The Sicatoka

" ... a white boy ... "

My 2006-2007 WCHA season predictions: A team will have a returning player on their roster that no one expected would return. A team will be missing a player from their roster that no one expected would leave. Robbie Bina will redefine "untouchable" in a manner that not even Elliott Ness could imagine.

The committee (not task force) is only gathering data. It does not make a decision, or even make a recommendation. It reports its findings to Dr. Kupchella at the end of the semester. Nuances, yes, but that's what the committee's mission is.

But "Warhawks" just sounds so violent. And how do we know some of the Dept. of Defense supportive, "hawkish" members of Congress won't protest?

Or the attitude could be, "UND showed fiscal restraint and patience. We like those characteristics." You speculate. I speculate. Ain't it fun. How did UND "antagonize" the SUs? By staying DII?

Folks, conferences aren't much different from the NCAA: It's all about the Benjamins. You have them (in budgets and facilities) or you don't. The Engelstad Complex is $110 million plus of have. Alerus Center is another $60 million plus of (city-owned, UND used) have.

I didn't think "released" mattered. Wasn't that the case with that kid at Iowa (that wanted to transfer to, I think it was, Indiana)?

It had the effect because Minnesota (pre-Final Five) was the presumptive favorite down the stretch to win it this year.

If she's transferring from DI to DI she'd have to sit out a year.

Quit kidding. The highest point in eastern ND is the top of the Fargo city dump. And what kind of city has the dump along one of the major streets?

"The harder I work the luckier I get." Now who was it that said that. I know I've seen it somewhere recently. Holy Cross worked harder, for 60 minutes, and 53 seconds.

The NWS Flood Forecast: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=fgf North Dakota river gauges: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nd/nwis/current/?type=flow Minnesota river gauges: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mn/nwis/rt US Army Corps of Engineers Dams in the RRV: http://www.mvp-wc.usace.army.mil/projects/ The weather forecast: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fgf/

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).