The Sicatoka

"quickly", eh? http://www2.ncaa.org/media_and_events/asso.../0803_exec.html http://www2.ncaa.org/media_and_events/asso...de/4214n21.html

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Assuming you're correct, where's the line item in UND's FY 04 (projected) revenues that says "appropriated funds"? Why is the legislature ear-marking funds for athletics for one university and not for them all? (PS - It was $713,000.)

What exactly does "Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. BOOM! Building." mean if not: nothing happened for a long time and now suddenly there's a building there. Expect about the same with Canad. Blinders indeed.

In the spirit of the first goal thread, which of the freshmen will be the first to spend some quality time in the sin bin this season? To make your prediction you need to: - name the freshman you think will be the first to be called for a collegiate penalty, and - list during which period of which NCAA game* he will do it (as a tie-breaker). As before, the winner gets absolutely nothing save for bragging rights. As a help, the expected freshmen on the roster are: Forwards: Ryan Duncan, Andrew Kozek, Ryan Martens, Brad Miller, TJ Oshie, Jonathan Toews, Matt Watkins Defensemen: Todd Alexander, Taylor Chorney, Joe Finley, Zach Jones, Brian Lee Goalie: Aaron Walski The first few games of the schedule*: 1. October 8 v. Miami of Ohio (at Dayton, OH) 2. October 9 v. Michigan State (at Dayton, OH) 3. October 14 v. Northeastern (REA) 4. October 15 v. Northeastern (REA) 5. October 21 v. New Hampshire (at Durham, NH) 6. October 22 v. New Hampshire (at Durham, NH) * The season opening exhibition against Manitoba does not count for this "sudo"-contest.

That's the mystery-money in NDSU's budget. Where'd that come from? What is it? Were those institutional resources from another area of the NDSU budget transferred in to the athletic budget to cover up some of the what otherwise would have been million-plus dollar red ink? What I saw in the CSL Report to NDSU (the economic study) is that NDSU's FY 02 athletic budget was about 1/3 from institutional support and (state) appropriated funds and about another 1/3 came from tickets and donations. UND's (projected) FY 04 budget I found on-line showed 3/4 of the athletic budget coming from tickets and donations and $0 coming from institutional support and appropriated funds. From those two sources it looks like the schools fund and operate athletics very differently. UND appears to try to be running athletics with self-generated revenues (tickets and donations) where NDSU has a significant budget fraction coming from funds (institutional support, state appropriated funds) that could have been used in other university departments.

They're on the same schedule as the Alien Technology building in Fargo: Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. BOOM! Building.

OK wise and knowing Sioux fans, which of the freshmen will be the first to light the lamp this season? To make your prediction you need to: - name the freshman you think will be the first to score a collegiate goal, and - list during which period of which NCAA game* he will do it (as a tie-breaker). The winner gets absolutely nothing save for bragging rights. As a help, the expected freshmen on the roster are: Forwards: Ryan Duncan, Andrew Kozek, Ryan Martens, Brad Miller, TJ Oshie, Jonathan Toews, Matt Watkins Defensemen: Todd Alexander, Taylor Chorney, Joe Finley, Zach Jones, Brian Lee Goalie: Aaron Walski (No disrespect intended but this wouldn't be a wise pick considering how many goals collegiate goalies have scored. ) The first few games of the schedule*: 1. October 8 v. Miami of Ohio (at Dayton, OH) 2. October 9 v. Michigan State (at Dayton, OH) 3. October 14 v. Northeastern (REA) 4. October 15 v. Northeastern (REA) 5. October 21 v. New Hampshire (at Durham, NH) 6. October 22 v. New Hampshire (at Durham, NH) * The season opening exhibition against Manitoba does not count for this "sudo"-contest.

You missed two other good numbers in that 2004 EADA data. (I figured out your source.) The "total revenue of all mens sports except BB and FB" at UND was $461,047 (where the same category at NDSU was $372,581). Combine that positive revenue with the losses in MBB and FB and UND mens athletics were still in the black. (NDSU MBB, FB, else, went red, redder, reddest.) More interesting is that womens BB at UND was $24,333 and at NDSU was $87,969.

Another interesting line from the story:

With success comes attention. With attention comes the scouts with money. DU has just really raised the level of attention upon itself (2004, 2005). What comes next is inevitable. The Gophers denied it until Taffe, and Martin, and Vanek. It comes with success. It's a package deal. Don't be surprised by it.

Fabian has pulled a 4.00 semester in the past. He'd be my guess for one of them.

The team only has 3 seniors: Greene, Prpich, Marvin. Finley appears to be Greene's replacement. (I say that because I expect Greene to sign with Edmonton before fall semester begins.) VandeVelde fills Prpich's spot. Marto fills Marvin's spot. Any recruiting now most likely signals that early departures (summer of 2006) are in store. Prime candidates? Smaby. Stafford. Zajac.

UND mens hockey had TWO 4.00 GPAs in spring semester. http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/news/r...RELEASE_ID=3951 Applause to those two players.

Touche.

"Who's in the best shape?" Lance Armstrong.

Vaht? You mean GF/EGF shouldn't strive to be another little Twin Cities? You're right: I'd rather see GF develop its own personality and niche also. Who wants all the same everywhere. As far as traffic: The roads in Fargo could probably hold the traffic for a few more years, it's just that nobody in Fargo, OK, North Dakotans in general (and Minnesotans are no better), knows how to merge onto an interstate highway.

Downtown GF pre- or post- 1997? Post. That's not even a question. Downtown EGF pre- or post- 1997? Pre. I miss (old) Whitey's, The Bridge, and The Antique. In Fargo, drive from 45th at I-94 up to 13th Ave, east to 42nd St, south to 17th Ave, and back west to 45th and tell me there's anything but chain restaurants, strip malls, a mall, and big box stores. (It's the same in GF; so what.) What's lurking in Fargo's future is the lack of a water supply to sustain growth. (See the Water: $2,500,000,000.00 thread.) In terms of that key factor in growth, Grand Forks, thanks to the Red Lake River and a couple other tributaries, has distinct advantage of a larger nominal flow and a better "available water to population" ratio. As far as rating a school by the city it resides in, ever seen Princeton, NJ? What a hole. How about Ithaca, NY, or South Bend or Bloomington or West Lafayette, IN? How about State College, PA, or even College Station, TX? All are smallish and isolated towns with pretty solid schools. The town doesn't make the school.

I could see UND going to DI but I could see UND going DI without a conference only one way: If somehow UND had a big ol' pot of money handed to them by some benefactor or benefactors.

Hidden away in all of this is that someone might actually be using some logic (finally) in the government. - a big northern Air Force Base - a long, unwatched border - a UAV mission - This: http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/n...al/12118841.htm Wouldn't it be handy if DoD (USAF) and the Homeland Defense could come up with some way to watch 900 miles of border?

And people slow down to look at a good car crash or train wreck too.

Geez guys, rent a (chat)room.

Undrafted free agents generally (unless you are Jeff Panzer or the like) sign smaller contracts and have less bargaining power. That's why 7 instead of 9 rounds.

Saint Luke says it all.