fightingsioux4life

Agree 100%. This is not Division II where you could finish in the top half of the NCC, squeak into the North Central Regional and call it a success. This is Division I. The stakes are higher and the expectations are higher. I think Mr. Faison will have another tough decision to make in about a year.

And the south side of Grand Forks has a monopoly on those things? I don't think so. I was being a smart-mouth, which is one of my better skills.

I wonder if there will be a bunch of people wearing red sweater vests and khakis watching their precious little darlings (a.k.a. GFRR) in the REA Olympic Arena in the consolation semifinals?

Opps, you are correct. Fixed.

The last one of my teams to win a championship was the 2013 USA World Junior team, who beat Sweden for the Gold.

I remember that.....Red River got hosed big time on that one.

Prevent defense prevents you from winning.

If the men can knock Canada out tomorrow, that will help soothe the wound a bit. If the men can win the gold, that would be even better.

In overtime? Even Blais wouldn't do that!

I cannot imagine how painful this is for them. Having to stand there getting silver medals while they watch all those smiling faces on the other side get gold (again). ABC Wide World of Sports had it right all those years ago: The thrill of victory.....and the agony of defeat.

I think I should get some votes for that one as well!!!

You are not the only one that has said that. Two of the best players in the world.....and they spent more time on the bench than the ice. What gives? Why hold anything back in the final game?

Now I really want the Men to win Gold.

Were the refs Russian?

The prevent defense prevents you from winning. Fortune favors the bold.

Now we can look forward to photos of their smiling faces with half their teeth missing drinking beer in the middle of the ice. This really sucks!!!!!

Eventually this will hurt enrollment. Jacking up tuition and then telling those same students to tighten their belts is just encouraging students to transfer or just not come to UND in the first place. Something has to change or the institution that has been a big part of my life for over 20 years will decline in quality.

I think they'll be cornerstones for our next TWO Olympic teams (2018 and 2022). The experience, character and leadership they will provide for the younger kids will more than compensate for their advanced age.

It's all luck.....c'mon Irish, haven't you learned that yet?

I am sick and tired of this example being used; it's pure apples and oranges. Jerry York took over a putrid Boston College program and had to rebuild it while competing with the likes of Maine and BU for talent. Of course it took him a long time to get to the level he is right now. They are the team of the 2000's. Dave Hakstol took over a program with basically a full cupboard and has underachieved with it. Just like Doug Woog did with the Goofs back in the 1980's thru the mid 1990's. Face the facts.....Hakstol hasn't gotten the job done. With all this "parity", how has Boston College won four titles since 2001 (about one every three years)? And shouldn't all that "parity" give us just as much chance to win a natty as anyone else? But Haktsol's teams have underachieved in the NCAA tournament (especially at the Frozen Four) and it is just getting old. With FU winning 3 consecutive FCS football titles, we need to do something to change the narrative around here. Winning #8 would do just that and it would have a positive impact on the campus as a whole. That is another angle that is not talked about enough.

The State of North Dakota has money coming out of every orifice.....and the Chester Fritz Library has to tighten its belt? This isn't the 1980's, times are not tough and libraries are one of the bedrocks of any college or university. I guess Al Carlson is "Clueless" on more than just the Sioux nickname situation.

The more important question isn't "What's it going to take to hang #8?", it's "How many people really care anymore?".

I support either Grand Forks team vs. out-of-town teams (especially GPR and Fargo South). If it's Central-Red River, I go with Central.

I agree with you. Sweden was Sports Illustrated's pick to win Gold, Finland is playing well (as is the United States). Canada has seemingly struggled against teams they shouldn't struggle against. But when the North American behemoths clash, anything can happen.

Okay, that is fair.