The Sicatoka

Time out. I was in a Fargo eatery and there was some maroon and some 'SU yellow in the room and they were yuckin' it up good toward my table and guests. Not so much an hour later.

RE: Embedding It works from my Win10 PC. Not working from iPhone. Strange. @jimdahl?

Assuming no prior appearances, the whole roster opens up with four regular season games remaining for as long as the season persists. Nice.

Well, with those two conundrums to ponder I may as well take the rest of the day off.

Hmmm ... tin shed ... tin roof ... rusted ... the love shack ...

Friendly reminder for those with Midco cable: Midco Sports, 7 pm tonight, replay. I wonder if Fighting Hawks Radio Network has the radio call as a podcast somewhere ... anyone know ... @the green team? I have a drive later this week.

Phil lives near DL; I suspect @iramurphy knows him far better than any of us.

Not having yet should be your tell.

In fairness, the Bison fans I tend to listen to or follow are giving a very real and stark assessment. They're questioning DL and LB recruiting (in the Entz era). They're questioning tacking ability*. And they are questioning team speed. That's the defensive side, and let's be honest, all those hits still apply to UND. Offensively they're not in love with the scheme (shotgun, not under center, to run true power) or playcalling. *Bison radio color Phil Hanson was losing his mind over this on air even late last season.

I see what you did there ...

Likely ... Pollard Athletic Center Annex? But that's a guess. https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2023/08/und-breaks-ground-for-new-athletics-facility/

If the shoulder stripe on the black jersey matched the center strip on the helmet ... The silver helmet/grey pant is folks thinking "Raiders", simple clean look.

Saw this somewhere: UND's nine possessions (counting opening KO): 7 TDs, 1 punt, 1 turned over on downs (with 15 seconds in game).

KO return for TD; blocked punt; seven for seven EPs. Acceptable.

I deleted a post. C'mon, no overt obscenity.

NDSU hasn't been out of the top ten in over a decade.

Have to agree with this question.

Last week means nothing if it's not carried forward to this week.

NDSU's drive to make 21-17 was eight or so minutes. That was a big part of what had me worried.

When's the last time NDSU gave up three TDs to one guy? When's the last time NDSU gave up three TDs to two guys each in the same game.

Ottawa? I see a one-year, $5M deal with a 31 y/o that makes no sense beyond they got spooked when DeBrincat left. It doesn't fit their 'youth' mode. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/senators

UNI will not be in a good mood. https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/stats/2023/south-dakota-state/boxscore/7238

Mon Oct 16 (FCS only) - Massey: 8 https://masseyratings.com/cf/fcs/ratings - Sagarin: 4 <-- say what? http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm

I'll admit I was crimped up pretty hard at 21-17. I still say the drive to run out the half clock and go up 28-17 is vastly underappreciated in its psychological importance. Coming out after half and stopping their drive (int) and then scoring was how I'd have written the script. One more: Late in third on NDSU 43, 4th and 1, and NDSU is called offsides ... first down UND. It was 35-17 at the time and UND had just been stuffed on 3rd and 1. A few plays later Belquist makes it 42-17 and radio (Jack Michaels) whispers the word "dagger".

It was turned over to UND. https://blogs.und.edu/press-releases/2022/12/university-statement-regarding-nodak-use-on-hockey-jerseys/ https://www.therinklive.com/mens-college/nchc/port-und-now-owns-nodak-trademark-says-it-didnt-cost-them-anything