U MN vs. UND: The Rumble in the Desert

[captain beefheart]

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How do the Sioux look this year? The little that I've seen of the Gophers looks faster and stronger on the puck than I've seen in a while with quick, accurate passing and good pressure in the offensive zone. I'm trying not to drink too much Motzko koolaid yet, but so far I kind of like it. ( I know the players were recruited by Lucia, but...)

[gopher wes]

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I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong with a little fisticuffs in the handshake line. All throughout nature young creatures tussle with their siblings as a means to prepare them to survive in a hostile world. I would think young gophers and other vermin would value this, as most of them will be snatched away by Hawks before they reach old rat-age.

You know, that's a fair point regarding the players. Can the fans please take it easy on me in Vegas though?

[icehawk]

I think icehawk was referring to this instead when he mentioned brilliant. Whioux fans are a bit slow on the take so all is forgiven.

Negative son

[5mn_Major]

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Hard for me to get too fired up for a game I can't watch.

I'm planning on streaming it. Tough thing is its Saturday night before Halloween.

[Speed Kills]

How do the Sioux look this year? The little that I've seen of the Gophers looks faster and stronger on the puck than I've seen in a while with quick, accurate passing and good pressure in the offensive zone. I'm trying not to drink too much Motzko koolaid yet, but so far I kind of like it. ( I know the players were recruited by Lucia, but...)

Well, unfortunately the Sioux are not a thing anymore. Haven’t been for quite a few years now. The current North Dakota team doesn’t look very good though. I do not expect to see them in the NCAA Tournament next spring.

[5mn_Major]

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Well, unfortunately the Sioux are not a thing anymore. Haven’t been for quite a few years now. The current North Dakota team doesn’t look very good though. I do not expect to see them in the NCAA Tournament next spring.

Do you think there's any long term implications from the end of the old WCHA or is it just cyclical?

[Happy]

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I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong with a little fisticuffs in the handshake line. All throughout nature young creatures tussle with their siblings as a means to prepare them to survive in a hostile world. I would think young gophers and other vermin would value this, as most of them will be snatched away by Hawks before they reach old rat-age.

btw: As I recall, by tradition on these series threads we're supposed to start talking hockey sometime on Thursday. When is that supposed to start? This does not apply to Happy, of course, who has a lifetime tree and 25-year-old Canadians pass.

Hey, I actually mentioned a current UND player in my previous post.

[Happy]

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Ah we played ranked opponents and you played Culinary institutes so lets not quite compare how the season is going.

We beat the Number One ranked team in the nation, and you already got beat by a big brown rodent. and a purple cow.

[Speed Kills]

Do you think there's any long term implications from the end of the old WCHA or is it just cyclical?

Just cyclical.

[burd]

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We beat the Number One ranked team in the nation, and you already got beat by a big brown rodent. and a purple cow.

We needed overtime to squeak by a canadian university and won only one of our four games against teams from the State of Hockey Underperformers. Any team from the woeful history of B1G hockey could beat us. Our sole purpose this year is to provide other teams with program rejuvenating wins.

[Happy]

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We needed overtime to squeak by a canadian university and won only one of our four games against teams from the State of Hockey Underperformers. Any team from the woeful history of B1G hockey could beat us. Our sole purpose this year is to provide other teams with program rejuvenating wins.

So, you would say the glass is half empty?

You got rid of a pretty good name, and ditched the chicks team, there must be a couple of overage Canadians that want to still play in Grand Forks.

[burd]

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So, you would say the glass is half empty?

A bit of a Scooby viewpoint, yes. In fact, I would say the glass has nothing in it but a few spots from the dishwasher.

[burd]

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Keep in mind, Happy, that as bad as we are, it should still be a close game.

[5mn_Major]

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We needed overtime to squeak by a canadian university and won only one of our four games against teams from the State of Hockey Underperformers. Any team from the woeful history of B1G hockey could beat us. Our sole purpose this year is to provide other teams with program rejuvenating wins.

Could a Scooby Gopher team beat this year's UND?

[Happy]

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Keep in mind, Happy, that as bad as we are, it should still be a close game.

You mean like UM vs Nebraska in football, close game? There is one thing I never do, and that is truly expect a guaranteed win against a rival. Especially a game where all it takes is a hot goalie, or a bad ref, and any team can lose.