CoteauRinkRat

No surprise, Crosby goes #1 to the Penguins.

http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/7Archiv...ontoya_0345.htm It is interesting to read that Red Berenson doesn't seem to be too thrilled with the decision.

40 does seem to be an awful lot of players

The two projects are totally separate and unrelated. Here is the thread that started talking about it. http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1336&st=60

Thanks for the advice, it is greatly appreciated.

I try my best.

Did you see the big piece on the tournament and the interviews with the players and coaches? That was great for them, a highlight in their life. I'll call my legislator today and tell him ESPNInsider wants them to be working on more important things.

Because you didn't like the Maris piece, the whole thing was a joke? I thought it was pretty good, especially when Steve Levy said, "How can you not fall in love with North Dakota." I thought the Maris piece was good. I'm glad they did it.

I agree

The best thing to do is ignore the "chest pumping"............even though that is tough sometimes.

You are honestly going to say there were only 25 cars on I-29 during rush hour in Fargo? I've driven through Minneapolis before and traffic wasn't that bad at all, does that mean they don't have serious issues of rush hour traffic? Of course not. I'm just trying to say that driving through a place a couple times of year does not give one an accurate reflection of the traffic concerns and flow patterns in a given city.

We are tearing him apart? Since you can agree with some of what he is saying, than I guess we will stop commenting on this, because if you agree then he must be right.

Are we supposed to be ashamed of the Ralph because it wasn't taxpayer funded?

Since you live here and experience everyday life, you know everything about this town. Thanks for all the insight.

Wow, are you sure you have been to Grand Forks in the last 40 years? If you don't think Grand Forks has anything to offer, that is fine. I guess I will continue living in this town with nothing to offer, always living in the envy of Fargo. I'm not sure how I will be able to cope, but I will try my best.

Of course there would be more people, no one has said any different. Have you driven around Grand Forks in a while? There is a little bit more than some replaced infrastructure. I talked to a couple of salesmen who were in town from Chicago a couple weeks ago, neither of them had been here since the early 90s and both commented on how much nicer downtown is now. So I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

That is a good point, the only thing I would add to that is, the city would have a whole different look to it if the flood had never happened. Hundreds of millions of dollars in new construction/renovation throughout the city took place that would have never happened if the flood hadn't occurred.

I usually don't allow you to speak for me, but on this issue, I definitely will. You hit the nail on the head PCM. Has Grand Forks grown like Fargo, not even close, but that doesn't mean this town hasn't really changed in the last decade. The flood obviously had a lot to do with that, but just take a drive down 32nd Ave. and see a whole new corridor of businesses, it is quite amazing.

To take your argument a little further than, why does the federal govt. give any money to North Dakota for roads, since you make the point that they are not at crowded as other places? I can see your argument, but it doesn't fly with me when comparing road and traffic conditions in North Dakota to other highly congested places across the country. Apples and oranges

This makes me laugh out loud. I'm not sure what attacking the town of Grand Forks has to do with attendance figures at football and hockey games. Congratulations, there is more to do in FM than GF, you win. Do you feel better? I would think that a metro area of your size would have more things to offer, but thankfully you pointed out to everyone on this board that very point.