siouxguyinstpaul Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Siouxguy, What does the enrollment of a school have to do with anything? Its not like this is high school where you pick your guys from enrollment of the school. Every school recruits there players from everywhere not just from school boundaries. fanbase, attendance and overall support - but thanks for asking so others can comprehend as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 People are getting a little too optimistic. MN's not as bad as some people think, and UND hasn't been able to sweep a home WCHA series in almost two seasons. Seriously, if they haven't swept Mankato, UAA, MTU or UMD in that stretch, why does sweeping MN seem so easy? If the Sioux play like they did for most of Saturday, they will be tough to beat. However, the ability to consistently play at that level has been the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxguyinstpaul Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I think und is catching the Gophers at the right time. Minnesota has been riddled with injuries--Stoa out with a knee, Bostom out with hand surgery, Wheeler banged up a little, Mike Howe missing some time from a concussion. Therefore, Lucia is forced to play Hoeffel, White, Fisher, Kevin Wehrs as a forward but natural position is defensemen who are all true freshmen. Playing that many young guys typically does not add to the scoring punch or to victories. Missing Mike Carman the 1st half of the year does not help matters any. Add to the mix 3 freshmen blueliners and it equals a middle of the pack WCHA team so far. The Gophers have looked very good at times this year but they also have looked very bad at times. Inconsistent is the buzz word right now. I do think the Gophers will be a lot better in February than they are in December but for this weekend I do not see any way the Gophers take 3 or 4 points. Possibly a split but more than likely und either sweeps or they get 3 points. I was wondering from whom and when this would come out from someone in the land of 10,000 excuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 yeah, i'd like to see that too. I keep hearing that Bickel is big and tough. IMO, the definition of big and tough is quite different for each school. For example, Jake Taylor was big and tough but picked Brady Murray to wrestle with in a crowd of much bigger players on the ice. Also, from what I've heard, this might be the least physical Gopher team in many years. you make the call. I don't know, from the games I've watched, physicality wasn't an issue, but I guess I would defer that question to Sagard or other gopher fans as to how they think this team plays physically compared to prior teams. Regardless, I think they will try come out and hit to establish that they won't be pushed around on a smaller rink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux7>5 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Friday night UND 4 Minn 1 Saturday Night UND 5 Minn 2 Ah, memories. That video never, ever gets old. I Love It!!!! What else never gets old is seeing those blonde dye haired fruits. What a bunch of idiots. Go Sioux! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirtcoach Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 There are differen types of physical play. Some skaters are very good at making checks to take opponents off the puck, other are able to take a beating and continue to stay in the play. While Flynn and Wheeler are effective at the former, Stoa was the most effective gopher in the latter. They are missing Stoa more than anyone imagined, as I have been saying since he was injured. They have lost their most effective forward in front of the net in the power play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxguyinstpaul Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 That video never, ever gets old. I Love It!!!! What else never gets old is seeing those blonde dye haired fruits. What a bunch of idiots. Go Sioux! Metrosexuals, actually. very similar though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux7>5 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Metrosexuals, actually. very similar though Metro-sexuals, really I want to see the secret locker room video's. JK. I just thought it was a little strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDLeafsGuy Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 People are getting a little too optimistic. MN's not as bad as some people think, and UND hasn't been able to sweep a home WCHA series in almost two seasons. Seriously, if they haven't swept Mankato, UAA, MTU or UMD in that stretch, why does sweeping MN seem so easy? If the Sioux play like they did for most of Saturday, they will be tough to beat. However, the ability to consistently play at that level has been the problem. Well said! In a nutshell you are right on the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Come on boys it's time to end the Mariucci west moniker the Gopher fans like to use.It's time to use home ice to our advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey1 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 They just can't believe that a little town half the size of Bloomington in a state with 1/6th the population of the just the Twin cities metropolitan area alone (and a school with 5x the enrollment of UND) can compete with the mighty University of MinnyMystery so they throw cheap and ignorant comments out. At least Grand Forks (or North Dakota for that matter) doesn't 1. have cops shooting cops with machine guns 2. driver license exams given in 6 differant languages 3. racial unrest - even in the police department 4. more murders in No. Mpls in a week than the whole state of ND in a year. 5. traffic problems of biblical proportion 6. and - contrary to goph fans popular belief - exponentially more mullets - which I guess is supposed to signify lack of sophistication (not even going close to their Hitler youth thing - but the closest chapter to GF is here) Siouxguy, For a guy who rips on the Twin Cities as much as you do, I don't see you complain about the paycheck you get while working IN the cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoHawks! Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Come on boys it's time to end the Mariucci west moniker the Gopher fans like to use.It's time to use home ice to our advantage. Hate to bring this up, but the Gophers can legitimately call the Ralph "Mariucci West" when playing the Sioux (yes, I know, they lost to Holy Cross). They have a winning record against US IN OUR BARN! We need to regain the home ice advantage. Fans have been really good this year, I expect the roof to blow off this place this weekend. We have been waiting for quite some time, I believe the last time the golden ones were in town, they swept us and popped their jerseys. The Danny Irmen goal when he stepped out of the penalty box at the perfect time and scored the breakaway goal still lingers in my mind. Sweep these punks! LETS GO SIOUX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexBanner Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm predicting 3 jersey pops. I think the Gopher's players have realized it gets under people's skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm predicting 3 jersey pops. I think the Gopher's players have realized it gets under people's skin. I'm predicting that Blais' Canadian bubble hockey players will smoke Woog just like old times, at least six glove flashes by Lamoureux, Finley dragging a Gopher player around the ice like a rag doll, a Bina goal from behind UND's goal line, Tom Buning making a guest appearance to sieve Minnesota's goalie and incessant online whining by Sioux fans about the officiating. We realize what gets under the skin of Gopher players, fans and their homer sportscasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hate to bring this up, but the Gophers can legitimately call the Ralph "Mariucci West" when playing the Sioux (yes, I know, they lost to Holy Cross). They have a winning record against US IN OUR BARN! We need to regain the home ice advantage. Fans have been really good this year, I expect the roof to blow off this place this weekend. We have been waiting for quite some time, I believe the last time the golden ones were in town, they swept us and popped their jerseys. The Danny Irmen goal when he stepped out of the penalty box at the perfect time and scored the breakaway goal still lingers in my mind. Sweep these punks! LETS GO SIOUX! I think this claim is pretty much childish, because UND can turn around and call the John REA East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm predicting 3 jersey pops. I think the Gopher's players have realized it gets under people's skin. So the Gophers are only going to score 3 goals all weekend? I can live with that I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexBanner Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 So the Gophers are only going to score 3 goals all weekend? I can live with that I guess. I'm glad you picked up on that/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianvf Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm glad you picked up on that As long as we don't see a 2-1 game and a 1-0 game. But for some reason I don't think that these 2 teams will be playing any "defensive" games like that. Neither of our teams are UW after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexBanner Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm predicting that Blais' Canadian bubble hockey players will smoke Woog just like old times, at least six glove flashes by Lamoureux, Finley dragging a Gopher player around the ice like a rag doll, a Bina goal from behind UND's goal line, Tom Buning making a guest appearance to sieve Minnesota's goalie and incessant online whining by Sioux fans about the officiating. We realize what gets under the skin of Gopher players, fans and their homer sportscasters. You successfully summed up all message board conversations for both teams this week...nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 So the Gophers are only going to score 3 goals all weekend? I can live with that I guess. They'll get 2 in the 3rd on Fri. to bring the score to 6-2 and a late one on Sat. to get it to 4-1 Pop away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexBanner Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 They'll get 2 in the 3rd on Fri. to bring the score to 6-2 and a late one on Sat. to get it to 4-1 Pop away! Arrogant Sioux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak hockey fanatic Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 So the Gophers are only going to score 3 goals all weekend? I can live with that I guess. I was going to say the same thing, they better hope for more than three if they want to come away with any points... LETS GO SIOUX!!! SWEEP THE RODENTS!!!! And they can call the Ralph whatever they want, it's still our rink, which is alot nicer than the mary-yucky. The color green doesn't go well with poop brown and piss yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I think this claim is pretty much childish, because UND can turn around and call the John REA East. I don't think the Sioux have a winning record in that building,and sweeping them at home(the Gophers) has been very rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexBanner Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I was going to say the same thing, they better hope for more than three if they want to come away with any points... LETS GO SIOUX!!! SWEEP THE RODENTS!!!! And they can call the Ralph whatever they want, it's still our rink, which is alot nicer than the mary-yucky. The color green doesn't go well with poop brown and piss yellow Well, at least GF has that going for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak hockey fanatic Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Well, at least GF has that going for it. the fact that the twin cities is an overcrowded, congested craphole filled with arrogant attitudes such as your own has nothing to do with this argument. tell me exactly what comparing GF to the twin cities has to do with the Sioux kicking goofer ass, or the fact that the Ralph is fifty times nicer than the mary-yucky??? oh, I forgot the wink... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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