The Sicatoka

If Rocco Grimaldi was six inches taller I'd be very concerned. I'm guessing his drafting team will want to see how he performs against bigger, older players for at least one year.

Right now, given the Olympic ice cluster in the middle of the standings, I'd say it's more likely than not for UM to play another Olympic ice team. Current WCHA standings - home ice size UND - NHL DU - NHL UMD - NHL UW - Olympic (200 x 97) UNO - NHL UM - Olympic CC - Olympic SCSU - Olympic UAA - Olympic MSUM - Olympic BSU - NHL Tech - NHL

Participate in a big lie. That make him Tom Douplicitous. And then to not reap the end reward (UND in Summit) of the big lie makes him Tom Doufus.

Stir the pot. Sell newspapers. So, in a word, yes.

That's a good question: According to Douple, Kelley got what he wanted out of the Summit. So why didn't the Summit extend the offer and UND join right away? The Summit knew Kelley/UND owed them at that point. What changed? There's something else missing here and we'll probably never know what it is.

Comical? I'd say farcical, but that's me. The question really is a good question: Why would Douple do that for a non-member? Douple has to be feeling heat right now. The Big Sky is in his backyard. People have to be asking how that happened. We'll never know exactly who told Douple what and when, or if it really ever happened as Kelley is denying it. Farcical. But maybe all this is why some in the Legislature are taking interest.

Hakstol in my mind only has one thing to prove: Can he beat ... Jerry York. York's teams seem to have the formula to beat Hak's teams. It looks like Yale (last year) and Maine (this year twice) found Jerry's formula. That to me is the only thing Dave Hakstol needs to figure out. Once he can figure out how to play and win a non-WCHA style, eastern-speed style of game, he'll be just fine.

UND (54%) is right in line with the national average (57%). High School 2.0, based on the numbers, seems to be in the Fargo-Moorhead metro area (NDSU 47%, MSU-M 40%).

Hak feel pressure to win? Nah, I'm sure not. I mean it's not like his father in law is a UND Hockey letterwinner and Executive VP of the UND Alumni Association and Foundation. Oh ... wait ...

Or worse, they view it as High School 2.0.

Colors? Athletics. http://www.und.edu/dept/purchase/docs/Styleguide.pdf University in general. http://writersconference.und.nodak.edu/university-relations/branding/standards.cfm

As long as Dell keeps playing this way I'd expect to see him for UNO and CC. But I'd be surprised to not see Eidsness during the eight-game stretch that follows that (UAA, SCSU, BSU, MTU).

Not just the word "Sioux" but that logo (which is as American Indian related as it can get) puts UND on the NCAA list. To keep that logo, just like the name, takes two tribes.

Stephen King's writings look amateurish compared to this flood forecast.

These are probably the closed odds in the entire thread.

Watch it. The "North Dakota Yoda" gig is mine and mine only.

You're missing some zeros on Cavalry. It should be 5000000:1. Same for Warriors.

Pay with two-nies. It'll take half as many.

Really? Gerry G. had, at one time, planned to put a technology commercialization center on that site.

[my best PA announcer-guy voice] ... johndahl, unassisted, at 10:25, ... that's johndahl, all alone, at ten twenty-five ... [/my best PA announcer-guy voice] And one more thing about that bolded portion: When Dr. Kelley first came into 300 Twamley he made a statement about how he expected more collaboration between all UND entities (especially the big three: EERC, Med, Aero). Gerry G. publicly skoffed at the notion. Not a great start. And it seems that Gerry (still?) thinks he's bigger than UND as a whole as he hasn't come out against this. Closing thought: Do we really want all the NDUS campuses micromanaged at this level from the Legislature?

Why not expand EERC to the ... EAST! They already have authority and control over that space. There were plans drawn at one time for EERC to use that space. Why not?

I'm not sure what is a larger waste of time: Worry about fan Hobey voting or Worry about Yale ranked #1. Epic Double Fail.

Michaels? Never. He's a huge NDSU homer, at least based on his past days in Fargo radio. (He's a former NDSU baseball player.)

Would former ND Gov. and US Ag Sec. Ed Schafer consider a run? Conrad and Dan Hammer both in a day ...

When KFGO made its (questionably enacted) move to Bison Athletics I wondered what the impact on Hammer would be because Scott Miller came along with Bison Athletics. I didn't figure Radio FM would keep Hammer as sports director and Miller as the Bison broadcaster both on staff. Good luck to Hammer in his new (old) job.