MafiaMan

Oh, hell, Wilbur, now I'm drying my eyes...OK, you can come to the Hoggsbreath with your dad next spring. Fixed your post.

C'mon, Hayduke, who doesn't do throwback jerseys these days? Throwback jerseys, 17 different football helmets and jersey combinations, black jerseys, matte helmets, inscriptions on the back of basketball jerseys...all gimmicks. Just look at Indiana football...

He's a rare case these days. In most circumstances lately, Sioux fans have been hoping and praying that guys come back their SOPHOMORE or JUNIOR seasons!

I believe I mentioned that on the board here several times...agree 100%.

And to think you walked out of the Hoggsbreath with a free t-shirt in Sioux colors compliments of me...I'm banning YOU from next year's Hogg event. Your dad can come though.

With all due respect, Dems from the Iron Range today are only slightly to the right of Keith Ellison and Al Franken, which hardly makes them Blue Dogs.

That would be correct. The Iron Range...where DFL doesn't stand for Democrat-Farmer-Laborer...it stands for Democrat For Life!

I actually find your Outlaws avatar interesting...

As opposed to a logo nearly identical to a high school in the same city about a mile down the road?

When you look at the voting records of small town northern Minnesota, I would beg to differ...

Belfield? Regent? Pembina? Crosby? Velva? Stanton?

Grenora? Crosby? Newburg? Oakes? Rhame? Golva? Elgin? Reeder? Watford City?

It most certainly is NOT a hoax...I even kept the print version of it from today's Minneapolis Star & Sickle, er, Star Tribune.

Glen Ullin? Killdeer? Larimore? Linton?

Why, the most famous mall in the universe, of course!

Enjoy...and be sure to send James an e-mail after you're done reading his 'commentary.' http://www.startribune.com/local/213418601.html

hey, stoneySIOUX, is that the new Dallas Stars jersey but with the SIOUX and logo on it? It looks sweet!

Fixed your post.

Isn't there a thread over on GPL that could occupy your time a little better today?

Which, if you stopped posting today, would put me a cool 15,000 and change behind you.

You don't sound like a dink at all - we just have differing opinions on this one. Thanks for the compliment. If I were in Mark's place, I'd say 'Former Packer great Brett Favre, who as you probably know spent a few seasons here in Minnesota with the Vikings, will have his number retired tonight in Green Bay..."

Time to perform CPR on this thread... Deep thought for this morning, June 28th, 2013: I woke up feeling fine as I turned 43 yesterday...so how come I feel like I'm 73 today? To those of you who continue to drive 54.9 miles an hour while hogging the left lane of a 3-4 lane I-94...MOVE THE HELL OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE! Similarly, when I pass grandma and get back into the left lane and am doing 80 in a 55, don't flash your high beams at me, swerve around in angst and cut back in front of me (giving yourself six inches to spare with the semi-bumper you almost slammed into) because you somehow think I'm IMPEDING traffic, despite the fact that I'm doing 25 miles an hour OVER the limit. Is anyone surprised that the new St Paul Saints stadium is now looking at $6-$8 million in cost over-runs due to soil clean-up? Minnesota Timberwolves...don't pick Shabbaz Muhammad...don't pick Shabbaz Muhammed...don't pick... Whew, they didn't draft him! "Breaking news: the Minnesota Timberwolves have just traded for Shabbaz Muhammad...". Well of course they have. Maybe they can swing a trade for Sam Bowie and Kwame Brown while they're at it. With the 4th of July right around the corner, what better way to celebrate America's independence from England with some embarrassing family photos...enjoy the link. http://www.dailymail...-fireworks.html

OK, Mariucci, you're beating a dead horse. Perhaps my point should have been to specifically point out Mark Rosen's comments and leave it at that. So would it be fair to say that in a few months, when Green Bay decides to retire Brett Favre's jersey, that Mark can blurt out "Former Viking Brett Favre will have his number retired by the Green Bay Packers tonight..."?

While I understand the local homer perspective, I still think a guy like Mark Rosen could have said something to the effect of "There are six current or former Gopher players on the Olympic roster as well as Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux, who spent a year here at the 'U' before transferring to North Dakota for the remainder of their respective careers." I would have been happy with that.

And one of my all-time favorites, from the Quebec Citadelles, the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens from 1999-2002. Great, great logo...again, picture that in nice Sioux colors...anyone...anyone...Big A HG...anyone?