The Sicatoka

I suppose the football scholarship Wes first arrived on was "charity" too.

Today's compare and contrast moment: MSU-Moorhead pole vaulter wins womens DII title: Front page sports, Fargo Forum, Saturday UND wins how-many-again DII individual titles: Nada. Can't find anything about DII track in the Fargo Forum. Coincidence? I think not. PS - I'm not a track and field guy, but winning is winning. Good job UND Tracksters. EDIT - Ooops. My mistake. There's a "near the fold on page whatever" mention of another MSU-Moorhead DII finisher.

It think about those a great deal also, but I also see a lot of folks and think ... You drag it around like a ball and chain You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain You wave it like a flag; you wear it like a crown Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down Complain about the present and blame it on the past I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ...

Some old song lyrics started to roll through my noggin for some reason ... Today I made an appearance downtown; I am an expert witness because I say I am.

Jack (a surely credible source) Weinstein's public web page. Be sure to enjoy the link titled: "Want to understand Karl Marx flawlessly and dance around with your dog at the same time? Here is am important study aid!" Dance, Fido. Dance.

FERPA.

So if it's not Wheeler who are the unhappy upperclassmen?

Reusse makes mention of unhappy upperclassmen on the Gopher roster. Need I point out that Blake Wheeler left the Gophers, gave up a senior year, with no signed professional contract.

I don't have to. "star2city" already provided the teaser:

How many open meetings law violations was JQP involved in during his tenure? Let's see, one during the Potts fiasco. Then another (in Joe Chapman's office!) less than a year later. That's basis enough right there.

Don't know, but there's always email.

So which should you believe: or Hint: Do power-grabbers get big severence packages? No ... but people who've be sabotaged do (as noted by the Forum) ... You see power-grabbers have no basis to sue. People who've been sabotaged do.

So a minority sect in the Christian faith has a problem with Starbuck's retro logo. Some like it; some not. And it's a logo modernized from one from the 1970s. Where've I heard that before ... I say let Starbuck's do what they want, free expression and all. I'll vote with my feet (and my feet and the rest of me needs coffee). They'll know how I feel. But what's funny is Starbuck's is so naive that they believe .... Do they really think good deeds and works will save them when it comes to a logo? Those won't matter to the zealots. The parallels here are just eerie: Go Sioux.

Given that it looks like Duncan is going to stay, and knowing the advice his dad has given up to this point, that would not surprise me. I could see a scenario where it is only Blood coming in at defense this year. With a total of one game of collegiate goaltending experience on the team a veteran defense would seem to be a desirable asset.

In Fargo you get no choice: CableOne. In West Fargo you can get either Midcontinent or CableOne. (I'd go Midco.)

No Dan, Paulsen voted to pass every finalist on to the SBoHE. That backs up the notion that Paulsen wanted final say. VandeWalle knows.

That does appear to be playing out given today's USHL draft. Relooking at the Schlossman article: Kaip, Radke, Oshie, Forney --> Hextall, Lamoureux, Gregoire, Toews JP Lamoureux --> Eidsness Bina --> Blood Could we really be hit with so few early departures?

You know Dan, I'd listen to you but when the Chief Justice of the NDSC goes on record I'll listen to him instead.

Wrong. (Paulsen, Espegard)

Paulsen denied a second term on ed board

So, given that Brad doesn't "Don Adam" this stuff, that's a goalie, a defenseman, and 4 forwards. Eidsness for Lammy; Blood for Bina. 3 forwards are gone (Kaip, Radke, Oshie), yet 4 are expected in. Interesting. I think that's a good lead on this thread ....

Davidson? A project brought in by the coaches. Forney? He's been set up that 2007-2008 was not a year of eligibility. There has to be a reason. I've given my thoughts on them before also. Like I asked elsewhere, are Mike Cichy or David Toews the same caliber as were Jon Toews, Zach Parise, or even Drew Stafford (the three youngest forwards to come in this decade)? I ask because they'll be the same age as Parise when he arrived. They'll be younger than Brad Malone was this fall. Are they ready or would another year of preparation make them better? This is why I don't envy this part of Dave Hakstol's job.

I'll start with the answer: Simple Math. Now the question: Where are the slots in on the roster? The only known openings are Kaip, Radke, and now Oshie. Hextall was supposed to come in fall 2007 but injury prevented that. (Davidson filled that slot.) Hextall's almost assuredly here fall 2008. Gregoire is coming off a USHL PotY season. That seems obvious. But then you have some open questions: - Mario Lamoureux is 20 this fall; Does he play another USHL season? - David Toews fell in the draft rankings; What happened there? Is the knee a problem? Does he need a USHL season? - Mike Cichy couldn't break the top 25 in USHL scoring; Is he ready for the WCHA? - Brett Bruneteau was left unprotected by his USHL team; Do they know he won't be in the USHL next season? Hakstol (and Blais and Gasparini before that) seem to run with 15 forwards on the roster. Only 3 are gone (as of now). How can some of you have all of these players all coming in this fall (unless some more slots open up).

See ya later JQP. Paulsen rejected for 2nd term on higher ed board

I've seen that speculation somewhere, .... now where was it. Oh, here it is. [/smirk]