This was in the Dakota Student opinion I think it is funny and is
probably a tounge in cheek type of article. I thought it was thouht
provoking.
 
 
                Michigan State U. fan wants match with UND for 'real
                championship
 
                By Joshua Nixon - 1997 Michigan State University alumni
 
 
 
                  Just a general comment from one highly annoyed hockey fan
                  to another. I know I can't speak for every Michigan State
                  hockey fan, but I'm sure that most of us here, as well as
                  most of you, know that the "championship" game between
                  the University of Michigan and Boston College (played
                  last Saturday night) is a meaningless farce.
 
                  I've been waiting all year to watch the REAL game, the
                  one I thought I would see -- UND vs. Michigan State.
                  We've been trading off the top spot all season (although,
                  admittedly, you guys have been on top a lot more than we
                  have!). We all know that State and UND have the best two
                  teams in college hockey. So why does your team have to
                  travel halfway across the country to play in the
                  "regional" playoff? Why does the NCAA insist upon a
                  one-game series, when everybody knows that anyone can
                  have a bad day?
 
                  We should organize a protest. We should stage our own
                  playoff. Call it an exhibition game, if you must. But I
                  really think that if the best two teams in the nation get
                  screwed over like this, something is pretty rotten in
                  Boston.
 
                  Just a thought.