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This is what happens when you walk into the middle of a conversation and try to pretend you know what's going on and attempt to be clever.

Well, he is. The video clip of of Tyler's antics has circulated far and wide, thanks to the Internet. Do you think that's good publicity for the U of M? Yes. But he has accepted responsiblity for what he did and admitted that it was wrong. Yes. He's also admitted that it was a dumb thing to do and has kept his nose clean since then. Bochenski did what he did before he joined the team. To the best of my knowledge, he conducted himself well as a player and as a student during his three years at UND. He was also a Hobey Baker candidate and an All-American. Under those circumstances, I'd say he was a credit to the program and the school.

It works a whole lot better than the Pride On Ice board.

I want my money back!

Yes. Where have you been? Some Sioux fans were more forgiving of Matt Greene than others, just as some Gopher fans have been more forgiving of Tyler Hirsch than others. But that's not my point. My point was that Gopher fans never cut Bochenski, Brandt or Greene any slack for their mistakes. And yet they come here demanding the Hirsch be treated be given a pass for his mistake. Can you say double standard?

Based on how your fellow Gopher fans have treated these situations with Sioux players, I'd say yes.

Previously noted here.

UND calls its teams the Sioux. It's the official name of the teams. The Sioux name wasn't given to UND's teams by the fans. Jews is not the official name of the Ajax team. It was a name unofficially adopted by the fans. Therefore, your first point isn't a similarity. NDSU fans call themselves Bison, but they are not bison. Tampa Bay fans call themselves Buccaneers, but they are not buccaneers. Vikings fans call themselves Vikings, but they are not Vikings. The only similarity is that you can make the same silly argument about any name of any sports team. No argument here. And this is probably the only similarity you state with which I agree. In both cases, the answer advocated by you and some others is stop using a name so that racists and anti-Semites won't be overtly racist and anti-Semtic at sporting events -- as if it's perfectly fine for them to behave this way at any other time. In other words, rather than backing those who are using a nickname in a positive, honorable fashion, you chose to punish them and reward the racists and and anti-Semites by forcing the team they hate to change its name. You can force the fans of Ajax to stop calling their team the Jews, but the anti-Semitism will still be there. You can stop UND from using the Sioux name, but the racism will still be there. So what have you accomplished, other than caving into and encouraging racism and anti-Semitism? How much do you need to understand about a bison (also the symbol of another culture) to be a Bison? How much do you need to understand about Vikings to be a Viking? Do you have to be wild to support the Minnesota Wild? No they don't. The fans adopted the name on their own in defiance of anti-Semites who identified Amsterdam as a Jewish community. Claim? Do you actually believe that UND adopted the name to insult the Sioux? Nowhere in any of the stories you posted links to does it say that Ajax fans are acting with the intent to honor the Jews. That is simply your interpretation and it is wrong. You're right. There are other more important things to worry about and things to work on that would actually make a difference if they were changed.

Nice lead. I wonder where the author got the idea?

The one about Matt the Mean Green Offensive Machine.

How come my smart-a$$ question got on and yours didn't? Sometimes, I don't think that you really are inside ESPN.

I agree. Plus, it's G-rated.

You should know by now that it doesn't take much. And why are you pitching Cialis in your question of the day?

I see no parallels for this reason: "Jews" isn't the official name of the team. It was a name given to the team by opposing fans as an insult. In other words, it's the exact opposite of what happened at UND with the Sioux name.

Dave Hakstol did the live chat on CSTV this morning. Here's the transcript for those who missed it. They even let sudo-reporters ask questions. EDIT: George Gwozdecky will be in a live chat here at noon today.

I have no idea. That's why they'd really like me as a chaperon.

If the UND students need a chaperon, I'm available.

My inside source says it's because Hakstol doesn't like Jake's brand of hair treatment.

Thanks for fixing it.

For shame. As the mods have repeatedly stated, posting the entire text of copyrighted articles is forbidden.

They'll play soccer?

Only if you don't count Quinn Fylling.

I saw this on WDAZ last night. Here's the UND news release. Looking down the list, of finalists, I can't see anyone who deserves the honor more than Hakstol. Win or lose at the Frozen Four, he's done an amazing job with this team.

I tried it, but I suck. You, obviously, rule.

I demand a DNA test! I'm not THAT hairy!