Last night Jenelle and I went down to Yost for a varsity tilt between Michigan and Nebraska-Omaha. It was a well played game that saw Michigan executing a rare come-from-behind win on the strength of a Kevin Porter hat trick. Hat tricks in pro hockey (I've seen two) are way better than hat tricks in college hockey (again, two) because at the pro level the fans have enough income to actually throw hats. Last night, after Porter's third, about seven hats went on the ice. Students don't want to throw their hat; you can just hear the conflict in the student section... "hat trick, baby!" then "no way, dude, that's a fitted one!" or "dude I'm pumped too but that's like eighteen bucks." Last night's second intermission rider on the Zamboni-brand ice resurfacing machine, Ethan Harding, also set an unbelievably high standard for kid entertainment. From the first moment until the last, he pumped up the crowd during his whole ride. Then, Mr. Johnson taught the crowd to be quiet during the Blues Brothers horn solos. Yost has, without question, the best crowd in sports.