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I will congratulate them on something as soon as they acknowledge that hockey is a legitimate college sport. I think there is a better chance of that region below our feet reaching 32F.

You are right, it is impressive. And FCS teams beating FBS teams is becoming more common all the time. My point is why should we bow down and kiss their butts when they won't even acknowledge that hockey is a real collegiate sport? Could you imagine Alabama fans giving congrats to Auburn for winning the BCS title? Or how about Buckeye fans giving kudos to Michigan for winning the B1G title? This whole trend of Sioux fans jumping on the bandwagons of our rivals when they are better than us is sickening. I saw it with Grand Valley State in the 2000's. Now I am seeing it with FU (never thought I would type that). I have had to put with NDSU's obnoxious, insufferable fans my whole life and I will never, ever jump on the bandwagon of Moo U. I am old-school when it comes to stuff like this. But if you want to cheer them on, I won't stand in your way.

Don't hold your breath. Those runs up the middle we gave up vs. a non-scholarship program could be a bad omen.

That's the problem with this program right now. All talk.....no results. This is a big year for this coaching staff. If they go 5-6, I think Muss and company better start polishing up their resumes.

I am getting a little sick and tired of that whole "North Dakota Pride" crap. Where is all that "North Dakota Pride" from Bisonville when we make headlines in hockey? That's right, there isn't any. All we hear is that it doesn't count because hockey is a niche sport that nobody outside Grand Forks cares about. Sorry, I cannot jump on any bandwagon painted in Green and Gold colors. Look for some "Bring on 'Bama" t-shirts and signs at the home opener at the FFD next week.

Enough about tailgating prices, let's talk about next week's game vs. SDSU. I believe this game will serve as a good litmus test for how the 2013 season will go (either upward or downward). Losing by 30 points and giving up 600+ yards of offense would mean another lost season. A competitive game (win or lose) means the team has potential to get better and better, week by week. This program desperately needs a signature, marquee win over an established FCS program. Our biggest win over an FCS team was as a Division II program (vs. Northern Iowa in 2006). This game will be played in front of a large Potato Bowl crowd and this is the perfect time to get that signature win.

So that basically means that the average working stiff sitting at home is screwed (as usual)? Only in modern-day, corporate-controlled America is that considered "good business sense". Kindergarten teaches us that you can't always get everything you want all the time. TV executives apparently have forgotten those lessons and are acting like spoiled brats. Meet in the middle, work out a freaking contract and get on with life. The easiest way to alienate your customers (or potential customers) is to use them as human shields in a contract dispute. People don't easily forget stuff like that. Being on the business end of karma isn't much fun. It's times like these that I am glad I live in Grand Forks and have tickets to all these games.

What has being "one of the most feared teams in the league" done for us in the NCAA tournament? Nothing. I think Hakstol and company are making changes that need to be made. Good for them (and us).

I'll bet the locals never saw this coming! http://www.inforum.c...icle/id/410012/ This guy makes pond scum and maggots look good.

Only Gopher hockey fans care about that crap anyway. I want to win.

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Is that all you think and/or care about? Getting boozed up? Do you even remember the game?

I guess we could always put "Green and White" under it.

I have been to Tim Horton's in Winnipeg. Good stuff all around.

This thread is more off-track than Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDTT-gFprC4

I honestly wonder if they will even have content I am interested in watching? And if they can survive alongside ESPN?

After what we have had to put up with over the past 5 seasons or so, it is a relief that season tickets aren't in the 2,000-3,000 range.

The AD announced the punishments; I don't know if he was the one that pulled the trigger on them or not. Usually it's the head coach of the program that doles out the punishments and sanctions. I can't imagine Blais tolerating that level of micromanaging.

And thus the biggest difference between Blais and Hakstol (besides the NCAA titles).

For my money, Denver has anything in North Dakota, South Dakota or Minnesota beat for quality of life, amenities and "things to do". Putting that aside, I think we have a pretty good life in the Red River Valley of the North (Grand Forks, Fargo and every point in between).

That has been my solution all along. Go to 10 minutes and 4x4. That will eliminate a lot of the regulation ties and it shouldn't tire out the players too much. And it will help discourage the concept of playing for the tie with the trap. I hate it when teams do that.

So if somebody jumps off a bridge, we are all supposed to just follow their lead? Sorry, I just have never liked that logic. The shootout takes a team game and turns it into a skills competition. What's next, using a slam-dunk contest in basketball to settle ties?

This is a dark day for the sport of hockey. God help us if they start talking about using them in the playoffs.

Good point. When Ag Tech moved up about 10 years ago, they claimed not to care about those Division II titles anymore. "We don't want any more titles that have Division II on them" was a common refrain from the Ag Tech faithful. I am surprised they didn't take down all those Division II banners from the roof of the Fargodump and stuff them into a storage unit someplace. Now they bring it up all the time. I suppose they'll start talking about all their national club hockey championships next, even though they probably had the local YMCA team on the schedule most years.

I sure as heck don't count them. And for those who would claim that I would have a different perspective if UND had won one of those beauty contests, the answer to that is absolutely not. Any title not won on the field of play is not a title. Period.