The Sicatoka

Rankings? Polls? The only poll that matters is the pole you raise a championship banner on.

Most Bison fans I've talked to blame the defense for the loss by giving up the 90 yard drive to tie. Nope, not them. I say it was lost when NDSU punted on 4th and 2 and turned the ball over to a potent offense (that had admittedly been struggling that day). NDSU had been getting 4 yards per run up to that point. Run the ball, get first down, insert dagger. Instead, the NDSU coaches opted to punt. EWU had offense. How do I know? They rattled off 20 unanswered from 19 down against Delaware. They deserve the win and all that comes with it.

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Someone understands the phrase double entendre.

Hepp, Mosey, rumors Eddy may be next, and Johnson: That's some serious shrinkage. Meanwhile ours (Dickin) got larger.

Touche.

But if it's really such an issue to the NCAA, why use it at all. (<-- Note lack of question mark; it's a rhetorical statement.) Can't they just say "North Dakota" as so many here advocate? Wouldn't that be the more prudent (and morally superior, as they portend to be) thing to do? This just leaves them open to so many questions.

And we don't talk about the injury so opponents don't go after it. It's either "upper body" or "lower body" and nothing more.

She's hurt so badly that it'd take her three swings? Normally she could do it with a glance and a waive.

Not sure which national sports talk radio chain I was listening to (Fox Sports Radio, ESPN Radio, one of those) but they were prattling on about how schools like ... Kentucky and Louisville can't find quality big, inside players because there aren't skilled big men like there used to be. If they can't ...

Let's call the divisions Legends and Leaders. Or maybe Bludgeoned and Bleeders.

RPI? They've put out some notable talent in recent and not so recent history: Jerry D'Amigo, Adam Oates, Joe Juneau.

I said this probably 10 years ago in this forum. Let's go over it again: If I know Player X on Team Y has an Injured Z, I'm going to "test" it for them at my first opportunity. So, do you want all your injury information out there in public?

Fixed your post to reflect DeBoer's move to position himself for an FCS head job. That FCS OC experience could end up giving DeBoer a leg up over other candidates with head coaching experience.

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Too bad the Lamoureux's are with Team USA this weekend. http://undhockey.areavoices.com/

Kalen DeBoer says, "Yeah, ... and?" DeBoer was 67-3, three NAIA titles, a runner-up, and a semis loss in five years at U of Sioux Falls. If UND ends up looking in the future, I'd like someone who has been a head coach at some level (beyond HS) previously.

Good list. I'm not a Ovechkin guy so I'd swap him out for Crosby. Byfuglien is an interesting name to pop up. I'd look for a guy who makes those around him better. That screams Toews or Crosby. I'm with Jim: I'm not confident in taking a goalie in this scenario

Congratulations. You've just been awarded the next NHL franchise. If you win a Stanley Cup in the first ten years you owe nothing. If you don't, you have to give the franchise back (and you owe any money you may have lost along the way). As part of the deal you get to take one current NHL player from any team, with no penalty, to start your team. Then we go with the standard expansion draft to complete your roster. So, who ya takin' to start your franchise?

Each school made the best possible move given situation and circumstance at the time. And the landscape will keep changing around them and each will keep acting according to their best interests. Folks, we all need to revisit this simple concept: What is best for NDSU may not be best for UND. What is best for UND may not be best for NDSU. To believe otherwise is foolhearty.

You're implicitly assuming that teams won't change (get better or worse) over time. That's not an assumption that holds over history.

Did NDSU have fans at EWU and Montana State recent? My, no. That's sure the end of the world away. ...

Are we sure WYOBISONMAN isn't the model?

Rocco making the team would have made him a potential three WJC team guy. There aren't many of those.

That's "Lasso Pete", and no, he's not related to Dale Lennon as far as I know. He used to be "Pistol Pete" but he was disarmed by those who found a picture of a pistol to be too scary.