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TD Dressler from Landry. PAT Blocked. GVSU 21 UND 6 There's still some faint hope.

The Lakers have built the program I was hoping we would build back in the 1990's when we started to become a factor on the national stage for the first time in years. It is a bitter pill to swallow to watch someone else do it instead. Needless to say, I will be cheering for Omaha next week (while holding my nose, of course).

TD Lakers. 21-0 in third quarter. Game, Set, Match, Point.

If the Sioux defense doesn't hold or force a turnover, the Lakers can just salt it away.

Sioux get the ball back. Time to get on the board.

Good point. However, I know some rabid golfers that will golf in any weather if you let them on the course.

That was a pretty good rant. I agree with everything you just said. We are 30 minutes away from hitting the golf course. We had better get something started in the 3rd quarter. If the Lakers score on their opening drive, it will be curtains.

I vote for Roseanne!

At this rate, I am going to have to cheer for Omaha next week! Come on Sioux, don't put me in that position.

Great play by the defense, but if our offense can't take advantage of it, it won't matter.

It's early, but I don't like how this game is starting to shape up.

Bad punting on both sides so far.

Game time is almost here!!! GO SIOUX!!!

I have said this for years about that craphole conference. EZAC supporters will tell you that their conference is one of the best in the country because all the teams are competitive with each other and then pull out the statistics to "prove" it. What that really means is that the talent level for most (if not all) the teams is several notches below other leagues and that no team has the front-end talent to establish themselves as a true national contender. Of course, all of this comes out in the wash once the NCAA tournament rolls around.

We got 2:00 for crashing the net and later on 2:00 because a Duluth player took a Robbie Earl-esque dive. The zebras are supposed to keep the game under control and call it down the middle, not become part of the story. I don't pay good money to watch them get involved in the outcome or direction of the game. Let's hope it doesn't cost anyone tomorrow.

Giving up 5 goals doesn't help either. I wonder what happened to "Hot Shot" Mannino tonight? I hope we don't go to Denver next weekend and make him look like a Hobey Baker candidate. Great win tonight, but we have to follow it up on Saturday to earn the sweep. Duluth is going to come out and work hard to get some points out of the weekend. I hope this time we are ready to deal with it.

If we are going to win this game, there are three things I think we must do well: 1) No turnovers. Turnovers took us out of the game last year before we had a chance to establish any momentum. If we take care of the ball, that should give us a chance to win. Make them earn whatever they get. 2) Control the game on the ground. We have a big, talented and experienced offensive line. We need to use the Hogs and whatever running backs are healthy to establish a solid running game and control the clock. I don't care if it's Chappell, Dressler, Murray, Battle or Dungy; someone is going to have to step up and establish the run. That should open up the passing game for Freund to make some plays down the field. 3) Punch it in when we have the chance. One problem with this team this year is finishing drives that look good until we get inside the red zone. In order to win this game, we will have to score touchdowns when we have the chance. One of the reasons why we are on the road tomorrow instead of at home is missed scoring opportunities in the Omaha game. If we can capitalize on our chances, we stand a good chance to win the game, especially with our defense healthy and playing their best football of the season right now. This game might come down to the last drive for either team in the fourth quarter. No one outside of our fan base probably thinks that we can win this game, but I think we have a chance if we play solid football for 60 minutes.

Let's go Sioux, time for a home sweep!!!

That will involve not shooting at his chest (logo-killers), shooting from bad angles, shooting from the blue line without anyone in front of the net, etc. We had better crash the net and make things happen tonight and Saturday or we'll have to read Brad Schlossman go on and on about how great Stalock is in the Heraldo. We have to get the offense going this weekend. A 2.89 goals per game average is not going to cut it if we want to hang some banners this year. Time to get out the brooms!

You are thinking of the Broadmoor Trophy, which goes to the winner of the WCHA Final Five. The MacNaughton Cup is the WCHA regular season trophy. The MacNaughton is tougher to win, but the Broadmoor is also prestigious and has been won by several of our NCAA title teams. Let's hope this season ends up the same way.

This is a series that we MUST sweep. I don't care what Duluth brings to the table. I don't care how good Duluth's goaltending is. I don't care if the atmosphere is dead because the students will be gone. Championship teams sweep teams like Duluth at home. Period. If we want to contend for the MacNaughton Cup, we have to win these games. After this weekend, we have Denver on the road (split at best), Minnesota at home (likely split, although the Rodents are struggling right now) and then New Hampshire over the holidays (another tough test). There are 12 league points at stake during the next three weeks. We had better get as many of them as we can. Prediction: Sioux Sweep (3-1, 5-2)

You are right about televising home games like this, it just encourages people to sit on their butts at home and not buy a ticket. Penalizing the team because of the team they got matched up with is beyond immature. One of the main reasons we are moving up to DI FCS is to make football a stronger program. If we don't start marketing football better and taking it more seriously, this whole D-I move will end up being a waste of time and resources.

Being that there are only a few weeks left in "the year", this is certainly possible considering that a high ankle sprain can take a long time to heal. We had better hope that our running back depth can bail us out. Otherwise, it's on to DI FCS.

Please tell me you aren't comparing attendance at a home playoff game to attendance at a road game in Michigan. I was at the Alerus Center today and like you was disgusted at the attendence. I was at the road game in Mankato and was impressed at all the fans we had there. Our fans travel well in all sports, but the longer the distances the harder it is to travel. Getting the games televised is not "catering" to anyone, it's getting this program more exposure. And that is one of our main problems right now. Now I will get off MY soapbox!

This is my official call to lobby the FSSN to provide TV coverage for next week's 2nd round playoff game. It was on last year and I hope they can televise it this time as well. I know a lot of people are already waving the white flag because of our injuries today, but I still want to watch it on TV. What a great triple header it would be for FSSN: Hockey Friday and Saturday vs. Duluth and Football vs. GVSU. Time to flood WDAZ with calls and e-mails!