farce poobah

Michigan State draws first blood. If you get the Big Ten Network, that's their game tonight. EDIT: and, in the Twin Cities Tech vs St Cloud is on via Charter/Comcast.

I like the comment about Cornell having to face UND "in the Fighting Sioux backyard". Yup, we'll definitely have that Gopher crowd cheering on the Sioux. Which is actually good since UND is 4-0-1 in the last 5 at The John.

I was wondering when this thread would come back to "pair-wise".

Considering how many Sioux fans basically drove through Omaha on the way to St Louis and Denver (well, almost) stopping halfway in Omaha would be very good.

Mullen.

The FSN broadcast in the first intermission brought back some fond memories of 1979. Last game of the season, winner gets the WCHA title, at the old Williams Arena, UND vs Minnesota, 4-2 but the outcome was in doubt the whole way until Christian blasted a slapshot into the empty net. I don't think I was ever so hoarse as that night.

UMD 3, DU 0, half way through the first!!! On Cable in the twin cities ...

And now Notre Dame wins it in OT 4-3. The Ohio St guy who took a major for spearing with 2:30 left .... [fill in the blank] Well, with all the other top ranked teams winning tonight, at least we got a little PWR help.

Wow. Notre Dame ties it at 19:59.

Combination of a good PP ... and on the last one, UMD running around a little, and a unlucky bounce at the line. Plenty of time for the Dogs to get it back.

UMD ties it 3-3. Big scramble, multiple whacks. Comcast in the Twin Cities finally started the cable TV broadcast.

Going to OT in Houghton. 2-2.

Kangas allows a very soft goal, leaving a bad rebound right in front. 2-0 early in the second.

Notre Dame 1, Ohio State 0 5 minutes in.

Beautiful goal: http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlg=20082009,2,760 PS Stafford could just as well have had a hat trick too. ... highlights show some great chances.

Already got tix. I'd say better than 50-50 we're in Minneapolis. And instead of 2003/Ferris State, I'm thinking more like 2000 where the Badgers lost and the Gophers watched from the stands.

One great big frickin love fest. Hextall gets two weeks to develop and test special Valentine's Day material. Kozek gets a little time to rest up. Mankato gets some time to heal also....

I might change my mind to favor a BTHC if - and this is key - they took the senior refereeing staff with them.

How big is that season-ending series in Madison looking?

Toews nets two so far tonight. http://www.channelsurfing.net/# Hawks broadcasters - talking about Toews - "when your most talented players are your hardest workers ..."

OR ... whether to go to the DECC and root for the Dogs or sleep.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3-2 FINAL :20 left in OT

Especially if they keep taking dumb penalties.

WOO!!! U-A-squared! U-A-squared! U-A-squared!

You can watch the game: http://portal.gci.net/gcisports/uaa_hockey