The Sicatoka

(on a suspect radio with bad wiring ) TH: We're here tonight with new UND AD Diggler. How's she going Diggler? D: That's Mr. Diggler to you Tim. TH: Alright. .... SS: We have a caller. Go ahead caller. Caller: Is that me? Am I on? TH: Go ahead. That's you. Caller: Congrats on the AD job Diggler! I go to all of the home games. I'd like a section where I can cheer loud, not have to get up five times a period for people to go who-knows-where during the game, and nothing but blue jeans and Sioux apparel would be allowed. What would you think of creating a "die-hards" section with those rules for season ticket holders? I'll hang up and listen.

There's lots more to the story. http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3470 http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3498 http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3681

In this free time maybe PCM can hype a chapter or two of his book that comes out in the spring: Self-Promotion Via The Internet: How I Powered My Rapid Rise To "Sudo"-Reporter Stardom and Fortune!

Apparently "The Wookie" and his teammates have cost some other fellows, besides Coach Cavanaugh, their jobs. http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D8856M704

The Hakstol family has my deepest sympathy as well.

You're in? Thanks for the heads-up on that. You saved me a stamp.

Ray Purpur <-- runner-up to Roger Thomas in 1999 Kevin Price Chris Gage Greg Hinze Darrell Orand (I couldn't quickly find bio pages on the others.)

I won't be able to help you understand it (I wish I could), but I believe the offensive style is called: 2.73 GPG overall, 2.45 GPG in league.

Satisfied. Lose concentration. Stupid penalties. It's pretty sad when a freshman has to explain those things to a team with nine seniors and a junior captain.

Rather than putting the information here also, I'll just link to where I listed all of this season's "response goals" that have been scored against UND. Like it says there, those are just the ones in 97 seconds or less after a UND goal. What exactly does that show? A mental lapse after the goal? Fatigue from the effort to score? A lack of leadership/maturity to keep to the task, namely puck in their net? The Spirko quote is pretty telling. Somebody needs to step up. At least Spirko tried this weekend. It looked like Zajac and Stafford were also.

The reason I'd like a pure shut-down line is this: Nov. 13, 2004

Considering the admin here is good enough to have directly links to each poll from the hockey page of the site http://siouxsports.com/hockey.php do we need this thread every week?

Like my first post said, I'm looking for a shut-down line. McMahon, yes, Prpich, yes, Massen, history says no. Marvin would be a better choice. Kaip would be the best choice.

Sparky-Zajac-Stafford seem to be meshing. Don't mess with the only hint of offense we've seen this year. Put Murray with Porter and Genoway and hope to get a second line going. The speed of Murray and Porter should get them some space for Colby to try to be a playmaker. Put McMahon back with Prpich (and Marvin?, I wish I could say Kaip) and task them with not letting the other team score within 90 seconds after we do. Put Canady, Fylling, and Massen together and hope for the best (and that's a pretty sad statement to make about three seniors).

I've seen a half-dozen teams that could win it all if they are "on" and stink it up if they aren't.

Control what's yours to control: Win.

Remember, the emphasis this year is calling the rule book. Things like

Weren't you expecting delays across the street from the game before the game at the hot new restaurant? I plan on eating at Suite 49 for the first time at a time when there is nothing going on at REA.

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Add a sport with some-teen additional grants for women and that fits within the existing structure and mindset of the school so as to ensure Title IX compliance down the road? Interesting concept, but it doesn't sound cheap. The way it could get better is if it had the potential to have some, any, level of payback at the turnstiles, like if you could play Big Ten schools, say Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Ohio State, in the sport.

I saw a faint glimmer of hope last night: Drew Stafford was trying to go to the net and not pulling up and out at the dot. Take 'em to the net Drew. Lead 'em.

Dear Referee Shep, I know they are big words, but the words are "obstruction interference." It happened right in front of you and you missed it ... with daddy, a.k.a. the WCHA head of officials, and a couple NCAA representatives watching. Don't worry, daddy will make it all nice-nice again. The no-call when Greene was clearly picked was despicable. Somebody please tell this team during pre-game warm-ups that they are down 2-0. It seems to be the only time they actually start to play. Keep giving the puck to Radke on the powerplay. He seems to know how to get a low hard shot on net. How many pucks were behind BSU goalies last weekend and behind Fisher last night that didn't go in? And the top of the net. Are you kidding me? I have to give credit to Mike Prpich: He had his helmet ripped off twice and yet stayed focused on the game, not payback. And how that puck didn't go in ...

I believe you on the level of fundraising to be done; however, that doesn't answer the question: Even if the funds are raised, which womens sports will the dollars be spent on to meet the requirements of Federal law, namely Title IX? Is there room to "max out" the existing womens grants and be compliant or will a womens sport need to be added to make the grant numbers balance out men to women?