The Sicatoka

Yes. But in this move to Division I athletics we were all told that Athletics is the "front porch", the highly visible and recognizable face, of the house. So, right when the street past the house will surely have more traffic due to re-routing, we're changing the porch so folks won't be able to recognize the porch or house.

But here you are, exhibiting the same behavior.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/148960 We now have another possible logo for the NDSU Cleopatras ... the Queens of Denial. Here it is:

I expect nothing less than the empty, expedient, insubstantive, easy out to be taken by the SBoHE. And the only thing that'll change will be a logo and moniker.

Play-by-play of a train wreck, including the cars that aren't on the pile yet. http://www.areavoices.com/gfhcitybeat/?blog=69025

"The Return of the Dasher Troll" Are you saying "Boy George" is so short he could live under the visitor's bench (instead of a bridge)?

I'd rather see "Boy George" come back onto the ice and give a rousing rendition of ...

I say a hearty dose of this on the visitor's bench and the dasher in front of the visitor's bench is in order.

I want to know about the fan that had a "hard spot" with Malone such that you could hear it plainly over Tim Hennessy's broadcast. It even made Tim chuckle on air.

I saw one wide-angle camera shot (going to a break). I was surprised at how full the lower bowl looked. I was expecting much worse.

Mr. Jeanotte forgets: - the judge that signed off on the NCAA/State of ND agreement: UND graduate - the judge that denied the recent Spirit Lake appeal: UND graduate Given that history, Mr. Jeanotte should be pleased that 4/5 of the court is UND graduates. Maybe it is time to kick the soapbox out from under this grandstanding know-nothing.

1:40 seconds too late.

Isn't it time to split Gregoire and VV up?

Poor officiating.

The French Connection!

We have half a million. Do I hear one, *one* million dollars? Building collapse will cost NDSU $1 million

UND will only help the northern tier Summit schools (NDSU, SDSU, soon USD) via both lower travel costs, (bus travel instead of flights to a non-conference game) and better gates (as the potential for visiting fans increases when the opponent is in reasonable driving distance). But no one is saying the Summit should allow UND in before the NCAA agreement kicks in in Nov 2010. There, there's the case. Happy?

Seems the Summit's position isn't that well known ... Maybe Tu-Uyen Tran of the GF Herald should give Douple a call and as ... oh ... wait ... never mind.

Yup. I too believe everyone wants to just let the clock run out and start pointing fingers at everyone else. So if the results of that is what you expect, or are planning for, why not just say it and act to head off what you can of it by acting now. Stand up and do, or take the weak way out.

Ah, but it does affect them. Perception is reality, and it truly is becoming in this case. Douple has created a more than legitimate perception as an dodger of questions from the media. That's the Summit commissioner. That's perception of how the Summit operates that he's creating. Even a simple, "We've stated our position to the media already. Please reference that." is better than not returning calls to Tu-Uyen Tran of the GF Herald.

What does "settled" or (I believe his precise word was) "resolved" mean? To whose satisfaction? The NCAA's? Or the Summit's? And if the Summit's, what does "settled" or "resolved" mean to them? Douple's said some words. Do we have definition as to what they mean or if they have any true gravitas with the Summit presidents? Where's the formal, documented, statement of position ... from anyone. I'll agree with the person who said they respected the NCAA for at least stepping up and putting their position out there on paper: This and this by that date or this triggers in. Hey, at least we know where the NCAA is at. It's on paper. It's not an unanswered media inquiry.

That's all Florida State, Central Michigan, and Utah had to do.

And what exactly is that? Tu-Uyen Tran of the GF Herald blogged that he contacted Summit League school presidents about the issue and they all said to talk to the league commissioner. So Tran tried to contract Douple. And Douple didn't return the Herald's calls. So much for Douple stepping up and defining "the Summit's clear position". Do we surely know that getting Standing Rock's approval would satisfy Douple and/or the majority of Summit members? I've never heard Douple or anyone else say that. What is their "clear position"? The only thing I know for certain is that if the SBoHE changes the name before November, there is zero chance of getting SR's approval. So if the SBoHE intends to shut that particular door before it has to, it owes us an explanation as to why it's happening.

Normally the presidents of the individual conference member schools have the vote.

"That's stereotyping. And stereotyping is wrong." {sip off scotch} {long draw off cigar} [/Ron White]