GDPritch

God, can't believe I'm saying this but gotta admit you're probably right Mariucci. Somebody shoot me now.

What wings?

Well, after the debacle against Bemidji St at home, near loss/miracle win vs AF, and poor start/early 3-0 deficit vs Lake Superior St in Fri game the Sioux have no reason in hell to look past anyone. If anyone's learned their lesson it has to be the UND hockey team. And if they ain't learned their lesson yet, bad on them.

Snake makes a valid point. It seems under Hakstol most years (last year maybe the best example) we're always having to make a run come the new year to right the ship.

17?! Wowza, that's absolutely incredible when you consider a college hockey career only lasts 4 seasons!

Go Pack, go.....uh, where? Home!

Well, I'm old and I'm still bitter about that '75 playoff loss! No doubt Drew Pearson pushed off on Nate Wright. Although the Vikes made 4 SBs (all losses) in what, a 9 year period 4 decades ago, Bud said his best team was the '75 team that obviously didn't make the SB that season. I would argue the two other two best Vikes teams ever besides the '75 team also never made the SB; the 1998 team (lost in OT to Atl on some bad coaching & a missed 40 yd fg) and the 2009 team (lost to NO, aka "bounty gate")..

Wasn't that so called 'brawl' near the end of the Goofers - Wisco game typical of U of Minnie? I'm not so sure in this so called "brawl" I saw one glove dropped by a Goofer to square up with someone (or by Wisco too for that matter)? It looked more like Dirty Dancing or rasslin'. Yah, a lot of poo-pah but really in the end o lot of nothing (not that I condone fighting in hockey).

I'm not out to fire Jones necessarily although he's certainly not winning many friends. One observation though (I normally sit approx 10 rows behind the Sioux bench); I think as a player he would not be much fun to play for or to be around. Should players and coach be best beer buds, certainly not, but he appears to be very negative coaching the players with no real encouragement of a positive nature. I caught some of the Neb - Wisco game the other night and Tim Miles is very positive and encouraging with his players (stern when he has to be though) and interacting in a mentor/student type manner with his players. Neb made the NCAA tourney for the first time in 16 years last season year so he might be doing something right? On the other hand, Jones just seems at odds and mostly always pissy with his players and not a fun guy to be around at all. Not sure what it all really means, the result of it but just saying.

Despite being very young and their terrible record, the Badgers now have only 1 loss in their last 4 games. Something to build on for them I guess. Doesn't say much for Little 6 Hockey though I guess.

Why the need to start Cam? Ride the pony, Zane. The Vikes don't start AP (uh, unless he's suspended for beating his kid) or the Packers (gag) don't start their backup QB in place of Rodgers just to get some experience in case they have to play later on due to injury. Doesn't make sense. Yah, put him in the game late (e.g. start 3rd period) if game is out of hand just in case your starter might get injured in a meaningless time of the game. Do not start Cam tomorrow night.

Rough Riders, Badlands, Flyers, Arrows, Chill, Freeze, Renegades, Predators, Ducks, Honkers, and Skunk Bears (another name for Wolverine). Bash 'em all if you like but I'm like the other guy, just pick one and move on. Nothing will equal Fighting Sioux so no matter what name is chosen it will have its many critics, no doubt.

I agree, Yeo doesn't play on the ice and has poor to average goal scorers, a shaky def now (that used to be one bright spot even when they struggled to score last season), and poor goal tending. Is that his fault? Will a new coach change that? Doubt it but gotta do something to shake this team up. Hell,they're almost as disappointing as the Goofers this season.

Spot on point you make. Jones keeps complaining they need to rebound better but he's the one who recruited this team and is going with a 3 guard line-up oftentimes. Hello? Yes, there can be good rebounding guards, but on average your forwards and centers get the most rebounds based upon more height and positioning nearer the basket.

v Yes, and FCS/Div 1-AA football is a non-event to the average college football rube nation-wide. And that's not to belittle NDSU's 4 straight lower tier title wins, it's just a fact. So, same-same I guess.

What about Skunk Bears? Yeah, different but not the norm and kind of fun. It's another name for a wolverine, which are known as real tough SOBs who'll fight anybody and anything and known to take down critters much larger than itself (Bison, Bulldogs, Huskies, Grizzlies, Bobcats, Mavericks,...?).

stoneySIOUX--Agree, gotta get the W's (yes, most important thing) but a couple of 3-2 wins at home vs a bad team would probably hurt the Sioux come next Monday in ref to ranking/PW. If all the rankings/PW take into account are W's regardless of score & where played (I kind of doubt that though), then I stand corrected.

I don't need tkts to this UND85 (me too!) but if no stick salute Sat night then fire Hak!

If the Sioux even struggle to win (let alone just win) like they did against AF, Bem on the road, and game 1 (the big comeback) vs Lake Superior, then not good.

Man, the reading of this thread btwn UND and NDSU. Let's put it to rest; how many top level titles (D1A) has UND won vs number of top level titles won by NDSU? Reminder, I'm not counting lower tier level titles such as D2 and D1-AA/FCS. Believe UND is at 7 top level titles and NDSU is at how many? Is it even one or at zero despite the Bison having been at D1 top level now for all sports (save for one sport) for 5 years longer than UND.

Man, surprised me UMD got so chippy tonight when the started losing/knowing the game was out of reach. Reminds me of another Minnie team. Sioux were down and out last night with maybe 7-8 min left in game but it didn't get chippy, they handled it like men. The Dawgs are down by 3 late tonight and they just want to get cheap and scrap. Not good losers I guess.

Agree with you tnt, no way a sucker punch. You engage (which the cheap dawg and Pattyn were doing) then be ready to tangle. Walk the walk.

Agree, big game for NCHC purposes but I believe more so strictly from a confidence and yard stick perspective vs where they sit mathematically in the conf race.

Snake's comment (post #160) nailed it. I think we sorely lack high-end offensive talent anymore compared to what we had 3-4 years ago and all the way back much longer. Our high end offensive talent are Cags and Parks and I think at best on the 2010-11 team Or most teams in the 2000's so far) they would have been 2nd line, same with McWilliams (3rd line?). We have great goal tender and a skilled def corps but offensively we are middle of the pack at best in the NCHC. Duluth's puck possession and movement clearly superior to ours tonight and I ain't very optimistic it gets much better for the Sioux Sat night. It needs to, along with a little better puck luck, to have a shot at winning. The Shep ref, I swear he has it in for UND/it's personal for him.