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Per Brad's blog, Malone is out for this weekend. Played hurt Sat. night vs. Minn. after getting dinged on Fri. and 20 days later can't go? Must be more serious than originally thought. Would like to see Forney get another crack at the line-up then this weekend. Normally take my 7 year old daughter to Sat. night games and she has yet to see UND win this year. She is going tomorrow hoping to see a Sioux W

And Belfield's DQ makes the best chocolate covered strawberry blizzard anywhere or at least that side of the Little Missouri.

Stop...we don't want an unbiased NA's perspective on reservations to filter into this discussion

Subtle , but very persuading and effective !

Interesting, but don't think for a second those NAs that want their independence from the US will cut off their cash flow from the government they are supposedly wanting independence from. But I am sure TRex will have some scientific study as to why this is a legitimate right by those sited in the article?

We are the FIGHTING SIOUX!! That conveys what WE are at UND. The general public thinks so, the majority of those on the reservations thinks so, but a few PC (Poli-Sci educated??) objectioners are once again trying to ram down the throats of the majority an "I'll show you" agenda. Read thru the many threads on this topic, read the many articles sited that show that the real issues of those involved, i.e. NAs, are once again being glossed over so a few who feel they have been "abused" can become powerful. Racist logo is an OPINION by some. You really should be a little more objective from a societial value standpoint when trying to argue your case. When those who are claiming racist logo are the same ones that are basically leading their own people down the same road of unchangable dispair and hopelessness, I will voice my opinion, as will others, on how obsurd we feel this nickname/logo argument has become when you look at the totality of what NAs are dealing with. Come to me with some quote or study on how His Horse Is Thunder is going to provide food for undernurished children, or proper heat for the elderly on the reservation without saying "we need more money" and I'll listen to you, but in the mean time you come across as some arrogant, look at my degree, pinhead PC liberal.

Individuals of character still matter in team sports.

There were times in the Gophs series where Okposo physically looked like a man among boys. Hate to see top end talent leave the WCHA for whatever reason, but if the WCHA officials would let some of these skilled guys skate, they might stick around for us to enjoy longer than a year or 2.

Heck, go to Minnesota or Mass. A couple of the most "socialized" healthcare industries in the US. It's a joke! I practice in Fargo but dealing with MN healthcare plans makes me want to start saying "Welcome to Starbucks. What can I get for you this morning..." Free! I always like that one, but the abuse, as you mentioned, is the main problem. Going to the ER because you threw up after gorging your face after Thanksgiving dinner?? But can't keep up with regualr follow-up for your diabetes because you are too busy! Lack of personal responsibility/accountability for ones own health always amazes me. Get lung cancer because you have smoked for 40+ years and can't figure out why the Dr. said there is nothing we can do to help you--it's terminal and you have 6 months to live. Healthcare has become a fast food mentality.

AP=adequate perfomance? 14 carries for 3 yards vs. SF!! He is no Ryan Grant?!

And that is not verbatim . Did I do ok, PCM

Used to shoot pool, watch Days of Our Lives and eat lunch over the noon hour with those 2 at the Union back in the day. Both look the same when I run into them as they did in the late '80s. K-Dawg's boiler is alittle bigger, but I think Slim Fast is out of the question for him. UND icons!!

Agree, my original post that Malone will be solid as is Kaip, was to point out that I see him being a 4 year guy who will bring more than physical skills down the road. Malone is physical, skates well and will score more down the road. But from what I've seen of him, he seems to have some of those character triats that could lead to an "A" or "C" on his jersey down the road. I think Kaip is great and is what good teams need to be great at the end of the year. I can see Malone doing/being the same.

7 is greater than 5!!

Any time you use the term "dude", there is some feeling of endearment

I think Malone is a solid 2 way F. He'll be a Kaip type player down the road--solid. I agree with Miller. Biggest disappointment this year. Loads of talent but if constantly looks like he is loafing. And since I'm rolling, I don't think Zajac got Hak's message when he sat him on Fri. in Denver. He gives you nothing on offense. Some will say that he wins lots of draws, but that's like saying a pitcher throws strikes but has an ERA over 7! The couple of time Forney has played i thought he looked ok. Davidson...have no prsonal idea. With the current lines, outside the DOV line, there is no consistant threat offensively. Like I have said before, when JPL has the save percentage and GAA he has, this team should not be .500 in the WCHA! The need to find some way to get more consistant offensively.

Mr. Branch, like most other anti-nickname people, tend to say this happend and that happened because they where there. So why not on occasion give specifics...time, date and place. The sad thing is is the fact that too many people who read the newspaper take any thing printed as "truth". Was at UND for 4 years and traveled quite often to other schools for FB, BB and hockey games and I never ran across any of the scenerios he described in his letter. You can see how he is staff at SCSU.

Correct, but winning the WCHA regular season does give you an opportunity to win a national title. Again this year with UND will be battling to get into the the national tourney. I think a lot of people are saying it would be nice to still be in the hunt for the conference title before we go the Christmas break once in a while and frankly I don't think that is too high of an expectation instead of wait for the 2nd half surge again.

I'll make sure I give you ALL the details in the future so you want have to fill in the blanks with your own interpretation of what you think was said and what happened.

They were not back on Sat. and yes--UND fans.

Since poopski seems to want a play by play from Fri., the two who bought tickets in a season ticket holder's section were told multple times to tone it down by many around, to which drunk 1 would say" F you" and then drunk 2 would would try to say something only to drool. I did explain that tomorrow (Sat.) that type of behavior would not be tolerated for 60 minutes of hockey to which drunk 1 insulted and swore at my buddy?? Sorry about the typo poops, it was drivel...but at least you are smart enough to pick up on that .

Thank you!!

My point exactly, but some seem to think that if you BUY a ticket you HAVE the right to act as you so choose is ridiculous. The two from Fri. were not back last night. But if you buy a ticket from someone else does that give you the RIGHT to again use the F word as a noun, verb and adjective?? To throw things on the ice because you don't agree with a call? The gal on Friday was so plowed her white jersey looked tie-dyed from all the spilled drinks...and that was her most attractive feature. By the way a guy one row behind me got tossed out last night because people were complaining that he was standing and he refused to sit down. If there are some that disagree with my points so be it, just try to make sure you don't buy tickets in 110 because a lot us there are tired of hearing "I paid for this ticket..."

There in lies the a big answer with this year's team...Toews was really THAT good. And his absence is shown/felt more that I thought it would be this year even with all the other returning talent we had coming back. I still feel this is a very talented group, but they just don't show you anything on consecutive nights to get you excited about March/April...at least not yet.