The Sicatoka

Hey, I did the homework on Holy Cross using stuff available for free on the 'net. Most notably I used the box scores from their 2006 Atlantic Hockey championship and their 3-0 loss to North Dakota in the 2004 West Regional. I saw a 2006 Holy Cross team with half the gameday forwards, half the gameday defense, and the top goaltender having played UND in 2004, and having played them tough, as freshmen and sophomores. Toss in that if HC had lost to Bentley the projections were that they would make the tourney at-large over UN-Omaha (and would have been a higher seed at #14 overall, instead of #15 overall)! The first look, any look, of "Holy Cross 2006" I saw was in The Ralph on a Friday afternoon, live. If I could see that 2004 HC team was now juniors and seniors, and was a 2006 bubble team (pre-autobid), and had a goalie with better numbers than SCSU's Goepfert, why couldn't The Don and his staff?

Never were truer words written: And one more note: Yeah, but Toby Keith kicks Garth around today.

And I'm also going to say I suspect lacrosse is going to only expand in the future. Here's the list of teams playing in the college club lacrosse league. You'll see more than a few names from this region you're familiar with: http://www.uslia.com/teams.php

Dan Irmen's feet stop moving when he crosses the blueline into his defensive zone. If the pass had gone through, a HC player (14) would have had a nice shot from the heart of the slot because Irmen wasn't back and covering him. Yo, Dan, s-s-s-t-t-t-r-r-r-r-retch-reaching to cover an open man in the slot won't git-r-done at any level. I know they taught him better at GF Red River.

Seen the price of gas lately? Fuel is fuel. I'd guess you're correct.

This is an article giving some data what students are paying at various DI schools: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...PORTS/603300460 Here's a database where you can look at the budgets of various DI schools: http://www2.indystar.com/NCAA_financial_reports/ Poke around that database a while and you can find out data by source (like student fees), conference, school, whatever. It's pretty good.

My passion is UND. If UND were to go DI I see no point in going in sports where UND is guaranteed to be, at best, a footnote. I see lacrosse as another potential "sweet spot" for UND (like hockey).

I've said through this whole discussion a very unique set of circumstances would have to occur. We're not near them ... yet. Someday? Maybe? Who knows.

They are using their available facilities to best use. (We won't comment on Metrodome beyond it's an available domed baseball stadium for them.) Optimum and maximum usage of available facilities only makes sense. That's where my thoughts are at exactly. Plus, there could be a hidden advantage of getting more traffic, use, and exposure of the facility (The Al) which is good for both UND and Grand Forks.

Found it: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/men...big-bucks_x.htm

As far as "northern school", which "northern schools" have any real hope of winning a DI baseball title? Miami, Texas, Arizona State, and LSU will tell you "none." Now a northern school with lax, and with a dome and historically good ties to Canada (where lacrosse is the other national sport), could be a whole other matter.

Uh, no. The formula almost requires a CPA to figure out. It's based on how many wins you and teams from your conference have compiled over the past six tournaments, yes, six tournaments. No, I'm not kidding. (I'm looking for where I read it.)

Moratorium is one option. The superconferences doing their own thing is something that's been overheard out there too. The Pac-10 and SEC are fine, but do you think the Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, or ACC are really happy about "Cinderella" George Mason getting to the Final Four (and getting an ever increasing cut of the money, or should I say what they believe to be "their money")?

Please don't tell me they banned a song because the guy that made it famous was convicted as a child molester (in Vietnam).

GesUNDheit!

What? You think John Noah, John Noah, needed someone to cover the point while he was doing just that little bit? Get real. And come on, that guy was 320 minimum.

http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?s=...ndpost&p=158729

The good doctor loves this link, so I decided to spend some time reading it the other day. Did you know .... - at any level of DI (I-A, -AA, or -AAA), the average DI lacrosse program costs less to run (lower expenses) than the average DI baseball program? - at any level of DI (I-A, -AA, or -AAA), the average DI lacrosse program had an equivalent* or better net bottom line than the average DI baseball program? * In DI-A, the average lax program had $1000 dollars more net red ink, a much less than 1% difference.

Not dressing up special at all, eh?

Holy Cross wasn't in their bracket, eh?

Crap. Now I bet the rest go too.

Holy Cross! Holy Cross! Ye-e-e-ea-a-a-ah Crusaders!

With deep, sincere apologies to Tracy Byrd: Yeah we know how to work and we know how to play. We're from North Dakota and we're here to win today!

I thought you told me there's no such thing. Or was that beer we were talking about?