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Any Sioux fans have good seats, seeing as most of us got them late? I am standing in section 2.

Let's go Sioux!!!

I can't believe I am talking to myself. Anybody else going to the games?

Who is going to the games this weekend? I heard that all of the season ticket holders had first priorities to the seats and the same day they went on sale all they had left was standing room only, is this true? This isn't fair if this is the case. I can't wait until it is in Grand Forks.

Any Sioux fans by us yet?! Hurry, hurry, hurry!!! We need to be there to support our team and make some noise to drown out the M-I-N-N... you know how it goes, but that's debatable. Oh wait are those they're only two cheers. Down with the furs.

$70 for all three games. Unsure if it will be on at Sensers or fox sports yet because I called and they don't know. Possibly could be on Victory sports which is KSTC. Hopefully some seats will be open for the early game. Hurry if you want to see them live! This weekend!!! We are going to beat the gophers!!! You will have Sioux fans around you!!!

It's because I am coaching softball now and I already cancelled practice last Friday. I could always do a short practice though. If it is on, I might have to do that.

I think it could if it is the Sioux sports network. They told me that if it was up in the air they could get it. We should give them a call and find out. It would be tough to get a bunch of people there though if they had to buy it since it is early and a weekday. I probably wouldn't be able to get there until 5:00 if I did go.

Thanks Ghosty, I needed that. There was a time however that I have done the rouser, but this was a basketball game and was a long time ago. I would NEVER do this at a hockey game regardless of who they were playing. There was a time that the gophers were my second team if the Sioux were done for the year, but not anymore. The reason for this is that I have too many friends that follow them and whenever the Sioux are playing they cheer against them no matter who they are playing just to piss me off! They also are getting too close to us with the Championships and we need to catch Michigan. When it does come the the NCAA's I do pull for the WCHA teams but probably won't be pulling for the gophers anymore. If it is an East team up against them hopefully it is a weaker team so we can pull for them and hope for an upset. As long as the Boston's, Maine and Michigan aren't up against them it will be great to see them loose early. North Dakota can now be the cinderella team since we will be underdogs after our downhill finish which will be fun to watch. LET'S GO USA AND SIOUX!!!

Yes I was the Sioux fan at the final five who put on my gopher gear and cheered the furs over Mankato. I just can't stand the state teams and feel I should cheer for a team from the original WCHA. I did however cheer for CC in the chamipionship. We were sitting right behind the presidents at the game who were pulling for the gophers and I guess they rubbed me the wrong way. I grew up a gopher fan, but switched while I attended UND. I will always be a Sioux fan, but when I am at a game I need to pick a side so I had to do it. Some of the Sioux fans around me looked a little dissapionted in me. I just wanted to let you know that I am not one of those people that jumped on the gopher bandwagon. I will always stick with the Sioux and will never revert back to cheering the gophers over North Dakota as I did when I was growing up. I can understand why I got some dirty looks because if I was from North Dakota I would never cheer on the maroon and gold because that would be like these annoying Minnesota people that cheer on the Packers, as was stated in another post. I can't wait until next year. Hopefully we will be able to get the same seats because the people around us were terrific. I felt like I was up at school again the way we were putting down drinks. I think we alone paid for the final five coming back to the X next year. I wish I could get tickets for this weekend, but I am broke. Let's do this thing SIOUX! F the East teams!

This is great how you all have lucky superstitions. We did too at UND. We would light a candle on a shrine of newspaper clippings and pucks. We would walk through the tunnel under Columbia Ave. on the way to games and rub the Sioux logo for good luck. I remember when people vandalized it and we surprisingly lost one game that weekend. Is that geometric logo still there, do they have the new one or aren't they painted there anymore. We also would play what we called the hockey song, for who knows what reason which was the Beastie Boys song "Whacha Whacha Whacha Want" I think? It was on their old grand royal CD that was maroon. We also would wear the lucky green jerseys and sit by the glass and be heavily drunk, this would help the Sioux win. We were about as superstitious as Kollar, how he needed to be the last one off the ice for pregame warm-ups, remember that in the final five that year? These were just fun traditions that we did and we had faith that the team would win on their own, but those just make for fun memories now. I don't think waiting in line is as much fun as it used to be from what I have seen. I miss the old arena, but the new one is nice to visit as a graduate. I still want to go up there and cut out one of the old green or white seats, or have they decided what they are going to do with it now, possibly basketball. I think we should use it for playoff games to create some noise and make it easier to heckle opponents again. Let's go SIOUX!!!

Anybody have any answers?!?!

Great pictures, thanks!

We are also in 117 row 10. That is great to know that we will have some Sioux fans in our sections. I am not sure if we are going to Reids on Wedenesday yet or not because I don't know the details of what is going on yet. Hopefully some other people out there can answer some of these questions for me. Some people keep saying that the final five doesn't matter and all they care about are the NCAA's. I don't agree with this at all, sure it is the ultimate goal, but, I think that every chance the Sioux have to be honored and make an impression in college hockey is very important to the school and those who love the team. Maybe that's the whole reason I fell in love with the Sioux is because that is our only D-1 sport as it is the same for many other college hockey teams and I want to see them do good every chance they get to represent our school and pride we have in it. So those of you who are saying it doesn't matter, it does matter to some of us, especially those that are going because we can't afford the tickets or the trip to the big dance each year.

I don't know how the players can control their nerves when I can't and I'm not even playing. Eventhough I know the final score will be a 5-3 Sioux win, it's still tough to wait with this much anticipation. Is anybody going to Tom Reid's on Wednesday night? I heard that there is a kickoff party for the tournament, is that right? I was just wondering who everybody else will be cheering for in the other games? We all know that the Sioux will win the entire thing, but who would you like to see them go up against for an exciting matchup, not just an easy win? Also, who do you think will get the start in net for the dawgs, the rookie or the veteran? Has anybody heard? One last thing, where are most of you sitting in the arena so I can get an idea of where the majority of the Sioux fans will be? We are 10 rows up penalty box side center ice, all games. I wish Virg Foss would write some more articles for us to read online in the GF Hearld to preview the tourney and give us the inside scoop. I will try to wait for your answers. It's amazing how hooked on this stuff we all are (Hockey and the Sioux). I used to think people like this were nuts, but here I am. This is a greater addiction psychologically and physically than Heroin.

I had a feeling it was you. Hopefully I can come up and visit again next year. Until then, GO SIOUX!!!

I know it's tough because we all want to be optimistic and we are biased, but I just wanted to see what people thought and would answer. Sorry I misspelled somebody, I am not one of siouxrock's cohorts!

Hey is this the diggler from the old arena with the green jersey who always sat by the glass? If you remember the lucky fly it must be you. Remember the good times we all had, the pucks that were always being shot at us because we were hanging over the glass talking trash. This is Tim and I was always with Luke sitting down by you. We were Polson's friends and always waited in line outside. Remember the time when we burned Nate's couch? Anyways, I just wanted to see if this was you because we saw you at the Tech series but we were in the upper deck. Hope to see you at the X!

Isn't it true that no team, which has participated in the play-in game has made it to the championship? Or was it just that no team has won the championship? If this is true that would be a great streak to break!!! We need to start lots of let's go sioux cheers at the game and make our presence known. It will be great without the pesky sioux-nickname hating St. Cloud fans there.

Hey it's playoff time, anything can happen. Even if a team has done excellent during the course of the season it still just comes down to one game. If many mistakes are made, there are bad bounces or they aren't prepared mentally you just never know. The Sioux are a playoff calibur team which they have proved in the past. We do have guys on the team with experience and freshman that know what it takes like Parise. What team are you pulling for anyway?

How does everybody think we will do this Thursday and the rest of the final five? I am so glad that we made it. It's tough not living up there and going to the games because I need my Sioux hockey (It's a good outlet for aggression and a positive stress reliever). I have to admit I was a little skeptical towards the end though. But we always were a comeback team with our gambling leader. (Maybe that's why we get so many players from the Green Bay Gamblers.) Brandt made some huge saves and if he can continue this Thursday we will see at least two more sioux games!!! I think that Duluth will play Reichmuth since he has done better this year, but he is only a freshman, will his nerves come into play? Or, they might play Anderson and we will light the senior up. Our guys have their intensity and desire back. I just hope the games are as exciting as Sunday's and there are tons of Sioux jerseys around just like at Sensers. Sioux will beat Duluth 5-3. I think this is a good place to start and we don't want to look too far ahead or get our hopes up just yet. Thursday won't come siouxn enough!!! It will be great to see everybody again. Born a gopher fan, converted Sioux fan forever!!! Let's do this thing!!!

When you all show up (like I know you will, as any true sioux fan would) be sure to wear your apparel! I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight. Too much on my mind. How much intensity will we have to start the game? Will we be tired? How will the goaltending be? Will our defense and offense show up? Will Greene take any penalties? Will we make it to the final five so I can actually cheer for a team I want to win?

I just called and they said they would have it on again. Since it is the only thing on T.V. Sunday they will probably have it on a bunch of screens. Everybody needs to show up and support our team! Brandt is starting to get his confidence back and we are due for a 4 or 5 goal game. See ya all there!!!

We should find out if they will have the game on TV again on Sunday. We should have the place to ourselves since it is Sunday. What do you all think?

Hey ghost are they going to have the game on at sensers again tomorrow? If so I am there, though I still think it is bad luck if I am there, but wow would it be fun if we could get the place packed again! Let me know what you Twin Cities folks think.