fightingsioux4life

This has been par for the course for this program. The fans we do have are loyal, hard-core backers of the team.

I don't believe I said this. But it is going to take some time for Berry and his staff to get this team up to a championship-caliber level. Can they do it? Yes. Will they? That all depends on how long it takes for the lines to mesh and for the young guys to mature.

Maybe Boeser is trying to do too much to compensate for our young guys. He just needs to play his game and not try to force things.

Yeah, I said that. That was in response to the media practically giving the NCAA title to Boston University because of the hotshot freshmen they have this year. Whether we are title contenders at the end of the season or not will depend on how quickly our young guys develop and get comfortable in the college game. I guess I didn't think we would look quite this bad early on. Being how tough the NCHC is, dropping the first two league games puts us in an early hole. How quickly our young players develop will determine if we have time to dig out of that hole or not.

I wasn't questioning your loyalty or dedication, unlike the fair-weather bandwagoners who won't show up until we are FCS title contenders. I agree with you, this team is not complete yet, but it is absolutely amazing how quickly Bubba and his staff have turned this program around. 2013 was absolutely embarrassing. But after 2 full recruiting classes, Bubba and company have us at the top of the Big Sky Conference. And yes.....In Bubba We Trust.

Like I said, I hope I am wrong. But you know it will happen eventually. Even almighty Boston College misses the NCAA tournament once in a while.

Yeah, that would soothe a lot of wounds.....if you know what I mean.

It is early, but this could be the first season we miss the NCAA tournament since 2002. And we may have to hit the road for the NCHC playoffs. I hope I am wrong, but this team needs a lot of work.

At least you finally acknowledged that we are 7-2 and 6-0 in the Big Sky Conference. Otherwise, anyone who didn't know what the final score was would think we got blown out at home by reading your post. Come on, we are relevant in FB for the first time since before the Division I move. Try to enjoy it. And you seem to forget some of the embarrassing losses in 2013; those were way worse than anything we have done this year. And as for the attendance, it is apparent that this team could win every home game with a shutout and it still wouldn't convince some people to go.

Given the quality of officiating (or lack thereof) in this league, I am no longer surprised at anything anymore.

I have learned over the years not to judge an entire season off of what happens in October.

I don't think people expected us to look this bad and this overmatched. But everything you said is true. Unfortunately.

I think we hit a post on a 5 x 3 PP early on.

This is what I was referring to.

All of the above. But I expected better than this.

I understand that. But being that Mariucci is a tough place to play, we'll have to play better than this to win one game, let alone two.

And right now, we are not. We don't look like we belong on the same ice with them. Next weekend could be brutal. And against a team we all love to hate and beat.

I guess I don't understand some of the play calling. Running to the outside over and over again against Weber's fast DLs and LBs? I think a North-South running attack would have been more effective against those smaller guys. But you are right, recruiting will help build depth on both sides of the ball and this staff just hasn't been around long enough to do that.

Nobody is disputing this. What people are frustrated with is the offense being unable to move the ball against defenses that have given up a ton of yards and points to other teams. I do not think Weber has a top-notch defense, but we made them look good and that is what is frustrating people. The defense can't do everything all the time. Sooner or later, it will bite us in the a$$.

No matter how ugly it was, we are still 7-2 and will make the playoffs if we win out. And both of those games are very winnable. Second straight week we have made a defense look like the 85 Chicago Bears. Weber gave up 35 points last week and looked like world-beaters this week. That has to stop. Very disappointed in the crowd today. No excuse for that. No men's hockey in town. Cloudy and cold outside. Hunting opener is a couple of weeks away. Where are all those people who used to complain about us playing UM-Crookston and Winona State and wanted us to play better teams? Well, we are playing better teams and it still isn't good enough. Kudos to the fans who did show up and shame on everyone else. Defense is beyond awesome despite not having much depth and being very young in some areas. Scary to think how good they will be with a few more recruiting classes.

Funny, if you listen to the talking heads (the analysts, not the band), everyone has better pitching than the Cubs. Some people thought the Dodgers had better pitching than the Cubs. And now some people think the Indians have better pitching than the Cubs. The truth is, both the Cubs and the Indians have pitching and this series may very well go 6 or even 7 games.

I forgot to mention Thomas Vanek, who helped them win their second title in 2003. Another player who would never, ever have been part of the program if Woog was still in charge of it.

If this is the standard we are going to use for criticizing someone on this forum, then we are all 100% guilty as charged of this "crime". Hakstol was well-paid at UND and is even more well-paid with the Flyers and thus understands that criticism goes with the job. But some people think there is no place for it. To each their own.

He also did it with two North Dakota boys, whom Woog would never, ever have recruited because they lived in the "wrong state". Yeah, he had some of Woog's leftover players, but he also brought in some players of his own. Blais won the 1997 NCAA title with some leftovers from the Gino regime, but I don't think anybody questions who turned the program around and that it likely would not have happened if Blais hadn't been hired in 1994.

Why are you injecting common sense into a perfectly good b!tchfest?