Speaking of Sid. Why not make his statue mobile? Then in the Fall we can wheel him from Target Field (maybe stop at Murray's along the way) to Huntington Bank Stadium. Nobody was a bigger Gopher booster than Sid.
Yes, Bucket Night. I was at a few of those around '80-82. I remember damn near chipping my teeth as I tried to drink beer from my aluminum bucket and kept bumping into people in the WAY too crowded bar!
Yes, Rochester love. Another Rochester player and state high school champ from the only team ever to win it south of the Metro area: Goalie, Paul Butters, Rochester John Marshall.
Ahh yes, Triton High School located in Dodge Center. This brought back memories of the infamous "Suess Gang" that ran rampant in that area back in the 80's.
https://kdhlradio.com/chaos-in-claremont-what-happened-to-cause-the-melee-36-years-ago/
Big Ten suits him well. He's comfortable, and has Illinois trending somewhat upward. I would think there's not a lot of pressure on him there as long as his record is above average.