The Sicatoka

There are things more important in life than games. Contracts and enforcing them is one. Constitutional law is another.

Apparently the fundraising isn't going as well as hoped. It looked to me that the rodent boys all stuck their heads in the same vat of dye that they soaked those Sunday jerseys in. By the way, what is the "active ingredient" to get something dyed to that color? Old Milwaukee?

How's that align to the Minnesota urban legend that UND is all "overage Canadians".

I was about to say the same thing. I sure hope you had those "booked" in Vegas.

Given the size and style of play, dare I say "Robbie Bina's blueline replacement"?

Yes, and if pigs had wings we'd all be carrying umbrellas. If they had the donors they'd have gone with UND and USD. Instead, they've applied to the NSIC.

In a word: Yes. Given the crew that was there (3 commissioners, Fargo planning folks, in the NDSU president's office) someone had to notice and throw a tip to some news organization. If nothing else, don't the local news organizations follow the calendars and schedules of local officials? That many power players in one place and no one in the media noticed. Either the media are truly ignorant, or sat on it. Which is it? But that doesn't disturb me as much as three city commissioners (plus the chair of the ND State Board of Higher Ed, John Q. Paulson, yes, the same guy, and a university president, who had both just come through an open meetings investigation by the ND Attorney General) all "sitting tight" on the information for four months (and assumably hoping to get away with it). No, wait, they did: It's past the 90 days inquiry point for the ND AG. So much for open government.

You can wish all the DI-AAs (FCS) schools in Minnesota you'd like but they won't happen any time soon. Goldie rules that state just like Big Red rules Nebraska.

The Keeble beat goes on: http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm...mp;section=News

I do. The statement by "TRex" offends me. It should offend everyone. But the last thing that should happen is that my claimed offense, or anyone else's claimed offense, should prevent the idea from being aired. (Now read my signature.)

mksioux nailed it: Stenehjem can still get what he needs from them into court. However, my two weeks summer vacation in Bismarck in the AG's office reading what the NCAA Executive Committee orders for lunch during meetings, and other curious details of inner NCAA workings so vital to the privacy of Myles Brand, et al, is off I guess now.

From: http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm...mp;section=news An open meetings law problem in Fargo, between the city and NDSU ....

Idle back there Brandon.

No, $0.77 a day.

I believe that's the case only by request of the teams. (The league would probably rather be cheap and not have to fly in a crew for one game.)

I'd pick Campion over Adams in 3 games, ... but who'd be their ref? ;)

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Maybe next time they'll do their hair and nails. What's for the Gophers after this? Bikini waxes?

I don't buy one bit of their "chilling" argument line. The words "company confidential" don't mean shine-ola, especially if it's information directly pertinent to a lawsuit. (And guess what: If your "trade secret" is suspected as having caused the harm that is the base of the case it ain't gonna be a secret much longer either is my bet.) Now, to Tag Anderson's point in court: The first time the root word "confidential" (as 'confidentiality') appears in the 2006-2007 DI manual is on page 441, Section 32 "Enforcement Policies and Procedures." It is only used in that section and Section 33 "Athletics Certification Policies and Procedures". In those sections it explicitly lays out what is confidential information in the NCAA. Nowhere in the previous 440 pages of the contract (manual document), where all of the legislative process and committee structures and bylaws and operating procedures are defined, is the term used. (Sections 32 and 33 are the last two of the document/contract.)

From: http://www.uscho.com/news/id,13957/Bracket...March72007.html

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

You finally ditched the reel-to-reel players, eh?

They are opportunistic and have adjusted, unfortunately for the worse, by adopting bad habits, no, let's call them what they are, penalties (because they are outside the rules actions to gain a playing advantage), as a part of their game. And they've done this because they can, because they were presented the opportunity, and they adjusted to it, albeit outside the NCAA accepted officiating norms. The WCHA brass is an accomplice in this by allowing it. I hope you're right, else this will transition from prediction to actuality:

And how does that align to the NCAA's statements that it's a "member driven" organization.

Has the disservice been done already? Yes. Is two weeks long enough to fix it? No. But is that an excuse to not try, and maybe get officials into the right habit for next year.