I grew up playing hockey and football in Devils Lake so it was only natural that UND hockey was who I looked up to as a kid. I still remember my first ever Sioux hockey game that I attended with my squirt team to this day. I mainly remember how big it was and how bright the lights were. As I grew up I started going to a football here and there. Since nobody wants a hockey player who is 5'9" with average speed, so after high school I decided that an education at UND was the best bet. In college I went to almost every football and hockey game; simply awesome! The education paid off and now I am out working and skiing in Colorado.
Moving away has had no adverse effect on my allegiance to UND. I watch hockey games online or at a bar in downtown Denver called Jacksons. Last year I watched the football games online but now I have FCS and I was able to catch Thursday's win! I also was at the CC series down in Springs last winter, this year I get to see DU and Northern Colorado in football! I have family up there so I try to coordinate visits with Sioux sports (this year hunting and the Icebreaker tourney and maybe the football game that afternoon).
I am grateful as an alum and a fan that I can follow Sioux sports as closely as I currently can. I live 1,000 miles away and I get just as much coverage as I would if I still lived in Grand Forks, short of regularly attending the games in person.