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Minnesota Cup

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Dude Love said:
But is Minnesota still a big deal without UND, SCSU, and UMD? Not really. Besides Wisconsin, those are your three biggest rivals.
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We are going to find out real quick how other schools do with out the almighty Big Ten schools.
 
Runninwiththedogs said:
Do I really give a crap if tUMD ever plays UMTC again? Not really. AMSoil didn't even sell out for the Gophers this year. If I had to choose between playing UND and UMTC, I'd choose UND every time. UND fans actually travel to games. Those games will be sold out if they are not already.

However, when Maturi says he wants to commit to playing the other Minnesota schools, it's only lip service if he means he only wants to schedule other Minnesota schools at home or at "home" (i.e. tX). I suggested an alternative that I think makes a lot of sense: a home series against one MN school and an away series against another MN school, and cycle through all 4 (or 5) of them. I don't think that's ridiculous to suggest nor is it a huge sacrifice on UMTC's part. It's very balanced and reasonable and only the most arrogant troglodytes would find a problem with it from a UMTC standpoint. Too bad so many people in the UMTC athletic department happen to also be arrogant troglodytes.

Let's have a moratorium on anyone suggesting a tournament that would have a "play-in" game or any teams playing an uncertain number of games. We are talking about regular season games here. Unless there was some sort of exemption (i.e. HHOF game/Icebreaker), no team is going to agree to a format that would not allow them to schedule in advance the maximum number of games, and no team would commit to a 3 game series, leaving another single game to fill up their schedule. This isn't the east coast where one-off games are the norm.

This has nothing to do with the farce this thread covers, but I think it's really pathetic that UMTC is scrapping their rivalry with UND. I would love for tUMD to have a rivalry with that kind of history. You cannot fake that kind of excitement and buzz around a series. Those rivalries build fan loyalty. So what if little baby Rau was made to answer the bell for running his mouth? Toughen up. It's really amusing how people think the UW-UND water bottle incident is so awesome and then clutch their pearls and wring their hands over some hijinx in the handshake line a few weeks ago. This may take the thread completely off the rails, but I don't care. It's idiotic and cowardly to throw away something with as much value as an historic rivalry.


I know people think when they say something is "laughable" that they sound intelligent and superior, but in reality they appear as pretentious idiots.
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I agree with everything said here. Asking Minnesota to play one road series per year against another MN team isn't asking too much. And if they aren't willing to do that, why bother with them? They are gaining 8 non-conference games. This tournament plus one road series and they would still be making more than they were in the WCHA.
 
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Runninwiththedogs said:
Do I really give a crap if tUMD ever plays UMTC again? Not really. AMSoil didn't even sell out for the Gophers this year. If I had to choose between playing UND and UMTC, I'd choose UND every time. UND fans actually travel to games. Those games will be sold out if they are not already.
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AmSoil didn't even the sell out the opener after winning the national championship what does that tell us about UMD's fans? Kind of pathetic.
 
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Tipsy McStagger said:
I agree with everything said here. Asking Minnesota to play one road series per year against another MN team isn't asking too much. And if they aren't willing to do that, why bother with them? They are gaining 8 non-conference games. This tournament plus one road series and they would still be making more than they were in the WCHA.
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In Minnesota's defense they have to make money or the school will have to drop other athletic programs.
 
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Dirty said:
Minnesota is not as big of a deal as they like to think. Speaking for UND if Minnesota thinks it is above coming to Grand Forks, good riddance.
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Here is a perfect example of somebody who is seeing for the very first time in his life how the Big Ten operates. Feel their muscle right there. It is not right and it is not surprising to me.
 
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I guess I'm missing what you're trying to say here. Wisconsin it sounds like has agreed to continue having a series with UND. If Minnesota does not continue to have a series with UND/UMD/SCSU/MSUM/BSU it's not the Big Ten who is forcing that decision, it is Minnesota.
 
Re: Minnesota Cup

Dirty said:
I guess I'm missing what you're trying to say here. Wisconsin it sounds like has agreed to continue having a series with UND. If Minnesota does not continue to have a series with UND/UMD/SCSU/MSUM/BSU it's not the Big Ten who is forcing that decision, it is Minnesota.
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Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh.
 
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4four4 said:
AmSoil didn't even the sell out the opener after winning the national championship what does that tell us about UMD's fans? Kind of pathetic.
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I assumed it was Gopher fans who were cheering for us in the championship game, and came to the game as an empty seat.
 
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Dirty said:
I guess I'm missing what you're trying to say here. Wisconsin it sounds like has agreed to continue having a series with UND. If Minnesota does not continue to have a series with UND/UMD/SCSU/MSUM/BSU it's not the Big Ten who is forcing that decision, it is Minnesota.
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We wouldn't have all this crap if it weren't' for the Big Ten starting hockey. That is what I am getting at.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh.
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Yes, very good. Hence why I said I was missing his point.

And yes, you're right we wouldn't have this if the BTHC hadn't started. But it did start and evidently Minnesota's reaction to it is to not play former conference mates. That isn't the BTHC's fault, it's Minnesota's. Stop blaming the BTHC for everything.
 
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Their team can't sell out their own barn after winning an NC and they blame the visiting team's fans for not travelling?

You just can't make this crap up. Hilarious.
 
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state of hockey said:
Their teeam can't sell out their own barn after winning an NC and they blame the visiting team's fans for not travelling?

You just can't make this crap up. Hilarious.
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Actually you can. Because that's what I just did. Should have put a :D or :) to emphasize my joke. :)
 
4four4 said:
IMO, they are on totally different levels.
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They are on different levels. Because SCSU's hockey team is the only sport that makes money at the school. So their hockey team has a greater need to make money than the U of M. The U of M has a football team and basketball team that make money.

Onto your next retarded theory.
 
Re: Minnesota Cup

ScoobyDoo said:
This has to be the most laughable comment I've ever seen. Good job.
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Exactly what part was laughable? That the Gophers won't be as important without UMD, UND, & SCSU? Or was it how those three schools are three of Minny's biggest rivals?
 
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Dude Love said:
Exactly what part was laughable? That the Gophers won't be as important without UMD, UND, & SCSU? Or was it how those three schools are three of Minny's biggest rivals?
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The first. Partially the second. UND is a rival. UW is a rival (although that is not in your question, I'm just answering the rival part). Other than that? The fanbase doesn't really care. You MAY make a case for tUMD now that they finally put on their big boy pants and won a title, but that's it. SCSU? Please.
 
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Brenthoven said:
The first. Partially the second. UND is a rival. UW is a rival (although that is not in your question, I'm just answering the rival part). Other than that? The fanbase doesn't really care. You MAY make a case for tUMD now that they finally put on their big boy pants and won a title, but that's it. SCSU? Please.
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Who are bigger rivals to Minny than UMD and SCSU? And don't even bother saying Michigan and Michigan State. I'm not drinking that Kool-Aid.
 
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Dude Love said:
Who are bigger rivals to Minny than UMD and SCSU? And don't even bother saying Michigan and Michigan State. I'm not drinking that Kool-Aid.
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I already answered that: UND and UW. For in-state? I suppose, because of a default size status. Honestly, I don't care two craps about those schools.
 
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