The Sicatoka

I'd call UMLL games, which is part of MCLA, official.

I've said this all along. Leigh Jeanotte and his Jeanotte-headed followers have cried about being equal on campus. What they don't realize is that by doing this, yes, they'll be equal: They'll be coming down off the pedistal that Tom Clifford put AI programs and AISS on back during his tenure. Those programs will now all be fighting equally, no more AIs using the moniker as a fulcrum, against every other program for limited campus resources strictly on merit. Welcome to "equal" Leigh Jeanotte: It probably won't be what you expected, but it is self-inflicted.

Rantus Maximus Agreemus! But I did fix your one mistake (in bold above) ...

In this round, you're not in trouble until you lose at home.

"redwing77" is really "Ma Flower" (aka Marc-Andre Fleury)!?!?! That "redwing" moniker is awesome cover; I'd have never guessed.

"Don't take it! Don't take it! He's cheating you. I know if the Weber State guy gets two more catches he'll make at least $90 and you should get at least $45!" Memphis has ACADEMIC FRAUD issues affecting eligibility in their basketball program, and let's the coach during that time slip away with no saction to Kentucky, and the NCAA is worrying about constitutional legislation in Delaware and Montana.

And folks, since when do state lawmakers, with a constitutional ruling from the state's highest court, have to prove anything to the NCAA? Who the [bleep] does the NCAA think it is?

NCAA membership is as "voluntary" as car insurance. Sure, you don't have to have car insurance as long as you don't drive a car. And sure, you can change insurance companies, but will you get the same "coverage"? Public entities (like the ND Insurance Commissioner) reign in insurance companies, not the other way around. But that's not how it's working in college athletics.

Yes. Yes. And, Yes. 1. Business Week magazine polled Harvard economists recently and they rated them a better monopoly than the US Post Office and OPEC! 2. I answer yes because you could view the three levels of NCAA play (Division I, II, and III) as Venezuela, Iran, and Saudi Arabia of OPEC. Each acts to their interest, and yet to their mutual benefit as well. 3. The minute Myles Brand started talking about the NCAA being a "catalyst for social change" and dictating public policy to pubic governing authorities (for example, the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education, and now the Delaware and Montana gaming boards) they are attempting to take on, dare I say monopolize, a role in interstate commerce that Constitutionally only belongs to the Federal Government. How many times do I have to say ... "wait until it's your ox being gored."

Beware ...

How's your shoulder? I thought I heard it pop out from patting yourself on the back.

I hope you're not holding your breath waiting for that.

And after that ... "Ginger or MaryAnn" and other burning questions that'll never be settled.

Well 'Guy (it's OK if I call you 'Guy, right? ), Ask and you shall receive. Posts 23, 31, and 40 in the Lacrosse Poll thread talk costs. star2city and I (and we've never met) are two of the first to bring up the notion here. I like what it could do for UND's national championship cabinet after a decade or so , recruiting in the US and Canada (2nd nat'l sport), and Alerus Center in the spring. star sees how it would tie UND to some ACC and other eastern "name" schools and could be a sport that UND could be a recognized power in in little time. We both agree that UND has facilities issues for the spring sports (baseball, softball) and The Al solves that for lax. Some philosophy (from each of us) and background can be found in the first few pages of the linked thread and this one.

Don't know. Doesn't really matter when your only hope is the autobid. Massey viewed conferences like this ... ... 18 Big West 9 54 67 1.294 0.7225 19 Sun Belt 13 74 78 1.269 0.5733 20 Big Sky 9 48 73 1.228 0.5563 21 America East 9 60 61 1.202 0.5961 22 Mid-American 12 68 103 1.196 0.5780 23 Southland 12 86 75 1.182 0.6427 24 Southern 12 52 70 1.173 0.5147 25 Summit Lg 10 45 76 1.120 0.5556 26 Big South 10 51 65 1.114 0.6013 27 Patriot League 8 49 68 1.081 0.5947 ... http://www.mratings.com/rate.php?lg=cb&amp...sub=I&mid=6

And there, folks, is the key.

My reply in RED-CAPS (and yes, I know most don't play FB, so think BB) So, which is better head-to-head.

Finally something we agree on.

Just ... Reapers. You could play it two different ways (see link).

The game is growing. It's growing in areas that UND needs to attact student from.

Football out west seems to have some issues: - Western Washington dropped it abruptly - Eastern Washington is having budget issues and football is getting a stiff look - there aren't enough Pacific northwest teams to make a decent sized DII league

SCOUNDRELS or maybe SCOUNDRELS to try to match the font look in that new avatar I'm using.

Stay in the past, stay in the past. UND is more than likely going to be detached from "Sioux" by Ron His Horse is Thunder. Will UND be the train car cut loose (and roll to a stop, or even backwards), or the locomotive and keep moving forward? There's less chance of that than retaining the moniker. We're being kicked to the curb by Ron His Horse is Thunder, or more specifically his handlers David Gipp and Leigh Jeanotte. Let them reap the harvest of what they are sowing: Vast Anonymity. Let them explain that to their constituencies (who don't agree with them).

Made a minor fix.