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Thought slavery had been abolished...

stay with us. We're asking the question about how far back that started...

On the contrary, our vocabulary might not have been as large

That's my era and I do not recall the "shxx" at the end. Maybe we weren't in the same section though.

orange and brown.....blech

Watched last night but only had radio and live chat tonight. Seems like UND went on the road and played a top team well enough to have swept (and could have been swept). We could break down individual performances and officiating, but in the end Massa probably outplayed McIntyre this weekend. If they had played equally, could have been a UND sweep or perhaps a blowout tonight. Happy with the response after last night. Tonight seemed like a gritty, hard-fought win. The metal was tempered a bit this weekend.

I didn't catch St. Clair's penalty on the tube last night. Has anyone seen video of it?

That made me laugh out loud! thought so too

Geez, just having a little fun here.....if UND had given up a 2 goal lead last night, what do you think some people would have been posting? One comment I have on the MacMillen penalty on Ortega: I didn't see several replays of it...just one, but Mac hit him pretty good. Ortega may have gone down too easily, I don't know. But he did a good job of acting. Most guys coached in WI and MN flail away and lose limbs when they are diving. Ortega didn't exhibit that sort of exaggerated behavior to my eyes. Maybe he dived but IMO he might not have.

Not being a legal mind I'm still not convinced that UND MUST select a new nickname. I've seen the wording in the agreement but I'm not sure if UND is required to comply with the letter or the spirit of the law. The spirit being that going with no nickname, or just "North Dakota", is still a replacement for "Fighting Sioux". That said, I also understand the point of view that says the letter of the agreement must be followed. I do wonder....is it possible the NCAA didn't consider the possibility that UND would never replace the nickname and just go without? What I'm saying is, the intent may have been to ensure that UND went away from using the Fighting SIoux, but may never have intended to mean that UND couldn't just go without? And even if they did intend that a new nickname must be selected to replace the Fighting Sioux nickname.......am I the only one who thinks that in the court of public opinion, that UND would lose? NCAA lays sanctions on UND for using the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo UND agrees to forgoe using the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, and complies with all other requirements of the agreement (maintaining the trademark, etc.) UND decides to go with NO nickname, just University of North Dakota NCAA lays sanctions down on UND for not choosing a nickname Could the NCAA be the good guy in that latter scenario? What, you can't say Fighting Sioux anymore and now we're going to spank you because you say NOTHING? (say something, I think I'm looosing yoooooooouuuuu). You must pick a new nickname or else the general public will still say "Fighting Sioux"? By forcing a new nickname we will force politically correct speech? I know that it's easy to that's exactly what the NCAA is intending to do. But in reality, they can leverage sanctions on institutions that use hostile or abusive nicknames, but can they leverage sanctions on an institution to prevent speech by ordinary citizens? I say they cannot win that battle if it's played out in public. ALL OF THAT SAID..... Sure, there's a part of me that hopes this could be the case, and us fans could continue to carry on the legacy if we wished. AND I think that is more attractive than Sundogs as a new nickname. BUT I also think there's greater value for the University, in the long run, if a new nickname is selected. So don't read my opinion above as necessarily arguing for the No Nickname solution. I just have that opinion because I've not seen an argument yet on why that couldn't end up as reality.

Oh, yes, I forgot to add to my earlier post. Blais let a 2 goal lead slip away. Luckily got the officiating he needed to win in OT.

There you go. I'm not a fan of situation reffing. it's a penalty in the first minutes of the game...it's a penalty in the last 2 minutes of OT. MacMillen should have been called for a cross-check in the first few seconds of the game. I've been pretty upset with Mac for that clear cross-check, in that situation. You make a good point that helps explain what he may have been thinking. Long and short of it, though, is you put your fate in the decision of the refs in a critical point in the game. Completely agree the Sioux were the better team last night. They had many more scoring chances/close calls that hit posts, or just rolled inches from success, or bounced over a stick (Johnson). Omaha was living a charmed life, IMO. You also make a good point about the Gaarder line. See Ryan Suter. He's only an all-star. Rarely hits anyone, and never looks like he's in a hurry. Something else we don't know....is JS hurt? He's never been a physical player but maybe there's a reason he's avoiding contact as much as possible. Clearly Omaha had a few dominant minutes in the first period, adn the Sioux managed to live through it. Omaha threatened all game long, because they are a very good team with a fast transition game, and they have talented players. But I thought the Sioux were able to do most everything they needed to do except maintain consistent offensive pressure. They generated plenty of pressure and good chances. They really were not helped by the hockey gods with bounces that just didn't bounce the right way. Anyone else think Massa's glove was weak last night? Seemed to have difficulty catching and controlling pucks with his glove, and I think one of the goals came from a muffed catch. Really like the attitude of the players in Schlossman's game piece in the Herald. Acknowledged that while the end of the game calls went against them they had calls that went their way too. I think that not focusing on the end of the game is a good mental place to go into tonight's game. I like our chances if the hockey gods play fair.

agree, come up with something unique

agree, come up with something unique

Oooo, thanks for the tip. I'll try to remember this if I'm ever back downtown Boston. Definitely hope to visit there again.

Boston is a tough city to drive in. Have done it before the age of GPS and not sure I'd do it again without a GPS in the car.

Well, he didn't say they jeered. he said it was the loudest crowd reaction. Therefore, I'm SURE they were cheering and showing their support for our favorite team!

It's not like I travel to Boston regularly so take my thoughts and sift them with all of the other information you get. But a couple of thoughts based on past visits: TD Garden is essentially downtown, and Boston is small enough that a significant amount of the interesting things are in walking distance (assuming you don't mind doing some walking) or the trains/subway can get you most anywhere else. Where to stay: Seems like a personal preference thing. My wife and I stayed downtown (Parker House) many years ago. We didn't rent a car and saved money that way, but paid more for the room of course. But almost everything we wanted to do was in walking distance. Almost all of the history (Freedom Trail items, etc.) was all accessible from there, as well as just walking to the North End for Italian food, etc. The other option, very doable because of public transportation, is to find a cheaper hotel farther out, and just hop the train/subway to and fro each day. Where to eat: Great food all over Boston. People have their favorites, and there are so many good places to eat you don't need to worry about missing out on 1 person's FAVORITE BEST place because the place you choose to go will be someone else's FAVORITE BEST place! Just stay away from the national chains, and eat local. You'll be amazed at the options available to you, especially if you try the North End. You could stay for a week in Boston, and eat every meal at a new restaurant in the North End and not hit every mom and pop place, and that's a GOOD thing. If you dig pastries, stop in at Mike's Pastries on Hanover Street in North End. Incredible selection and reputation to boot. North End Restaurants that I have been to: Trattoria Il Panino - very good, small, homey Pagliuca's - similar Mother Anna's - similar Tresco - more upscale (I think this is owned by Ray Bourque if you want a little hockey connection, but it won't look anything like a hockey place on the inside. It's finer dining and damn good). There are plenty of others to try. I need to get back! A little on the fringe there, but still close to the waterfront is Joe's American Bar and Grill, which despite the name has some good Italian food and had great clam chowder last I was there (long time ago) If you want Seafood, you can't go wrong at Legal Seafood. It's a local chain but highly thought of with fantastic clam chowder. A taxi driver once told me the best place to get a lobster roll was the Barking Crab but I've not had a chance to get there to try it. No Name Restaurant - ok, this might be a little risky because some of the reviews aren't so good and the taxi driver didn't recommend it when I asked him, but on business my boss took me to this place back in the late 1990's or early 2000's. It's this non-descript place right on the waterfront and they have access to fresh catch. No frills, not much ambience, but it was great seafood at reasonable prices. Do your own research, but it's not something we can get in the midwest!

One puts 2 and 2 together and begins to wonder if MM is actually a member of the Gopher OBC. Shocked. Shocked, I say.

If we wanted to give the BtP crew the benefit of the doubt, maybe they meant Mankato validated their high ranking by taking care of business against a team they should have beaten. I.e.yep, Mankato is probably 2 goals a game better than MN. Now, don't let me get in the way of casting aspersions on MN fans' arrogance. Carry on!

DAAaaaaammmmnnnn!

Yikes, no kidding. That was nasty.

So I've got 24/7 mono? I knew there had to be an explanation...

Oh, I forgot the B10 social was at JLA this year. That does change things a bit.

I agree. I've typically not liked their jersey's much but that one's pretty nice.