GDPritch

Will scorers Parks and Cags show up next wknd, didn't see them at TC this past wknd.....?

Spot on. 3rd period Sioux putting on some pressure and 3 or 4 straight shots, hard like rockets and they go wide of the freaking goal. Goalie didn't even have to make saves. Hard to score when you don't put SOGs.

After being at both games Sioux Fri and Sat and not getting home until 8:30 Sun night from the Twin Cities, was curious what was being posted following two very disappointing games. Looks like I'm in yours and many other camps here on my opinion on what I witnessed. Between the Sioux lack of any real urgency/intensity and the TC as a facility/tourney host, doubtful I'll return next season if we make it.

Spot on, agree.

Good question. Hell, when CC came into the Ralph last weekend their power play was actually a decimal of a percent more effective than UNDs over the course of the season. I'm not kidding.

Hah, I thought the very same thing--agree 100% with your post.

I hear you but that's the sport of hockey (especially college) though when it comes down to play-offs and just one game. There really ain't a whole lot to pick between the top 10 or 12 ranked teams in NCAA hockey so bet blindly. NCAA football and hoops, big difference between the top 3 or 4 teams and those lower ranked.

Cripes, not sure just yet--50/50? I'll try to let you know for sure by Fri morn if that works?.

I was wondering the same as well?

Wow, making it a real close one!

One and done.

Just throwing a bunch out there (some half tongue in cheek) for discussion. Don't shoot me. - Flyers - Oilers - Badlands - Ducks/Honkers - Fighting Skeeters - Predators - Renegades - Prairie Hawks - Levees - Blizzard - Flames - Spuds

Agree.

Hey, quality trumps quantity! You're in! Besides, I'm still under 200 posts I think so who am I to judge?

Ouch, jodcon! Good luck vs ND (Notre Dame, not the Sioux).

Great rendition by Manfred Mann. Great lyrics. The tune was actually written I believe by "The Boss". He had it on one of his albums but not a hit for him.

Man, love Steely Dan. Well known with lots of airplay but were slightly on the edge/fringe too. They balanced it well.

Hey, thx for posting!

You know, I'm really not disagreeing with your assessment on the outcome (I'd rather give Bubba another year or two longer to build the his team, thx Mussman) but have the Fighting Sioux ever lost in Fargodome? Hopefully it continues to be a good luck place for us although it will no doubt be a stiff test and take a perfect game to come out with the win against a great ndsu 1-AA ftbl program.

I guess we need to define "powerhouse" then. If winning a natty is all that defines a powerhouse program then you're right I guess (assuming by your post that "flopping" means not ending up #1/natty at end of season?). If powerhouse means being a top program year-in, year-out then I don't call that flopping. I ain't no niche sport fan but isn't ndsu rasslin' considered a top-program (or at least it was until they left D-2 to go D-1 maybe?) but if they don't win a natty they're flopping? Hard to argue when you can't define the parameters. Agree to disagree I guess.

Snake--Just sent you a PM on behalf of a friend (non-forum.siouxsports.com member).

Agree, that's about it but you know, for a city of 9k that's got a sister city 6x larger right next door & with the benefits of ND's robust economy it actually does quite well with it's boardwalk of restaurants/bars by the river, busy multi-plex movie theater and Cabella's downtown. On some days (wknd) the huge parking lot adjacent to the levee/state campground is pretty plumb full.

Hey, I've heard about this place before. WTH is "Hoggsbreath" (sounds like something out of Harry Potter)?

Hey, I'm an old timer who's been hitting Sioux hockey games since the late 70s and I'll be the first to bemoan the atmosphere at times in the Ralph. Taking into consideration though we were playing a last place team, it's spring break, less than a full-house crowd (we're spoiled though, I bet there were still 10K in attendance) and our NCAA tourney hopes weren't on the line (lose qtr-final to CC and we still make the big dance), it really wasn't half bad this weekend. Do I wish the Ralph was louder/more fan cheers & enthusiasm going on during the games to have a bigger home-ice advantage? You bet I do.