only 1 eye half open!

I've got that one beat. During the playoffs with Duluth last year, I tried to start to start it but got no response. You could actually hear the crickets chirping outside. Not 60 seconds later, someone else started it and got a roaring response. A friend of mine gives me crap about it still. I feel so dorky and useless.

I understand your point. I still don't feel that it is a valid excuse. Of the hundreds of fans there, I would think that someone could come up with something a little more clever, a little cleaner, and something that actually had a point. A person tends to end an argument with "FU" when they can't think of anything better to say. I think it gives people a reason to think of us (the school, the fans, etc.) as boorish, stupid, and unoriginal. And please don't get me wrong, I think the enthusiastic fans are great. I like to watch and listen to them almost as much of the hockey game. I just disagree on the use of vulgarity.

Would Jim get mad at me if I alluded to a big Woodrow from that kind of atmosphere??? P.S. PCM's got a good point about the NCAA watching too. As a fan, the swearing doesn't bother me that much. As a parent, I'm just glad my daughter is getting older and wiser so that she can sort those kinds of things out in her own mind. As a proponent of keeping the logo and nickname, I don't think it puts a good polish on our image.

I love the enthusiasm of the students. I truly wish it would spread to the rest of the arena. Also, whoever said it is correct, that not all swearing comes from the student section, but my point still applies. I apologize for "blaming" only the students. Anger isn't an excuse, either. I think it show truly good sportsmanship if we could show enthusiasm without the swearing. And yes, the whole fricking arena should be as lively as the students. Clap, cheer, yell, whatever. I believe we are losing a good bit of the atmosphere that the old Ralph used to be. As pumped as I get just sitting in the stands when that place is rocking, I can't imagine what it does for the psyche of our favorite athletes. But enthusiasm without proper restraint is just animalistic.

First of all, HockeyMom, I don't know who you are, but I you! (for a variety of reasons I won't go into here) Second, I agree with you that you cannot shield your children from profanity, but I'd much rather my daughter heard it from me when I hit my finger with a hammer or something like that. The "f-u denver" chant is totally unnecessary, and I believe, shows poor sportsmanship. All it takes is a little toning down and revising the chant to something like "screw you, denver". I really think it's just as effective. I remember back in the late 80's when the started cracking down on the "who's he? he sucks sh!+" chant. "Who's he? He sucks" would have been just as effective. Now I notice that they rattle off the opposing team's starting lineup so fast that there's no chance to do the chant anymore. I kind of found that amusing, by the way.