The Sicatoka

Think Blais would want to move back to GF and coach hockey with less pressure, like say a womens team?

I don't believe "coaches of color" will be the next area. Given the look at using men in womens practices and the NCAA statements about "violating the spirit of Title IX", I believe that will be the next area that the Executive Committee will try to exercise its form of "social justice" in. Remember: Title IX is Federal law, not NCAA rule, but the NCAA will go after trying to enforce it "their way" it just the same.

You mean Daddy Shep. I mean McLeod. Yup, from the top.

Well, they have significant opportunity for improvement then. The WCHA is immeasurably behind the NHL when it comes to going to a clean, no-clutch, skating game. Today every other college hockey league is much closer to NHL standards.

That's the "payback's a ... " theory, and once the door is open the flood follows. It's always fun when it's the other guy's ox being gored. People forget they have oxen also.

From INCH: So Campion didn't go with the "marble in the pocket" theory of officiating that night. Interesting. The most important question is this: Did MSU-Mankato commit five more penalties than Minnesota? This expectation that every game should have equal numbers of powerplays is unrealistic: Objectively call what's happening on the ice.

This is unfortunate, but accurate. Officials must be objective, but most fail this at some level. Not to go "Steven Covey" on you all, but you choose your reponse to situations. Allowing unbridled emotion as your choice isn't rational. Never truer words said.

If you had Ohio State and 26 points, .... you lost!

(I can't resist the temptation any more ... ) Given the history here (NDSU trying to woo the Sky and being spurned), does McFeely's uber-bashing of the Big Sky, casting it as something you really don't want, signal that an invite to UND is coming soon? I wouldn't put that type of behavior past the Fargo sports media jackals.

The Big Sky allowed itself to be put into a box, and now the box is getting smaller: The west coast BSC wing is associated with talk of jumping ship to west coast based conferences. The xDSU's have found homes (assuming Gateway, Mid-Con) to the east. The Big Sky better realize this narrowing or squeezing of what was their vast space or they'll be the "Top of the Rockies Only" (and not much else) conference soon.

Why would they waste their time looking at it if they didn't have something in mind. The NCAA can't control the local paper (assumably), but what about a member school's sports information department? If you don't run equal number of stories on your website on women and men .... Sound crazy? No moreso than "no men in womens practices". And look where we're at already.

I'm here to help.

Wouldn't NDSU need - a college capable facility - the funds for a program (mens and womens, Title IX) - to appease the staunch "football only, no hockey" folks in TeamMakers first?

Toss in http://board.uscho.com/showpost.php?p=2222...amp;postcount=8 for good measure.

Good try 'mog, but not quite. The NCAA stated (letter to UND, Aug 9, 2005): The same folks that don't like "Sioux" can't like a great Ottawa chief like Pontiac's name tied to a car, and especially when the car uses a (stereotypical) arrowhead logo trademark. Yet, the NCAA has chosen Pontiac as an official sponsor which clearly flies in the face of "respect for and sensitivity to the the dignity of every person". " ... everyone associated with an intercollegiate athletics ..." indeed.

C'mon Hammer, don't confuse a good rant from some quarters with facts. :lol:

I'm not sure what the theory of this offense is supposed to be is, but I do know a few key things: - you don't score by taking the puck to the corner; you score by taking it to the net - shooting for the edges only generates wide shots, and doesn't create rebounds - you miss 100% of the shots you don't take (paraphrasing Brandon Bochenski)

Yeah, like I said, I can't blame him, and a guy needs to be able to walk. Ask a particular O-line coach. What else this says is that there is opportunity for Brady, Armentrout, and Dungy behind Chappell.

Referees not just calling infractions but deciding the outcome by their calls? Sayitaintso. Signed, The Shepherds

There's wanting to do it. There's the capability to do it. Wishing doesn't create the capability.

What's with the "shadow" treatment?

Is Bobby holding a chair in a "hostile and abusive" posture?