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Looks like it's gonna be an "All Connecticut" Championship game on Saturday!! Crazy that the Championship game will be played by two schools 10 miles apart!!!

The NCHC is going to be great. Sure we are ring to miss the likes of Minnesota and Wisconsin. But we will have new teams and some old ones as well. Remember how we all felt when the old NCC broke up with No. Colorado leaving and then NDSU and SDSU? It sucked. This rivalries were gone. Eventually there was the invite to the Big Sky. There was a lot to look forward to. Looking at back at just one season in the big Sky for especially basketball and football, you can see that it is gone be a great conference with some great rivalries. The WCHA will be missed, but I am looking forward to new rivalries and new traditions in the NCHC.

Pretty pathetic. Hey Saul, it's the National INVITATIONAL Tournament. You weren't invited...get over it!

Since we are the topic of announcers....This may be the best announcer in sports!!! Florida Panthers radio announcer!! these are some of his goal calls!!

We will have 2 on the list when our new IPF gets built!!

The one thing that bugs me ALL THE TIME is when Hammer says "Kobber" every time he makes a comment. Yes Dan, we know who you are talking to. He is the only other person doing the broadcast. Just gets annoying. I guess one way to make it tolerable is to make a drinking game where every time Hammer says "Kobber" you take a drink!!

Gonna be a tough matchup considering they beat us by 25 earlier this year!!

If we get a CIT bid, Faison better be bidding to get a home game. The way these guys played, they are itching to get another chance to get on the court this year. Might as well be at home!!!

Great effort by our boys. They lost a close one to a very talented team. Tough for our seniors to go out that way, but hopefully they still have a couple more games in a UND uniform. These games only give our returning players experience and confidence going into next season and into another Big Sky Tournament. It was fun to watch these last two games with everyone healthy. With the guys coming back and the addition of Traylor and Nash, this team is going to be very good next year. We have been waiting for 4 years for this team to make a run at an NCAA Tournament berth, and next year I think we will have the team to do it. I am excited for next season, but I hope that we can get a CIT tournament game at the Betty to watch these guys play again this year. How bout a CIT Tournament run?!!! I'm game!

Just like no one is going to buy the new "North Dakota" jerseys with no logo on them. If you are a fan of the University, you are going to cheer for the nickname that they have. Not because you are forgetting the past and the Fighting Sioux name, but because you support the school and its players. Future players will be known as the University of North Dakota _________, not the Fighting Sioux. It is still OK to wear your Fighting Sioux apparel for as long as you want. No one is stopping you. But as a supporter of this University and its athletics teams, I will cheer them on by whatever neame they choose to be known as.

I would assume that they would move our game to the night game on Thursday for attendance reasons.

Anyone else having trouble getting into viewing the game?

Probably stirring the whole nickname pot again...but since the subject is being brought up again.....What does everyone think about choosing the name "Nodaks"? Ther is history there. I do remember seeing the basketball team with "Nodaks" on the jersey. Plus UND would not have to adapt an animal or image to replace Fighting Sioux that is obviously going to pale in comparison. The "mascot" for UND would then be the people of North Dakota. Not some dumb animal or something. (Side note...They may be trying it out with the "Nodak Nation" student group to see how people resond to the name. just a thought).

I really hope both our teams win tonight. Would be fun to talk some smack with ya!! That being said, I think most of us Sioux fans on here appreciate a fan from a rival school that isn't here just here to cause controversy and get everyone all riled up.(Bison fans) You actually bring up thoughtful conversation and good topics. Stay classy WILDCAT!!

Huff reminds me a little of Nate Wolters. Noth guys are extremely talented and want the ball all the time. They both have a knack for scoring. But one of the biggest difference which makes Wolters elite is that when he gets double and even triple teams, he will find the open man for a wide open shot. Seems like Huff gets the ball and only sees the rim and blocks everything else out. If he became a better passer, he would be the be a far better player. POY candidate for sure. Jones and the rest of the coaches need to address this. Its been 3 years and it's still an issue!

Big Sky Tourney is gonna be shown online. http://bigskyconf.com/sports/2013/3/11/MBB_0311133504.aspx?id=874&

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3 wins. That's all we need. Should be able to get past S. Utah. We played awful last Saturday vs. Southern Utah and we still beat them. Play a decent game and we move on easily. The road to title town does thru Weber and Montana. If we play like we did Saturday we will get blown out of the gym. Need to play our best games of the year. Hopefully we will have everyone back. Definitely missed Anderson at the point Saturday. Huff needs to get more involved in the game and make better decisions. Can't just drive the lane every time. Schuler is back and he will play a huge role this weekend. Its gonna come down to other players besides Schuler, Huff, and Anderson making all the plays if we expect to play on Saturday for the title. This team has peaked the last 2 years at tournament time. Lets do it again!!

Summit Tourney started this past weekend and ends Tuesday. Also, wasn't there a rumor out there that once all the basketball was done in SD that they were going to bring up their HD equipment for the first round playoff series in GF? Anyone else have more information about that? Would be sweet to see Hammer and Kobber in HD!!

Way to have confidence in your team!! Wow!! Bandwagon fans are annoying and I can't stand them. You can be positive and realistic at the same time. Is this team capable of winning 9 straight games to win a National Championship...of course!! But is it realistic to say they will lose in the semi's to a rested Minnesota or St. Cloud team to...sure!! Yes we had a chance to get 8 points the last two weekends to win the MacNaughton. We only got 5. Does that make us a bad team? No. I think that having the WCHA championship within grasp and not getting it is going to give our players more desire and drive to succeed. So I guess you can let us know when the team is doing good enough for you and you can jump back with us as being a true fan. Until then, you can just stay and the bandwagon stop waiting for that wagon to pick you up!

Score for #4....Skate for #8!!

I do like the idea of just using the NCHC text part of the logo as the patch on the jerseys. Letting teams use their own school colors like the Big Sky and Big10 does is also a great idea as well. Hopefully Jim Sherr checks out SS.com!! Nice work as always soutpaw for mocking up potential jerseys!!

Given all the "Mac's" on this team....winning the MACNaughton Cup would be fitting this year!!