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I can think of three "I can't believe they called that" against the Sioux this past weekend and at two "I can't believe they didn't call that" on the Gophers. Of course, I don't know what it's like to be on the Gopher side looking at penalties and I don't think the reffing was terrible for WCHA ref standards.

Warroadite here. Well, mostly grew up there. Oshie's was a freshmen in high school the year after I graduated and Eades was the coach when I was in high school. Anyway, most of the people I went to high school with were Sioux fans. I think there's been a slight shift toward Minnesota sports in general. Anyhoot! I will be heading the John with a few other ladies this weekend and we're just hoping to not get razzed too much! The last time we made the treck we got out of the John on a good weekend with three points, Hak flipped the bird, Joe Finley was, well, Joe Finley and Trupp had his diving goal. It's going to be tough to beat that. I just hoping for a couple of excellent games.

I've followed the women's team for the past three years and I completely disagree that, right now, the team is tough to watch. I find myself completely awe struck by their crisp passing this year. I also think because they are not allowed to check they have to be more skillful in some ways. It is my genuine hope that when people go out to see the team they can see the exceptional product on the ice right now. I'm incredibly thrilled with the team's progress, but I also realize that I have become slightly attached.

Women's game tonight was fantastic and the attendance was really nice for a women's game.

I'm not sure I'm arguing that students don't have vehicles or money. I'm am saying that it was really convenient for me to walk from Wilkerson to shuttles behind the Chester Fritz. I had a lot of friends that did it too. It was a nice option that could entice people who may not have wanted to go because they don't have the money or aren't sure if they're interested in football.

As a current student who has been at UND since 2005 (don't worry, I've gotten one degree in that time period), I've seen the student section diminish over the past few years. I think the best student turn out I've seen was when I first got to UND for the first couple of years and when there were free shuttles running from behind the Chester Fritz to the Alerus. I lived on campus, but I used it because I didn't want to pay for parking when they started charging. It also helped for students who decided to drink. If they lived on campus, they weren't going to be getting behind the wheel.

The thing that really bothered me about this whole thing, even if it was just a comment in passing, was that Kelly and UND were completely fine with using Delano in a video to hock their online education during hockey games. Then it seems that Kelly doesn't want her shown because of the school's reputation. It's not fair to use her in selling the school and then say that she helps breed the negative imagine on the institution (this image given based on surveys). I think it's also important to realize that outside of athletics, UND doesn't have a lot of traditions. Many of the traditions surround the nickname and logo and when that's gone, there will be things that are lost along the way throughout the years. Losing the logo is a loss, losing "beer grandma" just adds insult to injury for some who are already upset right now. It feels like an attack on the community for some people. I'm not saying that I feel this way, it's just an observation and what I get from other students I've talked with.

Exactly 50 SOG. Vermont had 15

I don't put a lot of stock into things of this nature. Mostly because the media and people are always looking for a story angle. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but I think there may be more emphasis on it than we think.

I would be elated with split in Wisconsin, but I'm sure the ladies want a sweep.

^^^ I'm with her!

Parking is OK around. Lots of ramps. Parking ranges from $10-15. If you get around early enough, parking and traffic isn't too terrible.

I don't think many people like the idea of the possibility of playing DU again, but Saturday was a rough game. Not to mention the five penalties that the Sioux received in the second period alone. Hextall's "cross-checking" penalty was questioned by nearly everyone. I've heard that even the media thought the DU player was going to get a penalty for diving. I know DU got away with some cheap calls and the Sioux had to battle through that. If, and I'm not trying to think ahead two games (DU still has to get through Western Michigan as well), the Sioux play the Pios again the Sioux have to stay out of the box and they'll have to bring their 'A' game. DU is a good team, but they haven't seen the best of us.

It just dawned on me why the Tech fans and Gopher fans at Tom Reid's were chanting "Jesus hates Wisconsin!" Saturday night. Wisconsin and Penn State helping move this thing along. I suppose there are other reasons why Jesus might hate Wisconsin as well, but I'm not as versed in those! I've digressed from the topic at hand. I'm against the move, but I'll be interested to see how the first few years go. Maybe Minnesota and Wisconsin will finally be able to get back into the tourny with that automatic bid.

This is my favorite time of the year! Bracket challenge time! In previous years I've felt a little more confident in making my picks, but this year I am already thinking that I don't know who I'm going to pick.

Cool photo that is making the rounds on Twitter. Credit to Peter Bottini Frattin is unreal.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2002-TIME-MACHINE-WORKING-MODEL-/170594844689?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b83ec011 Eh?

It will be free on webcast to watch here: http://wcha.com/women/video.php

I ordered my tickets on January 25 and they just arrived on Thursday. I was starting to get a wee bit concerned, but now all is well.

When I go into the Ralph during the summer I always think it's the smell of hockey season. I love it!

I voted "yes," but I was doing it to be funny since we're jokingly sandbagging Hak's career at UND.

I might not agree on it's awesomeness, but I feel like people wouldn't even realize if it wasn't played any more. Single Ladies should be ditched too. I often wonder how they determine what they're going to play and when they're going to play it because sometimes a song can just kill a crowd.

Sweet Caroline has got to go.

We met tons of nice people in Omaha, but the people that sat around us were jerks. It's like they took half of a page out of a Gopher's fan book. There was a family right behind us and the father kept telling the child to ring the bell over our heads. My friends and I are very-well behaved and respectful. We don't ish talk, we don't bump shoulders and we don't parade around some else's rink like we own the place. We're just a group of two, three or four (depending on the time and road trip) young ladies trying to watch and appreciate some good hockey. With that said, I will gladly travel to Omaha again. It was a fun trip and the nice people we met far outweighed the group that sat around us, but I really had to restrain myself from turning around, ripping the cowbell from that kid's hands and throwing that thing onto the ice. I do hope that some make the trek and enjoy themselves!

After being at the Saturday night game in Omaha, I hope we kill them. I also hope some of their fans travel and see what it's like to have a crowd that participates rather than just ringing those damn cow bells throughout the ENTIRE game. Bring it, Mavericks.