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Regardless of my/our outcome, the people of this city and area...especially the youth, need to be recognized for the effort they put forth to try to save this city/area. Also a huge thank you to those who risked their own safety to come here to help from other cities and states. Take time today to hug your spouse and kids and tell them you love them because as we are finding out very quickly, very little else matters in the big picture!

We are now in a "red zone" and are on our own. We, as a neighborhood, are going to make a final push to save our homes and raise our dike. Evacuation was recommended, but we'll fight one more day...

We live in far south Fargo and we're ok...so far.

Water over dike at Oxbow. Coming up so fast caught people off guard and homes flooded. Can't get to some people by car so FPD sent out 6 airboats to evacuate those people!

We have been very blessed by the students of NDSU and MSU-M in our neighborhood. Kudos to those from UND making the trip down to help as well. Our dike should be done by tonight at a 42' level. So far, so good...

Not making them fast enough. Difficult to pack frozen sandbags...the cold front coming is more bad news.

That is great, but manpower isn't the issue. There is major shortage of sandbags! They can't get bags to the volunteers/workers fast enough. Not looking good down here in south Fargo!

Agree with Hexy. He didn't look to be close to full speed this past weekend.

The Zajac line, with or without Watkins, has to come up big this weekend. They were almost non-exisitant in St. Paul. I did like what I saw from Kozek and Malone most of the time...big/physical play helps this team alot. But I think the one player that will decide this weekend is VV. He didn't play well at all in the F5. He can dominate a game better than almost any one UND has because of size, strength and skill. He needs to be HUGE for UND to advance to the F4. BE needs to be solid of course. UND wins when they get 3+ goals/game and they lose when they don't...plain and simple!

Were you at the X for the 2nd period of yesterday's game? Haven't seen this team get outworked like that this year!

Getting sent to the NE region only reiterates how badly the boys screwed up this weekend. 1 win and we'd be playing in some other region. It is what it is though...one game at a time now and it starts with UNH.

Totally agree! Some can say we don't play well at Mariucci, but it would've had almost a home game feel with all the UND fans. Now we'll probably have to go east.

Walked over with the UND reserves Friday pm. Toews looked and walked ok? He was chatting and laughing. Don't know why he did play yesterday? Watkins came back in and played after his hit on Friday. My guess he was held out yesterday as a precaution and will go next week.

Just a few notes from St. Paul on the Sioux: 1) Want some of my money back. I worked harder on the x-training machine at the Crowne Plaza then UND did on the ice. 2) Special teams: 1 and done in the NCAA if things don't change. Gave up a SHG and 2 PPGs. And were OH-fer on the PP! 3) BE has to play better. He wasn't awful, but 2 of the 3 goals in the 2nd yesterday we right in front of us and could've been handled. And this misplayed puck vs. UMD... 4) Score! 1 goal in 2 games?? You all know the stats, we don't win unless we get at least 3! 5) Get back to playing UND hockey...skating, hitting, and hitting some more for 60 minutes. We gave up 25 shots in the second period yesterday because we stopped skating and hitting like the first period. 6) Great Sioux crowd and fans. 7) Skywalk from Crowne was great on Friday with rain. 8) Ray, our Subway sandwich guy, on Friday said he was a big Sioux fan...he is also NA! Said the nickname issues is "BS"! Go Ray Ray!! 9) One of the guys sitting behind us was Lee Davidson, former UND player in late 80s-early 90s. Good guy! Overall, minus the awful hockey played by UND, we had a blast. On to the NCAAs. GO SIOUX!

Going to be interesting to say the least! In '97 our WHOLE neighborhood had a ring sandbag dike...and we live down by 52nd Ave a few block north of Shanley. Bought 20 each of 2", 3" and 4" drain plugs while in St. Paul as there were none left in Fargo. We start bagging Tues. Any volunters?

The Wheeler goal a couple years ago was right in front us. One of those sport's shots that probably couldn't be done again even if tried. As they say in golf, "He couldn't hit that shot again if you gave him 3 bags of balls!"

My daughter is a huge Trupp fan and she was thinking about "Sioux-per Trupp-er". Doesn't roll off the tongue, but she is excited about it.

Maybe because I have a limited hockey mind, but how does McBain's name creep into every converstion about year end awards? He has lots of talent, but if awards are based on statistics, how can one overlook his +/-??

Now I really don't want UND to face him on Friday!

My 8 yr. old daughter and I will be in Sec. 121 Row 24

He better be 'cause we won't be facing the likes of Tech this weekend...6 goals against vs. them was absolutely pathetic. If the 'Dogs get 3 or more tomorrow, the Gophs season is done!

Puff was a tool prior to the drug bust. Now he is just an addicted tool!

I still think WI is the wild card. They are playing pretty well. They have a great shot of beating DU with the lose of all their centers. They could beat UND in the final and no play-in team has won the championship if that team beats UND. Buckey could easily steal an auto-bid this weekend, which inturn takes away an at-large bid.

And I'm sure he mentioned nothing about Special K and the rest of the Gophs giving up 6 in a game to those same Huskies the week before!

Using Larry Bird and Dave Vonesh in the same conversation? Now that's just silly talk!