MafiaMan

That I did not know...that's a game-changer for sure.

No comments on South Dakota State University losing 13-10 less than a month after beating UNI 38-7? OUCH!

Surely, you jest.

Your comments were regarding the TV market of NDSU including "much of Minnesota." Let's start with you clarifying what parts of Minnesota would be interested in watching the Bison on a weekly basis.

OK, Brainerd AND Moorhead. "Much of Minnesota."

So "much of Minnesota" now means the Brainerd area?

I can throw a rock and hit TCF Bank Stadium. The only fans in MN who follow the Bison AND Gopher football programs are NDSU alumni who live in the area.

App State also had the good fortune of beating Michigan on national TV in 2007...that helped elevate their program in a way that even NDSU's titles cannot compare to.

I'm still not sure I'm over that one.

Agree 100%. Most of Minnesota couldn't care less about NDSU and whoever they played a few weeks ago...they were too busy watching Minnesota vs Wisconsin for the right to go to the B1G championship game.

jimdahl and I crunched the numbers this morning and the results are in! The statistical odds of a message board poster using the phrase "bellow like a pregnant bovine" in a sentence is about .0000000000002% for non-NDSU alumni, but increases to 53% for NDSU alumni. I found that statistic rather interesting.

So using that as the criteria, Bowling Green and Northern Michigan have noteworthy programs while UNH does not. Colorado College’s last NCAA title came in 1957, but they make the cut, eh? UNH lost the 1999 NCAA title game in OT to Maine by a score of 3-2. In 2003, their star player was injured in the semi-finals and unable to play against Minnesota in the championship game. The result there was inevitable, unfortunately, for the Wildcats.

Oh, he had a plan to fix Maine and he wanted fo be in Orono badly. Montgomery would have been to Maine was Dean Blais was to North Dakota.

UNH hockey dates back to 1926 and the Wildcats have 20+ NCAA tournament appearances along with 7 Frozen Fours since 1977. Just because they have not won a national championship doesn’t mean they lack history and tradition.

Schools that I would enjoy seeing make a return to the upper echelon of the college hockey landscape: 3) UNH. The Wildcats have a storied history and have just never been able to get over the hump. The last few years of the Dick Umile regime were rather painful to watch. Let’s hope things are on the upside soon. 2) Lake Superior State. The glory days of 1988, 1992, and 1994 are a long ways back in the rear-view mirror. It would be nice to see this school make a comeback sometime soon. Those jerseys, too, with the anchor on them...beautiful. 1) Maine. Oh, man, Paul Kariya has been gone a long time and this school really missed the boat on hiring his teammate Jim Montgomery as head coach when the opportunity was theirs for the taking. The Black Bears simply need to return to being a top tier program - and the sooner, the better.

Well, we can’t all be as cool as Notre Dame and the legendary stories of...Manti Te’o and the dead girlfriend Heisman Hoax campaign...

“No poppin’ the jersey...obviously.”

I believe that’s a helicopter partially covered up by the NCHC and W patches...kind of overkill on the design.

Gotcha. They’re a little gaudy for my taste too.

It was the anniversary of Pearl Harbor...what’s the problem?

How could we forget? I knew you were handy to have around here for something!

RIGHT! As @ringneck28 can attest to, we like mimosas and happy endings around these parts.

Your thoughts on the infamous Blake Wheeler jersey pop from 2007?

Speaking only for myself and my position of right wing with Red Army of the Roseville co-rec league, I can confirm that I have no defensive responsibilities. I’m not sure that that’s typical, though.