> Consider...
>
> 1. Two weeks ago  Minnesota sweeps UMD at home.
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> 2. Last week Minnesota is swept at Michigan Tech.
>
> 3. This weekend UMD sweeps Michigan Tech at Tech and
>     Minnesota sweeps first place Wisconsin at home.
>
>
Well, I didn't share my thoughts with anyone, so you just have to trust
me on this - The weekend results were only mildly surprising to me.  I
didn't think the Gophers would blow out the Badgers 7-0, but a sweep
doesn't surprise me.  The Gophers are not as bad as some people would
like to make out, and the Badgers have a long history of choking in
Minn.  Besides, I think maybe the Badgers were ready for, and expecting
a, Minn team that was going to roll over and play dead for them,
especially after their "upset" win on Friday.  Jeff Sauer has some good
qualities as coach, but "Motivator Supreme" is not a title he would wear
well.
 
In the long run, I don't think the Badgers will lose in the first round
this year - might even make it to the final where I would expect to meet
ND.  But I sure hope we don't play Minn in the first round of the
playoffs.
 
As to the other upsets/sweeps - hey, that's just college hockey.  There
is sufficient parity that nobody is immune from a let down or unexpected
loss.
 
Tom Rowe                                     [log in to unmask]
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