Driftryder
Gopher Hockey
Re: MN @ WI: Cheese And Paint Thinner And Dead Deer, Oh My!
Why the 8PM start tonight?
Why the 8PM start tonight?
Why the 8PM start tonight?
So now attendance and pro hockey are part of the discussion? What's next, pizzing in Cokes?
So now attendance and pro hockey are part of the discussion? What's next, pizzing in Cokes?
I think the attendance was about Gopher games because Brent said that you love your hockey teams more than we do even though we can't love our pro team coz we don't have one and Chuck said that your love is evident in all the empty seats at the Mooch.
Okay?
I understood the progression just not the execution. Attendance at Gophers games of late can be attributed to a myriad of factors (overall play, ticket issues, corpie dominance, a failure to embrace students, etc.), yet our overall love of hockey in general should not be considered one of them. Between attendance at h.s., college and pro games I doubt many states can even approach the level here and while I am disappointed at the turnout this year I cannot list it as a logical condemnation for real appreciation for the game in the state. I mean we could go back and forth on this all night long, but when it really comes down to it I don't think love for the game here should realistically be doubted in any form.
How bout both teams send out a little thank you to the Beavers
Season series finishes 1-1-2. See you guys in the playoffs?
Yes, you can help fill those empty seats at Mariucci.![]()
Yes, you can help fill those empty seats at Mariucci.![]()
Not if you don't care that you don't have a team.![]()
probably wouldn't have any empty seats if they charged the same amount as the badgers. It's easy to get 35 dollars when the economy and the team is good.
Really? You bring that up as a defence now but use the same argument in talking about the packers expecting it to bother us?![]()
Big difference here is that we're still talking about the same sport. I know you claim to be a hawks fan but that is irrelevant when trying to tout your state over another in this context.
I don't tout Wisconsin over Minnesota as an NHL state, since of course there is no team within these borders. What I said was that our NHL team has done just as well as (both of) yours, meaning that you really don't have much to brag about.
One team decided to leave "The State of Hockey" and the other hasn't done jack, has ugly uniforms and has a stupid name, not to mention Blackhawks castoffs. I only brought up the Hawks to say that I don't care that there isn't an NHL team within our state lines. No one else that I know does either.
Overall, our sports teams across all major sports have done MUCH better than yours in recent history. And I know it bothers you on some level and therefore I use it.
So assuming you are a Viking fan, are you telling me that the Packers winning the Super Bowl doesn't bother you? Nothing? No feelings about it? Not much of a Viking fan then.
It could quite possibly KILL me if the Vikings ever win one and I'm sure it would have if the Ol' Dongslinger had gotten one for you.
The consistency of the Badger football and basketball teams over the past 15 years or so while your programs are mostly just embarrassing? Nothing? B.S.
If these don't bother you, then what is the supposed "border battle," just hockey? Just hockey and MLB? Just NHL?