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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
ExactlyOriginally posted by JDUBBS1280 View Post
How many in this thread laughed at the idea Mariucci or the Gophs did not have a huge impact on Minnesota hockey. If saying I prefer the Sioux rivalry because of the level of respect and knowledge of the game than so be it, i'm arrogant.
btw, to the pole smoker who said my mother would be proud, she died the other day fk wad!!Comment
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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
You know exactly what the discussion was/is about. Mariucci and the Gophs are the reason the sport is what it is in MN today.Originally posted by Gurtholfin View PostComment
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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
Again, a few of you are trying to take EVERYTHING hockey that has ever happened within your border and attach it to the Gophers and being a Gopher fan.
Being a fan/enthusiast for hockey in Minnesota is great. You have a lot to be proud of if that gets you off. But when Tom Gilbert comes in to play the Wild, it has NOTHING to do with the Gophers.
The Gopher program and Gopher fandom is separate and its accomplishments stand and are judged on their own. And those accomplishments are quite good. Just not as good as ours or your neighbor to the west.
There is no question that hockey is bigger and has a prouder tradition in the state of Minnesota than hockey in the state of Wisconsin. No one would argue that. But that's not a feather in the Gopher's cap any more than it is a negative on the Badgers.Comment
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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
My condolences.Originally posted by JDUBBS1280 View PostSorry to hear that man
"...and that only took six seconds!"
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No, I'm "stubborn" because I find your conclusions to be highly speculative and presumptuous.Originally posted by JDUBBS1280 View Post
No way can you assume that WI would have turned into some version of what southern Minnesota became if Johnson focused on filling out his squads with mediocre leftover talent instead of looking outside to build teams that would actually win.
Plus, the list of local recruits missed out on by UW is pretty short.If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me
BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!
At his graduation ceremony from the U of Minnesota, my cousin got a keychain. When asked what UW gave her for graduation, my sister said, "A degree from a University that matters."
Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.Comment
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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
As has been said already we are talking about the past. Did you read the Brooks excerpt? Kinda goes against your point, doesn't it?Originally posted by Gurtholfin View Post
And I'm still waiting for your supporting argurments regarding your "myths" of hockey in Minnesota. You sort of left those out of your reply. Maybe by omission you are admitting how ridiculously stupid that statement was?Comment
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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
So in the 50s and 60s, thousands of parents believed that their kids would be one of 8 or so kids per year that were chosen for the Gophers? I'm sure you'll produce some quote from the Hockey Bible that you keep referring to...Originally posted by JDUBBS1280 View Post
Believe me, while there are certainly parents that believe that little Johnny is the next big star, but there are many, many more who realize that little Johnny is just like dad and not going anywhere other than to a high school team some day. Do you really believe that all those parents, especially back then, were chasing a NCAA/NHL dream?Comment
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MY GOD! I can't explain it in any more simple terms than I already have. There are a lot of factors that made Minnesota Hockey (not the Gophers, Minnesota Hockey) what it is today. Arguably the biggest factor was the recruiting philosophies of John Mariucci. Without the in-state recruiting philosophy of John Mariucci, which was continued by Glen Sonmore, Herb Brooks, and Doug Woog (among others), Minnesota Hockey wouldn't be nearly as large and as deep as it is today.Originally posted by Gurtholfin View Post
Read the book. There are quotes from high school coaches, former players, and even an NHL commissioner with zero Minnesota ties that endorses this very fact.Comment
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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
The whole point of that statement is/was that you guys are here spouting about how great your local talent is and how all of them want to be Gophers and how great the Gopher tradition is, but you have so little hardware (or at least less than others) to show for it. The "Myth" is that the Gophers are a greater program than us or the Sioux.Originally posted by johnnypohlfan View Post
Again, Hockey in Minnesota is great. The Gophers are a solid program, but certainly not the greatest ever or most accomplished. And with the competitive advantages that you believe that you've had, you should be more accomplished.Comment
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It's a bit confusing that they can't separate the two. Recruiting in state means nothing when you don't have people to choose from. Minnesota may have grown in the post WWII years, but there are a LOT of reasons for that. And that's on top of the fact that the Iron Range was already producing a lot talent back then.Originally posted by Gurtholfin View Post
But whenever we don't give Mariucci all the credit for everything that ever happened, panties are twisted and we're being "ignorant" of the gophers' self-importance.If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me
BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!
At his graduation ceremony from the U of Minnesota, my cousin got a keychain. When asked what UW gave her for graduation, my sister said, "A degree from a University that matters."
Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.Comment
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Yes. Kids in Minnesota aspired to A) play for their high school team and B) play for the Gophers one day. You still see some of that today, though not nearly as much. Shall I post a few recent articles on committed Gopher players to prove this point?Originally posted by Gurtholfin View PostLast edited by JDUBBS1280; 11-08-2011, 12:29 PM.Comment
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Re: Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Secondary Rivalry, Just As Much Hatred
Not only that, but we have to give him credit AS a Gopher and not just as an ambassador for the game.Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View PostComment
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