The Sicatoka

It's not the size, it's what you do with it. That's where you blew all credibility. As Lennon said on the Sunday night show, Winona came back 21 points on us, in The Al, in 2003. It tooks some serious heroics to pull that one out of the fire.

I saw both Chappell and Murray leave the field. Chappell didn't look good at all. Murray was favoring pretty heavily even after the ice (at the end of the game). And Brady has had a broken hand(?) keeping him out. And being down to just Sorbo is a problem that hasn't been brought up. So are we looking at a 1-2 punch of Battle and Dungy at the RB position this week? Or are we going to "Jedi mind trick" Nicholas to "be the Dressler" and have Weston give us one more glimpse of that star back that used to be at Bismarck High? Now to the truly outlandish ..... Too bad the "playoff rule" we pondered in hockey doesn't apply here: If you beat a team in the playoffs you get to add one guy from their roster to yours for the rest of the playoff run: Alex Wiese. Then again, Tyler Roehl could pick this week to finally wise up, transfer, and get some playoff time. :D

I say UND should institute a "blackout rule" ala the NFL. --> No television until 80% (90%?) of tickets are sold. However, UND would need to start actually marketing its product in that scenario. I heard a commercial for the "Fargo Force" this morning. Seriously. They don't start playing until fall 2008! I have not heard a single mens or womens BB ad and I bet I can name the times I've heard hockey ads. (I don't live directly in the GF media market.)

Now folks are thinking. But I wouldn't limit that to just "UND Sports". UND needs to start promoting all of the good things going on. I know it's not the traditional UND way, but guess what: We live today, not back when the traditional way started. Studio One has the equipment. And I swear that the production quality out of Studio One is better than the production quality we get with the Football Coaches Show. WDAZ's audio (hollow sounding) and visual (seems very gray and grainy) are worse as far as I can tell. And can someone please buy a better filter for the main camera at The Ralph? That would solve many of the ice glare issues. What do I think is most important as far as promoting UND Athletics going forward? New FSC Director Josh Morton. He knows media and what it can do. He came from being sports director at a station in South Carolina.

I don't phrase it "small-time". I call it that Grand Forks is too "sure of what it can't do." If you'd have asked in 1996 about surviving a major flood I'm sure GF folks would have said "no can do". GF needs to start to show some confidence in itself. Maybe that starts with getting local media that isn't tied at the hip to Fargo-based organizations. Maybe that's getting some media and PR folks out there putting good stories onto fax machines every day (ala the other guys). Dear Grand Forks: Quit whining about what you "can't" do. See how much you can. You have a heck of a track-record (flood recovery, Alerus, Ralph): Build On It.

There goes my plan for Coleman.

On a sidenote to all of this: Remember the attention to detail and accuracy these "expert columnists" have every time you read a newspaper. And they wonder why circulation numbers are in free fall.

I prefer governments that operate in the sunshine, with laws requiring it. To each their own I guess. PS - I let "autonomous" slide because it was too easy.

Couldn't be you. Diggler told me you're a grumpy old guy all the time.

It's good to see the obstruction rules apply to everyone not wearing a maroon M on their jersey. And they did call the one game misconduct when the opportunity presented itself. It was close, but the crew that did the UM/RPI did a better job for Goldie.

I saw a smile on the face of a particular SDSU graduate who was at the UND/WSU game. I think he saw the same on mine.

Uh, I recall a 20-2 game and WSU with the ball close to making it a 20-9 game at half. I don't recall really feeling comfortable until Dressler made it 27-2 late in the third. Am I happy about injuries? No, but they happen. Teams work through them.

Anyone (besides PCM, who asked the question of me) wondering why there was no prior media attention or notice to a Standing Rock vote on the moniker? Does that seem strange to anyone else? Shouldn't a vote like that be on an open records agenda? Wouldn't you expect that all voting members would have attended such an important meeting? Where's the Fargo Forum or the GF Herald digging into history of key players of this (like they did with a state district judge)?

I'm most interested in the team taking this game seriously. No. Looking. Ahead.

"Dakotah" is from the languages of the Oceti Sakowin (D/L/Nakota peoples); whereas, "Sioux" derives from French. Now you're really confused I bet.

Folks: REALITY CHECK. From Section 2.d (page 5) of the SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT .... There is no "no nickname" or "no logo" option. Give that up.

Folks, there's no "do" or "tit for tat" here. If the name does change, apathy (not action) will follow, real people and programs will be affected, and the blame will all rightly be tied to Ron His Horse is Thunder. Ron's the one that'll have to explain that when he wants to get re-elected. Now do you understand why he complained mightily when this power, that he begged for, came to him? The rest of us? No threats of cut this or that. Just sit back and watch how other things affecting many North Dakotans (like veterans needs) become higher priority. They will. That's not racist; that's realist. So I say let's allow Standing Rock to make their decision and let them live with it.

This is like a big game of "CLUE!" Too bad I had it that the survey did it. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/i...mp;section=News

I sure hope someone got their 30 pieces of silver.

That's the irony I love in this. No, we don't really. The settlement requires instituting a new moniker. I, personally, will never speak the old moniker again. If they want to be forgotten and left to history's scrap heap so be it.

No, they'll just have to learn to deal with not getting special treatment and support and become more self-sustaining (like every other program on campus has to). The better question is: How long until someone challenges INMED as a race-based quota program in the courts?

Anyone who can.

Nothing like the smell of fresh ink on paper. http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=57126

I hope it's not on television. Get out to the Alerus Center. It may be the last time you'll get to see Weston Dressler play at home.

We know different organizations count in different ways. What are the US DOE standards? Is NDSU allowed to count "tri-college" students? Is UND forced to count part-time UND Distance Education students? Part-time students (<12 credits)? I do see that NDSU has budgeted perfectly again: Expenses = Receipts. That's what, three years in a row? Amazing budgetary skills.