The Sicatoka

If we can question the mechanism or motives of Hakstol, why shouldn't we question the mechanism or motives of Wanless? Wanless was run out of UND. Is he above giving bad advice and getting the last laugh at UND's expense?

Down 5 with 23 seconds to go.

Insomnia. Need something to put me out.

1:26 to go and UND down 3 with ball.

55-52, 2:08

LaTech 53 UND 52 2:33 to play

UND 52 LaTech 51 3:35 to go

However, the "efficient and economical administration" part may win the day also. How? To put together an independent schedule in football means lots and lots of big dollar guarantees. Doing what is necessary to stay off NCAA sanction make scheduling costs drop dramatically and allows for the potential of post-season home game revenues.

The irony? While SL was putting out that emotion-driven statement, Dave Hakstol was putting out a fact-based statement, pesky facts like Wisconsin will not honor the contract for games scheduled for 2013 if UND is under NCAA sanctions due to still carrying the Fighting Sioux moniker.

The message of that song would be the message of the team: Don't fear the Reaper; just accept that sooner or later the Reaper takes everything.

For a while folks wanted to tip the cap to the second large group to live in this area, namely the Scandenavian / Northern European immigrants. Those folks share a common mythology. The most powerful warrior that Norse/Germanic mythos carried a weapon called Mjolnir. Officially be the Mjolnir (translation: the crusher). What is Mjolnir in common language (meaning what could be the alternate name for the teams)? The War Hammer. (It'd be like "Bison" and "Herd" as some other college.) But I'm sure the NCAA'd say we'd need family approval from a former UND defenseman with the first name Trevor. It's not bad, but I still kind of like "Reaper" as it hits both past and present in the region (old harvesters and new UAVs). And yes, the black jerseys would be a whole lot of fun ...

Rock-Paper-Scissors.

C'mon Fetch, listen to what Hakstol said yesterday. He flat said, in this NCAA environment, keeping the name will slowly erode even the mens hockey program. Please, spend 15 minutes and listen to what Hakstol said.

One of the UWs uses it already (I think GB).

You're running under your hypothesis of what they'd do. We have Minnesota and Wisconsin on record stating they'll follow their policy with regard to North Dakota. That's the reality we have to live in and with.

Did they forget that the State of ND sent a delegation to the NCAA offices this summer and nothing could be worked out with that "reasonable man" Emmert. PS - Can we make a pact to never mention that site again? We're giving it credence and credibility by mentioning it.

If the original law, Carlson's Folly, is deemed unconstitutional, would it not seem that ruling would also make the repeal law of Carlson's Folly unconstitutional also? If the NDSC finds the Legislature had no business making monikers because they have no power over monikers, that would seem to apply to making, unmaking, and not making, wouldn't it? President Kelley had already answered the logo and nickname questions: the logo is the interlocked ND and the nickname is "UND" or "North Dakota" for the time being. (Remember: the NCAA views schools by formal name, in this case the University of North Dakota, so either UND or North Dakota works as a "nickname".)

What we are, what we do, wasn't made by the name. UND made the name; the name didn't make UND. And UND will make a new name, by doing the same things that made the first. And that, friends, will be the best revenge against the NCAA and its minions.

My hope is the AG presents both Carlson's Folly and the law repealing it as both being unconstitutional and both to be voided by the NDSC.

I could see 8000 in REA if it was the championship game and UND was playing for a trip to the NCAA tournament. Otherwise, attendance would be like or maybe slightly better than any other conference venue.

If you haven't listened to what Hak said, you should. It's 15 minutes and it's at UNDsports.com. http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=205380595 He lays out the facts. He makes it pretty clear that if the name is kept we'll lose control of too many other things, like being on sanctions, not being able to schedule certain (cough Wisconsin, Minnesota cough) schools, and it will, to his estimation, cost us a slot in the Big Sky. Like he says, keep control of the name and lose control of all that or give up the name and control items that are critical to the success of UND Athletics in Division I.

If you haven't listened to Hak speak, you need to. He makes a very simple statement: We can maintain control of one issue and lose control of many others (how were sanctioned, conferences, scheduling) or we can let go of the name and keep control of those many issues so important to the future of UND Athletics.

Indubitably, my dear Mr. Watson.

Hak probably finally realized when Lucia, Maturi, Eaves, and Alvarez explained that their schools can not play a team called the "Fighting Sioux" in non-conference play that the name is a real problem. When it was every other sport at UND with a problem Hak didn't have much to say. When it's his problem no kidding he's going to speak. PS - I have it on good authority that Cary Eades wore a shirt that simply said "North Dakota" across the front to the UND luncheon this week in Fargo. Surely that's part of Frank Burggraf's grand conspiracy as well.

No, Hak has hair.