MafiaMan

So...any impressions left from the delegation attending the games this weekend?

In much the same way some people are apparently saying "UND's loss, Gopher gain," flash back to Matt Henderson from White Bear Lake and his not being recruited by Minnesota. Hindsight is always 20/20. Of course, back then, Wooger was stocking the Gopher roster with stellar athletes like his son Dan and Jesse Bertigliot, so who am I to judge?

Yes, the reverse is also quite true.

Oh please. Again, just like the countless kids from Minnesota who have gone on to successful careers at UND. Why didn't Duke recruit Michael Jordan? How do quality high school football recruits from Ohio end up going to USC to college? Or worse, Michigan? You can't recruit everybody. Did you ever think a kid growing up in Fargo or Grand Forks might just be tired of small-town life and want to head to the big city? Surprise, it happens.

I would have been equally disgusted had a Sioux player done it, WPoS. Considering that the 2002 Frozen Four crowd was "50/50" (at least according to Don Lucia's hearing-impaired estimate), Metcalf's "shh" was over the top too. Don't get me started on the non-calls on Hauser in OT though. The thing to keep in mind here is that this is a game in December. I'm sure Gopher fans can easily be reminded of how it's more important to be playing well come February or March than it is now.

Please. It has nothing to do with the fact that Danny's a Gopher and everything to do with the idiotic "look at me look at me look at me" preening for the cameras that today's athletes seem to love so much. Maybe tonite FSN North can do a nice presentation on Twin Cities kids leaving Minnesota and going to North Dakota to play hockey and how they feel when they play the 'U'.

Frankly, I'm impressed that Danny knew it was an "M" on his jersey. This Monday in his English 101 class at the 'U', they'll be learning the letters N, O, and P.

Yea, I know. That part was meant for 01grad. BigChief will be there too. I'm bustin' out the special occasion Sioux jersey tonite too...my green Blackhawk away model from 1992.

RWTD, can you save me a seat tonite? I'm 6:30-6:45 ETA. I'll be the bald guy with the goatee.

Bed time, schmed time!

When are the wife and kid comin' out, BigChief? Has your litle one seen his first Sioux game yet?

I have no friends, 01grad, so I'd be going solo anyways. I'm thinking BigChief might be interested in going as well. As a token gesture to get people to come out, I'd be offering an updated Liberty Bail Bonds keychain this time around to anyone who says 'hi' to me. This year's keychain colors are white and green!

I'm thinkin' Bloomington tonite myself. Whaddya think?

I think the Bear's Nest in South Heart will be showing the game in high-definition.

I've made mention of the western glut of Hobey winners in recent years, PCM, but people still think somehow it's a Hockey East conspiracy against the Sioux. That being said, I disagree with your comment about Ryan Miller having an "amazing" season. Granted, his statistics were eye-popping and I am sure he had plenty of good games, but having personally seen a game in East Lansing that year and hearing some of the fans comment about him, I would concur with fans here that Jeff Panzer was robbed. Michigan State was a very defensive oriented team that year and as soon as the score was 1-0 or 2-0, some good old fashioned clutch-and-grab and three-men-back hockey was the norm at Munn Ice Arena. The game I attended was the UMass game and the Minutemen mustered up all of about 8 shots on goal until about 40 seconds left in the game when Miller misplayed a dump-in and got a puck stuffed into an empty net. He was immediately waved over to the bench and pulled by Ron Mason. I laughed at this and a fan in front of me says "happens all the time when we're ahead...they're protecting his GAA." Sorry to disagree with my favorite pseudo-reporter, but Panzer WAS robbed.

Thanks for the list, sprig. Stunningly enough, Club 85 in Fairfield, North Dakota isn't hosting an event.

The mock trial was pretty interesting. If memory serves me right, something like 8-10 of the 12 "jurors" would let him into the Hall of Fame and all 12 of them believed that he did bet on baseball.

I believe that is incorrect. Cmon State Trooper Logo Man!

Yea, you, er, uh, your friend, can trade tickets!

I, too, was a fan of Pete Rose, "Charlie Hustle," breaking Ty Cobb's hit record, and everything else about Pete. The problem is that Pete Rose knew the cardinal sin of baseball was betting on baseball and not only did he ignore it, he then lied about it for years before quietly admitting his sin. Love him or hate him, he does inspire feelings on both sides of the issue. Did you happen to watch ESPN's "Pete Rose Mock Trial" a few years ago where attorneys lobbied on behalf of Pete and against Pete and a jury decided his fate? Good stuff.

Wasn't trying to be overly critical as I'm certainly no fan of Jeremy Schaap either, but it's important to have the facts straight when taking a shot at someone, lest you lose credibility yourself. I do remember the Pete Rose incident w/Jim Gray and while I detest Rose for betting on baseball and then lying about it, Jim Gray trying to wrestle a confession out of Pete left a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Of course, Pete did fess up later and is now paying the price for years of lying about it when he actually did bet on baseball. Had I been in Fenway Park that night, I'd have booed him, not cheered him.

Sorry to rain on your parade, LB#11, but you need to get your facts straight on this one. The reporter involved in the Pete Rose incident was Jim Gray, NOT Jeremy Schaap.

I agree totally. Strike while the iron is hot. Instead, like so many issues, it's brought up, provokes initial outrage, then things quiet down and everyone forgets about it.

Yea. And monkeys might fly outta my butt. Dorgan, Conrad, and Pomeroy are no more "moderate" than Tom Harkin or Tom Daschle.

Aaaahhh...one of my favorite memories of McVey Hall in the spring of 1989. About one hundred residents of the dorm watching the Harvard/Minnesota game on the big-screen in the dorm lounge, most of them kids from Bloomington and Edina. Harvard scores in OT to win the game and while 98 others are crying, I jump up screaming and hug my buddy (also an ardent Gopher hater). One of the UND football player (from Burnsville - major Gopher hockey fan) tosses a gigantic slushie at the TV and the head resident promptly invites him into his office for a discussion. Good times...