- University of Minnesota Fight Song
Ski-U-Mah, me boys!
The Minnesota Hockey Gophers have done it. They won the championship this weekend. (And the crowd goes wild!) "Thank you, Minneapolis!" (c. P.A. and Dubay)
OK, now that I've gotten that out, I'm going to tell you why I really don't like hockey.
Perhaps it was best put by Tim Matheson as Vice-President Hoynes on "The West Wing."
"Americans savor situations. 'Top of the ninth, one out, down by one, runners at the corners, infield at double play depth; Right handed batter, left handed reliever, here's the pitch...' In hockey, even the announcers are surprised when they score. 'LeFleur skates past the blue line. Of course he was traded by Winnepeg for a case of LaBats after sitting the bench last year ... Oh my God, he scores!'"
I laughed my ass off at that.
Baseball and football are situation sports. There is a buildup like above, or in football the 3rd and one situation. The buildup is the key.
Basketball at least has regular scoring, and in a close game the last few seconds become exciting. Very few hockey games are decided in the last few seconds, outside of overtime games.
In some respects, hockey is like soccer, but with more blood (sometimes). The thing is, soccer takes extreme athleticism. Players run up and down the field for 45 minutes, get a short rest, and go 45 more minutes. Hockey players go what, a minute before sitting on the bench for three? And they call soccer players wusses.
But, with the Gophers' victory, all the rubes in Rubeville (c. Comman Man Dan Cole) are happy, and so am I. Because, despite the fact that i don't attend the institution, I still cheer for the Gophers every chance i get. I think it all goes back to my childhood days watching Hosea Crittendon. Dinkeytown burned for a short time, but the scoundrals who caused the tomfoolary and skullduggary were put behind bars, and now face sanctions from the University.
Here's to Minneapolis' Finest!
I'm Ken Feucht, and I don't know what Ski-U-Mah means.