MafiaMan

Check the BTN. Michigan State loses to Notre Dame 1-0 at Munn Ice Arena and Michigan is losing 5-3 at home to Alaska. I'd have to do some digging...it's been a long time since Michigan State AND Michigan were not in the NCAA tournament.

Better question is why, with a capable back-up in Kirk Cousins, is Mike Shanahan letting an obviously-hurting RHIII continue to play? Hell, Leslie Frazier went to Joe Webb thanks to Christian Ponder's hangnail!

You're kidding, right?

Well-said, but how can the WCHA schedule their tournament on a different weekend? I believe all conferences currently wrap up on Saturday night and await the selection show on Sunday.

Equally foolish is putting the tournament in a rink that holds 18,000. I really don't know what Bruce McLeod is thinking.

That was quite a leap of faith, wasn't it? The X bids on these tournaments and so does Green Bay. There's no guarantee...but there's a pretty good chance...

Hmmm...Michigan State vs Western Michigan and Michigan Tech vs Michigan each drew 16,500 for the GLI and the Western vs Tech championship drew almost 15,000. Not CCHA tournament stats but a very good draw for the weekend. Edit: a quick check revealed the CCHA title game last year between Western and Michigan drew roughly 10,500.

Really? I guess the 1500-2000 empty seats in the upper deck last year were figments of my imagination...

Wrong! Michigan and Michigan State are to the Joe what Minnesota and North Dakota are to the X. A Michigan vs Minnesota BTHC title game would be a blockbuster at the Joe. So would MSU vs Wisconsin. A Minnesota vs Wisconsin final would be the equivalent of a North Dakota vs Denver WCHA title game in St Paul.

The Seville is no Platinum Fox, I'll tell you that right now...

LOL...yea, that's kinda like seeing if Moscow, Russia would like to host a 1980 Olympic hockey team reunion...for Team USA.

One guy in my group is an LSSU grad. If his two buddies weren't Sioux or Gopher fans, he wouldn't be at the X with us either. Of course, now, this conference thing presents some issues because we all want to be in different places!

I do get what you are saying too. It would be fun for the two leagues to stage some sort of fan-fest so there is some college hockey mixing going on. I loved the Frozen Four events around the X a couple of years ago.

That's like saying multiple fan bases take over Minneapolis and St Paul every time the Timberwolves and Wild each play at home on the same night. Honestly, Mpls and St Paul may as well be Fargo and Grand Forks. The fan bases don't typically intersect anywhere. I do hope the WCHA succeeds, I really do. If the NCHC title game is Denver vs CC, you just might find me in St Paul instead, no matter who is playing.

BS. White at home or I'm kicking you out of the NHL.

You and I are more than casual fans, that's why. I get what you are saying, but 10 out of 10 Sioux fans likely won't drive from Grand Forks to St Paul to see Michigan Tech vs LSSU and 9 out of 10 Gopher fans won't drive from Plymouth, Bloomington, or Forest Lake to Minneapolis to see Miami vs North Dakota.

If Lake Superior State vs Ferris State is a 2pm game, I'll be there.

Exactly. One Gopher fan will come to Target Center to watch the NCHC. I've seen the X without the Gophers there...GFG will be one of the few who shell out $ to watch somebody else play.

Yea that's a bit over the top. I believe a high school somewhere went black turf for 'cost' reasons, then promptly announced they were going to wear black jerseys at home.

Are you in the TC area?

LOL! I knew that comment might wake you up!

WRONG! Florida couldn't hold a candle to Georgia this season.

Put down the bong, Shawn-O. The Blackskirts defense gave up 70 to Wisconsin and redeemed themselves by letting Georgia put up almost 50. You're dreaming if you think Nebraska would have beaten OSU this season.

That probably carries a little more weight than my state broomball experience wearing white jerseys in front of dozens of fans at the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine.

I believe the Mountain West bans Boise State football from wearing blue jerseys with blue pants at home for similar reasons.