siouxguyinstpaul

FINALLY - somebody admitted the obvious to everyone except metropolitan minnesota residents

lucky for the Dawgs it is at a neutral site

your right - I guess I'm in a mood today. too many 4a-2p work days (have to go to bed soon) - too many years in metropolitan minnesota and all the damn arrogant goph fans that fail to realize all the advantages that come with an area of 3 million people think I'll move

what I was replying to is it is good to know that NCAA won't care if the host team is not there as they already have sold 70% of the tickets based on the assumtion that they will be and they have their money

oh OK - good to know

really - do you suppose that it may be on the assumtion that the gophs will be there? Even if that is true - no more will be sold and 1/2 those presales won't show up if the ucci group isn't there oh - and when was the last time the host team did not particpate and what was the attendance to support that last statement? - just curious

ya - who cares about the winner of Thursday's game - well this year anyway let 'em play on 16 hours rest - they deserve it by not being from metropolitan minnesota and not finishing in the top three

ok - so it was by the rules and NOT controversial - I'll keep quite

ya know - your right about that - I think the only trouble is getting in and/or out - but if your in your OK

so - it was controversial? I never mentioned the word conspiracy and I grasped it just fine thank you anyway - we'll see what shakes out after AA gets womped this weekend

actually - the #1 seed is supposed to play the Friday night game - but that can be changed by the "minny rule" and (if seeded 2 or 3) they get to bump the #1 seed to the afternoon game. If not seeded 2 or 3 - the minny rule does not matter as they would play Friday night anyway as either #1 or playing #1.

St. Paul Skyway system pretty much closes after 7p and weekends though. But, it looks like the weather will be very nice here in tropical metropolitan minnesota - may hit 50 on St. Patty's Day

you guys keep saying that about Sconny last year - but it was a very controversial sellection - you cannot deny that - right?

I agree with you and was dissapointed that CC did not win - I thought it would be hands down even though it was on DU's ice. CC is - in my opinion - the most dangerous team not to win the CUP and will make their presence in the Final 5 but then again - it all depends on what color the ucci group (host team by all accounts) perms are this year

they sure could - it probably depends on what color perms the gophs decide to get this year

obviously you have mistaken me and others here as someone who gives a sh*t about the gophs - let alone your hyped up bb team oh btw - nice call by the coach - calling time out 1/4 second before the tying shot was made with 5 seconds left - too bad

sounds good - the "club" eh - I like it

I knew and said they would be in - weeks ago - and I stand by that even if they are lucky enough to get by St. Cloud in 3 games next weekend and then lose the following Thursday night. Obvious reasons of course. But - hey - what fun is it to have a team host two tourneys and not be in either one of them.

the old time goph fans that sit next to me claim that these games don't matter - the NCAAs are what really count - I'll make a point of reminding them of that again this year.

It will always exist - but it only takes effect when minny places 2nd or 3rd in the league and should then play the Friday afternoon game. The first place team is scheduled to play the winner of the Thursday night play-in game on Friday night. This year it will probaly be ND playing on Friday night against Thursday night's winner between minny/sconny - my prediction. So - the Sioux playing Friday night as the #1 seed is pretty likely - inspite of the minny privilege - as the NY Yankees of NCAA hockey more than likely won't finish high enough to involk this STUPID rule.

CC HAS to win at DU or it is possible that they could end up as low as 7th place as well as no chance at the NCAA tourney - Denver doesn't care (according to their coach anyway) I see CC winning easily as they have much more on the line - not to mention the fact that they are the better team.

KABL - a local station carried in metropolitan minny - carries WCHA hockey every weekend but I never know who is playing until the air time.

Sean Hannity is a great american - congrats Goon

alot - yes - but the place holds 18,000 and it is never full unless the gophs are playing in the championship game even though it is said to be "sold out"