Puck Swami
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Re: All Things DU XXV - Murray Up and Get The Chevy Out of The Repair Shop
Pardon me, but I am down on the DU/CC rivalry lately.
DU fans won't want to hear this, but it needs to be said. DU has beaten teams like North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin with great regularity in recent years, but the DU record against CC since destroying the Tigers in the 2005 NCAA semi finals is simply dreadful. DU has failed to muster the smarts, skills and willpower to take the Gold Pan back for years now. For rivalries to work well, they simply cannot be one-sided or they die. CC's outstanding record at Magness Arena is a stain on the DU program that must be rectified. Add to that the greed of DU to often schedule this first CC game on the DU student break and deprive DU students of this key rivalry - this situation is grossly unfair to the University community.
Right now, DU's best rivalry is with North Dakota, because both teams care enough about it to show up and play their best hockey. That is no longer the case with CC - DU in recent years, tends to be unprepared for CC, and often, plays poorly instead of at their best.
I wish it were different, but until the DU team starts to take this rivalry as seriously as CC does, DU fans will continue to be disappointed. We can shout 1957 all we want, but at the end of the day, DU needs to start beating CC now.
Pardon me, but I am down on the DU/CC rivalry lately.
DU fans won't want to hear this, but it needs to be said. DU has beaten teams like North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin with great regularity in recent years, but the DU record against CC since destroying the Tigers in the 2005 NCAA semi finals is simply dreadful. DU has failed to muster the smarts, skills and willpower to take the Gold Pan back for years now. For rivalries to work well, they simply cannot be one-sided or they die. CC's outstanding record at Magness Arena is a stain on the DU program that must be rectified. Add to that the greed of DU to often schedule this first CC game on the DU student break and deprive DU students of this key rivalry - this situation is grossly unfair to the University community.
Right now, DU's best rivalry is with North Dakota, because both teams care enough about it to show up and play their best hockey. That is no longer the case with CC - DU in recent years, tends to be unprepared for CC, and often, plays poorly instead of at their best.
I wish it were different, but until the DU team starts to take this rivalry as seriously as CC does, DU fans will continue to be disappointed. We can shout 1957 all we want, but at the end of the day, DU needs to start beating CC now.
The atmosphere at the games, the roar of the crowd when we score, "the banner" in the mid 80s, Paukovichs' quote. Even when we both sucked the games were awesome!! Come on Swami, poor stretch or not, this rivalry is alive and well!!
