The Sicatoka

Pick your favorite "star2city" post on this board. (It's in his signature.)

I thought part of the BSA at NDSU was state financed back in seventy-ought. No matter. I'm more interested in how the financing of bonds for athletic facilities are accounted at various places. In athletics budget directly? In university facilities overall? Through an outside foundation?

We practice via telephone in the off-hours.

AG's report:

How does one reconcile that with .... He's in the know, but doesn't know it?

It's quacking, flapping, and waddling. What is it?

This whole thing is a mess and taints everyone associated with it in a far from positive light. I believe the whole ND SBoHE, save for the newly installed members (as of July 1, namely Charles Murphy and the student member), should be removed by the Governor. Call it a "do-over."

The board supports a strong chancellor by an 8-0 vote. Then (from the AG):

So why didn't they support the office of Chancellor over the lone rogue university president of 11?

Page 2, paragraphs 2 and 4, "OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS OPINION 2006-O-11".

Come on, in light of the bigger picture of this, we're all just amateurs when it comes to playing politics with this. The real fun will come when the Legislature goes into session.

Indeed. The latest from: http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=132638

What's wrong with this picture? (Please correct me if I've got something wrong.) Potts gets good performance reviews (indicating that nobody on the SBoHE has any major problem with the job he's doing). After rumors circulate about Potts being fired to appease Chapman, the SBoHE unanimously passes a resolution supporting Potts. Paulson and Smith, who'd just passed the noted resolution, visit with Hoeven (who'd been in Fargo just days before). Suddenly, after being in Fargo (whom did Hoeven meet with in Fargo?), Hoeven has a problem with Potts' performance. And, now, Potts' leadership is called into question as well. Suddenly, for reasons that Chapman can't fathom, Potts issues an "it's him or me" ultimatium. Suddenly, Potts is gone. All that from a meeting between the governor and two board members. Just them. And yet, somehow, in late March there's this: Who is this "everybody" Chapman speaks of, and what did they say they would do? And where'd they get the notion? Clearly, by his own recollections to the AG, Chapman had no knowledge ("selective memory" © IowaBison) of 'ultimatums' or 'plans', yet, he made that statement to Thigpen.

Now why ever (other than the date of request from Heitkamp) would he put such tight box around the dates of interest, and be so 'explicit' that he's doing so? That seems rather rigid and overly formal.

I love how this has jammed up everyone involved politically. Governor Hoeven appears to have been a willing conduit to skirt the spirit and intent of the open meetings laws. AG Stenjhem is all but being called a liar in some quarters (see above post). John Q. Paulson and Ritchie Smith come off looking like they're on the North Dakota State University Board of Higher Education, not the Board of Higher Education for the State of ND. The rest of state, and especially representatives in the Legislature from the rest of the state, probably won't look too kindly on that. The rest of the ND SBoHE looks like a bunch of led by the nose lemmings. The declared opponent for the AG is already stumping political on this one. (It's fresh meat; why not?) And now various factions in the Legislature are involved and are jammed up in various ways. The toughest spot? Republicans: They can't howl too loudly about the SBoHE and it's questionable recent operations w/o damaging their own (Hoeven, the conduit for this) along the way. And who caused all of this? Gee, I'm not sure; I guess it's "selective memory" © IowaBison. This could make for great comedy come this Legislative session.

I wish everyone would get their stories on this straight. Last night on Fox News at 9 in Fargo they interviewed John Q. Paulson. Paulson claims Chapman never asked for any of it (no raise, no housing improvements, no "Potts gone" ultimatum). Yet, Chapman does admit to asking for some of that (with a case of "selective memory" © IowaBison) when interviewed (or is the term 'deposed'?) by the AG. Paulson and Chapman better compare notes again. Their story is crossing each other up, and is on the verge of calling the ND AG a liar*. * Not a wise move.

What in blue heaven does GF sales tax revenue have to do with UND's Athletic budget? I mean, I thought anti-UND fans always said the economy in Las Vegas is all that mattered to UND Athletic revenues. And no one has answered my question about how "payoff" on athletic facilities are accounted in the various budgeting procedures at various schools.

Anybody heard anything more on that?

Yup, like Sex and Age, Relationship, Households by Type, Housing Occupancy, Housing Tenure. PCM got it right: From a true outsider's POV, the only differences between the cities is population, seventy-five miles, and a Hooter's.

(sighs) (shakes head) This again?

Back to budgets, the point of this thread I guess: How do the varioius schools (in question here) account for construction, and interest, and debt payments, on various athletic facilities? Do the schools all account the same way? Do some account for payments on athletic facilities in the athletic budget and others in the "general facilities" budget of the school?

Pot calling Kettle, Pot calling Kettle, over. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTab...=&-_lang=en

Besided the "don't cares" NDSU quietly has to deal with not being the only game in town (F-M). Concordia is a very quiet giant in the F-M area (many powerful supporters and alumni) and MSU-Moorhead, well, at least they try.

Insert smug comment here about watching the Gophers play for one but seeing STL 2005 #1 pick TJ Oshie win it.