The Sicatoka

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Potulny able to regroup; Then it's poked away by Burke who takes over; Pushes it up ahead to McGregor; Holy Cross coming down with a 3 on 2; McGregor from the right side; Centering feed ....

REA was an NCAA site on March 24 and 25. The NCAA controlled everything going on there, just like Milwaukee this weekend. What'd they wear there? What'd you wear there? What'd I wear there? It's pretty simple if you look around.

It ain't easy, but there is precedent from other schools (with longer histories): "Puck Swami" is a DU fan that know's DU's programs inside and out. If DU has "climate" issues regarding baseball, what do we have in North Dakota?

2004 EADA data from US Dept. of Education says you are correct with mens hockey, and it also says WBB came in in the black. No others. That's how the data is reported to EADA on their form. Some other accounting scheme may or may not agree.

I won't disagree. What I'd like from the non-revenue (or call them subsidized) sports sponsored is the most "bang" possible, namely highly visible success. (See above.)

I do and that's why, if there are subsidized teams, I want teams that can be championship-calibre successful: Good press, and people like to associate with winners.

He was full of something before.

Very carefully? I don't believe it would be a drop-add situation. I believe it would be drop (to get fiscally stable), get stable, add at a later date, scenario.

And 'runner', one more thing: I'm a guy who believes that if college athletics can't support themselves at the gate or through donations they shouldn't be there. I'm not always a popular guy for that belief, and I also know that's not the world we live in. I look here and see all of the dollars in state and university monies and student fees diverted to fund athletics and I wonder if they couldn't be used for better things within the university structure: labs, instructors, research, more scholarships for the total student body. The primary mission of a university still is academics. If subsidized athletics is going to be there, yes, I will try to lobby for competitive teams that may also approach fiscal self-sufficiency. If that's a problem we must agree to disagree.

Ah, but the catch, Sir Runner: The NCAA mandates sponsoring a finite number of sports to be a DI (14 total). M/W CC and indoor and outdoor track would survive because they are easy teams to put together and schedule. And you need those 6 teams to help meet the minimum 14. Womens soccer survives because you need the womens team and the numbers of women to counteract football under Title IX. Go back to the first pages of this thread and look for the scenario under which lacrosse would make sense. And, yes, back there you'll find that baseball, softball and mens golf would be the ones that would most likely face scrutiny. (Womens golf and womens tennis have Title IX working for them because of the big football roster.) Like I've said, certain specific scenario. (Look here.)

I'd put that worry right behind worrying about me becoming the President of the US.

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From CollegeHockeyStats.com: 19 Mike Prpich F SR Overall: 44 7 5 12 37/104 Conference: 27 6 5 11 23/ 65 Career: 162 31 21 52 Raw analysis of numbers: - about a 1/4 point per game --> he ain't out there to score - played in 44/45 games this year --> but he plays every night (almost) - nearly a penalty per game - 104 min on 37 penalties --> he's taken more than just 2 min minors - he's play 40 games per year (average) for four years --> he plays every night (almost) That tells me he's a hardnosed, defense-first minded forward. He probably plays on a checking or grind line and has a mean streak to him (see "more than just ... minors"). And he must be a guy tough to play against because he's out every game (even without putting up big numbers). That's what I'd assume from the numbers. The tape would probably show I'm pretty close. I saw HC's numbers and knew they had a pretty good team, starting in net (where it's key).

Hey, I did the homework on Holy Cross using stuff available for free on the 'net. Most notably I used the box scores from their 2006 Atlantic Hockey championship and their 3-0 loss to North Dakota in the 2004 West Regional. I saw a 2006 Holy Cross team with half the gameday forwards, half the gameday defense, and the top goaltender having played UND in 2004, and having played them tough, as freshmen and sophomores. Toss in that if HC had lost to Bentley the projections were that they would make the tourney at-large over UN-Omaha (and would have been a higher seed at #14 overall, instead of #15 overall)! The first look, any look, of "Holy Cross 2006" I saw was in The Ralph on a Friday afternoon, live. If I could see that 2004 HC team was now juniors and seniors, and was a 2006 bubble team (pre-autobid), and had a goalie with better numbers than SCSU's Goepfert, why couldn't The Don and his staff?

Never were truer words written: And one more note: Yeah, but Toby Keith kicks Garth around today.

And I'm also going to say I suspect lacrosse is going to only expand in the future. Here's the list of teams playing in the college club lacrosse league. You'll see more than a few names from this region you're familiar with: http://www.uslia.com/teams.php

Dan Irmen's feet stop moving when he crosses the blueline into his defensive zone. If the pass had gone through, a HC player (14) would have had a nice shot from the heart of the slot because Irmen wasn't back and covering him. Yo, Dan, s-s-s-t-t-t-r-r-r-r-retch-reaching to cover an open man in the slot won't git-r-done at any level. I know they taught him better at GF Red River.

Seen the price of gas lately? Fuel is fuel. I'd guess you're correct.

This is an article giving some data what students are paying at various DI schools: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...PORTS/603300460 Here's a database where you can look at the budgets of various DI schools: http://www2.indystar.com/NCAA_financial_reports/ Poke around that database a while and you can find out data by source (like student fees), conference, school, whatever. It's pretty good.

My passion is UND. If UND were to go DI I see no point in going in sports where UND is guaranteed to be, at best, a footnote. I see lacrosse as another potential "sweet spot" for UND (like hockey).

I've said through this whole discussion a very unique set of circumstances would have to occur. We're not near them ... yet. Someday? Maybe? Who knows.

They are using their available facilities to best use. (We won't comment on Metrodome beyond it's an available domed baseball stadium for them.) Optimum and maximum usage of available facilities only makes sense. That's where my thoughts are at exactly. Plus, there could be a hidden advantage of getting more traffic, use, and exposure of the facility (The Al) which is good for both UND and Grand Forks.

Found it: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/men...big-bucks_x.htm

As far as "northern school", which "northern schools" have any real hope of winning a DI baseball title? Miami, Texas, Arizona State, and LSU will tell you "none." Now a northern school with lax, and with a dome and historically good ties to Canada (where lacrosse is the other national sport), could be a whole other matter.