Rank UND's Rivals

[hawksfan12]

How would you rank UND's rivals?

It feels to me like:

1a. Minnesota

1b. Denver

3. UMD / Wisconsin ?

4. ?

Others I thought of: SCSU, Omaha, BC, BU

[fightingsioux4life]

1. MINNESOTA (Realignment be d@mned)

2. Denver

3. Duluth 

4. Wisconsin 

5. BC

6. BU

[nascar99]

1. Minnesota

(big gap)

2. Denver

3. Minnesota Duluth

4. St Cloud State

 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Boston College, & Boston University would be in consideration if North Dakota played them every year, but they don't, so they fail to register for me.

[thUNDer]

Goofs, Ugly Helmets 

Pios, Dawgs

Bc

[brianvf]

5 minutes ago, thUNDer said:

Ugly Helmets 

Michigan? Notre Dame? ASU? UNO?

[thUNDer]

8 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Michigan? Notre Dame? ASU? UNO?

Yeah those too

[tnt]

29 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

1. Minnesota

(big gap)

2. Denver

3. Minnesota Duluth

4. St Cloud State

 

Wisconsin, Michigan, Boston College, & Boston University would be in consideration if North Dakota played them every year, but they don't, so they fail to register for me.

This looks about right.  Think of who you definitely don’t want to win a national title and the order, and this is it.  Michigan would probably be next, because I would like UND to catch Denver and them in titles.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Season-ending games going both ways are necessary for a rivalry.  Been too long since we've ended BU's season, and Quinny has never done it to us. Ditto Omaha.

[Fratt Mattin]

1. Minnesota

(big gap)

2. Denver

3. Duluth

(big gap)

4. St. Cloud

Back in the day Wisconsin would've been an easy #3, pushing for #2, but the heat's been gone from that rivalry for a while.

[Dustin]

6 minutes ago, Fratt Mattin said:

1. Minnesota

(big gap)

2. Denver

3. Duluth

(big gap)

4. St. Cloud

Back in the day Wisconsin would've been an easy #3, pushing for #2, but the heat's been gone from that rivalry for a while.

Question about Wisconsin - during the “Wisconsin Wars” of the early ‘80s, wouldn’t they have been #2 outright, or did Denver still have a hold on #2 then?  I was born at the height of the Wisconsin rivalry, so I was too young to remember any of it. Also, from what I’ve gathered through experience and conversations, Wisconsin was more of a friendly rivalry, with each team’s fans rooting for the other if playing Minnesota.

[tnt]

1 minute ago, Dustin said:

Question about Wisconsin - during the “Wisconsin Wars” of the early ‘80s, wouldn’t they have been #2 outright, or did Denver still have a hold on #2 then?  I was born at the height of the Wisconsin rivalry, so I was too young to remember any of it. Also, from what I’ve gathered through experience and conversations, Wisconsin was more of a friendly rivalry, with each team’s fans rooting for the other if playing Minnesota.

They were definitely #2 behind Minnesota.

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, hawksfan12 said:

How would you rank UND's rivals?

It feels to me like:

1a. Minnesota

1b. Denver

3. UMD / Wisconsin ?

4. ?

Others I thought of: SCSU, Omaha, BC, BU

st cloud...never heard of em

[Goon]

1. UM

2. DU

3. UMD

4. Wisconsin

5.  BU

6. BC

[siouxfaninseattle]

1. Minnie

2. Denver

3. Minnie

4. Denver

repeat

[Kevin G]

1 hour ago, Dustin said:

Question about Wisconsin - during the “Wisconsin Wars” of the early ‘80s, wouldn’t they have been #2 outright, or did Denver still have a hold on #2 then?  I was born at the height of the Wisconsin rivalry, so I was too young to remember any of it. Also, from what I’ve gathered through experience and conversations, Wisconsin was more of a friendly rivalry, with each team’s fans rooting for the other if playing Minnesota.

For a few years in the eighties, the intensity of the Wisconsin rivalry might have surpassed that of the Minnesota rivalry. Most physical hockey I can recall. 

[Big Green]

Denver

umd

huge gap

minn

BC

 

[Sweethockey]

Ubered from the casino to Vikre Distillery. The driver said we were the Bulldogs biggest rival. He asked if they were ours. I said that they rank right up there. Gophers were still on the top of the list with Denver at a close second and then Daloot. At least that’s how I feel about it 

[hawksfan12]

What's it going to take for Denver to pass Minnesota on the rivalry list? I feel like they have been inching up over the years.

[fightingsioux4life]

3 minutes ago, hawksfan12 said:

What's it going to take for Denver to pass Minnesota on the rivalry list? I feel like they have been inching up over the years.

For me, nothing ever will.

[hawksfan12]

11 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

For me, nothing ever will.

but as older people die off, it seems inevitable. We have young people today who weren't really around for UND/MN. 

[Dave Berger]

A College Hockey Rivalry Like No Other

A Trip Down Memory Lane

 

Discuss. 🙂

Dave

[burd]

2 minutes ago, hawksfan12 said:

but as older people die off, it seems inevitable. We have young people today who weren't really around for UND/MN. 

We must rescue them from their ignorance!   

[nascar99]

1 hour ago, hawksfan12 said:

but as older people die off, it seems inevitable. We have young people today who weren't really around for UND/MN. 

For sure, but I do think the border/proximity/regionality of the North Dakota Minnesota rivalry will keep it relevant & heightened despite realignment. Tons of students and North Dakota fans from the state of Minnesota. Denver is a rival because of the on ice element, but their lack of proximity & lack of sizable fanbase means the rivalry mainly stays on the ice.

[cberkas]

1. Minnesota 
2. Denver
3. Wisconsin
4. Duluth
5. ASU
6. Western Michigan
7. BC
8. BU
9. St. Cloud
10. CC
11. Miami
12. Michigan State
13. Maine
14. Mankato
15. Bemidji
16. Michigan Tech
17. St. Thomas
18. Augustana (forgot about them)
19. Michigan (don't play them enough to be a rival)
20. Omaha 

5-6 are the new rivals

7-11 are all about the same

Omaha is always last

[burd]

6 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

For sure, but I do think the border/proximity/regionality of the North Dakota Minnesota rivalry will keep it relevant & heightened despite realignment. Tons of students and North Dakota fans from the state of Minnesota. Denver is a rival because of the on ice element, but their lack of proximity & lack of sizable fanbase means the rivalry mainly stays on the ice.

Plus not many Denver fans have extra long forearms and thick, sloping foreheads.