MafiaMan

Handyman from GPL is in - up to 11.

Agree on Anastos - totally overwhelmed in East Lansing.

FIFTH!

Tom Anastos resigned as Michigan State's head coach today. That's the fourth coaching opening of the season - RPI, Niagara, and Northern Michigan will be filling vacancies as well. Some good opportunities for young coaches to get their feet wet as the head guy. Will be interesting to see who winds up someplace else next season. I'm thinking Mike Guentzel would at least listen to Michigan State if they call - unless he wants to hang around another decade being the lady-in-waiting at Minnesota.

The logo looks infinitely better with the white outline around the N and O D.

Oh, I think the folks at the X also had panic attacks about UND not making the Final Five...a FF at the X minus UND and Minnesota would have been a disaster. We just need to find that second team willing to attend every season religiously (cough, cough, St Cloud State fans, cough, cough, UMD Bulldog fans).

CANNOT BE UNSEEN!

How many of the 13 Final Fives held at the X did those schools make or last for more than one game? Not many. Wisconsin missed a handful as well - or was a bye-bye after the Thursday game. Even Wisconsin didn't send a ton of fans - they only came if UW got to the title game (2013). Minnesota is far and away the biggest loss.

I've cracked the code: southpaw is Dan Beckerman.

I thought you were gonna be there but forgot why you weren't coming... I'll show myself out...

I am referring to the Kuntz brothers claiming that their horses were direct descendants of Sitting Bull's horses.

Who is your daughter? I chatted with pretty much everyone in attendance.

You shoulda stopped down on Friday night and introduced yourself. I was the guy in 221 straight behind the net wearing that snazzy green Russian ushanka hat.

The imaginary horse created out of badlands legend? My sister and locals in SW ND couldn't even believe that folks in the "big city" were buying that fairy tale.

I had my left arm ripped off from my body in a nasty altercation this year in our broomball league championship game. EMS came out and wrapped it up for me so I could play the second half. Once the game was over, I went in for emergency surgery to have it re-attached. I don't get all the hoopla about Tucker Poolman...suck it up, buttercup.* *The above post is completely in jest. Of course I hope TP is ready to go on Friday and that his injury is not serious. If it is, big bummer for UND and for him as well. Hope he gets well soon.

"the UMD assistant"...meaning Jason Herter, his former teammate at UND?

Well, if you lived in Walsh Hall as your moniker would indicate, it's obvious modern amenities like hot water and good food weren't a real concern for you - then or now.

Fixed your post a little bit to reflect my sentiments.

I had no idea that @The Sicatoka's obsession with my musical interests was still going on! My most-recent iPod download was the relatively new Def Leppard CD.

I'll have the group pic up tomorrow.

I thought 5 out of 6 was pretty good until I got to your picks. Nice work!

Good to see and chat with @LeftyZL, @ringneck28, @sprig, @Shawn-O, @Godsmack, @Siouxman, @mn_sioux, @Ice Arena Man and family, friends, and guests on Saturday. Thank you all for coming!

Well, first by the hostess...