The Sicatoka

Is he over 72 inches tall? If no, automatic one letter grade demotion in ranking. Yeah, it's cynical, but that seems to be the trend.

How soon they forget.

The only 'poll' that matters is the 'pole' you raise a championship banner on. -- The Sicatoka

Indeed.

Step One: Find a coach. And look at that: They start looking at candidates the day after the Womens Frozen Four is complete. Who said that?

No, Ed or Tank is. Gene and Tom just agreed to be accomplices (by not saying "no").

Uh, no. Q: What initially triggered Buning to be asked about or even bring up a common open date? A: (Another) Fargo Forum story about NDSU's 2007 football schedule and the number of open dates. And when you say Fargo Forum you've said NDSU Athletics PR machine: It's Taylor, or Kolpack. But it's not Buning. And Ed? He was looking to start an on-air (ratings!) cat fight after the story broke. (We all know Ed that well, don't we?) Tom wouldn't give it to him; Gene didn't either. Bravo LTC Buning et al.

I think that now changes to 3rd to 6th (or is it still 7th)?

I'm pretty sure they have a good idea also. I heard Buning say that they are keeping the posting open until the day after the Womens Frozen Four (so as to not affect Four teams with possible applicants there).

Gene's stated his mind. Good for him. So has Tom. Good for him also. I expect nothing until 2009. That's fine. I'll survive. This UND fan is returning to his regularly scheduled hockey season (and hoping the rest of you Sioux fans realize that this football talk generated by Taylor is just a sucker play to try to draw attention to his team in the spring, when the Sioux are cranking up the playoff hockey schedule and capturing media attention).

He's an assistant? I thought he was head coach out there. Interesting.

We, including our AD , are too busy "sieving" Jeff Frazee (from 170 feet).

Bill Goetz. Welcome to the former chief of staff of Gov. Schafer and Gov. Hoeven (and a fellow UND alumnus)! http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=28449

See: Dartmouth.

I've said it before: You'll know the very instant the "Fighting Sioux" moniker is a net negative to UND. And when that happens it'll change.

The fiscal jury? Roll open the NDSU books.

At the time, the question was, "Is NDSU throwing away a fiscally sweet deal by leaving the NCC?" I say the jury is still out.

When I read the Fargo Forum articles I still see a lot of hurdles:

Using the links on the pages of this site: Hockey Home Stats Tools What If Calculators WCHA

The Argus-Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota? Oh please. The irony ....

Show me the legislation (meaning Articles 10 through 23 of the DI Manual) UND is in violation of.

I didn't think a public university could operate via the star chamber code of conduct.

I'm not the expert in these matters, but I do believe some non-revenue sports did continue to play. Then again, NDSU had DI scheduling requirements to meet during its transition that UND (at the time a DII) could not help with, correct?

Former UND AD Roger Thomas' reason for not playing NDSU in football: The NCAA rulebook, namely the negative impact to UND's playoff chances (under the system in place in 2003). "Hard and fast rules" or "hurt feelings of your non-revenue sport coaches". Sound basis for decision made point: Roger Thomas. And don't forget PR bonus point: Buning.

PR point with the average North Dakotan: Buning.