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Wow, was this really necessary? Bad hair day? Come on, it's TGIF.

Also, the pylon is considered part of the endzone and thus, if you are in bounds and touch the pylon with the ball, it is a touchdown. Ponder was really close to doing it last night. It didn't matter as Pederson scored on the next play, but Ponder getting hurt might matter next week. He was looking better than I had ever seen him and then he gets hurt. I hope it isn't too serious.

Just what we don't need right now.

I think Jacksonville is going to finish 0-16, which means the #1 overall pick is out of reach anyway. As long the Vikings get a top five draft choice, I can live with that.

I am in the lower bowl directly below that (Section 106). I have had those seats since REA opened, although I think 306 gives you a better vantage point for viewing the whole ice. I once sat in the very top row of the upper deck around center ice in the student section; it looks like a video game from up there!

Look at this this way, it will save you pain and suffering down the road.

The Lamoreaux twins didn't get an NCAA title, but they gave this program instant credibility when it had none. That helped in recruiting and helped speed up Idalski's rebuilding timetable. Now it's time to knock Minnestoa off their pedestal. I am sick and stinking tired of seeing their smiling mugs on the front of the Star Tribune sports page. Putting a stop to this undefeated streak of theirs is a good first step to putting them back in their places. Beating them in the NCAA tournament will be the next step.

This is Super Bowl-quality material and we get to enjoy it during normal programming!

I was joking with you btw. But I agree with you on the FB program 100%

Wow, I think I might ask Sic to help me with my stock investments! Maybe he should change his username to "The Oracle"!

Sort of like those Lions fans that were kicked out for holding up "Fire Matt Millen" signs at Ford Field? Yeah, I guess they should have supported him instead. Fans that pay good money for Champions Club membership and FB season tickets shouldn't have to apologize for being unhappy about the product currently being put on the field. As far as I am concerned, they have every right to bring "Fire Muss" signs to the game on Saturday.

If we ever decided to drop FB (I don't see it happening), this would be a logical scenario for UND. The rest of this is pure garbage. And I thought NDSU fans were delusional.

Whomever is an established coach for one of MSP's many college and professional teams is a "close, personal friend" of Hartman's. I do admire him for working well into his 90's.

I wish somebody would flatten that fat, out-of-shape, cheesehead fan that they use in that commercial. What a rube!

Only this: "Mussman isn't out there not making plays". Said by Sid Hartman many times over the years.

I guess I was referring to the roster, not the coaching staff.

I guess the point I was trying to make is that the NCHC is deeper top to bottom, while the WCHA had more bottom-feeders like Tech and Anchorage. And we did have some games vs. Denver and CC where our lack of offensive production cost us. Of course, these were always explained away using the Brad Scholssman Rule.

I think he was being sarcastic. His post could have used a to drive that point home.

Well, I think Parise and Suter are pretty good sparkplugs that any team would kill to have, but you are right about Crosby and Malkin. And as for the 2006-2011 UND teams, they didn't get it done when it really counts in April and that is another legitimate criticism of Hakstol and his staff that I will not shut up about. And it's another piece of evidence that Hakstol's rigid systems and stubborn committment to orthodoxy have not exactly served us well in the NCAA tournament. And as for college hockey teams playing "more systems and defense than ever.", how do you explain Boston College and their skilled and speedy teams that actually win championships? They do what we used to do and it still works! So please don't paint this picture of college hockey being about tough, orthodox defensive systems. I think Hakstol's orthodoxy worked in the WCHA with teams like Anchorage, Tech and Bemidji. I don't think it will work as well in the NCHC with some of the teams (Miami, Denver, CC) we'll see week in and week out. But I guess all we can do is sit back and watch.

You can believe this all you want, but it's pure BS. The Pens do not struggle to put the puck in the net on a game to game basis like the Wild. Even with Parise and Suter, they still struggle to score goals. I think there is still too much dead wood left over from the Lemaire regime. And if you really think Hakstol does the same things Blais did, you obviously are watching a different team than I am. This concept of scoring one or two goals and then hanging on for the win is trademark Hakstol and it simply doesn't work that well against the really good teams in the NCHC and the NCAA.

Okay Mr. Expert , I'll take a shot at this: First part......applies to you (and most people on here) as well. If that was a requirement to post here, 99% of us would be banned. Second part......I was simply pointing out what I see from a layman's perspective. That is what this forum is. I am a season-ticket holder and I bleed Green and White (that had better not become our new "name", btw), but that doesn't mean I am going to rubber-stamp everything. This is the "duckie and bunny" stuff I talk about from time to time and I simply refuse to go along with it. Any other questions?

A loss is a loss. However, if the team learns from losses before Christmas and becomes a better team after Christmas as a result, they serve a purpose and are tolerable. That being said, I hate losing with a passion.

I am no hockey expert, but the team definitely plays it closer to the vest than under Blais. Everything is about structure, structure, structure. Blais didn't really have a "system" for the forwards; all he wanted was for them to backcheck whenever the defensemen needed help. Blais believed in allowing forwards to use their creativity and instincts to make things happen on the ice. He also was a big believer in kids playing pond hockey outdoors so that they could develop those skills without the constraints of a "system". This is the biggest problem with Hakstol and his staff; they are married to the system for better or worse. Honestly, if I wanted to watch stuff like this, I would get Wild season tickets.

The last three years of the Gino era featured 17, 12, and 11 wins respectively. Times had changed and Gino didn't change with them. Blais came in starting in 1994-95 and rebuilt the program with a different recruiting and game strategy. What followed was one of the winningest periods in team history. Making adjustments to changes that happen in the game are something Hakstol and his staff have not been very good at. I think this year's team could use a change in strategy and tactics.

Men's BB definitely is on the verge of a breakthrough. I also think the Women's BB team will be much improved from last year.