Sender: |
|
Date: |
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:41:45 -0500 |
Reply-To: |
|
Subject: |
|
MIME-Version: |
1.0 |
Content-Transfer-Encoding: |
8bit |
In-Reply-To: |
|
Content-Type: |
text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 |
From: |
|
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Nathan: Please tell us what you REALLY think! :-)
Kathy Martin
Gopher Fan
> There is more college hockey in this state than the Gophers.
> The "Iron Range team" is the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UM-D)
> team which goes by the name of the Bulldogs. They have had three Hobey
> Baker winners, Brett Hull is an ex-Bulldog, Mike Sertich (now at Mich.
> Tech) was the long time coach, and the current coach is Scott Sandelin.
> If anyone was to change their name to the Rangers, it would be them.
>
> Besides UM-D and the Gophers, the other Division 1 schools in the state
> are the St. Cloud Huskies, Mankato Mavericks, and Bemidji Beavers (why
> they aren't the Lumberjacks is anyone's guess). But the reason the
> Gophers are a fitting mascot for the U of M is that those furry little
> bastards are all over the state and getting rid of those pests is
> nearly impossible. Do you think that Huskie fans go out of their way to
> throw dead gophers on the ice at Huskie vs Gopher games? Heck no, dead
> gophers are easy to come by (and besides, the only good gopher is a
> dead gopher).
>
> Nathan Hampton
|
|
|