Dikaia880

Good call, when you can't hack it don't work harder, quit and go somewhere that will live with your mediocracy...

Hmmm...a wink emoticon...trying to get more of my money? Thanks for the quick delivery on that other stuff by the way.

Easiest way to get the bubbles out is with a small propane torch (at least with the stuff I used, Dura coat maybe?) The bubbles will burst due to CO2, not heat, and the exhaust from your breath (this will make you lightheaded trying to blow them out) or the propane torch (so much easier and faster) will bring the bubbles right out.

Not really being much of a lover by not telling me where to get a copy of that game...

Just make sure it has a boo button... Super chexx isn't good unless it has a boo button...

Go to Michael's craft store and they have stuff you mix up and pour down, it's like putting down 50 layers of varnish and will not yellow, looks fantastic when done right... Can't remeber the name for the life of me!

Ah... Come on... I haven't been in a fight in a couple years now...

anyone got that game against Wisco, with the big fight in it back in '82 I think?

The bars are a waste of space but think of all the money that comes in... That is all that counts right?

No, the old one was, not the new one. Ah, did I wear you out? MikeJM, Do you really think that chanting sieve is nasty? Come On. This is college hockey, not a 3rd grade piano recital. I guarentee you that the goalie in net has heard things that would make you're head burst open if you think sieve is nasty. [rant] What needs to happen? First of all, people need to stand up every now and then and cheer. Its a joke how a $100 million dollar arena, built to be loud can be so quiet at times. The Canadians at the world juniors showed us how loud that place can get, why isn't it. Partially because there has been a witch hunt by people with money, season ticket holders, and security against the UND students. At the old ralph the students rarely sat down, and never shut up. Sure some of the chants were slightly vulger, but that doesn't have to happen and we can still be loud. I've been to games where we're down by a goal late in the 3rd period and we get a power play and its still quiet in there. Somehow the fans need an indoctrination into what it means to cheer for your team. New cheers don't come along that easily, but the fascia would help, shutting the PA guy up every now and then would help too. Go to the DECC, go to Wisc., go to Mankato... Those fans know how to rock a building, I hate to say it but we need to learn from them. Students should be allow to stand up the whole game, they'll be louder and they'll get the rest of the crowd into it. When they shut the students up, they shut the whole crowd up. [/rant] Okay, i didn't have many suggestions there. first, chants on the fascia. Second, give the students a little more 'elbow room' to be loud, Third, quit pandering to the money and suite holders (they ain't going anywhere,) fourth, get the band to lead cheers through song (drum usage etc.,) Fifth, quit pandering to the money, Sixth, educate the fans on the chants using flyers, posters, etc. Seventh, just stand the hell up and cheer when you should be standing up and cheering if someone with money tells you to sit down and shut up, tell them to stand up and get loud... [/rant again]

Not sure who posted this. But I would like to respond in part to shed light on the professor at UND. I have several degree's from UND, one of which is a minor in communications. I feel VERY slighted in that the education I received from that department was sub-par at best. Most of my classes revolved around professors who would rather do nothing but discuss the nickname issue and trash on any student who was in favor of the nickname. One of the few C's I received in undergrad came from a graphics design class. Our final project was to be a social activist project. I choose (against my better judgement) to do a pro-Sioux nickname poster, and very quickly received an F and a lecture, result in my overall grade going from an A to a C. My appeal fell on deaf ears in O'Kelly hall. I even had graphic designers on my side saying it was an excellent, professional quality project. All that because I was pro-Sioux. I've also witnessed it go the other way, activists sticking up for their beliefs, trashed on because of those beliefs. It is a sad thing to witness. In regards to the MBA dept. from which I recently graduated. The professors in that department are nothing, but the utmost professionals. Not once in my two years as an MBA student did I directly or indirectly hear any professor even refer to the nickname in any manner. In my opinion, without knowing much of LaPointe, I am inclined to believe he came across Dr. Wamsganss' accounting class or Dr. Nam's quantitative management class and couldn't hack it. There are quite a few people who drop out every semester from the MBA program for various reasons, it would be interesting to see if LaPointe every returns to any school to finish his degree. But I will say this, whatever his reason, he did not come across racism or hostile environs within the confines of the MBA program. It is interesting to note, due to the timing of it all, that Dr. Nelson just resigned as the director of the program this past week. Susan is also the head of the Sport Marketing programing in the CoBPA. She is a wonderful person, and I highly doubt her resignation is in anyway related to this issue. But the timing is interesting.

I have always understood that we used the ND first, not Notre Dame...

Where is the feed? I hope this stays up, it's going to be hard to watch any college hockey, let alone Sioux hockey when I move to TX.

Eh, IMO scrums are worse. Cheap !@$! happens in those all the time, someone tries to rip your helmet off from behind, shots to the cash and prizes, gloves rubbed in your face, out of control sticks, and uneven number of players. As I've said, most fights that the gloves are dropped are clean, one on one fights. PCM, you're talking like guys are getting Fedoruk'd left and right. Serious injuries rarely happen in fighting. And you'll find a way to twist my words with something I've said earlier, but it keeps cheap shots down. I'd rather go fist to fist with a guy, than have him board me from behind (etc. etc.) As far as Commodore and getting drafted. It really doesn't matter when he was drafted with the way the NHL draft works. They'll still scout him and a guy still needs to get noticed to get in a position to jump to the bigs.

Favorite ND town? Grand Forks, no question. Why? Because in reality its more like a Minnesota town than anything. I love me some East Grand Forks too... I hate what's happened to Joney's, now that was a great bar!