ND's Ben Blood

[scsavre]

We all know chirping is a part of the game. Hit him clean him between the whistles. Give him a push...etc. And what evidence do you have of him chirping? I have not seen anything and I have asked a couple guys and sounds like Hanson is the worst Chirp on the team.

I see plenty of trash talking from the Sioux, many times last year it was embarrassing when they did their some what hood rat head bobbing trash talking.

Now Barribal, annoying trash talker.

[scsavre]

[Bear55]

]the Sioux always go for the little guy.

It does kind of give Joe Finley a shread of credibility, at least he went after a 6'5" Blake wheeler and had the courtesy to pull him out of line to fight. Blood just sucker punches the smallest guy on the ice.

I am pretty sure all players talk smack out there, if Blood can't handle it he should probably take up croquet or chess.

[Shorelunch]

"]It has nothing to do with toughening up, again, the Sioux always go for the little guy. How is that tough.

THe rivalry will die because, not many people down here give a rip about the Sioux. I know you guys like to think you are this awesome rivalry and we try to make it that way. Only the die hard Goph fans like me really care that much. The rest of the Twin Cities doesnt really care that much. And honestly when youve got guys doing things like Blood did, it turns more and more people off.

Also, its not tough to get cheap because your team is getting worked over on the scoreboard, that is undisciplined and is way wimpier then anything you say Gopher fans do.

I do like how some of you Sioux fans take the 96 to 2008 seasons and think you guys are tough. The gophs have slaughtered the canadiens on the score board and in the ring for the other 35 years.

I dont know that I have ever seen a goph not fight when called out against a Sioux when it wasnt a stupid situation.

I would almost say that the Sioux are the ones that turtle. You tube a few Mankato Sioux fights, the Sioux run so fast.

Brooks, get a hold of your fans.

And as far as the code, Sioux fans are not going to understand.....because 95% never played the game.

Side note, feels like hockey season, we've got some chatter, welcome back Scum Frog, I do enjoy your feather ruffling.

[pleasebecomeasponsor], you must be on a different hockey planet! Time and time again, Gopher fans's favorite series is ND and/or Sconny. Nothing else comes close and you know it!

"Slaughtered"? Really. Gophers own the series record, which is fairly close to .500, but I'll give you that. I'll point to who has the better series record over the past 5 years, but, I guess nobody cares, right? I could go with the 7>5. Slaughtered!

Sioux running away from fights - not so sure about that. My favorite was in GF a few years ago when a scuffle broke out and Gopher players were chirping behind the refs and Lucia. Classic Gopher "toughness."

Gotta love the banter about this series . . . but, again, nobody cares, right?

All that said, I still don't defend what Finley and Blood did . . . every program/sports team has had players fans aren't pleased about.

[Bear55]

Time and time again, Gopher fans's favorite series is ND and/or Sconny.

I have to agree with this, UND is my favorite series and there is no close 2nd. Sure we will probably build a new heated rivalry with Michigan but I just don't know how it will ever be the same as the hate that comes with a UND Gopher series. Dispite the fact that WI has more NC's that us it just doesn't have the same intensity as a UND series. Plus we just own them so bad head to head it's hard to even consider that a rivalry. After UND my 2nd fav rivalry is whoever is good that year, lately the UMD games have been great, a while back the St Cloud series were fun. WI or CC once in a while but the constant has alwasy been UND, at least for this gopher fan. I really hope they keep it going.

[cbrooks]

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Brooks, get a hold of your fans.

Oh come Scott. I couldn't disagree with you anymore than everything you said on here. No point in arguing even further. This is the best chatter we've had all year on here. Man I hope this two meet again in the final five. This is why the rilvary needs to be continued. If these two meet in the final five or NCAA tourney I'm going.

[scsavre]

I've got half season tick to the gophs and havnt missed more then 5 wild games a year since 2007. Not that many people care if we play the sioux, xcept for the die hards. Its usually my favorite series, but again I'm a die hard.

By the way, that head to head record the last 5 years should be more favor to the sioux. Those were some bad goph teams.

An as far as anyone who says its a smart money move to play at the ralph, gophs make a lot more money to play anyone at home. Id like to see the gophs to continue to go up there. I'm just saying that with dumb moves like last weekend, the school isn't going to see any logic in going up there.

Oh and the gophs highest attendence was notre dame this year.

Brooks your coming to stp this year either way, I bet the musky expo is the same weekend again.

[scsavre]

Und tries to make this series bigger then it is. 10 years ago it was all wisc, then und the last 10 years. Most people really don't care. Unfortuneatley wisc is so much better then the gophs at all other sports that rivalry might continue to do.

Pleasebecomeasponsor is a more on and should get back to work

[PierBridge]

You guys havn't even mentioned thee Cheepshot of the weekend. And then his little cry-baby antics after he got tossed.

The Sioux are who we thought they were ...

On side note it appears we are very weak again as a conference with just one good team.

[cbrooks]

You guys havn't even mentioned thee Cheepshot of the weekend. And then his little cry-baby antics after he got tossed.

Cheap shot of the weekend goes to either Mark Alt for his check from behind on Micheal Parks or Jake Hansen for his slash at Blood then hiding behind the refs.

[cbrooks]

Ben Blood has his A taken away

http://undhockey.areavoices.com/?p=89810

[LMITOUT]

Who are the Sioux?

[scsavre]

Alts was a major but not enough intent to injure there. Kristos may have been the best. Got him from behind and tries elboying him in the bck of the head.

Hansens just wasn't That uncommon. As far as cheapshots it wasnt that bad this weeknd. Just some dumb unsportsmanlike junk.

I wonder who yanked the A, its not hakstols style to punish.

Side note, did any of you hear fridays PA show on kfan when he was talking about blood being a goon. Bloods dad called and yelld at the producer andsaid he wasn't cheap at all. Bad timing for his old man.

[PierBridge]

Oh really? Lets just say it rymes with crisco.

And lets not kid ourselves as we all know the Sioux have wrote the book on cheap play over the years.

The Canadian mentalty is who we thought they were...

On a side note props to Bryce for not going into hypernation as most of the Sioux/Packer faithful have.

Great sports weekend!

[cbrooks]

]Alts was a major but not enough intent to injure there.

Not a intent to injure? It sounds like Michael Parks won't be able to play because of that hit. My only point is that Minnesota is as innocent as you may believe.

Yeah PB I know who you were talking about. He wasn't the only one to get a CFB(checking from behind) penalty this weekend but I do agree with him getting the cry baby award. What a weekend.

And LMITOUT...ah forget it. How long to you plan to have your Bison "water down" D1 champ avator?

[Bryce]

LOL @ hybernation. Just got too busy prepping for Winnie and dealing with wifeys therapy or I would've been in here all last week with a huge swizzle stick. Got make sure someone calls out these rodent rubes that believe their team skates with halos hovering above their helmets. Tell a Sioux fan they play cheap and you'll just get a happy grin and directions to the trophy case. Tell that to a rodent fan and they get all whiney and defensive.

[MNexpoler]

UND what a CLASSLESS program. Checking from be hide on the gopher player, then Danny Kristo goes on a temper tantrum after getting called on it. Ha! What a bunch of Babies!!!

I hope the U of M never players them again, after Hakstal flips the bird to the gophers a couple of years ago. Gophers fans getting the beat to a bloodily mess after the games. UND fans are terrible. Blood should be suspended, thats what would happen in any other college sport.

[scsavre]

You know what I mean Brooks, Cry Baby Kristo's was more intent to hurt someone. Alts turned out to be a bigger hit, but he didnt come up from behind, nail the guy and punch him in the head. I actually woulda called Kristo on the head contact but not a major behind call, if that helps my argument at all.

The things that bother me about the Sioux, besides all the crying they do is the little cheapshots. Like after they scored, the guy ran into Patterson a little. That was fine, however he gets up and pushes Patterson to the ice on the way to celebrate. That is just classless, not tough. Or after the first goal Rau is going to congratulate and Blood crass checks behind the net. again....weak. If anyone is a bunch of whiners and crybabies its the Sioux.

Brooks, I dont think you and Shorelunch would get along with MNExporer very well.

[cbrooks]

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Brooks, I dont think you and Shorelunch would get along with MNExporer very well.

You can always tell a Bison, you just can't tell them much...am I right MNExplorer? . A Bison fan is a hockey fan as often as I'm basketball fan...

Scott your starting to nip pic every little thing in those games.

I didn't keep track of all the after the whistle stuff. Pretty sure it wasn't just one side doing it. If your team is so innocent and squeaky clean what happen during the Mich Tech series?

http://www.sportsgrid.com/uncategorized/...o-come-on-over/

[Bear55]

If your team is so innocent and squeaky clean what happen during the Mich Tech series?

Sioux fans must be jealous of that one.

[Bear55]

On side note it appears we are very weak again as a conference with just one good team.

Come on Pier give us a little credit, how about 1.5 good teams?

[scsavre]

The mich tech episoe was embarrassing. Lucia shoulda let the assistant handle that. It was nice to see that hegets mad tho. The nippicky stuff makes for good rivalarys. The hacks durring play, sticks after the whistle, just to let you know he's there. Those are the things that get mad, but I like it, its fun and not long after the game.

[PierBridge]

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LOL @ hybernation.

I said NOT going into hybernation like we all have done when our sports teams lose. You were/are here posting and NOT hybernating, hence the props. You get that its just sports and it means nothing in the grand scheme of things!

I think Alts cheapshot hit was payback for Kristo's actually and for the record the Sioux whine no MORE then any other college athletes.

go Gophs~

[Bryce]

Dont worry, I got/get it.

[scsavre]

I don't know kristos whihhing was as good as I've seen in years.

Alts wasn't retaliating, just a dumb bad hit. Gophs woulda responded durring Friday if they were gonna I don't think they were very upset abouts kristos hit.