The Sicatoka

Here's what really makes me laugh: Bohl (and assumably Taylor) knew about this since before the season started (Bohl said for a couple weeks during his presser) but didn't do anything. Bohl could have easily sat those eight (or is it more since yesterday?) for the Robert Morris game as "team discipline" and no one would've been the wiser. Then, when the AG and SecState came out this week Bohl could have come before for the cameras and said "It's a matter that's been dealt with internally. If more needs to be done that decision will be made after the charges play out in court." Bing! He'd be done and he'd look absolutely golden. And he'd have cover with administration, fans, and media until the justice system did run its course. As an added bonus, a one-game suspension sets a tone for what he believes the punishments should be. He should've seen dealing with it up front would save trouble later. (That's the lesson everyone can learn from Penn State by the way.) Instead, now, he's having to deal with questions about "Why is Jemison gone but these guys still there for the same A misdemeanor charge?" and "Are you sure that this isn't related to a big game on Saturday?"

Be nice. Go to http://publicsearch....ov/default.aspx ; select Cass County; click the "Criminal\Traffic" link; Last name: Ojuri; First name: Samuel; Click Search at the bottom of the page. He must be a nice young man. Fargo Police seem to like to chat with him. But you'd hope he'd get those windows fixed by now (after two conversations).

This just showed up in my IM. They didn't want to post it themselves. I'll do it for them because their posits seem reasonable (as do their reasons for not posting themselves).

How come the words "identity theft" haven't come up, or doesn't that apply. I was broadsided by a drunk driver about 30 years ago. If you want to make DUI a felony I'm all for it because what they did is an A misdemeanor (and DUI is worse than that by your statement).

If you don't like that both are class A misdemeanors start a petition drive to get the law changed. Until then, the law is the law. A judge, not us, will sort out any sentencing under the law as written. As far a Bohl's handling of the situations, his different handling begs the questions: Why the difference? What's he know, what's he not saying about all the situations? Is he treating them all equally (because prima facie it sure seems not)? Bohl would've been wise, knowing about this two weeks ago by his own words, to suspend them for the Robert Morris game. He'd have taken the teeth out of the tiger then (and not be raising the "FBS game week" questions now). Someone mentioned Penn State and "deal with it right away" or it'll get worse. Ding. Another (albeit much smaller) case study.

More details keep flowing in: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/373160/

LOIC? Now, that wouldn't happen to be the NCAA's four most-favorite-est words in the world, would it? Loss of Institutional Control.

A good read on what Sec of State Jaeger's office found: http://www.inforum.c...icle/id/373264/ "Data, data, data: I cannot make bricks without clay." -- Sherlock Holmes

I'll point it out again: Jemison was about to be charged with a class A misdemeanor and is gone. These eight are about to be charged with a class A misdemeanor and yet are still there. That discrepancy begs the question: Why? What's behind the curtain to cause the difference? The NCAA loves looking behind curtains. Feel fortunate when it's not your curtain.

There's a nearby team that goes (unofficially) by Thundering Herd ...

How are situations like this supposed to be handled under the code of student conduct handbook at NDSU (or even UND for that matter)? NDSU's: http://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/studentlife/PDF_Files/CodeofStudentBehavior.pdf UND's: http://und.edu/student-affairs/code-of-student-life/_files/docs/code-of-student-life.pdf

Apparently, in Washington state, yes. But this is North Dakota, and here voter fraud is an A misdemeanor.

Ojuri's traffic issues. Jemison's wardrobe malfunction. Now "voter fraud". And that's just the last few months.

Remember: The next problem is always just a lawn mower toss away. What is interesting is Bohl not following the precedent he set with Jemison (also an A misdemeanor). You can say there was more to the Jemison situation that triggered the dismissal, but that just opens the questions of what do or don't we know about these other eight and is Bohl dealing with them comparably.

So blame it on the collegiate/academic culture festering out there today where cheating (lazy, easy way out) and plagarism (or say signing someone else's name and address) is acceptable? Call the Legislature. Tell them their silly "valid petition" and "signed affidavit" laws are out of date.

The AG thinks eight current NDSU FB players are guilty based on an investigation by the ND Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Admittedly, the AG doesn't convict them, only a judge does that, but the AG generally doesn't spend his time filing cases he can't win.

Someone sent me some light reading, some homework, if you will. Interesting document: http://fs.ncaa.org/D...e=REFERENCES_R7 Section 2.d is quite a compelling read: That begs two questions: - Were those lads hired because they were NDSU FB players, namely, recognizable figures due to athletic ability? - Did they perform the work they were paid for (meaning collect signatures)? I don't know the answers because the NCAA would be the ones who would have the answers and I can't figure those NCAA folks out.

That would take the teeth out of it quickly.

The fact that of eight named so far are four defensive backs, including two starting corners, has nothing to do with this. Nor does the starting RB and starting LG being another two of the eight. Move along. Nothing to see.

Personally, I say let students in for free until the facility is consistently at capacity and general public (full price) ticket buyers are being turned away. At that point you have a good but difficult problem to deal with.

At the end of each petition form that is turned in is this affidavit section to be signed by the person who circulated the petition: When you take on circulating a petition that's the standard you are held to. It's right there in writing for anyone to read. See: https://vip.sos.nd.g.../initiating.pdf

Kolpack (or was it Izzo) said on radio tonight that what Jemison did was a B misdemeanor and these are A misdemeanors. Did whoever misspeak?

... and Barry and Michelle are pissed.

From: http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2012-09-04/eight-ndsu-players-face-charges-forging-signatures-ballot-initiativ Either they (a) didn't recognize Mrs. Clinton and tell her not to sign because she's not a North Dakotan, or (b) didn't stop someone from forging Mrs. Clinton's signature. Either way, it's the petitioner's job to keep problems off their petitions. Note: I'm assuming benefit of doubt here, namely, someone other than one of the NDSU FB players wrote "Hillary Rodham, (address) White House".

From the AP story linked at NCAA.com: