fightingsioux4life

This is the problem with our non-hockey programs right now (and in the past as well): not enough "preaching" (aka "marketing") of our basketball and football programs. Just because some individuals cannot have season tickets to everything doesn't mean they should have to keep their mouths shut about it. The more Darrell and myself and others talk about this, the better. Otherwise, moving up was a mistake.

Open field, I think.

Please don't bring her name up. We are still cleaning up the mess she left behind.

Kudos to you for having the guts to post here. You were getting ripped pretty good on here during the nickname/logo soap opera. I don't always agree with you, but I welcome your input here.

No, but I suppose I could do some digging online.

You can't really blame them, most of them weren't even born or were very young when UND Men's Basketball was worth the price of admission.

A picture of the DeFauw hit is hanging in REA on the wall in the stairwell on the third level, just outside Section 306. I love looking at it everytime I take the stairs down.

Be careful. Anytime anyone comes up with an innovative, out-of-the-box solution, they are told that the idea "simply is not feasible" without any explanation as to why. But seriously, wouldn't it save money having one broadcasting team do both at the same time. The Vikings did this with their preseason games in 2012 and it worked pretty good. Thoughts?

That was very thinly-veiled sarcasm. He should have put at the end of it.

Another weekend, another must-win game. 3-1 Sioux (empty netter to seal it, another strong game by Gothberg)

The 1996-97 class will always have a special place in my heart. Two NCAA titles, three WCHA regular season titles, two WCHA playoff titles and a bunch of all-WCHA and all-American selections. And it included two Minnesota players (Peter Armbrust, Brad DeFauw) whom Gopher fans insisted over and over that their team never really wanted anyway! They were the first two kids Blais stole out from under the nose of the Wooger and they added a physical presence that the team needed at the time. And please, no more emphasis on how many players reached the freaking NHL! I think the standard should focus on what they accomplished as a group in college hockey.

Yeah, the Hakstol-Hale-O'Keefe Dynasty now rules the athletic department. Good luck overcoming it.

We should just call him "Coach Stand Pat". Seriously though, back in the early 1990's, we had a head coach (won't say who it is, just that he has an Italian last name) who was stubbornly attached to a certain coaching and recruiting philosophy that just didn't work anymore. And we all know how that movie ends. Not saying it's going to happen again, but it's worth remembering the past, because with human beings it has a nasty habit of repeating itself.

I think he is taking a shot at Jayson for whatever reason. Just ignore him.

Samsung is one of the best brands out there. Me and my wife have two Samsungs and they are fantastic. Sony is good, too.

Thank you for showing your face on here and answering questions and taking all the slings and arrows that come with it. I think the quality of the product will improve as time goes on. Remember, FSSN wasn't the greatest when they first started and they had WDAZ broadcasters and staff to lean on. Midco is starting from scratch and there are bound to be problems at first. But in the long run, this partnership will benefit both UND and Midco. Patience people, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater too soon.

It probably worked out for the best. I think the competitive pressures to perform and win and win and win would have killed her in the long-run. I honestly don't know if swimming in college would have prevented the eating disorder or not. She made the right decision to retire and move on with her life. Good luck to her.

Me and my wife have a cat. She is declawed in the front and never leaves the house. Letting your cat run around outside is irresponsible and causes a lot of problems for a lot of people. It's also not good for the kitty; they can get run over, attacked by predators, get diseases from other animals, ect. Some people in our neighborhood last summer let their cats run around and they would come up to the windows of our townhouse and look in, which drove my cat crazy. I had to go outside at 5am and chase them away. Thankfully, the winter cold has put a stop to that (until it warms up, that is). Bottom Line: Don't let your cat (or dog) run around outside without a leash and listen to Bob Barker and spay or neuter your pets. Our animal shelters are crowded enough as it is.

Okay, I watched the press conference and he DID answer the question. But I still don't like the snide remark about "message boards". A lot of our biggest fans post on here and other places. We aren't all trolls and misfits. Message boards are the watercooler of the information age and the coaches better get used to them being around.

Okay, I will have to check it out.

This is what I don't like about Hakstol; he pulls a Jim Boeheim whenever he gets a question he doesn't like. If the question can't be answered with one of his patented boilerplate coachspeak comments, he moves on to the next one. I don't even listen to the Wednesday night coaches show anymore because it's the same tired old crap over and over and over. If you have heard one Hakstol interview, you've heard them all.

I have to give Schlossman credit on this one; he put that Rodent sucking troll Hammy in his place (and on GPL!). I had some run-ins with Hammy during the old USCHO Message Board era and he is a handful. He is Minnesota's version of JBB (whom I've also gone back and forth with on a number of forums).

This is what I noticed as well (I was there, in the upper deck, great view of everything). This isn't high school; you aren't going to score a lot of goals from the outside. But it's just easier for a lot of people to drag out the "hot goalie" excuse (and yes, Schlossman, I am talking to YOU again). It makes people feel better about a bad result, but it doesn't do our program any good. Duluth (and I was very happy for them, btw) got it done and we didn't and that is all people are going to remember. We used to excel as a program getting it done when we had a team capable of getting it done; now we don't. And that is what people are frustrated about. I don't expect an NCAA title "every other year" (that is asking WAY too much), but maybe one out of every four trips to the Frozen Four should result in another green banner being raised to the rafters of REA. In closing, I do not support a coaching change. But I think it is 100% acceptable and fair to criticize the coaching staff when they don't make adjustments during the game and/or the team repeatedly comes out flat for big games on big stages. At some point, this needs to change. That is all I am saying about it right now. GO SIOUX!!!

I have been thinking the same thing for some time, MafiaMan. I LOVED that 1997 team. That team had the best chemistry of any sports team I have ever watched. Their hard-working, never-say-die attitude. The passion and emotion inside the Old REA for every home game (really, for the first time in about 10 years). And most of those kids stuck around for 3-4 years and we won two NCAA titles and a bunch of WCHA gold. I was a student in the old student section for those years and it was pure bliss. And yes, we are on the same side. Sorry if I got a little snippy with you. I am just so PO'ed after last night and I haven't had my breakfast yet! LET'S GO SIOUX!!!

Watch out, we aren't supposed to talk about him anymore!