The Sicatoka

315: UND at DU (about to start) 316: Tech 1 at Goldie 2 (end 2) 317: tOSU 2 at Woofie 0 (3rd)

Detroit? Flames? Devil's Night.

Something people shoot to eat. That'd be about as silly as naming a team after something people raise just to kill and eat, like cattle or buffalo.

Careful with "Norse" and derivatives: If the NCAA actually chose to enforce the policy as written (race-based monikers) and they eliminate the "tribal approval" exemption you're right back where you started.

Hold the lasers, keep the "Horse Sense". Nokota .... hmmmm .... Would this be setting up UND to become "The School of Hard ... Noks"? (You just knew I had to say it.)

With a few rounds of Let's go HORSE! heard now and then.

Again, for the "no moniker" crowd, How do you market a null? I mentioned the concept to a Gopher fan and the joke about North Dakota's moniker (in that scenario) being just like the state, a big empty place, rolled right off his tongue.

Sorry, we're running an 800 clue limit this week.

There's nothing in Canada but Eskimos, right?

I think you missed something, namely .... Dale Lennon's been rather jovial lately for some reason ....

Why not play off of the school name: UND SCOUNDRELS Anything with "thunder" doesn't work because of that drooling herd in Fargo.

With apologies to Fernie's team (in the KIJHL) .... You'd have to come up with a unique logo (no feathers on the rider!) for the ND Ghost Riders.

Again, what's the state motto of Minnesota?

I can give you billions of reasons why he should be. OK, maybe not billions, but about a billion and a half.

The sooner we change it the sooner Standing Rock and Spirit Lake get to live in a world of their choosing. I hope they enjoy that world.

Tom Dennis: Self-aggrandizing, pompous, ass....o....ciate of the Herald.

On the glass is half full side, we never have to deal with him again. Seeyalater.

PCM is the gooderest of the besterestest!

North Dakota Barnstormers? Let's see, stereotype ND as nothing but barns and UND as only an Aero school? Nix.

The young man has the shot of a lifetime. What he chooses to do with it is up to him.

They're with the home sweeps in league regular season play. Last home sweep (two wins, four points) versus a WCHA team in regular season play: March 3 and 4, 2006 vs. Michigan Tech. Folks, that's the 2005-2006 season.

First part: Cuddyer? Morneau loses at least 25 points of BA and 7 HRs in that scenario. No one fears Cuddyer going yard. He's a line-drive doubles hitter. Second part: Exactly, because it's about defense up the middle.

Win at home; Split on the road. That simple approach gets you 42 league points, a shot at the top spot (at least a top three WCHA seed), and almost assuredly an NCAA bid. Why not win in front of the people that appreciate it the most?

I'd say 11-5-1 on New Years Day would be a major step toward not being the very last (one mistake and you're out) at-large bid (again).

Torii Hunter will prove out to be a bigger loss than Johan Santana. Why? Who protects (bats behind) Justin Morneau now?