The Sicatoka

I can name five other area folks, off the top of my head, more deserving based on events of the past year: - the Carlson twins - Drew Wrigley (federal prosecutor) - Dean Ross (chief of police in Valley City) - A. Rodriguez Jr. (you don't always have to be a nice guy to win Person of the Year)

Anyone who thinks Bohl is not on their list to look at is delusional. Anyone who thinks Bohl is a top three on their list is delusional as well.

No, it's Nucleus of Capricious and Arbitrary Actions

"Would UND drop football to offset DI costs?" There's as much chance of that as Michael Richards hosting a night at the Apollo Theatre, or Mel Gibson winning Man of the Year from the LA area B'nai Brith.

Let me ask a previous question again: If you capitulate here, what comes next? Seriously: What. Comes. Next. How 'bout something like, "We won't play you in REA because of who it's named after"? Sound outlandish? Where are we at now? It's not a great leap. Don't kid yourselves; a big part of this remains because of the people who want to punish him even after he's been "on the other side of the grass" nearly half a decade. (Thanks, and RIP, Mr. E.)

To me, right now, the best way out of this is to force everyone's hands. How? Easy. If it were up to me, I'd have CEK walk to the podeum tomorrow and say: "Unless other resolution can be made prior, effective February 15, 2007 the UND Athletic teams will be known as 'The Cavalry'." This puts us in compliance with NCAA policy regarding mascots based on race, ethnicity, or national origin. We choose the name 'Cavalry' because they killed more ... bison ... than any group in history. "Please also note, effective same date, UND will, in the spirit of helping meet the wishes and desires of Ms. Vermillion, head of Sitting Bull College, cease all cooperative activities, of any sort, with Sitting Bull College. "Finally, also effective same date, UND will refocus its outreach efforts exclusively to America's veterans, the true cavalry, and rural health and economic development. In closing, we are not dropping our lawsuit 'UND v. NCAA' because we continue to believe that they did breech a contract and did do us harm under the Sherman Anti-trust Act, or at least the corresponding state statutes. That is all. Thank you." Imagine the reactions that would garner. Oh the hypocrisy that would expose. It would be great theatre. Never vote me in as "King for a Day."

The way they looked this year in football let's get Florida State on the schedule.

Vaht?

Folks, be fair to the Minnesota Lemmiwinks. This committee set this policy based on what's most important to them, namely, their principles. Which principle? They won't play teams with American Indian related monikers unless it brings them big conference game dollars. See which principle matters most.

OK, let's talk. Who's paying for the costs of a change. Also, what'll be the next "social cause de jour" the NCAA plans to take on so we can figure out if it affects UND and how much cash we'll have to 'capitulate out' on that one?

You don't like something you see so you start a fight over it? Educated young men indeed.

There may not be millions of deaths in this case; it's just free expression (dare I say Amendment One) being chipped away at ever more. Eh, no biggie, right?

mksioux (and I guess jimdahl): I read your post and a name popped into my head: Neville Chamberlain.

Hey, cool! Goldie can fire their whole administration and save a ton of money! The NCAA Executive Committee now runs the University of Minnesota!

Other schools have to protect their (tender? young? immature? mindless? soulless? freedom-less?) student bodies from different words and different ideas, so much so that they'll censor them from campus. Campus, the place where the courts have deemed the 'free-est' of free speech must live. To me this isn't about an adjective and a noun. This is a First Amendment case.

" ... if the NCAA can to this to us by executive fiat, who knows what the limits of that kind of action would be? ... this is a threat to all of us

You've joined that elite category.

C'mon. You guys have proudly locked up that "Virg Foss Award".

Bobyck's hands (and sometimes head) didn't work as fast as his feet.

I think I'm going to agree. Now I need a shower.

Brent. Bobyck.

There's a stretch, or is it a gimme. Best is a big word. Very, very good, yes. Best? All it takes is one better somewhere. Another gimme. Until someone proves to be the answer, yes. Consider yourself "ripped" if it makes you feel better. Now I'm going to add one: I'm positive "I'am" has either an extra 'a' or an apostrophe where a space should be.

I know of a team that not that long ago had a 2-7-1 stretch and made it as far as an NCAA Regional Final. It can turn that fast, in both directions.

2001: UND ends GVSU's season 2002: GVSU wins title 2003: GVSU wins title 2004: UND ends GVSU's season 2005: GVSU wins title 2006: GVSU wins title

I questioned why Grieco was pulled on Saturday. The second goal on Saturday was not his fault. I now realize he was not pulled because of his play. I believe Anthony was pulled to wake up and shake up the team. UND had a 17-6 shots advantage at one point. After UND went down 2-1 and I looked at the scoreboard I saw Tech with a 19-17 shots advantage. The team had fallen asleep in the second (a-a-a-again) and that was the alarm.