The Sicatoka

(good grief I can't believe I'm about to say this) That guy at the school formerly known as NDAC had no knowledge of ND before then and is doing OK. National universities do national searches: Look everywhere; find the one best suited for the job. That person may be across the country, across the campus, or across the hall. You start by looking everywhere.

Dear Sioux fans, If everything is so wonderful for Fargo and NDSU, if they've gone so far so fast, and don't need or care (think: worry) about UND or Grand Forks any more: Why. Are. They. Still. .... Here.

Maine State.

Talk about negativity. You have a city that survived the worst American inland flooding this century and that a decade later has the premiere hockey facility on earth as home to the #1 college team in the country. Down the street sits the domed football stadium that the 2001 national champions play in attached to a new 200+ room hotel/convention center. Toss in that the hockey facility has a pretty decent basketball practice facility attached and that's not so bad. The guys down the highway? They've got the local media center and some great PR folks working for them. It's dizzying what you get from them. And yes, they've got a couple nice wins in certain sports. But so do the guys in Grand Forks (three straight Frozen Fours anyone? an Elite Eight? some playoff runs?). They just don't need to hear their name on the TV and radio as much as some do to know they're doing well. Could it be better? Sure, always can. Is it that bad? No.

It should stay until it is a proven net negative for UND. We are not there.

Yes, it was an organizational change, and if not announced the "black helicopters and tin hats" crowd would have started in with theories. What was unnecessary was dragging this into a public posting forum. It could've been quietly, professionally, handled. The emails show it was being handled. Allow people to do their jobs.

A layer of management yes, but with a law degree who will come in and make sure that UND deals with the matter in the proper and procedural (and least exposure to UND to litigation) way is a bad thing? I think not. As an extra benefit, that "extra layer" was the UND NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative until recently, so he understands some things about Athletics. A couple things I've said to people publicly and privately: - Let professionals do their jobs professionally (behind closed doors as the situation may call for). - Don't make Phil Harmeson "run a mop" behind you (and Harmeson had to in the Hak signing).

OH. MY. GOD. You'd really consider withholding both dollars!

NDSU's new band uniforms will make them a perennial powerhouse. (Some of you are laughing hysterically right now; the rest of you don't read the USCHO board.)

No, that'd "offend" the leftist (communist) crowd on campus.

They'll be at "GoCavalry.com" won't they.

Miller's offensive skills are line-up worthy. Are Miller's defensive skills (including and namely physical play along the boards)? That, friends, is the question. I figure Marto and LaPoint will "back and forth" the 6th defensive spot all season (unless the unspeakable happens and both are in the line-up). I picked Marto to play in GF vs. a more physical MSU and then LaPoint to play against a smaller BC on the road (with Marto then playing a more physical Northeastern the next night). Why do I figure all of that? Next year we'll most likely not have Bina (senior), Finley, and Chorney and both (Marto, LaPoint) need to be ready to be a top 4 defense skater. That's my guess.

Will they be replacing "M-i-n-n-e-s-o-t-a, ... Go Gophers!" with "H-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-s ... Play Sem'noles"?

A president of an academic and research institution putting academics, research, and long-term funding for those (endowments) ahead of athletics on his priority list? What is the man thinking?

Yup, and they all report to VPs or Deans, not the president (as the NCAA would have).

This is not aimed at you "mksioux" but to the general audience (you just happened to bring it up): This "president should run athletics" mindset (perpetuated by the NCAA no less) is hokum in my opinion. Yes, athletics is very public, but it's one aspect of a major university. Why should the president "more run" directly athletics moreso than medicine, law, art & sciences, engineering, research, or any other division? Good leaders delegate. If athletics at a university, any university, requires a "full-time president" maybe we should shut down the rest of the university and call college athletics what it is in that model: professional, with a CEO.

What's better than a goalie fight? Band fight!

http://www.ndus.edu/policies/human-resourc...olicy.asp?id=21

Folks, first things first. The contract law matter (Executive Committee overstepping) has to be put to bed. If not, the Executive Committee will keep going as if it's some sort of monarchy. Things like this would be next. After that UND (OK, the ND SBoHE) is in the position of power and gets to institute policy of its own volition: Choice of action, not path of reaction. As I've said for quite a while: We'll know the exact instant the "Fighting Sioux" moniker is a net negative. That's the instant it'll change. Not before.

Since we're in random predictions mode, I expect Hak to put out a more physical line-up against Sparty: Davidson, Forney, Miller, and LaPoint sit. Against the faster BC next week Miller and LaPoint play.

Courtesy UND.edu: I'd rather be in the pink, than yellow.

Buning is on a four week leave of absence that began about September 16.

Some folks need to read my signature.

Given the above, and this old post, I wonder who the"source"'s source is.

So who won?