Oxbow6

I am going to reply to you on this topic once because any more might cause your head to implode! If you condone public drunkenness, stupidity, vulgarity and just plain being an a**, that is your right. But when someone tells me "Hey I paid for this ticket and I can do what I want" that mentality coupled with yours is why we have so many unresponsible and accountable idiots around. Your argument is an argument of enabling which I'm sure your folks did for you as you grew up! Tattle tale, acting like God because I have season tickets?? What does that have to do with someone acting completeley inappropriate for any kind of public setting...oh I forgot it is HOCKEY. Don't respond to this as your illogical dival will only cause you to look like more of any a** to everyone on this board.

This is now 4 straight sub-par games at home. Stalock was aweful Fri. vs. UMD and we got the win and this Fri. JPL stole one. JPL is no where near a/the problem for this team. With his save % and GAA, this should not be a .500 WCHA team. The D lapses that occur in games like last night and in prior loses are mind boggling. I thought Bina was aweful all weekend. LaPointe stuggled Fri. Chorney was aweful last night and Marto didn't play well either. The D play this year has really been a disappointment in many games. The offense is up and down at best. They looked lost as to get anything going all weekend. No consistant play from any lines offensively even though the top line has good moments. Zajac and Miller, to name 2, give us nothing night in and out. But I feel the biggest issue if effort/urgency! I took some (different) buddies who don't get to UND ever often on both nights and to a person they commented on how "slow" and "lazy" UND looked. UND won 1 period all weekend...Friday's 3rd. If you want to count last night's 3rd to make yourself feel better go ahead. Maybe Gophs aren't that bad from what I saw this weekend, but I'm leaning towards UND might not be as good as originally advertised. Because there is no excuse to play the way they have played at home this year, especially the past to series against, at best, decent teams in UMD and UM. Toughest part of the WCHA schedules is over but we can't sweep at home and unfortunately there is going to be some road weekend that we don't play well and maybe get swept? So then where are we?? More than likely around .500 in the WCHA when it is all said and done. Unless we get the second half surge for the 4th year in a row???

If Kangas is playing...6-2 Sioux, but I was thinking that if Frazee started anyways

"Wow! What a great stop UND's top-line and they are beatable mind." 4-2 UND win with no points from the top line. That is why PA (and Dubay) are worhtless from 9-12 during the week. Talk about 2 that drink that Cities kool-aid.

They are too busy this weekend working on economic developement, educational issues, healthcare iss...

Agree because it is difficult to score when you are not in the ice

Have season tickets in 110. I didn't take my 7 year old daughter last night but am tonight. There were 2 drunk 20+ year olds in front of us last night...one of each sex. The gal was more of an idiot than the guy but the guy was one of the clowns throwing stuff on the ice. I told them I'll be back tomorrow and if they are back as well one screw up and I'd have them both tossed out as I'm not going to have my daughter subjected to such morons.

If UND gets any offense generated before the 3rd period tonight, this one is going to be ugly. Frazee looked aweful once we put some shots on net. He was giving up rebounds late in the game all over the place. I'm hoping for a 7-2, 8-3 game tonight. But a win any way we get it is fine.

Few comment from the REA last night. 1) Great win anytime you beat the Gophs. 2) UND looked a least a step slow most of the night. Especially Oshie who would turn it on in spurts. I think he is more dinged up then we know. Gritty effort again. 3) Worst game I've seen Bina play in a long time and LaPointe looked like a freshman last night. 4) Finley and Malone brought the physicality that the Sioux needed. 5) Kiap line was most consistant offensively all night. 6) As usual, refs were consistantly inconsistant...both ways. 7) How does JPL not get mentioned regularly as one of, if not the top goalie in the WCHA. Was again terrific tonight. 8) I know this has been mentioned but the student section was pathetic. I was embarrassed. If the Sioux can play 2 (want 3 though) periods like the 3rd last night, they will hang a least a 6 pack on Long Island. He looks to be fighting the puck on every shot. I think the Gophs played their game last night and the Sioux roll tonight--6-2.

Glad to hear Genoway is back, but suprised he'll be on the blue line. Marto has looked good for the most part and Martens hasn't shown much offensively. None the less, Genoway is highly skilled and will help this weekend. Possibly Jones sits??

There is a big part of your answer to this issue...education, but you have to be willing to be educated. And a good friend of mine taught at Standing Rock H. S. and he said most didn't want to become educated because that is perceived as being "white" on the res.

Well said. And frankly this is the same philosophy that has kept Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton at the front of the balck community for years and years.

Agree with your above comments, but the problem that I, and probably most UND supporters of the nickname, have is the fact that the "real issues" are so obvious except to those who are dealing with those issues. It is like trying to convince a drug addict he/she has a problem. Sometimes "those" kind of folks will never see the "real issues" and deal with them appropriately.

belittle (v.): to regard as less important than appearences indicate; cause to seem less serious. Seems from your original post in this thread, belittle fits the point you were trying to make about the quotes you posted on how some NAs handle their business?? By the way, sorry dad. I'll act better next time

Complacency: a feeling of security or a smug satisfaction with an existing situation

Literal interpretation

Good one. My turn in this word(s) association game...Um, Um...laziness. Your turn. Edit: I see you switched denial to apathy. You lose a turn if you use denial again

Path of least resistance??

Cake...and eating it too!

B-4...BINGO!! We have a winner!

Don't agree with the marketing of the T-shirt, but Mr. Orr makes some valid points. Are casinos detrimental to today's society? I think that a valid argument can be made that they are. Or at least as valid as the anti-Sioux nickname folks argument is for getting rid of the nickname/logo. It is always interesting to see/hear a group protest "something", but then in turn use that "something" in their own terms to benefit them.

They'll get 2 in the 3rd on Fri. to bring the score to 6-2 and a late one on Sat. to get it to 4-1 Pop away!

But that stat didn't even take into account the Finley slash!

Same sentiments from most Sioux fans!!