MafiaMan

Have fun all you Al Pearson bus riders. I'll be there in spirit. 0:100

Well how come YOU aren't going? 25:75

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What section/level is it in?

I ran some numbers on priceline and travelocity last night. Like I said, I was paying for my dad anyways, so we're talking about $400 for the bus, $400 for hotel room, meals for Wednesday-Sunday, etc...for a few hundred bucks more, it may very well be worth it. Hey, new odds! Saturday only: 40/60

I've lost sleep crunching the numbers in my head, but there's a possibility that if the Sioux win on Thursday, I may just break the bank and fly out of Minneapolis/St Paul with my boy on Saturday and return on Sunday. Considering I was going to pay for everything for my dad on the trip anyways, I'm guessing a five day venture by bus can't be much cheaper than a 24 hour stint by plane, can it? 5:95

I sent my dad one last e-mail asking if he was 100% certain he was willing to pass this trip up. 10:90

Good question. I'm even mulling over the thought of coming down there on Friday/Saturday should the Sioux win on Thursday. Crazy! 7:93

She'll have to divorce me first for him to have a shot at her. 5:95

It's lower bowl or bust for me. And I'm not talkin' the kind of 'bust' I saw at The Platinum Fox in 2005, either! 12:88

So you're straddlin' the company line that tickets won't be a problem? My last FF was in Columbus so don't know how to gauge Milwaukee or St Louis. 13:87

With Al's bus leaving at 7:00 am Wednesday morning, I'd have to leave Bloomington at about 3-4 am that same morning to meet the gang in Fargo (3 days). I PM'd Big a HG to check in on the Wednesday evening option (which would mean 2 days). It's not dead yet. Still a bit concerned that people seem to think there will be plenty of tickets available in Denver, yet they themselves have scrambled and overpaid for 300 level tickets before-hand. 15:85

I sent him a PM a bit ago. I was all set to board the Sioux bus but my dad's a bit skittish about leavin' the ranch for five days. I've also got my boy with me this weekend and he missed a week of school last month for my grandfather's funeral...be a bit tough to have him miss 3 more days of school this week. I'm bummed...but not sure what to do. 10:90

Due to some issues out of my control, my dad has backed out of going to Denver this weekend. I still want to go, but it's not in the cards in 2008. Current odds: 10:90

For several reasons, my dad has now opted to stay at home and not join the trip. Does anyone on Al's bus need a roommate for the weekend? New prognosis: 40:60

Here's a pic of Yttrium's vehicle making its way to Madison two weeks ago...he says it doesn't look very good, but it runs like a champ!

How many of you on the bus have your tickets in-hand? Seems like everyone who is telling me to "hop on the bus" without tickets and wasn't worried about seats themselves decided to get their 300 level tickets and not take the chance. I'm still 90/10. Dad is now on the fence due to weather change in SW ND and calving season. New prognosis: 70:30

hrkac would also like to point out that for every person you forward this message to, siouxsports.com will use their beta-tracking system to record how many people receive it and donate 5 cents per forward to this 8 year old's college scholarship fund. How cool is that? Seriously, though, great story, and another in a long list of reasons why I love the Sioux. Still 75:25

Fixed your post. 75:25

Fixed (see above). 84:16

Best cheer of the '97 Frozen Four by Sioux fans after defeating BU 6-4: BEST TEAM WON! BEST TEAM WON! BEST TEAM WON! 83:17

And when you play with better players, you become a better player. And when you become a better player, you become a better team. And when you're a better team, well, that's just better than not being a better team. 84:16

You beat me to the punch. Cue the Naked Gun skit...I've got a 50/50 chance...although there's only a 33% chance of that!

I've mulled that option already. Still mulling...a lot depends on what time we're back in Fargo Sunday night. I'm now going to post odds of me making the trip on each post I type. 12:01 pm Friday afternoon's odds: 75/25 for going.

I've been in touch with Al but might have a sticking point: It appears the return trip is NOT thru Deadwood, north to Belfield, and west to Fargo. My guess is the return buses will head east to Omaha and find I-29 and head north from there.