fightingsioux4life

You better hope we make the tournament. It would be hard to sell those tickets otherwise.

The Twins may change once the Pohlads sell the team to someone who cares.

Are you betting on a second half surge?

No, the team's play is.

And yet, Chaves is probably working on another contract extension for Berry as we speak.

I am glad I haven't purchased regional tickets.

Hope it isn't a long-term thing.

#@$&?!

Cripes, we'll get blown out by Bemidji playing like this.

Don't blame Bubba for taking the money. Blame Chaves for offering it.

This does not inspire confidence in this team.

I would like this team to learn how to dump, chase and cycle the puck when it is necessary and appropriate. It would make us harder to defend.

This was one of the concerns I had when that palace opened in 2001. That being said, I imagine there was some of that when the old REA replaced The Barn back in 1972.

If Berry is replaced, we shouldn't look to the past, but to the future. Like the FB program, fresh blood may be what's needed if a decision is made to make a change at the top. Whomever leads this program, the ultimate goal each season must remain the same: Hang a green banner from the rafters of REA. Anything less is not befitting a program of this stature.

Sometimes the house is so infested with termites that you need to tear it down and start over from scratch.

Definitely not "turning the corner".

That is the Rutgers model. Which I want no part of here.

This attitude has become entrenched over the past 15+ years of Division I. Even the hockey team has ready-made excuses for not hanging green banners. It is very sad.

Look at all the athletes we have named to academic all-conference teams, in multiple sports on a regular basis. That is "hard data", is it not?

A lot of the same habits that make someone a successful athlete also carry over to academics (work ethic, discipline, attitude, commitment, fighting through adversity, time management). With a few regrettable exceptions, our student-athletes have generally done well in the classroom over the years (Karl Goehring is one example). And I don't see why that ever has to change.

I share his feelings on this, but I must point out again that you need not sacrifice good GPA numbers and Community Service hours for wins. And vice-versa.

Well the team GPA is solid, so there's that.......

It would be even better for the program if we would start winning these games.

That doesn't stop Denver from recruiting well and winning Nattys.

You are right, you did disagree with the latest extension. The concern people have is that Chaves will simply continue extending Bubba just because it's the most convenient and cheapest thing to do. He has a record of doing that.