The Sicatoka

I feel sorry for opposing kickers. Coach: Kick to the slow one. Kicker: Which is that?

In that late-fall timeframe Sweeney is stretched very thin given football and hockey. This has to help out Pat Sweeney. Given that Hammer is the Sioux Football radio voice, and is a former TV guy, he's the logical choice. The cross-over from Hammer on Clear Channel radio to Forum Comm television is rather interesting however. I wonder if UND doesn't have "selection rights" for hosts for those shows. That'd be a possible answer.

There are three kinds of lies: - lies - damned lies - statistics "850" is a statistic until we know more about it. Where's the how and why behind it? Please don't tell me about raises for a couple administrators because that ain't "850". (If it is, I gotta get out of deliveries and folding towels. ;) ) Why does that number exist? How did it come about? Specific line-item details please. I have a gut feeling that 'booya and star2city aren't too far off the mark with much of what they say. Details. Please.

I'm not a delivery-boy by trade either, but I guess I'm doing that too now. Let me finish folding this load and I'll be over.

C - Porter A - Fabian A - ask me after Ironman

Excellent point. Best thing I've read as I'm standing here folding towels*. * I'm not a towel-folder by trade, but someone has to do it if it's not being done.

Pardon me for stepping in, but, for there to be a "double standard" mustn't there have been a firstly imposed standard that was not equally applied? Did I miss the news that someone was suspended or banned and others not?

What ever happened to being a humble and respectful guest in someone else's house?

Doesn't he have his own operation at BSU to run now? Why bring him up?

That he admitted it and you won't.

The Sioux defense of this year will not be the mean-and-make-you-squeal, physically punishing variety like Schneider-Jones-Greene-Finley-Fuher a few years back. However, Radke-Chorney-Jones-Lee-Finley may be the most skilled and talented group of defensemen at UND since the early 1980s (and we know about the long pro careers of James Patrick, Craig Ludwig, and Rick Zombo). Putting my thought another way: - In the Schneider et al era, UND's defense was disparaged as "can't make a break-out pass" (but could they break you). - Now, in the Chorney-Jones-Lee et al era UND's defense isn't physical enough for the pundits. Different styles, but they'll still dominate the ice in their own way. Which WCHA D-corps would Lammy trade for those guys? There's your answer.

Apologies, but you two were the first two I figured to come back with an "I expected it" response to my Point Five. (PCM was third choice. Feel better? )

The weather always seems to choose "trick".

My Top 5 WCHA predictions: 1. Duluth will be the biggest "up mover". I can't pick SCSU in that role due to their showing late last season. People will see Motzko's boys coming (and be ready) moreso than Sandy's lads. 2. Wisconsin will be the biggest "down mover". They lost a lot of skilled, experienced guys and it takes new players time to adapt to the Eaves system. If this doesn't happen hand the Hobey to Brian Elliott. 3. More than half of MSU-Mankato's goals will come from freshmen. Where else will they come from? 4. Something will happen that none of us expect. 5. Someone will claim they expected it anyway. (That's called pre-empting Dirty and redwing77.)

I'm sure Dave Hakstol hasn't. Why would he give away his personal ouija board?

If this is a pool (ala jimdahl) I'm taking Halloween. The weather always seems crappy on Halloween.

More surprising is that this hasn't either.

You want a link? This is a link.

Sunday's Forum ad (quarter-pager) went out of its way to not use the phrases "UND" or "Sioux" as did the electronic board as I drove by the 45th Street Scheel's in Fargo later that day; I found it a rather glaring omission.

No, the BaldChickenPurpleMonkeyWeaselCommanders.

Go BaldChickenMonkeyWeasels!

Have you noticed the ads? He's a current Devil. He's a former Hobey finalist. He's a former NCAA scoring leader. He's a former Team USA Under-20 player. He's not a former player for (must be unspeakable) anywhere, in any ad. ____ Scheel's.

Fixed that for you. (It's after quittin' time for me. )

I have an idea on how to prove it scientifically: Let's inflict the same injuries on a 'volunteer test subject' and then time how long they survive. I even have a "volunteer test subject" in mind ....

One, and only one, "Phil" matters in college hockey, and even then it's "Phillippe", not "Phil". PL > P(tO-mW)K