The Sicatoka

Semantics? No, legal process in North Dakota.

And when is that time relative to when NDSU raises the $8 to 16 MM for BSA renovations (while continuing to request Cornerstone funds)?

The ND SBoHE has statutory authority, meaning their power is derived by statute from the State of ND. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/cencode/t15c10.pdf However, their policies are just that, policies, not state law. State law is only made by the Legislative process and recorded in the ND Century Code. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/information/stat.../cent-code.html

The details? Does this pro-VSU conspiracy ultimately involve getting VSU a title that they maybe should have gotten back in 2002?

I assume someone has the NDSBoHE meeting minutes approving NDSU Downtown seeing how it is a new center and "Board approval is required to create, discontinue or name a school, college, center or institute."

Apologies. I was sure I'd heard someone who should know (Alumni Association fundraiser) say those dollars being banked (not waivered as noted). star2city: Where's the money for facilities improvements?

I've always found it curious that the Bison mascot's name is ThUNDar. (I love sticking that mental seed into NDSU heads.)

First, eliminate competition. (But I thought competition is good.) Then, admit that you really wanted what they already had provided to the community (and already had the resources for). http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm...04&section=News

I'll wait for the numbers without the "~".

No Massen? No Fabian? Ouch. Welcome to a bare-bones line-up for skaters: 2 injured (out): Massen, Fabian. 12 forwards: McMahon, Canady, Fylling, Genoway, Prpich, Marvin, Stafford, Porter, Murray, Zajac, Spirko, Kaip. 8 defense: Schneider, Fuher, Jones, Greene, Smaby, Bina, Foyt, Radke. Massen's played too many games. He can't apply for a medical hardship year. However, Fabian still could (if he doesn't play any in the second 50% of the season.) Think it would help him adjust to the speed of the game if we slipped Radke into the line-up at forward one night (say in Marvin's place)? Lee Marvin's fast becoming like that NCAA commercial with the psychology major/basketball player: "Am I a defenseman who can play forward, or a forward who can play defense?"

When womens hockey was brought on-line it was planned to add 3 scholarships per year to the maximum of 18. They are on course with that plan. And I believe they are taking that course because they are endowed scholarships. If NDSU has done this so well, why hasn't the media done an open records request of their books and shown the State what a good job they are doing? It'd be a great chance to shine and prove Dr. Kupchella's fiscal concerns misplaced. The last NDSU Athletics budget report in the media was that NDSU started the year fiscal year ~$1,000,000.00 in the red. Until a new report comes out that's all we know.

Parise got stronger as the season went along last year. His stats from early January last season: GP Minutes Goals Saves Shots Pct. GAA Record 10 521:57 23 158 181 .873 2.64 8-0-1 (overall) 5 284:33 13 95 108 .880 2.74 4-0-1 (conference) His final stats last year: 22 1229 48 42 417 459 0.908 2.05 14-4-3 (overall) 14 813 30 29 295 324 0.910 2.14 8-3-3 (conference) His stats so far this season: 9 507:27 22 198 220 .900 2.60 4-4-1 (overall) 7 385:11 15 154 169 .911 2.34 3-3-1 (conference)

Watch it live on the Fighting Sioux Sports Network.

What a great job Sandy has! If he wins, he's a genius. If he loses, he's a fool.

What is the Big Sky most interested in? (a) Members who were first to jump into the DI-AA pool. (b) Members who are the right type of school (academics, athletics) for the profile of the conference and where it wants to go in a decade or more timeframe. If a couple years on probation aren't a big deal to a transitional school, wouldn't a conference have to carry a similar opinion if they were getting what they wanted and going in the direction they want to?

Without a quote it can only be taken as speculation from the author. You mean football contractual obligations could come into play in all of this? You mean like this?

Huh? Weren't you one of the folks surprised that UND didn't fax a petition to transision by 12/01/04 so 2004-2005 could be the transitional year? Now it's by 12/01/05 to make 2005-2006 the transitional (and accordingly 2006-2007 the first as a DI), again assuming that's the direction UND takes.

Jack Johnson? Michigan? Anyone?

sagard and Greyeagle are closet Sioux fans.

I heard PCM interviewing Phil Harmeson, first intermission, Friday, November 19, 2004, in the game versus St. Cloud State on the Clear Channel North Dakota Fighting Sioux Hockey Radio Network. What Harmeson said there matched everything I've read and heard from UND. PS - I've also corresponded privately with Harmeson on the topic. The consistency is there as well.

How do we know RT's ultimate plan? If his goal is retirement in 10 years, the commissionership in the NCC is a nice role to get there.

We're going to need Smaby, Bina, and Radke to be major minutes guys next season with three freshmen coming in (and assuming Greene will jump to the next level).

Say Montana or Delaware were to move up to DI-A. Would they finish in the top 25 in their first DI-A season? NDSU and UNC moved from DII to DI-AA and finished in the top 25 in their first seasons. What's that say about the difference in competitive levels between DI-AA and DII? That's the message behind what Kupchella said. Is he wrong? As far as "transitions", when would the BSC actually expand? When could they? How far out do BSC schools have FB and BB contracts already set for? The BSC really can't add teams and expand until they're sure those contracts won't be affected, right? How far out are BSC teams "booked". That'll say a lot about when they'll be able to play against new BSC members. UND not sending an intent to transition petition to the NCAA by 12/01/04 means that they now have roughly 350 days to make 2005-2006 a transition year if they so decide.

RT is applying for a conference commissionership. Isn't that the next step for a successful AD?