The Sicatoka

So let me get this straight: UND had head-to-head scheduled a volleyball game against the Cal Poly FB game. And they head-to-head scheduled the OSU/UND womens hockey game against the SOU FB game. Come on. Let's be serious. Halloween VB could've been moved up to a 1 pm start given the 4 pm FB game. Womens hockey could've played at 7 pm*, after FB, as the mens team was at Michigan Tech and there was no television. *I'm assuming OSU didn't fly out Saturday night.

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Central Michigan (the Chippewas) has a "tribal approval" NCAA moniker exemption. That cures everything, right? http://www.cm-life.com/2009/11/09/action-w...nd-other-talks/

Seems there's been some "rotations" on that wing.

Teams want the punt away in under 2.2 seconds after the snap. Cameron is working on getting under that mark consistently. (That was a knock on the guy who punted before Hellevang also.)

All that excitement at "Boogie Wonderland" made me thirsty. Only one thing to do: Go For a Soda. ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344">

For those of you wondering where you find a "love rollercoaster" you go to a "Boogie Wonderland". ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344">

It makes sense for both sides. Crede just can't stay healthy. Cameron (in MIL) seems like he's been around forever; he must be about 107 years old.

I guess we'll see what the team learned about showing up for every game.

I just had my "Ah-ha!" moment. I was going through the UND FB roster looking for redshirt freshmen (RFr.) that I was going to say that I hoped would get lots of reps against S. Oregon. I had sorted the roster by year. I started looking at names of RFr. and sadly, I already knew most of them because they're playing. Finding that amazing, I scrolled down to the juniors and seniors. In the past there were names of Jr. and Sr. that I'd never seen before (because they didn't play) in that list. However, this time I recognize the name of ever senior and every junior because they are playing. I think I've seen all the Jr and Sr on the field. Looking at sophomores, I think all but maybe three of them have seen the field. And RFr, more have seen the field than not. That tells me what is going on the field is very young relative to UND teams from earlier this decade. (Think about UND's 2001 team. I'm not sure any RFr. played, and not many So for that matter.) Now, what are things that are common traits of young teams? Inconsistency? The occassional lack of focus? Occassionally lacking intensity? Wild swings from looking pitiful to looking like world-beaters? And dare I say "rookie mistakes"? Any of that sound familiar to what we've seen this year? I guess I'd call this "growing pains" or maybe "transition".

Someone say ... funk? You can't have funk without "The Brothers ... Johnson". ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> And it doesn't get better than Wolfman intro-ing the "Ohio Players" ... " ... rollercoaster ... of love ... woo, hoo, hoo, HOO!" ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344">

Rat? I see a half-breed rodent bast..., er, off-spring. Squirrel buck teeth. Beaver flat tail. Chipmunk (not gopher) striping. Goldie's mom must've had lots of ... friends.

Another arrest made ... the deceased's father-in-law. http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/258417/

Now everyone say it along with me ... " ... but hockey doesn't matter." http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.d...TCLID=204826226

Where would they (the obstructionists) go? They have a pretty good situation and have the rest of the MVFC hamstrung: They don't want to expand, and the expansionists need them to keep the playoff autobid.

You didn't state that notion. You just assumed Montata State in.

Be serious. NDSU and SDSU were too well funded and too far west in the eyes of some of the Gateway/MVFC. Given that, how would Montana State be viewed? Non-starter.

Massey has it 154 and 34 (FCS). http://www.mratings.com

Funny thing is Mafia, he really was right. It's just that neither of you knew it yet.

We know who has the nickel.

Anything big, heavy, mechanical, with lots of moving parts, and especially electrical stuff out in the elements, will have significant maintenance (relative to overall operational) costs. I was told by faculty at NDSCS that it take two full-time maintenance technicians per ten wind towers.

I'm not arrogant enough to demand control over the agenda of a newly seated sovereign tribal government. The ND SBoHE knows the deadlines; I'm sure the tribal government knows them too. And the deadlines I refer to are the ones from the NCAA agreement. As long as the lines of communication (Goetz to Murphy and back) are open, let the tribe sort this out, in their way, on their terms (understanding that some dates are non-negotiable per the NCAA). The Spirit Lake vote is nearly bullet-proof because that was done by them, on their terms, in their way. Anything less, you give the protesters more ammunition that this was forced upon the tribe.

The new council has been in place less than a month. I'm sure they have open items and to-do lists that include items beyond this.

Why is this coming up at all? Think 54 million homes under the new Fox College Sports deal. Does Fox College Sports want the FCC asking why they're allowing the f-bomb during their broadcasts? If it persists, what happens? Easy: FCS drops UND. Nobody wants that as we want to watch UND hockey from anywhere. So what's the solution? Lose one word, just one word, from the chant vocabulary. Pretty simple.

What disappointed me about the Gopher series? The misplaced focus. Why "<bleep> the Gophers"? Why not "Lets Go Sioux!" The other guys? Non-factor. We play our game, we win. So, ... "Lets Go Sioux!"