Siouxman Posted April 5, 2014 Posted April 5, 2014 You're talking about BC beating Wisconsin in 2000. North Dakota was also at that regional. Let's compare the two... Wisconsin losing in 2000: 1) Lost to Boston College (who would go on to play for the National Championship) 2) Lost 4-1 in a bit of a snoozer 3) Minnesota wasn't even playing at that regional (missed the NCAAs for the third straight year) Minnesota losing in 2006: 1) Lost to Holy Cross...no #1 seed had ever lost to a #4 seed prior to that game. Probably the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history at that time. 2) Lost 4-3 in overtime in a back and forth game 3) North Dakota was playing in the regional against Michigan immediately following the game The two are apples and oranges. As others have said, the loudest point was when North Dakota took the ice for the Michigan game. That was insane. While Holy Cross came in as a #4 seed, that does not explain the entire story. The #4 seed was of the four teams in the regional. Holy Cross got the AHA autobid by winning their conference tournament. At the time, Holy Cross was ranked about #54 out of 59 schools in the Pairwise ranking. It was a much greater upset than a four seed beating a one seed. It was team literally ranked almost last out of all Division I hockey programs defeating a team that was ranked #1 or #2 in all of college hockey. Quote
yzerman19 Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Sioux win a national championship if and only if Zane shows the topside that he is capable of. Wilcox is a more consistent backstop- rock solid, great. Zane has a next level that is serious NHL. The question is, will he play up to it. 2 Quote
Tiggsy Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Kind of a nice segue into DDC's No. 5 moment in the countdown of his Top 10 moments in UND/Minnesota rivalry ... Thanks Tiggsy! http://bit.ly/1q5H6lt Now you can't say I haven't helped out around here. Quote
burd Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 All I know is that I heard the rink noise from here in Wisconsin when HC scored the game winner and it was dead quiet when BC beat the Badgers in 2000. Quote
ringneck28 Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 I wonder what the bet between Parise and Haula will be, if there will be one. To bad Wild play that night, although it is against St Louis that night, so 3 Sioux will be on the ice. Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 I remember one year WI was playing a regional at Mariucci and heavily favored but ended up losing. I enjoyed that game and there were plenty of MN fans around cheering against WI. But I would never call it the loudest game played. Plenty of big games involving the Gophers... I was there in 2000 for every game in that tournament...Mariucci was at best, 2/3 full for all games at that regional. Quote
siouxforce19 Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 I was there in 2000 for every game in that tournament...Mariucci was at best, 2/3 full for all games at that regional. Ah, always nice to know some things never change... ...I kid, I kid (partially) Quote
bigskyvikes Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Good article, MN paper though. Check out @SiouxTradition's Tweet: 'Boys, if you can't get up for this one you're suffering from hail damage.' Renewal of UM-UND rivalry stirs memories: http://t.co/54AXjWeXsg— Sioux Tradition (@SiouxTradition) April 6, 2014 Quote
Ranger Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Lucia's comments suggests he has taken a few too many hail nuggets to the brain bucket. Quote
Slap Shot Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Lucia's comments suggests he has taken a few too many hail nuggets to the brain bucket. Where are the quotes from Hakstol about wanting to eat baby Gophers for breakfast and treating this game like it's a war? Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Where are the quotes from Hakstol about wanting to eat baby Gophers for breakfast and treating this game like it's a war? Yes, yes, yes, Slap Shot, we're all aware that Don Lucia is on the pope's short-list for immediate sainthood... 2 Quote
geaux_sioux Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Yes, yes, yes, Slap Shot, we're all aware that Don Lucia is on the pope's short-list for immediate sainthood... Because he's a back door man? Quote
brianvf Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Yes, yes, yes, Slap Shot, we're all aware that Don Lucia is on the pope's short-list for immediate sainthood... 1 Quote
Sioux-cia Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Nice... My son Ben and I had a blast putting the jersey on Goldie in the middle of the UM campus. 2 Quote
stoneySIOUX Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 DDC's countdown of the Top 10 moments in the UND/Minnesota rivalry winds down. No. 4.... "A BOUNCING puck for a GOAL!" http://bit.ly/1qdfD3n Quote
Slap Shot Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Yes, yes, yes, Slap Shot, we're all aware that Don Lucia is on the pope's short-list for immediate sainthood... Of course not, I just want to read quotes from Hakstol treating this as the biggest fight since Thrilla in Manila as that's obviously what a real coach would do. Come now Brian, everyone knows no one wears that badge of honor better than a Whioux. Quote
GFG Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 I wish I hashtagged at the end of my posts. I'd hope to read more of his stuff, but I'm not sure when his shift at Jimmy John's ends..... Haha he normally doesn't post like that. I'm guessing it was somewhat jokingly said, but either way, he's part of the US Military and has been serving over seas for awhile so you gotta cut the guy a break The Gophers have reason to be "arrogant" coming into this game. They are a #1 seed playing the last team to get into the tourney. That said, anything can happen in the tourney...Gopher fans should realize that better than most after the HC debacle. I wouldn't be terribly shocked if UND's season were to end next Thurs, but at the same time, this UND team is surprising everyone. If they pull yet another upset and beat UMN, I would guess that #tArrogance would disappear pretty quickly. At least until next season starts. Most Gophers fans I've talked to have basically said the same thing. This UND team could easily be one of the best 4 seeds ever in the NCAA tournament. The only reason they're a 4 is because of the conferences struggle in non-conference games. Minnesota is definitely the better team, but UND is still good and in a one and done format anyone can win on any given day. Look at Yale last year. UND winning this game wouldn't be as big of an upset as some people seem to think, IMO. We've seen Minnesota play some pretty awful games this year, all it takes is one of those and UND could blow them away. Quote
bigskyvikes Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Haha he normally doesn't post like that. I'm guessing it was somewhat jokingly said, but either way, he's part of the US Military and has been serving over seas for awhile so you gotta cut the guy a break You might as well have played the race card......loser. Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Haha he normally doesn't post like that. I'm guessing it was somewhat jokingly said, but either way, he's part of the US Military and has been serving over seas for awhile so you gotta cut the guy a break Most Gophers fans I've talked to have basically said the same thing. This UND team could easily be one of the best 4 seeds ever in the NCAA tournament. The only reason they're a 4 is because of the conferences struggle in non-conference games. Minnesota is definitely the better team, but UND is still good and in a one and done format anyone can win on any given day. Look at Yale last year. UND winning this game wouldn't be as big of an upset as some people seem to think, IMO. We've seen Minnesota play some pretty awful games this year, all it takes is one of those and UND could blow them away. I think the gophers are a more consistent team....that's all. They find ways not to lose and that is a very good team characteristic. However, if both teams are playing well or bad for that matter it's a wash. The talent is very similar. Quote
Shawn-O Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 DDC's countdown of the Top 10 moments in the UND/Minnesota rivalry winds down. No. 4.... "A BOUNCING puck for a GOAL!" http://bit.ly/1qdfD3n SiouxBomb and I were right behind the goal judge for that one. "That one looks like trouble!". Great memory. Quote
GFG Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 You might as well have played the race card......loser. Okayyyyy bud. Quote
MafiaMan Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Just watched Nate Condon and Kyle Rau on Mark Rosen's show...Condon's funny...Rau the opposite of his on-ice personality. And Mark called 'em the Sioux...good stuff. Quote
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