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(I also posted these observations in a different thread.) Anybody else surprised that they didn't swap the seeds to avoid the first round conference foe match-up? They do that in DI hockey, but apparently not here. UND, St. Cloud, Michigan Tech: the WCHA side of the DII football bracket?

Anybody else surprised that they didn't swap the seeds to avoid the first round conference foe match-up? They do that in DI hockey, but apparently not here. UND, St. Cloud, Michigan Tech: the WCHA side of the DII football bracket?

Moorhead Park Christian (or is he at Fargo Oak Grove)? If it's the Gunhus I'm thinking of it's one of those two Christian high schools.

I think rube means World Junior Championships games.

Excellent to hear!

All hail Diggler! (then genuflects toward the mark of Diggler, namely the Trucker Mustache avatar)

It's a great time of year. The early signing period is just around the corner.

Yup. He turned 20 in August.

Ask Maine fans about Paul Kariya.

"Advice"? I asked questions in this case. Got good answers for those? PS - Thanks for the "silence is golden" advice.

Doesn't everyone carry an (albeit shaky) Dutch to English dictionary with them? Son of Tony 'Calimero' Palmiscno signs with Flyers Vadeko Flyers have reinforced themselves with the Italian Canadian (Canadian?) Tyler Palmiscno. Tyler is the son of Tony 'Calimero' Palmiscino who formed a dangerous combination in the 1977-78 season for the Flyers with Leo Koopmans. The last four seasons Tyler played for the University or North Dakota (UND). In the distant past father Tony and uncle Steve played for UND and Tony ended up playing an important play role in the choice of his son. Tyler is beside Don Nichols and Robert Starke on the third line(?). Tyler, born on 27 December 1979 at East Grand Forks, says he's a hard working attacker who does not shun doing the dirty work to clean up. A very useful player for any team, which fit perfectly in a line with real goal getter on its right. He who the goal getter will become is not yet clear, President Gerd Lindemann is still in negotiation with the Oleg Timchenko. Did the best I could with what I had.

Bandwidth issues right now (and I generally avoid 'DAY for KVLY-TV and KFGO-AM). Hopefully later. Phil Harmeson's a pretty logic-based, but close to the vest, guy. If that's his sentiment he must have based it on something he's found. I guess I trust Harmeson's judgement. (He's never given a reason not to.) PS - I'm sure you knew this already: Harmeson is UND's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative and has the title "Special Assistant to the President of UND".

Let's say you have a good job already. A reporter, say married to someone looking for a job with the nearby big employer, asks you on camera, "Hey, I hear the big employer offered you a job." 1. How do we know what the reporter "heard" is reality? 2. If it is true, would either party, the employer or the person, want to admit it publicly when the offer hasn't been stated publicly? 3. How would answering the question affect the person's current employment status and co-workers? The question/situation has some feel of a "Would you like to put your foot into this open bear trap?" feel to it. How would you respond to such a question? I don't envy the position of Thomas or Harmeson right now.

Voting for mascots? Is a big douche or a turd sandwich a possible choice? (We'll find the 'South Park' fans pretty quick now.) PS - Sebastian is cool.

Hakstol caused Roseau to flood .... wherever it is.

I expect Bowenkamp has at least one more moment in him. It probably won't be as a QB but he'll make a play in another role (spotting) that will make a difference. If not that, it'll be as a mentor to a struggling QB.

Hakstol is conspiring with the invading aliens!

REA is now really a three facility complex: The Ralph - 11406 seats, 200x85 ice, primarily for hockey, can hold over 13000 for basketball The Olympic Arena - maybe 1000 seats, 200x100 Olympic-sized ice, primarily for hockey practices (when going on road to play on ice that size) and some womens games The Betty - about 4000 seats, basketball and volleyball

Fabian is out (shoulder). Sounds like Murray is out (leg). We don't know Prpich's status (concussion). UND's roster is only 14 forwards, 8 defense, and 3 goalies and that's including Lee Marvin as a forward. If we need to put a defenseman or two up front just to have enough forwards, Marvin and Fuher make the most sense. Why? First, because we are really short on left-shooting forwards (wouldn't you know Fabian, Murray, and Prpich are all southpaws) and Lee Marvin shoots from that side and has done a decent job up front so far. Next, if you have to play another D up front make it Fuher so Bina and Radke get some experience this year, because they'll have to be the core of the D next year (with Smaby). PS - There's one other advantage to having Marvin and Fuher dressed as forwards: In case you need to bench a D-man for dumb penalties.

Has anybody else noticed that you don't see bin Laden and Hakstol in the same room at the same time?

Hair, schmair. Hak's teeth are too straight and too white. And what's the deal with all the coaches being over six feet tall. Somebody fix that too.

I recall it pointing to all UND fans. Unfortunately, the easiest situations to point to are with students at home. Trust me, I've seen some questionable road behavior at times from UND non-student fans also. I'm glad the letter was written addressed to all.

Trust me, it's not just the good ideas of the students that have been summarily ignored. I've tried and I'm just as invisible. A new management regime is coming into place at REA with Todd Berning's departure. Would we have ever expected to see "comments@theralph.com" on the ring either of the last two seasons asking for inputs? There may be hope.