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He could be playing a Monster or Rover type of position much closer to LoS than a typical Safety. Not sure, I haven't watched SIU yet this yet. But, I agree it is generally a bad sign. The offensive numbers for SIU are impressive. UND is going to have it's hands full on defense.

On the 360 pod, they talked about raising the "W" flag. What is that?

Orginal UNI Dome...

It was originally built with a Teflon bubble roof, similar to the Metrodome and the Dakota Dome. Both the UNI-Dome and Dakota Dome have since upgraded to more structural, load-bearing roof designs. UNI opted for a translucent center section, while the Dakota Dome did not. In Minneapolis, they simply shot holes in the Metrodome roof and captured the collapse on video—footage that later served as convenient leverage to push for a new stadium.

Not even close, Alerus is a very nice facility and it is a great setup for visiting fans.

is it just me or is Midco having problems.... I hear the voices but the I only get a fixed screen with a Y and PostOffice Logo

OVC - SEMO and UT Martin

He was really pushing the new conference angle. What that means who knows.

Did you notice the alignment that had both Vig and Rucker on the same side with Vig at tackle on a number

Hey have a great time at the game, I couldn't make it to the game. So, I made a costco run and I got two pork butts, 3 racks of baby backs and 2 sets of dyno ribs rolling in the smoker right now. As a fellow old school Lakes Conference fan - Cheers and anyone other than EP - go Sioux!!

I would say that they rely on weather more than anything - but thats just me.

Good morning, great post. You’re absolutely right—there are many excellent public schools in the metro. What you described above sounds a lot like Wayzata, Chan, or Tonka. Overall, we were satisfied with our children’s education until we started running into safety and harassment issues. Things escalated to the point where we had to leave; one incident even involved a school lockdown, among other concerns. We ended up moving our kids to Beacon Prep, and both my wife and I were stunned by the difference in academic performance—it was truly night and day. The biggest contrast I’ve observed between our local public schools and a high-performing charter like Beacon is expectations. In public schools, our children were tracked into standard-level classes, while at Beacon the baseline expectation was that every student would work at IB, AP, or honors levels. Later, when our children transitioned back to public high school, they were placed into AP and honors courses without issue. They have since graduated college and they are working in STEM career paths.

Oh, I like to mix up my sources to try eliminate bias. I get caught sometimes but most of the time it works. I used a State of Min resource. It was a study completed in April 2024. I tried to copy and paste Figure 3 on page 7 - Annual Net Migration (International, Domestic, and Total), Minnesota, 2010-2023 https://mn.gov/admin/assets/Migration Report_FINAL_tcm36-620018.pdf It shows a net negative from 2020 to 2022. Typically, international migration adds a net positive of about 10,000 to 12,000 people on average. You can see this in the chart yourself. Overall, it’s a reasonable read, but it doesn’t dig very deeply into the real question: what’s the balance of people coming in versus going out, and what are the economic impacts? That’s the critical part of the equation. I understand your point about the Metro being more than just MSP, but the two are tightly linked through fiscal equity programs and other policies from the Met Council. The bigger issues facing the Metro are failing schools and public safety, and there’s little appetite to address them. I eventually had to pull my children out of public schools because of harassment and violence. Once we moved them to a charter school with strong academic rigor, they thrived.

Oh, I agree. The State of MN demographer has been raising the alarm for over a decade now about net domestic migrations. NOTE: In talking with my local State Rep, he has said that the MN policy is focused on International migration to create positive growth. As an example: 2022: Domestic - 29,000 International +12,000 with a net of - 17,000 2023: Domestic - 4,000 International + 12,000 with a net of 8,000 So, I believe any positive growth is going to be based on international migration going forward. Of course, it is all dependant on policy choices so subject to change.