The Sicatoka

Gothberg? The goalie for the Fargo Force? Eidsness' Friday in Madison put Dell into the crease until Eidsness earns the job back in practice.

Let me get this straight: Boise State (#67 Regional West*) is complaining about Southern Utah (#71 Regional West**) and North Dakota (#164 NATIONAL***). And UND would be top three academically in the Big Sky. That's rich. * http://colleges.usne...university-1616 ** http://colleges.usne...university-3678 *** http://colleges.usne...rth-dakota-3005

And still only 3500 seats for basketball. That facility is "two sheets or one sheet and one 3500 basketball arena". UND has "two sheets and a 3500 basketball arena".

Minnesota 71, Bemidji State 58. That one, right? Linky-linky.

... 23, petey, at 5:56, ... that's petey, unassisted, at 5:56 ... </my best announcer-guy voice>

How is a transcript issue, a high school transcript issue, UND's fault or mistake. What a high schooler must do to play in the NCAA is pretty clearly set out here: http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp

That was answered already, here ... NDSU is #1 in the polls in their main sport, and yet they need affirmation from UND fans to feel whole.

Here's the key: Dealing with the NCAA and those under their control (read: conferences who need money from the NCAA) are not rational or logical. They are arbitrary and capricious. And they can be that way because they are private entities. Until they are deemed state actors they make the rules, as goofy as they may be.

The BSC will come up with a "we're happy at nine" answer and away they go. Just like Minnesota and Wisconsin will say "there's no open non-conference dates in our schedule". Either way, the outcome is the same: UND on the outside looking in.

Alumni, not alumni, I don't care. My criteria is this: Do you want the best for the program. The program. The program is everything, not just a word on a shirt. I'll say it again: This is Spirit Lake's fight now. They will or they won't. We have to do what is best (in bad circumstances) for the program.

Nominated for understatement of the day. Baker had some questionable accounting under his watch and he made some serious gaffes regarding Bismarck politics.

What are the tax and potential "employee" (workman's comp anyone?) impacts of this?

Riddle me this: If hockey isn't going to change, why'd Coach Hakstol tell the Wisconsin TV broadcast guy that North Dakota could play its fast, hard-nosed style with any moniker? And better: Have you taken a close, close look at goalie masks worn by Dell, Eidsness, and Maris yet this year? Tell me what you do see. Tell me what you don't see. I will be a North Dakota Hockey fan until I'm gone (and probably beyond). North Dakota has seven national title. North Dakota will get more.

Alcorn is pathetic. NCAA playoffs are never in their sights. The BSC could decide to not expand tomorrow because they are having a bad hair day. And is Chuck Haga really a friend of UND athletics. I question his motivations.

Really? Explain why please.

"Mothers were often Cree, Ojibway, Algonquin, Saulteaux, Menominee, Mi'kmaq or Maliseet. At one time there was an important distinction between French Métis born of francophone voyageur fathers, ... " (Source: http://en.wikipedia...._people_(Canada) ) I suspect, given his Turtle Mountain ties, Mr. Brien is French Metis: French and Ojibway/Chippewa. (I know others of similar heritage.) But why does this matter? His wife is of Spirit Lake Nation, or so I'm told.

Yes, and more are adding. I had a ND HSAA board member tell me that lax is the next most likely boys sport add. And hockey and lax are the co-official sports of Canada. With that, can we move the lax talk to the (resurrected) lacrosse thread and keep this on conference realignments? Thanks.

Seems like time to resurrect this thread ...

Thin roster --> thinner.

Schlossman had Hak quoted as Grimaldi is doubtful earlier this week. That's not very hush-hush.

I'm not sure everyone's identity on the team (in my getter-setter-shooter theory) has been established yet, beyond a couple obvious ... Knight's a setter. Kristo ... uh, yeah, he's a shooter. Until that's figured out the lines won't be settled and the team won't start rolling.

A wise man (don't tell him I said it) told me once: Anybody can say anything.

This game is a must win for UND. This is the first toe-hold for the long climb to the top of the Big Sky.

Check the date on the linked post. Glad to see you finally show up.