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Three observations, from one who sat right behind the Wisconsin section at the games and who stayed in the Badger-dominated Grand Forks Holiday...
...hard to believe, after seeing the mass of singing, cheering and even dancing Badger fans, all decked out in red, that until the last dozen years hockey wasn't all that important at Wisconsin...
...small contingent of Harvard fans--including the band, which impressed many opposing fans just by showing up--one of the tournament's highlights was having the Badger fans as allies in Friday night's semifinal versus Minnesota. As the clock ran down in Crimson's 5-3 upset of Wisconsin's hated archrival, the not-so-neutral observers needled Golden Gopher Coach Brad Buetow with caustic chants. With the Gophers headed for Saturday's 1 p.m. consolation game, the Badger faithful shouted, "Hey Brad, how about lunch tomorrow...
...Finally, what really qualified these fans as the best, besides their maniacal support for their team, was their sportsmanship. The Badger band applauded its Crimson counterpart's mournful rendition of "Fair Harvard" in the waning minutes of the final. And as the Harvard skaters crossed center ice to collect their individual awards as runners-up, the Wisconsin fans clapped for each one, saving especially strong cheers for Coach Bill Cleary and Hobey Baker Award winner Mark Fusco...
...Lawrence at Wisconsin: Save some pity for Gary Weicker. The Larries' star goalie had a rough outing in the ECAC third-place game loss to UNH. Even worse, he's venturing into the home of the infamous, noisy, red-clad Badger fans--the inventors of the "sieve" chant. Weicker's chief nemesis will be All-American forward Pat Flatley...