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The youth/high school sports mask debate is complete bunk when you look at hockey and basketball have to wear a mask at all times but wrestling only when they walk in and out of the building for practice and while not on the mat competing at a dual meet. Why is that? Why the two rules? And the MDH ...

The youth/high school sports mask debate is complete bunk when you look at hockey and basketball have to wear a mask at all times but wrestling only when they walk in and out of the building for practice and while not on the mat competing at a dual meet. Why is that? Why the two rules? And the MDH "...

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Thu Jan 07 3:16 pm

g-manpuck wrote: ↑
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frozen4champs wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 07 2:26 pm

Wonder which team has spurred this turn of events?
I saw somewhere it was Tech

Starting to hear that as well here in Mankato.

frozen4champs wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 07 2:26 pm

Wonder which team has spurred this turn of events?

My dad used to tell me that the geese he had on his farm growing up were the best guard dogs they ever had on the farm.

To me I put John Wayne in the same group as Stallone and Willis, they have their niche and they do it well and rarely venture out of that. John Wayne, to me, never was too concerned about the content of the movie but rather if his mug was on the big screen to get paid. Much like he aforementioned ac...

Big Jake (Netflix disc) In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy. Standard John Wayne (who plays Big Jake) western. That should be all you need to know. Enjoyable, worth a see, but not at the level of a True Grit ...

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Thu Dec 17 7:36 pm

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Thu Dec 17 3:42 pm

Hats off to all the package handlers this year.

I didn't really think of that while I was using it, but it was slower.

I've had two different packages in the last month make it to Shakopee and then the tracking stopped and then three days later Amazon emailed me an offer to refund my money. I have no idea what happened to either package other than both were in the hands of the USPS. I've had three other packages get...

What if Run DMC didn't give in, and never recorded "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith? What if NWA never broke up? What if Anthrax didn't record "Bring the Noise" with Public Enemy? *Casual fans wouldn't know that Anthrax already had a rap-rock hit with "I'm the Man" which is equally as awesome as "Noi...

What if Metallica never worked with Bob Rock?

At the In This Moment/Sevendust concert a couple years ago there was a signer off to stage left during the entire concert. Every act except Sevendust ignored her during their entire set. Lajon, the singer for Sevendust, was just enamored with her and the job she was doing...he got kind of emotional ...

While I don't ever remember what I ate at Kmart's cafeteria but I do remember eating there a couple times back in the day when my mom worked there back in the 80's. The cafeteria lasted for like a year or two after Kmart opened in my hometown before they took it out of the store. The shoe department...

ah..... Remember that if you signed up for a WordPress account back in the day, your password COULD be different than what you used for this board. You may need to do the password reset. Gotcha...I'll do that. Thanks! * Got logged in and posted in a couple threads and started one. Just as easy as i...

I get the same message on both my laptop and my phone

A few of you have accounts on the WordPress side of the site. Can the following login over there and post in the test board I created? @Greyeagle @Vegoe @Eckes @g-manpuck @Dances With Gophers I only have a few test forums up. Create some threads in the General Area. Same with the hockey spots. Repl...

I navigate on here exclusively through the portal page, so if you can get something that can be supported continually to provide updates I think it is a good thing. Jup, you've made this board easy to navigate regardless so I would imagine you will make it as good as it is right now or damn close. K...

Anyone see the list of movies and shows that Marvel and Disney are releasing? Really excited, but this looks the best https://twitter.com/BringHockeyBack/status/1337262126180806657 Lauren Graham in a Gophers hoodie.... :dup: I think she’s dating Peter Krause who is from Minnesota I know that they a...

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Fri Dec 11 1:24 pm
Anyone see the list of movies and shows that Marvel and Disney are releasing? Really excited, but this looks the best

Lauren Graham in a Gophers hoodie....

Mando: What in the actual F***? Some here might have followed outside of the movies, etc, I didn't. This is all new to me, and HOLY EFFING SH* this is awesome. Read an opinion story yesterday where they made the case that Favreau should have been allowed to direct the new trilogy. He's definitely d...

As the current meme says..."Just think that in 20 years our leaders will be kids who were homeschooled by day drinkers!"

That is where sports was a great outlet for my son and I would be certain to say for most others kids because it took their attention away from being inside and on technology. It was a huge boost to my son's state of mind when gyms opened up in the Summer and he started going to the Y with me a coup...

Dumb question - what is the difference between distance learning and hybrid? And if hybrid is so awful why are so many districts using the method? I apologize for not adding to my post how Mankato did hybrid compared to distance learning. Hybrid here was originally A, B, and C days because of how m...

I hope that full distance learning will be an improvement over the hybrid model that Mankato had. My son said that it was basically a study hall in every period when at school. The teacher or para just sat at the front of the room and never actually taught any lesson. His algebra teacher has only us...

So ummm...why didn't the Gophers help my wish of Iowa losing out this season? I thought Iowa was going to be awful this year but Minnesota is just going Minnesota on this season.

Why would anyone want to be a pharmacist? I just called to deal with an issue with my prescription and the pharmacist sounded so busy there was no time to speak in full sentences. It seems to me they are always very busy. Add in dealing with sick and/or confused people, doctor shopping addicts, and...

I would imagine that the MSHSL will be looking at winter sports pretty closely at their next meeting. I know most kids are concerned here in Mankato about the fate of winter sports, especially my son who wraps up his football season this Thursday. Mankato is likely to move to full distance learning ...

Beauner wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 31 5:54 pm
Iowa blows 17-0 lead to lose to northwestern

Thanks for saving me time to look this up.

I've not watched one snap of Iowa football so far this year. I would be okay with them finishing 0-8.

Got the final word today from the Mankato Civic Center about fan attendance. They are planning on only allowing 250 people total for their series in November and December. The goal is to get to be allowed to have 1000 people split into four pods by their series in January. I have NO idea what the be...

Mankato has been hybrid since the start of the year. I wish that he had live meetings for his classes on his distance learning days. There are none. When he is in school, the teachers sit there like study hall monitors. There is no teaching going on by the actual teacher. It's so disappointing.

https://www.youthhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/1129604-bhs-hockey-podcast-fall-2020-session Worth a listen for HS speculation. http://www.ushsho.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=37941&sid=ba2886b7bb37d348a96db800a09482de&start=75 Very Very Likely Early Departs, regardless of what MSHSL may ultimat...

Has Iowa had the same QB for the last 15 years? I could see this guy throw without a uniform and know he plays for Iowa. They all look the same. I could halfheartedly agree with you, it does seem like our QB's stay around a while. This QB, Petras, has only had a handful of snaps in the last couple ...

Glad you're enjoying your newfound pastime. If you ever decide to try and get into deer hunting, the DNR has a 10-part Learn to Deer Hunt program on their website. I "audited" a couple sessions (hey, you're never too old or experienced to learn a thing or two), and they seemed pretty well run. I'll...

I am having so much fun hunting this fall. My son and I are having moderate success duck hunting which has been great to feed our interest. With this cold snap we are hoping to have a couple good weekends of duck hunting while the migration picks up. We've struck out the handful of pheasant hunts we...

I had a former boss that was a former Marine drill sergeant. He also had his name on the business, so he took extreme care and pride in how his business was run and how his employees carried themselves. The first three weeks I worked for him felt like a boot camp to me, it felt like I literally ran ...

Speaking of dark beer season...Schells announced what this year's Snowstorm is, an Oat Stout. Also, I am happy that their Fort Road Porter is back on shelves. Another solid dark beer for the winter season.

Corporate speak in the construction world is full of four letter expletives. After being in construction my whole life I don't think I would fare well in the corporate world. Also, I don't have much of a disconnect when talking like I do at work when I am around people outside of work...my potty mou...

Viking wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 20 1:47 pm
A plow just went by my house in Eagan...

Blue Earth County plows are out as well. Haven't seen MNDOT on 169 yet though.

From my niece the meteorologist: National weather service increased snow totals. Now 5-7 inches widespread across the Twin Cities. I still think about 4 inches that accumulates, little less for Mankato 2-3 inches She is usually accurate. Her sister lives in Mankato which is why she calls out that a...

Watching my son play football last night probably is the best thing that has happened this year. What's better was that it was tough game vs. @SkiUMahLaw 's New Prague Trojans. :poke: It wasn't the 53-14 drubbing the varsity put down on Friday night but a respectful 25-8 (I believe) win. Rub it in,...

Started the new series The Right Stuff. Not sure how many seasons this will be (I hope only 1) and while it's been a bit saccharine I am sucker for real life space stories and I have enjoyed it so far through 2 episodes. I have enjoyed it so far as well, even with the dramatic additions to the stor...

Watching my son play football last night probably is the best thing that has happened this year. What's better was that it was tough game vs. @SkiUMahLaw 's New Prague Trojans.

It wasn't the 53-14 drubbing the varsity put down on Friday night but a respectful 25-8 (I believe) win.

Someone should check on Hammy.....RIP Eddie Van Halen

I received a phone call from MSU's Assistant AD about ushering for hockey. He said that the schedule is coming together and they are looking to have non-conference games in November/December with conference games starting in January. The Civic Center is trying to work out the details of allowing fan...

Orion wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 05 4:29 pm
John Hill?

I "encourage" the Tommies to make this hire!!!

As I said in my other post about hunting with my son, this year was the first time I've duck hunted in my life. Considering that I do not own any of the duck hunting "essentials" it ended up being a successful first hunting season. We put six ducks total over four days in the bag. We had success hu...

As I said in my other post about hunting with my son, this year was the first time I've duck hunted in my life. Considering that I do not own any of the duck hunting "essentials" it ended up being a successful first hunting season. We put six ducks total over four days in the bag. We had success hun...

One interesting email I received today confirmed that MN Hockey may host a U19 season if the high school season doesn't start on time. There are still lots of moving pieces. MN Hockey has already approved a U19 season. Now individual schools need to come to agreement on how that would work. The ear...

Serious question, couldn't schools just do a Facebook live video? Or something similar? For volleyball, basketball, and wrestling there won't be an option at all to see our kids compete if there isn't a streaming solution. During the virtual parent meeting for football for Mankato West the coach sai...

It was great news from the MSHSL that winter sports will be happening. We've been preparing ourselves that wrestling wasn't going to happen and my son had really started to come to grips with that impending decision, so yesterday was definitely not expected. The main items that are changing in the s...

My daughter started venmo when she started college, it made eating out or grocery shopping with her roommates easier. Couple seconds and each of them send what they owe to the person that paid. I'm not involved in anything that would make it worth my while but I do see the convenience of it though.

This year I made the conscious decision to get back into hunting, I haven't hunted since I moved to Minnesota in 2006. With the help of my daughter's boyfriend I have access to a lot of private waterfowl areas and pheasant land which helps a lot. My son, G-man, took his hunters certification online ...

I remember the novelty of coming up from Iowa to get Mich Golden. The novelty wore off just before I moved up here because they started selling it in Iowa. Alas, I am a typical Iowan in that I usually drink Busch Light at home but I do prefer the many offerings from Schells when I'm in the mood to e...

Fall high school sports are back in Minnesota!! MSHSL reverses their August decision to put off fall sports until spring 2021. Both volleyball and football will start practices next Monday; volleyball gets a 14 game season and football gets a 6 game season. Postseason games are to be discussed at th...

Watched the 4-part series on the Challenger disaster in Netflix. What the families of the astronauts must have felt after the investigation? I can't imagine. This was an easy watch for me since I was a little bit of a space nerd in my youth. I never really researched much into the o-ring thing afte...

gopher6 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 03 8:49 am
KFAN morning show is doing their show at home for most of them due to co worker and family testing positive with Covid 19

I wondered what was with them cutting short their show yesterday. Hawkey kept saying that they all were okay but left it at that.

Both Mankato Brewery and Locale Brewery here in Mankato have done a decent job to have food trucks onsite throughout the summer. Locale has the advantage of being located near downtown for quicker delivery from several restaurants, though most people choose Pagliai's. I don't think either owners of ...

The Nook had a great post yesterday focusing on the closings of businesses this year. I don't know how to link a Facebook post so I will just copy and paste it below: RIP to all of our restaurant friends and family out there! We’ve heard (quite awfully, I must say) time and time again, “well, they w...

Lute Olson, RIP. :( The coach that put Iowa Hawkeye basketball on the map. His Iowa Final Four team is still talked about every basketball season in Iowa. Ronnie Lester is easily the most beloved Iowa basketball player from that team that Lute coached, though I'm a bigger Kenny Arnold fan. RIP Lute.

Thanks everyone this convinces me we need to go auto. I am sure we will use it because we make homemade pizza dough all the time (I realize that's different but neither of us mind spending a little extra effort for the results) and on top of making fresh pasta I know my wife at least will find it u...

Does anyone have experience using a manual crank pasta maker+ attachments? Trying to decide if it's worth it vs. spluring and buying an automatic. I bought my wife the pasta attachment for her Kitchen Aid and she loves it. In the wintertime is when it gets the most work for our noodles for chicken ...

One of my best friends sells seed to farmers in the Cedar Rapids area. He was telling me today about the devastation to the crops but ended by saying, "The positive side is the crop will be much smaller. There are very few grain bins or corn dryers left anyway." I've seen pictures of crushed grain ...

I was in Iowa last week and I saw some of the damage left by the Derecho that ran through the state. Where I saw the damage was between Grand Junction and Panora. There were still some power poles down that had roads closed. The most amazing sight though were entire 300+ acre fields just blown over....

The NSIC cancelled fall sports last week and after a short conversation with MSU's Assistant AD about ushering he told me he wasn't sure if the NSIC will seek to hold a spring season. After that he told me that he is pretty sure that hockey won't start until after Jan. 1....which I think we all have...

Compliments of @Zwak !! Not my favorite opponent...but I would watch it. I agree with SkiUMahLaw that the legal hurdles for these two teams or any DI team to play outside of their conference after it has been postponed would be huge. I don't see any school spending that much money to try to circumv...

My wife had a name for our GMC Envoy..."The Batmobile". For some reason she left the windows down partly on night while she was waitressing. She got in the car after work around midnight she figured out a bat got in the car. She said that she bailed out and almost didn't take the care out of drive! ...

I think it can be safely said that schools have had their way with the student-athletes for a long long time, so I'm very glad to see the students get some say in how they are handled and marketed by the schools. Now in regards to Covid and playing though...I really think they are going to have a mu...

Kwik Trip is the gold standard. As if Super America actually evolved since 1990. Within the city limits of Superior, WI (Pop < 30,000) there are seven (7) Kwik Trip gas station/store locations ☝️🤠 The Mankato/North Mankato area (Pop approx. 52,000) there are eight Kwik Trips here. Currently they ar...

I just read that DII followed the DIII and cancelled all fall sports championships and won't be made up in the spring as well. So the NSIC football conference will only play the eight scheduled conference games. My guess is you'll see the NSIC cancel too. They'll want the tuition revenue but avoid ...

I just read that DII followed the DIII and cancelled all fall sports championships and won't be made up in the spring as well. So the NSIC football conference will only play the eight scheduled conference games.

NCAA Division III has cancelled all fall sports championships for 2020, some DIII conferences have already cancelled their seasons anyway. From what I can tell, canceled really means canceled. No D3 football championship in the spring. Let's enjoy the NHL playoffs, MLB for now, and racing because t...

NCAA Division III has cancelled all fall sports championships for 2020, some DIII conferences have already cancelled their seasons anyway. The NJCAA has already shifted fall sports to spring. This trend seems to be working its way up the ladder.

The MSHSL board only voted on moving volleyball and football, didn't sound like they even broached the subject of moving spring sports. I understand the concerns which mirror those of having in person schooling this fall, but I am upset that many kids will have to choose between one thing or another...

MSHSL votes to move volleyball and football to Spring 2021....

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