Because there was plenty of professional media coverage of the actual games, we left that to them; however, I did take a few personal photos of my "fan experience" at the Frozen Four in Columbus
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Pregame party at the team hotel, hundreds of Sioux fans, the band, cheerleaders, and $15 buys you a taco bar
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The band enters playing
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The hotel staff all wore authentic game-worn Sioux jerseys (note the NCAA and WCHA patches on the bartender's jersey)
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Skating cheerleaders
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Local media coverage -- that's what we in the business refer to as "above the fold"
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Denver's cheering section resorted to artificial noisemakers, but still couldn't match UND's (at least for the first two periods)
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That's how it ended. 24 team fouls for Denver and 45 team fouls for N. Dakota.
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The glass at the Schott was... subpar.
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When you catch glass that leaves the playing surface, they don't let you keep it.
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The most gentlemanly of sports.
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The Louvre (or is it the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland?)
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Frozen Four shared downtown billing with a horse show
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The arena had the craziest animations. These heads bop (as if you didn't know). I see KISS, Boba Fett, Mr. T, Batman, and one of those boybands.
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The crowd was always quick to join in this cheer
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May. 1, back on Fox
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These babies had a street value approaching $5
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A great Sioux fan contingent
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Hair dye = devotion
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Sioux fan contingent from a wider angle
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After the loss, not a Sioux fan left before the chance to cheer on the '04-05 Sioux one last time
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Sioux fans welcome UND players who are lurking in the tunnel
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