The Sicatoka

In a word, that's wrong. There was statewide coverage on the Fighting Sioux Sports Network.

Yuck! Dog water!

No, Dr. Phil was up being interviewed during Friday's first intermission. Oh, you mean the TV "Dr. Phil", not Dr. Phil Harmeson, UND's NCAA faculty athletics representative.

As a matter of fact,

Yeah, that's the next thing we need: a goalie called for diving.

Capacity is 13500. They drew that for NDSU in 2001. They drew 12400+ in 2003 for NDSU.

A reason to fill the place: 10613 8441 10584 9212 11665 8301 8072 Total: 66888 Average: 9555 If UND draws 13112 on the 8th home date that'll be an average of 10000 for the season. The last 10000+ average for the season was 2001.

It is a six-team, no-reseeding bracket. - Six plays three with the winner playing two. - Five plays four with the winner playing one. You'd expect three and four to win so you'd have four playing one and three playing two. However, five and six won and thus is the answer to your question.

I was so hoping for a R-r-r-r-r-rastislav Spi-i-i-r-r-r-r-r-r-rko!

I don't believe the word for Moreland and Sioux Falls is "quit". I heard it was "cut", and I can't find him on any roster right now.

Here's your though-provoker of the day: UMD's "Bubba" SCSU's Hedberg UNO's Behrns Is there another league where half the opponents in the league can trace their head coaches back to one school in the league?

GARY - There's only one 13500 number in 2001 and it doesn't say estimated. It's for NDSU (first year in The AL). The rest of the year looks like accurate count numbers. I'm not sure what the question is.

Someone estimated 13500, in a brand new stadium in its first season hosting the eventual National Champion, with a listed capacity of 13500? Really? The only 13500 I see in the season (2001) you linked to is for NDSU and there's no "estimated" for that one. No other number is 13500 for that year. The 2003 NDSU number isn't an estimate either (12-something). Seems like real counts to me.

Straight from the Bison media guide: Four of those numbers in 1989 and the fifth in 1988. What was going on at NDSU and in Fargo about that time? I'd guess they had a guy who really couldn't estimate crowd size doing the estimating. But wasn't that about the time the lobbying for building FargoDome was going on too? FargoDome opened in 1992.

Page 8, 2004 Bison media guide: 18400+ in 13000 seat Dacotah Field.

You did? I don't recall that. Are you sure you don't have me confused with someone else? As far as capacities, Dacotah Field had a capacity of 10000 up to 1972. It was expanded to 13000 at that point. Forgive me for that oversight. (The older number was stuck in my head.) And all that after taking tony's side and asking why even bring up NDSU.

I'm going to take the middle ground here: Why even bring up NDSU? This conversation is about SCSU attendance (and UND on this site). Next, honestly, is claiming 15000 in a 10000 seat stadium much better than claiming 18000 in a 10000? That said, folks, let it go.

I think that was part of the problem at the end of last season through today: Too much watching, not enough doing, by much of the team. Now that Bo and Parise are gone the team has to relearn how to do (score) because they spent too much time watching (someone else score). Remember when this class was freshmen? I preached patience. Now? Well, relearn quick seniors, 'cause time's up.

You've hit exactly on the flip-side of the conversation: I'd guess Hak wants to get away from having a large class bulge like we have now (9 seniors, only 3 juniors) and is trying to smooth it out. (About six recruits per year seems like a better way than 10 one year and a couple the next.) And here we all thought running the team was just about standing behind the bench and lookin' sharp in a suit.

You need to have 3 goalies or you'll wear them out in practice. I'd expect a spring signing (or walk-on). Is there somebody who wants to "Kollar" to Lamoureux's "Goehring"? I'd like to see a 15-8-3 roster. Based on dagies list that means I'd be looking for two forwards to sign in the spring. Why two forwards? If someone signs early that'll put the roster back to 14-8-3. (If Greene signed I'd move Marvin back to defense.) What this doesn't account for is if more than one non-senior leaves the team early. It seems that Hak has two forwards waiting in the wings (forwards, wings, get it? ) but for 2006. But I'm not running the team so I'll sit back and watch. However, if Hak's lookin' for low-cost roster advice ....

I've watched FSSN on Ch. 23 at home, Ch. 39 in Bismarck, Ch. 99 at a relative's place .... that's why quoting a channel number is dangerous. Look at the dropdown list in the link.

The latest forecast says "wet field, wet ball".