Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: 3/11 & 3/12

[Koho]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: 3/11 & 3/12

Also, for all of you "ZOMG I NEVAR KNO WICH CHANNEL THE GOPHERS ARE ONNNNN!!1!!11!".....

Friday night is 7pm on ESPN News
Saturday night is 7pm on BTN

That's me! I am gone for the B1G tourney. Can you tell me times and channel for Gophs assuming they are ranked #1 and win the first game? I need to record them and my cable only shows a guide for about 3 days advance.

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: 3/11 & 3/12

Even if they aren't the one seed.
7 BTN
7 BTN

[The Rube]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: 3/11 & 3/12

Might go Saturday. $10 for SRO, to see a non-competitive game? Why not? Hopefully my paint dries by then.

[Happy]

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Might go Saturday. $10 for SRO, to see a non-competitive game? Why not? Hopefully my paint dries by then.

it's always worth $10 to see a Gopher win.

[Almington]

it's always worth $10 to see a Gopher win.

I wouldn't go watch this Badger team if you paid me $10.

[Bonin21]

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Acceptable ticket prices for Big Ten teams:
UMN: <= $10
uw: < -$10

I feel like the average even when other teams are factored in may be $0.

[The Rube]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: 3/11 & 3/12

Acceptable ticket prices for Big Ten teams:
UMN: <= $10
uw: < -$10

I feel like the average even when other teams are factored in may be $0.

SRO was $35 minimum for "non-premium" games. IIRC, it was closer to $45 for WI, originally. That's insane. No way I'd pay that. Honestly, if it were $20-25 for SRO? I'd probably go.

[Bonin21]

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The SRO strategy definitely flies at Mariucci with the no shows (highly concentrated in the high donation sections).

[Stauber1]

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SRO was $35 minimum for "non-premium" games. IIRC, it was closer to $45 for WI, originally. That's insane. No way I'd pay that. Honestly, if it were $20-25 for SRO? I'd probably go.

The last year of the WCHA SRO for both the Wisco and the UND series were $50 a game. My old man still had season tickets for Fridays so I went with him those nights, but I shelled out the $50 per game for the Saturday games just because I knew the place was going to be overflowing and tickets on the street totally outrageous with it being the last year of the conference.

Totally worth it. The UND game was a great, hard fought tie. And I still have visions from that MacNaughton clinching game against the Badgers of Schmidt laying out to keep that puck in and then absolutely unloading for the game winner. That was the loudest I have ever heard that building. God **** I miss those WCHA days...


But yeah. Those were special circumstances. $50 for SRO is a joke, and even more so since the move to the Big 10.

[The Rube]

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The last year of the WCHA SRO for both the Wisco and the UND series were $50 a game. My old man still had season tickets for Fridays so I went with him those nights, but I shelled out the $50 per game for the Saturday games just because I knew the place was going to be overflowing and tickets on the street totally outrageous with it being the last year of the conference.

Totally worth it. The UND game was a great, hard fought tie. And I still have visions from that MacNaughton clinching game against the Badgers of Schmidt laying out to keep that puck in and then absolutely unloading for the game winner. That was the loudest I have ever heard that building. God **** I miss those WCHA days...


But yeah. Those were special circumstances. $50 for SRO is a joke, and even more so since the move to the Big 10.

A couple years ago, MTU was the last series. Scalpers weren't budging from the face value. Flat out told them "I know who's coming from MTU." I can buy SRO cheaper, and sit 3 rows from the ice in the MTU section." They didn't budge. Their loss.

[D2D]

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The way this season has gone, I wouldn't be at all shocked to see the Badgers sweep, leaving the Gophers with even fainter hope of winning the B1G Tourney to get into the NCAA's. Hope I'm wrong, and instead the Gophers sweep and come away from this weekend with all kinds of momentum entering the league tourney.

[Koho]

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The way this season has gone, I wouldn't be at all shocked to see the Badgers sweep, leaving the Gophers with even fainter hope of winning the B1G Tourney to get into the NCAA's. Hope I'm wrong, and instead the Gophers sweep and come away from this weekend with all kinds of momentum entering the league tourney.

I know what you mean. After looking like they were putting things together mid-season, they look more like the early season team lately. Only 1 of the last 4 games did they play well. Doesn't instill confidence.

[5mn_Major]

Re: Minnesota hosts Wisconsin: 3/11 & 3/12

The way this season has gone, I wouldn't be at all shocked to see the Badgers sweep, leaving the Gophers with even fainter hope of winning the B1G Tourney to get into the NCAA's. Hope I'm wrong, and instead the Gophers sweep and come away from this weekend with all kinds of momentum entering the league tourney.

I guess your half kidding, but no, no, no. The Gophers can collapse like the worst of 'em, but they do have some pretty decent talent. MSU on the road is always a trap...and doubly so without Bristedt and with MI's loss. Really should sweep this weekend...even at the risk of a jinx, they will not get swept.

[Happy]

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After Kunin, Wisconsin has no one. and, one would assume, the headhunting done by Wisconsin last time is going to be watched by the refs this time.

[Timothy A]

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After Kunin, Wisconsin has no one. and, one would assume, the headhunting done by Wisconsin last time is going to be watched by the refs this time.

I am hopeful that all penalties are called, period. Let's not paint UW with a green and white brush, it isn't like UW is the eastern version of the sue, that is far from the case. And let's not forget that all the rodent players aren't choir boys either.