The Sicatoka

The search for a replacement has already started. And not surprisingly for any move UND makes:

Archie is a forward. He does not pass the "Rick and dagies" criteria. Next.

That only works to keep college presidents in their current positions (or so some would have us believe). Yes, a defenseman would be nice, but don't forget there is one on the staff right now. I suspect that hockey resumes are printing all around the US and Canada as we speak.

I heard it on TV: "It's all about The O."

The story specifically mentions Kober (Scott Koberinski) as a possible replacement. Considering school opens in less than a month, Kober would seem to have an inside track.

I honestly figure that Chorney, Jones, Lee, Finley, and Radke are "gimmes" for the line-up every night this year. That would leave (junior) Bina, (freshman) Genoway), and (sophomore) Alexander for the sixth spot in the line-up. Alexander would probably be spending a lot of time in a suit and tie.

I thought it was only supposed to be 15 that first year. Show-off. Chorney is 6 feet tall and now 200 pounds? Aren't those dimensions in the ratio of the size of the average fire hydrant? I'd never want to be hit by one of those either.

I thought the official NDUS policy was all interaction between schools and the Legislature was to be channelled through the NDUS's point-man: the chancellor. (Look it up.)

And here we agree. The west coast schools don't need a big footprint to cover a big population/media base. Most would rather stay in the Pacific time zone (except for tournaments and select non-conference games). It's better travel and weather. As soon as SacSt, PortSt, or UBC for that matter could find a conference that fits that I'm sure they'd bolt.

The link 'star2city' provided: http://www.scoutme.ca/index.cfm?go=content...mp;site=athlete It's signed "- The Editors". It seems to me that editors of a legitimate site wouldn't make things like that up.

Yet there is, If it just ain't gonna happen, why would the NCAA even look?

Split Oshie and Toews. Make the other team decide who to put their checking line out against: Toews with Duncan and (Kozek? VandeVelde?) Oshie with Porter and (Watkins? Forney?) Young Zajac and the two guys not on the first two lines come out next. Then smile and send out Kaip with Fabian and Hunter Bishop.

It's so bad they had to point it out twice.

How do we trust anything this board does from now on? Petros, et al, got this square on the nose: Sunshine, soapy water, and a scrub brush I say.

Firstly, I'd say NDSU has a better shot at beating Minnesota than beating Ball State. Why? Minnesota may look past them; Ball State can't take anyone, especially a DI-AA, for granted if they have any bigger plan for this season, and the MAC seems pretty open this year. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for that.

Reseating how many existing football and hockey season ticket holders? Seating how many new hockey season ticket holders? In an interview when he was AD, Roger Thomas said that many schools he contacted about how to proceed with a reseating plan told him he was nuts for thinking they could do two arenas in one season. And starting a new sports program from scratch? That must be an administrative walk-in-the-park too. The athletics administrative staff had those priorities. It's there in history. It's anyone's choice whether to see it or not.

I don't ask for personal impressions from people of people. My impression of Fullerton: He should be in politics.

Spelling Sioux is easy if you remember this simple rule: S, X, and all the vowels in order. sAx sEx sIOUx

Welcome back home Eric. Well, technically UND is in all sports but football. (There's no 'A' v. 'AA' for sports other than football. )

Some assume, some rely on public information, ... and others talk to UND administrators doing the talking to other schools and conference leaders. As far as "timing", it's no assumption either. PCM has pointed out, more than once, that UND was in the process of moving into two new venues (Alerus Center, The Ralph), had just started up a womens hockey program, and was formulating a plan for a third new venue (The Betty). Summary: Right time for some does not equal right time for all.

Careful what you wish for ....

Why would that be bad? Florida and Florida State are in two different. Each have great conference rivals and an awesome non-conference game (spelled: gate revenues) each year automatically in the schedule. Iowa and Iowa State, Colorado and CSU, Utah and Utah State, UNM and NMSU ....

Dang. I knew we should have had the "Pride of the North" Band and the cheer team at the press conference. I'm sure UND has done none of that in the mean time. You make an assumption in there. Let me clear it up: Right time for NDSU != Right time for UND All the hay isn't in the barn (see, I'm bilingual, NDSU and UND) on that subject yet. Let's chat in a couple years.

Higher: Born Apr 21 1965 -- Carman, Manitoba

It's been hard work and tough choices to get UND into alignment under proportionality criteria. Having done that work, no, going to NDSU's proportionality numbers at UND now would not be acceptable (because it would be backtracking on what's already been done). That's not a slight to NDSU in any way and what they're choosing to do; that's the reality that UND is working in with what they've done.