Upsets are fun, as long as your team isn't the one on the short end. :-)

The loss hurts (a lot), but this is good in the long run for the NC$$
tournament and the "minor" conferences.  It helps validate the move to the 16
team field.

-- Erik

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006, Mark Lewin wrote:

> My local cable operator televised both games of the northeast regional from
> Worcester.  The biggest cheer of either game came when they announced the
> Holy Cross-Minnesota  final. BU and BC may both consider Worcester their
> "home" ice,  but Holy Cross' campus is in Worcester less than a mile from
> the DCU.
>
> On 3/25/06, Erik J Biever <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > I can't blame 'em.  Who wouldn't root for the underdog, especially when
> > they're playing your biggest rival?  I rooted for Niagara against UND at
> > the
> > 2000 West Regional in Mariucci (though, of course, the best team did win
> > that
> > one).
> >
> > -- Erik
> >
> > On Fri, 24 Mar 2006, Mark Lewin wrote:
> >
> > > And I can imagine that the game being played in Grand Forks meant that
> > Holy
> > > Cross felt as if they were playing in front of a home crowd of 11000+.
> > >
> > > Isn't that the mantra at the Ralph?  We root for UND first and second,
> > > whoever is playing Minnesota.
> > >
> > > On 3/24/06, Erik J Biever <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Sometimes the best team doesn't win ... but not tonight.  Go, Holy
> > Cross!
> > > >
> > > > -- Erik
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 24 Mar 2006, Doug Peterson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > It appears that Minnesota peaked a few weeks ago, closing out the
> > season
> > > > 0-3.
> > > > > St. Cloud, after beating Minnesota, did not go on to beat North
> > > > Dakota.  I suspect
> > > > > the same may be true for Holy Cross.  I do not mean to be putting
> > down
> > > > Holy
> > > > > Cross, I am just saying that Minnesota was no longer playing like
> > the
> > > > team that
> > > > > had a 20-1-1 stretch to finish the regular season.
> > > > >
> > > > > Doug Peterson
> > > > >
> > > > > On 24 Mar 2006 at 20:29, Carol S. White wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The Gophers LOSE in OT 4-3 to Holy Cross at the West Regional.
> > > > >
> > > > > There are no words.... have no idea what happened.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Carol, QoGH
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>