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Bad word choice. They could make another $300k if they sold those seats to other fans (and that sounds low to me almost). That roughly matches the projected FY 04 budget numbers I have. Back then mens hockey tickets were about 40% of the budget and Fighting Sioux Club dues were another 25%. UNH's enrollment isn't that much bigger than UND's. (14300 v. 13000). UND now --> $900k/13000 = ~$70 per student. UNH now --> $6 MM/14300 = ~$420 per student. UND at UNH levels --> $6MM/13000 = ~$460 per student, a mere $400 more per year. Who's up for seven times today's student fees? Look what you'd get! That'd solve the standing problem. What do you want? What are you willing to pay? Season ticket holders have to make those same decisions. (Do they want lower bowl? Can they afford it?)

I've dealt with enough reporters to know they do misunderstand things and do make mistakes. ("Sudo"-reporters never have these issues, right PCM? ) What's the issue here? We have UND's numbers. That's what matters, what is reported by the school, not what your eyes or other folks may report. (We've learned this many times from fans of various other programs.) 6 regular season games: 10126 average (and a really horrible turnout v. UMD at 5223).

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

A lot of Bucky's success this year is "system". Losing Elliot might mean that they may go through a stretch where their winning percentage may dip as low as (gasp!) 0.750.

I agree: - don't stand just to stand, especially in someone else's view - don't run the "R"-rated mouth - public drunkeness is against the law (ask Ron White, he was thrown out of a bar in New York City ) Seems simple to me.

I saw a well-spoken young lady interviewed by KVLY TV-11 last night. (KFGO ran the audio during the morning news also.) She gave her view well, but was in error on a key point: The students of my generation (The Hrkac Circus era), and those before us, did not stand for the entire game, even when we had the entire east half of the old Engelstad Arena. As to the POV of "Hollywood": I'm a UND alumnus. I paid my tuition. I have my degrees. (Yes, plural.) I also have my North Dakota tax forms on the desk at home now too. And my bill for my season hockey tickets is in the receipt drawer as is my receipt for a donation to the UND Alumni Association and Foundation this year. UND is an enterprise that we all work together to make work: students, alumni, taxpayers, and friends and other contributors. You'd be outraged if I dared to say UND wouldn't be without me, yet you dare claim it. As far as the alcohol consumption: Public drunkeness is against the law in ND. (Note the period.) I don't care who you are. When it came to language, Buning said he'd like language like in church; but he also said something about not being that naive. (Whew! ) And this "stay home concept" hits on a a key point: One side says stay home in your living room if you want to watch the game. However, the other side believes that the student section is their living room at home and that they can do whatever they want; however, it's not their living room. What you do in your living room at home is your business. When you are in public, as in a public building on a university campus, the rules of public courtesy come into play. Want a simple example: Try standing up in front of folks in a movie theatre, even watching "Miracle" or "Rocky".

First, why bring up Schepp? Second, he seems to have the background to teach that course (except for that NDSU degree thing ). http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/mhocke...?PLAYER_ID=3310

Looking a little more closely at that list I say we go for an "All cowbell, all the time!" weekend of tunes, or more, at REA: ACDC - Thunderstruck ACDC - Hell's Bells Aerosmith - Walk This Way B'52s - Love Shack Barry White - Can't Get enough of your love, Babe <--- In case of a "Prpich/Peluso" event Blues Brothers Band - Gimme' Some Lovin' <--- In case of a "Prpich/Peluso" event Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down To Georgia <-- if nothin' else for Brad Miller Cinderella - Shake Me <--- In case of a "Prpich/Peluso" event Commodores - Brickhouse <-- what else would you play in REA? Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl <--- for everybody's Wisconsin Badger buddy Joe Cocker - Leave Your Hat On <--- In case of a "Prpich/Peluso" event Kingsmen - Louie Louie <-- classic for the old folks, like PCM. Lipps, Inc. - Funky Town <-- the cowbell disco funk classic! "Won't you take me to ... " Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps <--- by request from Bochenski to Ballard Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood Nazareth - Hair of the Dog <--- 70s metal cowbell classic! Twisted Sister - We're Not Going to Take It <--- 80s metal cowbell classic! Van Halen - Dance the Night Away <--- In case of a "Prpich/Peluso" event WAR - Low Rider Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music <--- for the band

More. Cowbell. It's not nearly as entertaining if you don't know the history. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/99/99pcowbell.phtml http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/ Cowbell tunes: http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/data_search.pl "Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription.. is more cowbell!"

... protesting the University of Idaho and it's "Vandals" moniker. Van-dal (noun): 2. A member of a Germanic people that overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. and sacked Rome in 455. (Definition from http://www.answers.com/topic/vandal ) You're a mascot and should be offended. Here's a history of your people. You'll be able to protest locally in Fargo as NDSU plays Idaho in hoop this season.

The Irish were as oppressed as any group when they were new immigrants to this country. Yet, there it is in South Bend, IN: Notre Dame's Fighting Irish.

Your answer is in a quote of Dr. Phil Harmeson by Fargo Forum columnist Mike McFeely from fall of 2004:

The phrase you're looking for is "goes ad hominem."

Re-read the excerpt: Boomerang feature activated.

Careful. That rock can be flung in many different directions, including the boomerang feature.

Bad things happened in the past. You bet. Never forget them else history's mistakes may repeat. I've posted my thoughts on this before. I'm not sure you had the chance to read them:

NCAA says: No uniforms with "hostile and abusive" logos and words in post-season effective August 5, 2005. Later reality, by UND appealing and getting the NCAA to back down: UND's football team looked good with "Sioux" on the helmet and the logo on the jersey against UMD and GVSU. NCAA says: No arenas with "hostile and abusive" logos and words can host after February 1, 2006. Later reality, by UND appealing and getting the NCAA to back down: NCAA West Region still on in Ralph Engelstad Arena. NCAA says: This policy is in full effect on February 1, 2006. Later reality, by UND appealing and getting the NCAA to back down (specifically from the NCAA letter to Dr. Kupchella dated January 4, 2006): "... although the policy becomes effective February 1, 2006, the Executive Committee will stay the application of all provisions of the policy for all institutions in the appeal process, ... including North Dakota. Small victories, but victories just the same.

Who always seems to be turning on and directing the spotlight (at themselves)?

Question, because I don't know the answer: Is Rob looking for something where he is the number one guy? Has he reached a point in his career where he wants that? He's been the "top assistant" for most of his career (with RT in football, at alumni under Strinden and O'Keefe, now in Athletics). If he's looking to be the "top banana" somewhere you can't begrudge him that. And you won't make him happy with anything less if that's what he wants.

Wouldn't he be "in command" of the BSU Foundation? That seems like a step up (even at BSU).

Head of the BSU Foundation is a "lesser title"? Uh, no. That's the same title Tim O'Keefe has at UND. That's a step up from an AAD position or his past development officer position at UND Alumni (even if it is at Bemidji).

Where'd I see that 10-2 down the stretch notion earlier today .... http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?s=...ndpost&p=136617 Look at who and where they play: Teams above them in the standings today: DU and CC, both on the road. Teams below them in the standings today: MSUM, SCSU, UMD, MTU, all at REA. This team needs to win out at home and split (or better) on the road. To me it's not about "home ice" for the WCHA; it's about winning percentage and RPI and PWR standings and getting into the NCAAs (to be at home).

Missouri-Rolla bailed out on them recently leaving them at 9. The nice numbers for scheduling are 10 or 12. There's the philosophy; would they add three is a question only they have the answer to. Adding 1 to get back to 10 seems like an easy one to answer, and UNO has made MIAA noises in the past. The question that the MIAA would have to consider is do they want to go to 12 and have Augie and USD as a travel pair (if Augie and USD were interested)?

Let's really crank this around with http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...341/1002/SPORTS and http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?s=...ndpost&p=136491 Like I posted in that other thread: "could force" means SCSU's recent talk of DI-AA. But the "some schools", plural, and MIAA really has me interested. I'd only heard UN-Omaha make noise like that. Would USD or Augustana look that direction too? They could play NSIC schools non-conference for Twin Cities exposure and get exposure in the St. Louis and Kansas City area (MIAA). Not a bad situation for a potential DII MIAA member from any accounting. A scenario like that could really leave SCSU, Duluth, and Mankato jammed up.