The Sicatoka

Ever wonder what big news at ND's agriculture college is? Well ... http://plainsdaily.com/story/10119 They're deeply worried about where they buried a cow roughly 80 years ago. Better? At NDSU you can spend a semester researching a cow burial and count it toward graduation. It's not smack, it's AP reported fact. And it just writes itself.

If UND made a decision to ditch the Fighting Sioux nickname without fully involving all its stakeholders, why should it be so hard to believe that it will pick a new nickname without involving those same people?

If UND earns a point (or if DU loses a point, remember, that gives UND a full share also) on Friday, I'd expect to see Eidsness on Saturday.

The NCAA, which is all about student-athletes and never money, will put Michigan in Green Bay and UND in St. Louis because they know UND fans will travel to either and Michigan fans can't find, much less attend, anything outside of the Big Ten footprint.

Here are your Cliff's Notes to catch up.

Apparently not any more.

Strip and wax.

Senior day is a day for ... the seniors. Cup day is a team day. Don't let one overshadow the other.

Folks, I've been telling you to demand an open, public process start immediately. Now you know why ...

A little face time in the New York Times can't be all bad ... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/sports/26sioux.html?_r=1&src=twrhp

That's exactly why you don't have a mascot. Instead you use a representative, controlled image created by an artist, like the painting of General Washington, or Mr. Brien's work. With the artwork you control the message. Florida State is just asking for a problem with a guy in paint and buckskin on a war pony. All it'll take is that personifier to be photoed at the wrong place, at the wrong time. That's exactly why you don't have a mascot.

I'm guessing we won't be seeing him at McDonald's for six months.

Does anyone have a problem with this? But do some folks (like me) have a problem with this (http://www.challengerblog.com/blog/1046071_dodge-challenger-world-cup-commercial-featuring-george-washington ) representation of General Washington? There's your answer.

Yes, that, and maybe a more descriptive thread title.

Oh no they're not. They're all about the student-athlete. Oh, wait, I thought you were talking about the NCAA. Oh, wait, ... nevermind ... you're all over it. PS - It's NDHSAA.

Yes, the west gets four seeds per year, and they call them 1W, 2W, 3W, and 4W, but more often than not they work out to be effectively the 5-8 seeds in the tournament.

Folks, Al Carlson's "Sioux moniker" bill was the opening salvo in this battle, a nice little ruse, a trial balloon to see if his real motive would get traction. This is the real Al Carlson bomb on this session: He wants to take control of education in ND, from K through post-doctorate, directly into the Legislature. State Superintendent of Schools? Nope. Political appointee. ND SBoHE? Nope. 11 member board looking at all K-Higher Ed. And elimination of college names from the state constitution to boot. Out of all of that, I guess I sort of agree with the last point.

West Fargo went on to defeat Minot 1-0 (and outshot them 42 to {really small number here}). Given WF over Minot, do I need to reprove I am the greatest caucasian rapper and that "M&M" fella gotz nuffin'. Sica's greatest raps ... in one thread: The "Whack Pack Attack" Revival!

Well played.

I can hear the chants in REA now ... Slash them! [clap clap] Slash them! [clap clap] Slash them! [clap clap] ... or at Kraft Field ... Strike them out! Strike them out!

From http://www.bcinterruption.com/2011/2/23/2010651/2011-ice-breaker-tournament-boston-college-hockey-north-dakota-michigan-state-air-force Hey, that's kind of catchy: The Fighting Redacted. And taking that as a moniker really would make the point. Our logo could be the classic red, circle-slash and all of our press releases could come out in strikethrough font. Let's go !!!

Isn't a logo and a moniker enough?

That is a failing grade in any school worth attending.

I've had to deal with Fargo media during a time in my life. I can confirm Teeder's takes on this subject. (When the reporter doesn't know what the ND Century Code is, much less says, you know there's a problem.)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41723107/ns/local_news-fargo_nd/ Folks, claiming " ... we'll just schedule ... " is just plain naive. It takes both teams agreeing to make a schedule. And it's far easier to find a "no" excuse than a "yes". So unless there's a way to guarantee not ending up on the sanctions list, this effort can end up a net negative.