MafiaMan

The comments over on Gopherpucklive regarding the Kessel "I can't hear you" incident are almost comical. One of my favorites is "we never boo our own when they return to their hometown." Surely, even the homer-est Gopher fan can't be that naive.

OK, Doc, I'll admit...watching the team skate into a circle and then all fall backwards (think 1980's Redskins "fun bunch") would make me laugh out loud. What would be even funnier is watching Kessel pull that same stunt in his first NHL game...and have somebody like Chelios promptly introduce him to the boards in his next shift.

First Danny Irmen's classless jersey pop and then Phil Kessel taking a victory lap around the Kohl Center on Saturday night. When did the Gopher hockey team become NBA-esque in their celebrations? With all due respect to Minnesota, it's time Lucia put the hammer down on these Terrell Owens-like prima-donna look-at-me-look-at-me-look-at-me incidents.

No Joe Senser's tonite?

Stop being a pre-madonna and just do it!

Wow! Given that nobody expected a back-to-back championship season last year, that's pretty big talk about them not even making the tournament. Denver is coming off a weekend sweep at Wisconsin. Never underestimate the heart of a champion.

I was wondering if you'd catch that little insert. I'm in the mood for a chuckle...PM me with your 'rebuttal.'

No problem, dagies.

Agree totally. All you can do is win games and let the rest of the chips fall where they may.

Actually, I only attended Saturday's game (insert "whew" expression here). Moving on...the focus is on the rest of the season. I'm convinced Wisconsin and Denver will be 1-2, so the question is "can the Sioux get to third place?". If Goldy gets swept this weekend and the Sioux sweep SCCC, things could get interesting.

If if's and but's were candy and nuts, there'd be plenty of treats for all the kids, right? Fabian's shorty was a spirit-lifter, but promptly giving up two goals was a sure-fire death knell. This has already been mentioned by several people, including me, but given the memory or the Bina incident, it's beyond comprehension as to why the Sioux lead the conference in the type of penalty Foyt received. There's no excuse, none.

Hmnnn...so the Sioux should have just cancelled the game Friday and taken the forfeit? Good thing the 1980 Olympic team didn't look at "odds" or "statistics" or else the greatest upset in sports history may have never happened. While UND was clearly being outplayed, the fact of the matter is they went from a two-goal deficit to a three-goal deficit while Foyt was in the box. Enough said.

The only Ducks I know of playing hockey are in Anaheim.

Are you kidding me? I'll tell you one reason: MONEY! Why did Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College leave the Big East for the ACC in football? Imagine a Big Ten Final Five! When's the last time the Sioux played in the CCHA/WCHA Challenge? Hate 'em or hate 'em, the WCHA without Minnesota and Wisconsin and adding Bemidji State and UM-Crookston = the new College Hockey America Conference.

And I'm mocked for posting a link to a Gopher hockey article.

And more than 100 university supporters on hand for the announcement, too. Standing room only?

Tell me about it...try posting a link to an article about college hockey (unfortunately about the Gophers) on another board on this site and see some of the reactions. It was one game and no one is suggesting that NDSU has won the national title, but it's certainly a bright day for the Bison program.

Is there any doubt? Kentucky in a landslide!

Good grief. Maybe we can come up with something ever more sinister like "Savage Tsunami" or "Savage Jihad". This further proves how ridiculous the NCAA is. Going a step further, maybe the NFL could suggest changing the New Orleans Saints name to New Orleans Gigantic Flood or New Orleans Rampaging Waters.

1996 doesn't sound right to me, Doc. Colorado College played in the NCAA title game in 1996 against Michigan. I think it was 1994 or 1995 when they were upset in the first round of the WCHA tournament against Michigan Tech and then didn't get picked for the NCAA tournament two weeks later despite losing only 3 or 4 games all season. The "Colorado College Rule" came into effect shortly after that season, where a conference regular season champ got an auto-bid to the dance.

I knew I could make you chuckle, sioux-cia.