The Sicatoka

Folks, will a 4000 seat hockey arena with 40 suites in Fargo cause problems for REA and the marketing of its product (Sioux hockey) and suites? Will that arena and its suites cause problems for NDSU BB when they go head-to-head on Friday or Saturday nights. Fargo may not be a hockey town, but it's a "status" town and a suite in a new arena looks better than the BSA for a night out.

Given the importance that the UND at DU and UND at SCSU each series will have, let's start the noise about getting those on TV now. The logical approach: 1. Start asking FSN North to run UND at DU after the Minnesota games on February 23 and 24. 2. Start asking Fighting Sioux Sports Network to get the feed from St. Cloud on March 2 and 3. However, only one game really matters right now: v. Minnesota - Duluth on February 16.

2nd and Columbia is a "square" intersection. Find Memorial Stadium on this map and northwest of it is the "parking garage" under construction. (This map doesn't show the east tower in the architectural drawing.) Look at the "towers" that hold up each end of the walkway, specifically the roof-line corners. The west side: square; the east side: that one SW-facing south wall. Everything on the east tower is "square" save for that wall. You can go and look for yourself under construction. They're working on it. PS - Where's anything north of this along Columbia!

Dear Mr. Mike McFeely of ForumComm (I know you're reading ): Seems Oshie and Toews were minors in a tavern. Shame on them. Seems some NDSU FB players may have done the same in the last year, but without the same noteriety (claim made in comments on McFeely's blog). Shame on whom for that lack of coverage? It also seems the suspended UND MBB players may have done more than just sit in a chair in a questionable place. Do you have all of the facts of each situation, or do you just prefer the "ready, fire, aim" approach when you think you see a target?

Looking at that image, every surface of the ramp is "square" to a compass heading, except the south wall of the lonely tower. It's south wall faces southwest. Seems strange to set one wall at a diagonal.

I still chuckle at the though of it.

Not sure where this goes, but recently at a Fargo car wash: I had on my leather Fighting Sioux jacket. A fellow nearby was giving the evil eye to my jacket. I looked at this fellow and asked, "May I help you?" He told me rather gruffly while continuing to glare at my jacket, "You're in Fargo." (I'm guessing NDSU fan in retrospect. ) Before I could respond, a third person whom I'd never seen before says, "He's in North Dakota, and that's one sharp looking jacket." I was left smirking and speechless. (Keep your smarmy comments to yourselves PCM and Rick.) Better? This third person, who defended my jacket, starts walking away to retreive his vehicle and I read the back of his jacket: some program at United Tribes Technical College.

I guess Stanford is screwed then.

And you've summed up my frustrations with McFeely perfectly.

Ya know I had to take the easy attempt though.

My frustration here is quite simple: Why is two college students caught in a bar a 'news' story with any legs? Is it because of who they are? Is it because their coach didn't meet media expectations? Is it because their coach didn't meet public expectations? That's two of those guys. Now, to the third, ... If someone here should be taking a lot of heat, and isn't, it's Robbie Bina. Ya don't screw around with official vehicles and officers doing their jobs. If anything I'm not hearing/reading enough heat toward Robbie. (Sorry Robbie, it's true.)

To point: If Hak would've come out right away and said, "I'm on it. Team rules will be enforced. That is all I have to say" he'd have taken away McFeely's blasting powder. Hak has now, albeit too late. As far as Jones, why isn't there an uproar towards Jones over which team rules were violated? If he's sitting guys, why?

The sudo-reporter siding with the media jackals. Shoulda known.

What are the team rules in this case? What's the punishment? Was it delivered? We don't know. We can assume one thing, or another, that fits our unique agendas, or state what we'd do. Only Hak, and his assistants, and his team, and his boss, and probably some team parents, knows if he's followed through in accordance with team rules. Mike McFeely is upset that he doesn't know. (shrug)

OK, I probably am missing your point. I'll accept that. Just clear one thing up for me: What standard are they holding Hak to, and are they choosing to live to that standard also?

Jim, shame on you for pointing out McFeely's immature tactics, ya ol' hick you.

OK, let's change it up then to fit: Has anyone with ForumComm ever violated the law? What were the ForumComm sanctions, if any? Were those printed in the paper, and I mean the corporate, not legal system, sanctions? If Hak is supposed to write a press release on team sanctions, shouldn't Bill Marcil do the same in a similar situation (given the McFeely standard)? The public, legalites side, sure, put it in print. But the team/corporate sanctions, are they my business?

Anchorage and NDSU were going to use the same designer and vendor.

"A pox on you!" -- The Cavalry

I assume Mike McFeely has never run afoul of the laws against under age consumption or entering a tavern as a minor. PS - Sure is good to know Mike's such a dedicated SiouxSports.com reader. PPS - Should we be charging him a fee for doing his column prep?

A Purple Cow I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one. -- Gelett Burgess

With this the NCAA shows again that although it talks a great "all about student-athletes" game it's really all about one and only one thing: The Benjamins.

They'd better leave the "allowed in-state" rule in place. If not, UND's recent moves to bring sports camps to Spirit Lake Reservation (90 miles) at Devils Lake, ND, would be a violation of NCAA rules. Then again, Spirit Lake is a "separate nation". Does the rule cover "international camps".

Where's the poster called "BringDeanBack" when ya need 'em?

Let's play "Logic 101": The NCAA policy is against American Indian related monikers, logos, and mascots. How would changing the moniker, but not the logo(!), solve anything? Even that small logical process thought, alone, proves that this "rumor" was hokum. Plus, they haven't come to me yet for my "Cavalry" logo design.