Minny signs/cheers

[andyw2100]

For Minnesota:

"Tough to score wearing a straight-jacket."
                           Andy W.

[ben03]

hate to say it andy but you need to look down and see your standing on a line that need not be crossed ... the faithful are better than that.

[A-19]

i personally like andy's idea-- i doubt the player is actually crazy, which is why it may be acceptable.

i can see where you'd disagree though, ben

-mike

[andyw2100]

[Q]ben03 Wrote:

 hate to say it andy but you need to look down and see your standing on a line that need not be crossed ... the faithful are better than that.[/q]

Hirsch is not really crazy. That's why it --is-- funny.

It's not like the guy pulled out a gun and started shooting people, or tried to kill himself or something. If you watch the video closely, at the end, as he leaves the ice, he "slaps hands" or something with a fan leaning out towards him.

My guess is at the time of the incident he felt like he was done playing hockey. He went back and left his stick at center ice, much like the greco-roman wrestlers leave their shoes at the middle of the mat to indicate that they are retiring.

Obviously if it turns out that the guy really winds up in an insane-asylum, I would not be in favor of using my sign suggestion. But assuming he's basically fine, albeit perhaps a bit of a nut-case, we've got to be able to poke fun at it.
                               Andy W.

[jlewis]

Sorry if this came up somewhere else but...

What happened to harvard's band?? They we're there on friday...

[andyw2100]

[Q]jlewis Wrote:

 Sorry if this came up somewhere else but...

What happened to harvard's band?? They we're there on friday... [/q]


Word is that they went to the Harvard women's hockey game.
                                  Andy W.

[judy]

[Q]andyw2100 Wrote:

 [Q2]jlewis Wrote:

 Sorry if this came up somewhere else but...

What happened to harvard's band?? They we're there on friday... [/Q]
Word is that they went to the Harvard women's hockey game.
                                  Andy W.
[/q]

usually, they just run out of money.

[calgARI '07]

How about "Lynah West" because the few hundred of us that show up are going to be far louder than all Minny/OSU/Maine fans combined.

[ben03]

i guess we're just going to disagree on this. do i truly think he's certifiable? no. do i think we should poke fun at a  21 year old who's having some issues in his life (hockey related or not)? still not convinced we should. do i change my tune if he's out on the ice and scoring goals seemingly fine on saturday/sunday? probably.
hell, i might even  be cheering with you. but you can’t say you have the slightest clue what's going on in this kids head/life … truth be told, none of us do.
i’m just saying i think it would be a classless thing to do if he’s not on the ice.

[Jim Hyla]

[Q]ben03 Wrote: i’m just saying i think it would be a classless thing to do if he’s not on the ice.[/q]Agree

[andyw2100]

[Q]Jim Hyla Wrote:

 [Q2]ben03 Wrote: i’m just saying i think it would be a classless thing to do if he’s not on the ice.[/Q]
Agree[/q]


I can agree with that too. (How can anyone disagree with Jim Hyla?)
                                     Andy W.

[dss28]

Read this... there's some GOLD in here.

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/102804aab.html

More specific gold, written by Caruso himself:
[Q]After my shower I put Martina McBride's Greatest Hits in my CD player and got under the covers and went to sleep. For your knowledge, my favorite Martina McBride song that I sing is "When God Fearing Women Get the Blues." It is an upbeat and fun song. Considering I am a really good singer, I think one day Martina is going to ask to do a duet with me. [/Q]

Personally, I think it would be HYSTERICAL if you could get a bunch of fans to start singing that at him. :-)

Or even... HEY CARUSO!  MARTINA MCBRIDE CALLED! AND SHE SAID, YOU SUCK!

[ugarte]

[Q]ben03 Wrote:

 i guess we're just going to disagree on this. do i truly think he's certifiable? no. do i think we should poke fun at a  21 year old who's having some issues in his life (hockey related or not)? still not convinced we should. do i change my tune if he's out on the ice and scoring goals seemingly fine on saturday/sunday? probably.
hell, i might even  be cheering with you. but you can’t say you have the slightest clue what's going on in this kids head/life … truth be told, none of us do.
i’m just saying i think it would be a classless thing to do if he’s not on the ice.[/q]I'm pretty sure we aren't allowed to talk about this, right jeh25? ;-)

[Will]

[Q]dss28 Wrote:

 Read this... there's some GOLD in here.



More specific gold, written by Caruso himself:
[Q2]After my shower I put Martina McBride's Greatest Hits in my CD player and got under the covers and went to sleep. For your knowledge, my favorite Martina McBride song that I sing is "When God Fearing Women Get the Blues." It is an upbeat and fun song. Considering I am a really good singer, I think one day Martina is going to ask to do a duet with me. [/Q]
Personally, I think it would be HYSTERICAL if you could get a bunch of fans to start singing that at him.

Or even... HEY CARUSO!  MARTINA MCBRIDE CALLED! AND SHE SAID, YOU SUCK![/q]

Oh my god, that's gold, pure gold.  See, now I have to go to Minneapolis, just so I can shout that at Caruso.

[andyw2100]

[Q]dss28 Wrote:

 Read this... there's some GOLD in here.


[/q]

There is some UNBELIEVABLY GREAT stuff in there.

Some examples, and suggestions:

1)

"The next movie, Napoleon Dynamite, goes in and parts are assigned to the team. Dave Curuso is cast as the lead role of Napoleon."

The Faithful at Mariucci should just call Caruso "Napoleon" all game. To make sure he knows you're talking to him, start out with some "Nice save, Napoleon", when he makes an easy stop, or "Napoleon, we're coming for you!"

(For those who have not seen the movie (I haven't but my fiancee has) Napoleon Dynamite is a major dork.)


2)

"We had a plan because there was an apple pie for everyone. While a few players ate it, Matt and I don't eat sugar the day of the game as part of our motivation we play to eat apple pie. When we played Miami, it was cheesecake. This time it happened to be apple pie. So, we went to one of the restaurants and asked for two boxes and boxed up the pie. We will eat it only if we win, though. "


Once Cornell is ahead:

"No pie for you tonight, Napoleon."
"No sugar for the sieve."
"You go to bed without dessert tonight, sieve."


3)

"Bryce (Anderson) and I live together in the eight-person house usually so we wanted to mimic what we do at home because I run Bryce's show! Bryce has learned I am his boss and now he is my little puppet. When I tell him to do something, he does it. After setting the rules, Bryce immediately starts breaking the rules, so I showed the Iowan a little Southern butt-whooping. "

"Where's your puppet Bryce, sieve?"
"Hey sieve, did you tell your puppet he could do that?"

To Anderson:
"Hey Bryce, did Napoleon say you could do that?"
"Anderson--better watch it, or Napoleon's gonna give you another butt-whooping."



I've always wondered to what extent opposing goalies let us get into their heads, fearing that a lot of them simply block us out. Well, here's some evidence that Caruso is aware of the fans:

"Throughout the past two games, the "Lawson Lunatics" were very vocal and when I raised my helmet to get water they would chant "Ugly Goalie, Ugly Goalie."

All the more reason to really get on this guy. Some of the above would be hilarious!
                                 Andy W.