Gotta give credit where credit is due..

[siouxguyinstpaul]

The Sioux still have a ways to go, IMO. They gave MN too many chances to get back into this in the 3rd from what I could see at Senser's (admittedly a long and fairly bad view).

12 penalties - it could have been REAL ugly. I held my breath on each and every one of them.

[siouxguyinstpaul]

UND took over in the second and never looked back, in fact I would guess UND had the puck 60-70% of the time after the first period. In hindsight, the shorty really changed big mo in UND's favor.

BTW Greyeagle - I went to the coach's luncheon yesterday and - well - I don't hate Don as much as I thought I should. He spoke well with regard to our team, your team and the entire WCHA as a whole. He ended his talk with some nice words with regard to Robbie Bina - pretty class act and stand up type of guy. I won't be taking any personal and/or cheap shots at him anylonger.

[Going48]

It seems to me back when the Gophers were winning their national titles, they started the season slow and built it up at the end. The last couple of years, they started strong and finished weak. The Sioux have been the opposite. I wonder if the same thing is beginning to happen again this year ??

[siouxguyinstpaul]

From my comfortable recliner at the fire station it seemed like there was more Sioux fans there then Gopher fans from the crowd noise......WOW, could not believe it. I see our student section is trying to be like Wisconsin with the "A-Hole" chant I kept hearing......great!

There were definately not more - but our lads appreciated the ones that were there. The whole team gave us a small but noticable stick salute while in line at the end of the National Anthem in responce to the "Home of the Sioux".

I've read that they appreciate this on the road - but last night made this evident.

[kvinbe]

About 7:45 tonight I thought this would be a route. Gophers were flying and buzzing all over the ice. Up 2-0 I always cringe, escpecially with this years Gopher squad. They have blown 3or4 two goals leads this year. Once Bina scored that short-handed goal I thought OH CHIT here we again. And sure enogh the sioux demolished the Gophers the remaining 2 periods. Hats off to UND they showed a lot of moxy and composure. Very easily could have been very ugly very fast. I don't think it was so much what the Gophers did not due but more what UND would not enable them to do.

Anyways, congratulations UND. Played a hell of a game and deserved to win.

You Gopher fans are pretty slick. Hand out a few complimentary lines after a tough loss to keep the talking of smack to a mininum, then hold out the hope that your team wins tonight and, if they do, let the smack-talk floodgates loose. We'll see if you're so classy if you guys are lucky enough to get a win tonight. You have to get up pretty early to pull the rug over this Sioux fan's eyes.

Seriously though, just giving you a hard time. It just wouldn't be the same without the rivalries. Can't wait for the puck drop again tonight.

[Goon]

BTW Greyeagle - I went to the coach's luncheon yesterday and - well - I don't hate Don as much as I thought I should. He spoke well with regard to our team, your team and the entire WCHA as a whole. He ended his talk with some nice words with regard to Robbie Bina - pretty class act and stand up type of guy. I won't be taking any personal and/or cheap shots at him anylonger.

Thats ok I will fill in for you.

[cujo2]

I think part of the problem is that it's difficult for an entire team to maintain the same intensity throughout the course of a season. I'm sure it drives Gopher fans nuts, but with such a big lead in the WCHA, it's probably difficult to motivate the players to perform at the top of their game every night. In contrast, UND is in the position of having to treat every game as a playoff game.

Last season, it looked as if Wisconsin was going to run away with the the league title. They hit a bit of a slump, but recovered nicely and played their best hockey when they had to. The Gophers and this season are a long way from being done.

I know it drives me crazy to see them play like this. Remember most if not all teams are relying on 18-20 year olds to lead their team,except UND who only has 25 year-old Canadians--sorry guys I could not pass up the cheapshot.

I think UND is in straight up crisis mode coming into this weekend. I think they thought they need to get 3or4 points and they way they played last night showed the might get 4.

I am ok with bumps in the road during the season. That is going to happen. What I don't want to happen is the losing to become contagious and spread like a disease

[siouxguyinstpaul]

I know it drives me crazy to see them play like this. Remember most if not all teams are relying on 18-20 year olds to lead their team,except UND who only has 25 year-old Canadians--sorry guys I could not pass up the cheapshot.

I think UND is in straight up crisis mode coming into this weekend. I think they thought they need to get 3or4 points and they way they played last night showed the might get 4.

I am ok with bumps in the road during the season. That is going to happen. What I don't want to happen is the losing to become contagious and spread like a disease

A cheapshot is one thing - but a totaly inaccurate cheapshot in an attempt to make oneself look good in ones own eyes is pathetic.

[Schmitzzz]

I know it drives me crazy to see them play like this. Remember most if not all teams are relying on 18-20 year olds to lead their team,except UND who only has 25 year-old Canadians--sorry guys I could not pass up the cheapshot.

I think UND is in straight up crisis mode coming into this weekend. I think they thought they need to get 3or4 points and they way they played last night showed the might get 4.

I am ok with bumps in the road during the season. That is going to happen. What I don't want to happen is the losing to become contagious and spread like a disease

A cheap shot only stings if there is some truth to it... the Sioux have one of the youngest teams in the nation.

[cujo2]

It seems to me back when the Gophers were winning their national titles, they started the season slow and built it up at the end. The last couple of years, they started strong and finished weak. The Sioux have been the opposite. I wonder if the same thing is beginning to happen again this year ??

It was really the opposite.

The 01-02 Gopher team really mirrored this years team. Both started out hot from the get go. Both had goalies, according to most fans, who could not win a national title (Hauser & Briggs). Both were led by offensive-minded defensemen (Goligoski & Jordan Leopold). Both had alternated wins and losses through the month of Januray. Both teams had "high-end" talent as well as "blue-collar grind it out" talent. The difference I see is the 01-02 team was led by Seniors Leopod and Jonny Pohl were this team has only Vannelli as the senior.

The 02-03 team did struggle for the 1st half of the year. They were not that good. Once Grant Potulny came back to the line-up he really added some inspiration to the team. I watched a documentary on the 02-03 team & Feb 7th after CC had thumped the Gophers 6-2, Grant Potulny stood up and said "We are going to win the National Title and anybody that does not believe that then don't dress for the game tommorrow" Apparently the entire team rallied behind this statement and they went on to win the 03 title.

Now these 2 teams are similar to the current gopher squad but I don't know if this years team has the "character" guys like a Leopold, a Pohl, or a Potulny.

[siouxguyinstpaul]

A cheap shot only stings if there is some truth to it... the Sioux have one of the youngest teams in the nation.

average age of 20.99 as of this week - 3rd youngest in the nation.

[cujo2]

A cheapshot is one thing - but a totaly inaccurate cheapshot in an attempt to make oneself look good in ones own eyes is pathetic.

Pathetic as in going over to GPL and spouting off about tDawn and morals, getting banned from GPL because you have no class at all. Then starting a thread on siouxsports about being banned, screaming and hollering about your 1st ammendment rights at the same time not knowing the difference between a "public" site or a "private" site. Now that my friend is pathetic.

BTW, Let me clear the air here on the 25-year old Canadian comment. My wife's is from Grand Forks and here entire family are sioux fans, she has high-school friends that live in the twin cities, we are friends with many former fighting sioux hockey players and when/if we all get together I razz all of them about "the 25 year old Canadians". They have no problem with it at all. Matter of fact they get a good chuckle out of it while drinking beers. It is meant to be friendly banter which what makes this rivalry so fun and special.

Siouxguyinstpaul if it still irritates you. please click on this website http://www.angermgmt.com/

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[farce poobah]

I think Jonny is actually 25 years old. He plays like it, so it must be true.

I want to see a penalty shot. Tonight. Toews vs. Frazee. Chapter 5.

[AZSIOUX]

I think Jonny is actually 25 years old. He plays like it, so it must be true.

I want to see a penalty shot. Tonight. Toews vs. Frazee. Chapter 5.

GLOVE SIDE- CHECK

STICK SIDE- CHECK

DEKE- CHECK

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, 5 hole it is the long island frazee had nightmares all night the rumor is

fk it, screw the 5 hole, just pick the damn puck up on the stick, carry it in and flick it where ever the hell he wants

[THETRIOUXPER]

Pathetic as in going over to GPL and spouting off about tDawn and morals, getting banned from GPL because you have no class at all. Then starting a thread on siouxsports about being banned, screaming and hollering about your 1st ammendment rights at the same time not knowing the difference between a "public" site or a "private" site. Now that my friend is pathetic.

BTW, Let me clear the air here on the 25-year old Canadian comment. My wife's is from Grand Forks and here entire family are sioux fans, she has high-school friends that live in the twin cities, we are friends with many former fighting sioux hockey players and when/if we all get together I razz all of them about "the 25 year old Canadians". They have no problem with it at all. Matter of fact they get a good chuckle out of it while drinking beers. It is meant to be friendly banter which what makes this rivalry so fun and special.

Siouxguyinstpaul if it still irritates you. please click on this website http://www.angermgmt.com/

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Dude you need to take a look at some of the assholes that migrate over here from gpl and some of the comments they make over here before telling anyone else how they should be acting.

[Goon]

Dude you need to take a look at some of the assholes that migrate over here from gpl and some of the comments they make over here before telling anyone else how they should be acting.

Some of our buddies from GPL talk a little different tune over there than they do here.

Oh well, I am sure there are lot of more pressing concerns to be worrying about.

I wonder if the tDon will start his sieve Briggs or his red hot goalie Frazee, If so

I would Toews in front of the net all night to give him night mares.

[Siouxdonyms]

Some of our buddies from GPL talk a little different tune over there than they do here.

Oh well, I am sure there are lot of more pressing concerns to be worrying about.

I wonder if the tDon will start his sieve Briggs or his red hot goalie Frazee, If so

I would Toews in front of the net all night to give him night mares.

I'm betting on Frazee. There's no reason not to start him, with his performance the past two weeks. I do think that Johnny ought to wear his Team Canada #29 jersey, just to haunt him though!

[siouxnami]

I'd add that if you didn't include Foyt, who doesn't play much we might be the youngest.

[siouxforeverbaby]

I'd add that if you didn't include Foyt, who doesn't play much we might be the youngest.

um, Scott is actually three monthes younger than Robbie. I don't know if it would still work then.

[redwing77]

Dude you need to take a look at some of the assholes that migrate over here from gpl and some of the comments they make over here before telling anyone else how they should be acting.

Though I agree with where Triouxper is coming from on this, I really think we should be "policing" those a-holes that come over here from GPL and USCHO that act like that rather than cujo2. I mean, when is the last time other than Greyeagle and sagard that we've had Gopher posters come over here where you actually had to dissect their posts and analyze them carefully in order to find cheapshots or slights to the Sioux? cujo2 posts classy here even though he doesn't really have to. He "plays by the rules" on this site, even the unspoken ones.

Pick on State of Hockey, Happy, or TC_Transplant if you wish, more often than not they deserve it. But leave what few classy opposing fans that come and post here to post in peace for however long they do so with respect to UND, its fans, and its athletes.

[THETRIOUXPER]

Though I agree with where Triouxper is coming from on this, I really think we should be "policing" those a-holes that come over here from GPL and USCHO that act like that rather than cujo2. I mean, when is the last time other than Greyeagle and sagard that we've had Gopher posters come over here where you actually had to dissect their posts and analyze them carefully in order to find cheapshots or slights to the Sioux? cujo2 posts classy here even though he doesn't really have to. He "plays by the rules" on this site, even the unspoken ones.

Pick on State of Hockey, Happy, or TC_Transplant if you wish, more often than not they deserve it. But leave what few classy opposing fans that come and post here to post in peace for however long they do so with respect to UND, its fans, and its athletes.

Agreed. There are some good poster's (people that bring more to the discussion than someone like myself.) Sagard, greyeagle, wpos, they're all good guys for sure.

[Goon]

Just for GP, this is what jupiter is predicting for tonights game:

Jupiters Prediction: Tonight's score....

UM - 6

UND - 2

I guess they are counting on scoring on all of those PP opportunites they are going to get gift wrapped from Champion tonight.

I am hoping the Goofer players are that cocky, if that is the case I could see the Sioux burying them.

Please start Kellen Briggs, or better yet please start Frazee--I wonder if Toews would reaquaint himself with

Frazee.

[cujo2]

Dude you need to take a look at some of the assholes that migrate over here from gpl and some of the comments they make over here before telling anyone else how they should be acting.

Ah yes, cause I have been so rude and disruptive on this site. Matter of fact look at the author of this thread and the title of said thread. Maybe if you would put your blind hatred for the Gophers and the state of Minnesota aside for a while you would be able to see that some of us Gopher fans are not that bad.

[cujo2]

Though I agree with where Triouxper is coming from on this, I really think we should be "policing" those a-holes that come over here from GPL and USCHO that act like that rather than cujo2. I mean, when is the last time other than Greyeagle and sagard that we've had Gopher posters come over here where you actually had to dissect their posts and analyze them carefully in order to find cheapshots or slights to the Sioux? cujo2 posts classy here even though he doesn't really have to. He "plays by the rules" on this site, even the unspoken ones.

Pick on State of Hockey, Happy, or TC_Transplant if you wish, more often than not they deserve it. But leave what few classy opposing fans that come and post here to post in peace for however long they do so with respect to UND, its fans, and its athletes.

Thanks for the kind words Redwing77.

[siouxguyinstpaul]

Though I agree with where Triouxper is coming from on this, I really think we should be "policing" those a-holes that come over here from GPL and USCHO that act like that rather than cujo2. I mean, when is the last time other than Greyeagle and sagard that we've had Gopher posters come over here where you actually had to dissect their posts and analyze them carefully in order to find cheapshots or slights to the Sioux? cujo2 posts classy here even though he doesn't really have to. He "plays by the rules" on this site, even the unspoken ones.

Pick on State of Hockey, Happy, or TC_Transplant if you wish, more often than not they deserve it. But leave what few classy opposing fans that come and post here to post in peace for however long they do so with respect to UND, its fans, and its athletes.

I would like to believe that my comments are directed towards the "posts" as opposed to the "posters" here. Anything less may be considered inappropiate.