siouxkid12

anyone win anything from the auction yesterday?

were they not in a legal battle a few years ago over these jerseys?

you are some sort of special, aren't you?

there will be only one team from the big ten that makes it and it sure as heck isn't going to be minnesota...

Sedevie never played at UND, did he? I thought he was committed and then later went to Bemidji State

I know all of this is hypothetical but you are using examples that do not compare to what you are explaining. Mankato already has a strong foundation in D1 hockey and comparing it to a D1 start-up program that has no real success at the ACHA level (NDSU), just does not make any sense. You would have to compare NDSU to a program that is similar and over the past few years there hasn't been anyone that has been able to compete with the top tier programs. Robert Morris, Alabama Huntsville, UConn, Sacred Heart, Bentley University have been around since the mid to late 90's and have had little to no real success of keeping a year in and year out competitive team on the ice. To sit there and say NDSU would have a competitive program in a "few years" (which you haven't given a serious number) is total blasphemy.

it has everything to do with the question. do you just think that a coach and players are going to show up and be competitive? I mean, anyone can put together a hockey team and eventually become competitive but eventually could mean 10 yrs, 20 yrs or hell 50 yrs. Comparing NDSU and D1 hockey is like comparing Mayville State and D1 football and saying "we eventually will be competitive" but at least we are D1 now. if you cant think about the logistics, than you probably don't understand hockey that much.

How long though; 5, 10, 15 yrs? Is NDSU prepared financially to put forth that much money towards a "great" coach? How long do you think that coach sticks around? Look at Mankato State when they transitioned from D2 hockey. Troy Jutting wasn't a terrible coach by any means but they didnt become real successful until Hastings took over and even then they are not that great yet. We are all thinking hypothetically here. Reality is, NDSU does not want D1 hockey or they would've done it by now. They know that having D1 hockey as a sport is A.) expensive and B.) they would be fighting an uphill battle for some time before they turn a profit on it. I believe any "extra" money they have will be going into the football program (i.e. developing a bigger stadium).

How does Penn St have nothing to offer? Forget the size of the town, they are a Big 10 school, the school itself has a lot more name recognition than NDSU. Who the ^%& cares about ice cream!!!!!!!!!

How much money is NDSU willing to pay for a good coach? What great coach would you speak of? Hiring a great coach is going to cost mucho dollars and I doubt NDSU is willing to pay out $400k in coaches salaries to start a hockey team. Also, getting good players does not happen over night, especially when you have 6 really good D1 hockey schools all vying for the same prospect. The reason Arizona State and Penn State are succeeding in their first few years is, they had programs in place already and both places offer a lot more than NDSU.

Penn State and AZ state are not just "adding" hockey, they both have had successful Club teams for a long time. The problem with NDSU is what everyone says, there is not enough money to go around at NDSU and they do not see it as a viable income. If they added D1 hockey they would have to add a woman's sport of some sort just to comply with the rules

Waynes only started 1 game this year....

You can't take the ONE game as an overall body of work, you have to take their whole season of work. Waynes coverage was average on Sunday and I wouldn't brag up that interception too much as it was tipped and basically handed to him. I am just saying, for a first round talent, he should've done/been more on the field. You are correct though, the defense is young and should be fine for the next few years but the Vikes need to put more help around Teddy than an aging AP and a medicore WR core.

I wouldn't go that far. Personality wise, yes he is twice the person Favre is/was. Talent wise, I think I would still take Favre over Rodgers.

Trey Waynes is a terrible CB for a 1st rounder and everyone knew it going into the draft. He needs at least 3 years of development before he becomes elite and that isn't what you expect out of a 1st rounder. What happen to Rhodes this year, it seems like he took a step backward in his development?

ausmus

can't really argue with your top three predictions but I could see Duluth falling (just a hunch).

Looking to trade some gamers for some new ones, anyone have any that they are looking to get rid/trade?

Wolanin

Didn't hammer say that this was his "dream job"?

No, its not been worth it. Why do you think WDAZ didn't sign that deal? Midco had to give up roughly 40% of its advertising slots to UND and the remaining slots that Midco could sell were only to lower level advertisers. I believe the top level package they were pushing was around $30k and as you can see during the games, they are not selling many spots. Not only that but the REA was charging Midco $500 a day to keep their HD truck outside the Ralph. UND really positioned themselves to make a lot of money without doing much of the work.

Because he knows MIDCO wont get the contract with UND when its up. UND signed its deal with the devil (midco) back in 2012 and its nationwide coverage went away just like WDAZ....

I bet its the same page. The guy who owns it is a pretty stand up guy, he has just been busy with life right now and not sure when he plans on picking it back up. He is usually on here so hopefully he sees this and can help you out.

Sioux-jersey.com BigAH did have a nice website containing anything and everything you ever wanted to know about Sioux hockey jerseys. The site is under construction right now though....

where is it in Minnesota because I sure as hell don't get it where I am at!