fightingsioux4life

"We didn't want him anyway." Gopher hockey fans have used that one for years, so expect something similar.

I imagine the quality of athletes being recruited is part of it. Also, the fact we are going head to head with schools like Montana State and winning recruiting battles is another reason for optimism.

The question now is, who will replace him? Another question is, will he miss the rest of the season with North Dakota?

Generally, they are considered the default favorite by a lot of people (not all of them Canadians either).

Didn't know you supported FU football. Oh, that's right, it's a cheap shot at me. Nice, really nice. Not that I give a rat's arse........

Canada is always considered the clear favorite every single year, so let them have that label if they want it. I think Team USA will benefit not having an entire nation follow their every move for two weeks.

Really? You think our fan base is going to cheer for the Blundering Turds? Come on, you should know better than that.

Don't feed him Goon, that is what he wants.

I don't think we are at the beginning of a long-term down period for this program. Just too many young guys and not enough established players.

Easy people, let's not turn on each other here. The team still has time to figure it out. But they better do that before the end of January.

You mean another athlete. The more of those we get, the better.

The rivalry between those two was almost as intriguing as the match-up between the two teams on the floor.

And this is a good problem to have.

Maybe the kid got homesick and/or didn't like the big campus/big city life? Some North Dakota kids don't function well in larger metro areas like MSP.

Yes it was. From about 1993 onward, the women's game was hyped way more than the men's game.

The point is, Congress has the power to take away their tax exempt status and their anti-trust exemption. Those are two things they desperately want to hang onto.

That is an amazing statement. For years, UND-NDSU Women's Basketball was a huge deal. It was on statewide broadcast television and even got the attention of Sports Illustrated. Now it is just a footnote of history. Sad.

Yeah, there was a guy back in the day who was pretty good too. I believe his name was Jimmy Kleinsasser.

The point is that curb stomping NDSU doesn't prove a whole lot because they are so bad.

If this is the case, then NCAA basketball is on the same level as Olympic Figure Skating and/or Boxing. Ridiculous.

That makes me salivate.......

And in the "real world", our program needs to be able to score points and sustain drives better than we did in 2016 or we won't take the next step in the playoffs. The offense needs more athletes like this; only question is would Rudolph know how to use him to maximize his potential?

I trust that you are joking.

Just another reason to cheer against them in the WJC.

What's next then? They'll want our players for a month before the tournament? Where do you draw the line? Nowhere?