GDPritch

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.

Unlike NDSU up until early 2000s, UND was already used to being a div 1 sports school due to its hockey program. 800 miles, used to traveling such distances--Anchorage 3,000 miles (?), Den 900 miles, CC 950 miles, Madison 575 miles, Omaha 500 miles, Mpls 300 miles,... Unlike NDSU for UND even pre-2000s it wasn't just 2 to 5 hours bus rides to St Cloud, Brookings, Vermillion, Duluth, Mankato,...so prob a non-issue.

Hah, I well remember that game! Crushed Mia 9-2 despite being jobbed 2 or 3 goals by the refs! Didn't realize MacM had 2 of those disallowed goals. Review them NCAA/NCHC now and give him that 1 extra point!

To be honest, other than the last several minutes of the 2nd period and first half of the 3rd period Fri nite when the Sioux racked up 4 goals, CC played tuff (as I suspected) for a last place team. Hats off to an improved team from early in the season. Are the Sioux a better, more skilled team--you betcha, no doubt--but put CC in the Lil6 (Big10) this season and they're sitting middle of the pack conf-wise.

No offense to Mr. Gaarder but other than a Gofer everybody mocks Edina hockey/youth as privileged/spoiled but he's way outside the stereotypical mold (probably fabricated/exaggerated I have a hunch but maybe a bit of truth) of the image of such. A great college hockey player certainly not, future NHL player no, but he's a solid blue-collar, valuable college hockey player who stays 4 years and gets who improves each season and is more valued each year/ He's the type of players you need (along with a few blue chippers) to be a top ranked college team. So glad he's a Sioux!

I'm prob way late on the response but believe it was for the Sioux defensemen laying on the puck just outside/in the crease in def end.

Well said by the writer. I'm a patient guy and I realize we lost a ton of starting seniors from last year's good (not great) team but so did that team to the south and they seemed to find their stride as this season went along. As someone else said earlier, I think next season (if not during the off-season now) is Jones' make or break.