fightingsioux4life

I suspected this as well. The fact they looked sluggish and slow suggests the gas tank was not even close to full this weekend. Give them a few weeks of family time and rest and I think they'll be back to their old selves again.

I agree with you. The offense figures to only get better. The problem with this team is the defense, which I never thought would happen with our program.

Because it's all about keeping more of the gate.

This guy needs an attitude adjustment if he wants to grow as a player and a person.

I am convinced there is a virus running through the locker room. That would explain the sluggishness and lack of energy.

Fair enough. But if we play like that against Denver, we'll get swept in regulation. And it won't be close. This break cannot come at a better time.

It was at CC. Gutsy move.

So we shouldn't criticize poor play? So we can end up with the same pathetically low standards as our other programs? Enough justifying mediocrity. As a proud alum and lifelong fan, I have had it.

If Blake leaves after this season, he'll be an ECHL lifer at best.

So the fact that the Jackrabbits are winning FCS titles is somehow diminished by not having won the old NCC since the 1960's? We should focus on the present, not the past.

I am not going to argue with you.

Judging a book by it's cover is always a bad idea. Hawthorne is a good boy. Friendly, sweet, affectionate and always excited to see me when I've been gone all day.

No argument here.

I don't think last year's team would have so many wins vs. ranked teams.

Having more talent means nothing if you don't outwork and outhustle your opponents. UND learned that lesson the hard way this weekend.

A silver lining in a cloud. I like it.

If CC gets smoked by the Goofs, are you still going to sing their praises? If they manage to steal a game, then I may have to reevaluate.

This is what irritates me. A team that struggled vs. ranked teams comes into Grand Forks and sweeps UND on the road. Is this UND regressing to the mean that was established last year? I seriously hope not. I really hope it was sickness and/or fatigue and not a return to the dumpster fire that was 2022-2023.

Keep talking that team up like they are Penrose Cup contenders all you want, but the bottom line is you cannot get swept at home vs. a team that likely will finish in the lower half of the NCHC. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a virus going through the locker room, that would explain the low energy and bad faceoff numbers. Two bad losses shouldn't be explained away by comparing our opponents to the 1993 Maine Black Bears. I will be shocked if the Tigers have home ice for the first round.

Careful, you'll be accused of not showing them enough "respect".

Every team in this league is good enough to beat you if you stand around (even Miami). The Tigers are better than they have been, but they still are not on the level of a Denver or Western Michigan.

Then it better not be called again.

PP

Not going that far........yet.

But remember, they are one of the best teams in the league. (sarcasm)