The Sicatoka

Uh, bad-math alert. " ... then 9 percent of students should have the opportunity to sit in the lower bowl at the REA." Uh, no, 9% of the budget does not mean 9% of the student body. 9% of the budget should mean 9% of the seats!. (Seats are what "costs" the budget pays for.) 9% of 11406 means roughly 1027. Half up, half down would be 514 down, 513 up. Uh, the students have 2200 seats right now, with 545 of them down. They're ahead in the lower bowl game if they want to play "9%". Pssssstt --- students, don't play that card. It's a loser.

With NDSU putting money into the BSA that tells me that there isn't a new arena on their short-term or mid-term horizons. That means that Bina's team, oops, sorry, formerly Bina's team, stays in the Benson-Bunker Fieldhouse for the foreseeable. Yeah, renovated locker rooms, but it's still what it is (and that's not very good, especially if there's a chance you'd have to start recruiting against The Betty as a home court).

Yeah, post-season, NCAA tourney, like all of those glorious Bison post-season football games in the Fargodo ... oh, yeah, sorry. I mean like the Sioux in the Alerus Center, you know, NCAA playoffs, post-season.

From: http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SP...0&ATCLID=227386 What "fundamental philosophical differences" could be so strong, after 11 years in the job, that a coach with that record would resign? Somebody's going to pick up a pretty solid volleyball coach.

Huse is at Montana, and living in his hometown of Missoula.

Before the end of this semester. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm...&section=sports

I'd be shocked if it's not Smaby-Jones and Chorney-Lee and Marvin-Alexander. If I were betting I'd bet: (i) Alexander gets two or three shifts per period (standard 6th D), (ii) Marvin gets the shifts with Alexander, and spotted in on PK or when someone else need extra time after a long shift (standard 5th D), and (iii) Smaby-Jones and Chorney-Lee will see a lot of ice. I don't expect the "3 pairs" approach; I expect to see the "6-5-4" bench shortening approach normally taken during playoffs (which keeps the better guys out longer). As far as forwards, who wanted in the line-up more this week in practice? Kaip, Miller, Mertens, or Foyt? Skate or sit. There's that answer. One more note: Brian Lee needs to have a better weekend than he did versus Mankato.

Some interesting points: The SCSU fan points out we're complaining about a wealth of riches, or that as I've heard one guy say "complaining that our ice cream is too cold." I'll agree with Rick. My eyes say that larger end portable stands could be put into The Betty. What's there now is about 10 rows per end. Put in 20 row models and I bet you'd (a) push that place to about 5000, and (b) make Hyslop seem like a pleasant place for opponents. PS - What NDSU drew v. Idaho would have been held by The Betty: 3541.

As much as it pains me, Mike McFeely at the Forum may have gotten one right:

Easy, in BB configuration: The Betty: ~4000 Lower Bowl of REA: ~5500 The Al: ~9000+ (who knows how many) REA: 13000+ (see v. Kansas) And I'd guess old REA in a BB config would hold ~7000. (It held 6067 for hockey.)

Q: "It must be UND vs. SCSU week, Are you kidding?" A: "If I was kidding you, I'd be wearing a fez and no pants." -- Det. Lenny Briscoe (RIP)

From http://www.mratings.com (01/22/06): Least Likely Results 1 12/22 Alabama St (297) 78 S Alabama ( 97) 75 0.079 2 12/6 Indiana St (143) 72 Indiana ( 16) 67 0.085 3 12/6 Chattanooga (206) 69 Creighton ( 40) 64 0.105 4 1/21 N Dakota St (155) 62 at Wisconsin ( 24) 55 0.111 5 1/7 UC Riverside (302) 83 at Pacific (135) 71 0.122 6 11/18 E Michigan (256) 67 California ( 85) 65 0.128 7 12/31 East Carolina (265) 82 UNC Wilmington (107) 69 0.135 8 11/24 Monmouth NJ (213) 80 vs S Illinois ( 64) 68 0.142 9 1/16 E Illinois (283) 59 Murray St (124) 54 0.145 10 1/3 Liberty (318) 83 High Point (223) 80 0.148 Although every weekend is a good weekend to not be a Badger fan , this one is especially good: Imagine being swept at home by DU and having NDSU beat your MBB team in between.

You mean the ND HS hockey thread in the UND Community Forum on SiouxSports.com?

And that's what I have to say about that.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you St. Cloud State mathematics!

So The Forum made it all up.

NDSU's RPI can't hurt them in presenting themselves. From what I've heard, SCSU is serious in this look at DI that they've undertaken. Methinks this will be a most interesting spring for many.

I'd guess people have tried to tie things around his neck before, but he got away.

Could the Vikings stop the Gopher running game?

Why not look back in this game thread? (sigh) Here's a fish. http://siouxsports.com/forums/index.php?s=...ndpost&p=138115

Recruiting? Yes, but money and fundraising moreso would be my expectation.

Another question is: With Tim Miles suddenly getting noticed how long before a larger player in DI comes along and sees him and goes --->

What I normally hear about recruiting is that guys are more interested in the "DI" label and that young ladies are more interested in being able to win and succeed. I believe NDSU's mens success and UND's 22-0 ladies team are probably bearing this out in that I'd guess (note: guess) UND may have gotten one or two of NDSU's mens guys if they were still a DII and NDSU may have gotten one or two of UND's ladies if NDSU hadn't been on DI transition probation and tourney ineligible.

Link you want, link you get. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm...&section=Sports According to a source's source, you'd all be shocked who Maturi called after Taylor and Bohl declined. I know I was.

One more thought: I wonder how - Craig Bohl - Amy Ruley feel right about now. Seems like Tim Miles might be sliding into the top-dog, media darling, coaching role at NDSU.