The Sicatoka

... and most importantly: No loss.

Lamoureux twins lead Team USA http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/...&id=4919980

I've heard (my ears) Faison say play will resume as a continuing series or not at all. He's not interested in a single game. That's where NDSU's taking on of a contract with USD seems a very, shall we say, interesting move by NDSU.

http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=434995

I thought the same: Utah Valley was a JuCo not that long ago. Chicago State was run out of the Summit in the same timeframe. Do the existing members of the Summit want to keep company with them? Remember: You are the company you keep.

On this we agree.

Under the laws of (soverign) Standing Rock, will a vote by then even be possible? Patience. Hope. Closure.

The IOC is populated by the same sort of folks who populate a certain organization based in Indianapolis.

If these conferences expand so as to no longer need non-conference games (or secede from the NCAA) the impacts to the schools and conferences that depend on "pay" or "body-bag" games will be devastating. The first that comes to mind is the MAC.

The Swede field a pretty good womens team. And if the Swedes to it ticks off the Fins and they'll have a team together soon enough.

Aren't you the guy that says the Summit owes UND nothing? Why would they guarantee anything to UND?

We're those folks watching NDSU or watching the opening Friday of the NCAA March event?

Graduate, English Coulee School of Dangle.

I guess I didn't have to. A Bison fan laid out a couple.

Dude, that's exactly where I'm at. Nov 2010 brings closure, one way or another.

Why are Bison fans so worried about UND getting into the Summit? Shouldn't NDSU fans be wanting UND to stay in DI purgatory (independent/Great West)? Or do NDSU, SDSU, and soon USD, want UND in the conference to help fill buildings with visiting fans?

That's your opinion based on what you know. But is what you know accurate. I seem to see some action in the last 30 days. I'd allow it to play out. Hope. Closure.

Yes, people here would. Why? Hope, ... and closure. Spirit Lake spoke when no one thought they would. So what's so surprising about folks wanting to give Standing Rock every last opportunity to do the same? People want closure. Not giving Standing Rock the full measure of time that they were initially told (Nov 2010) will not provide it.

I'm not the facilities manager at UND. But I'd guess you'd find conditions very difficult to change architecturally in old Memorial, Hyslop, The Ralph, The Betty, and other places used by Athletics.

We're talking today, not for two hours last March. NDSU MBB is back into DI oblivion. Sorry. Say "Hi" to George Mason and Chaminade.

So those changes won't have "trickle down" effect on aspirational leagues for current Summit teams? You're not that naive.

Any structure with the name or logo in a "non-consumable" condition (i.e. architectural).

This must of Cratter's post I completely agree with. The bolded parts are harsh reality screaming down the tracks at all of us who call ourselves college sports fans.

Good question. How about another that's never been answered: What is the total cost of a moniker change (turf, courts, facilities changes, uniforms, gear, lapel pins for "suits", and whatever else)? You have to weight everything together, not just pieces that suit a point of view.

Most popular college sports team in ND? UND Hockey. Most popular sport in ND? Probably basketball at the HS level. (Grandmas get riled up over good rivalries.) Two different questions. Two different answers. Don't confuse them.