The Sicatoka

Commence smiling. http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/wbball...RELEASE_ID=3318

Do you give predictions on lottery numbers too? http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/mbball...RELEASE_ID=3317

He became a Bronco (by transferring to Western Michigan). http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdispla...pid%5B%5D=23319

Campus actually has a significant number of trees. Of course, that there are more trees on campus than in the rest of Grand Forks County is a whole other story.

I pick up my handy-dandy UND all sports pocket schedule and what do I see: Minnesota Wisconsin Wisconsin-Green Bay Notre Dame Iowa Ohio State Denver Air Force Boston College Northeastern Connecticut Quinnipiac Vermont Canisius Peers indeed.

Considering the early signing period starts in under 24 hours .... "Gentlemen, start your fax machines!" UND should be pretty busy considering what they will (and may) have to replace: Brandt Canady, Fylling, Genoway, Massen, McMahon Fuher, Jones, Schneider and maybe Stafford or Greene (or others?).

(I also posted these observations in a different thread.) Anybody else surprised that they didn't swap the seeds to avoid the first round conference foe match-up? They do that in DI hockey, but apparently not here. UND, St. Cloud, Michigan Tech: the WCHA side of the DII football bracket?

Anybody else surprised that they didn't swap the seeds to avoid the first round conference foe match-up? They do that in DI hockey, but apparently not here. UND, St. Cloud, Michigan Tech: the WCHA side of the DII football bracket?

Moorhead Park Christian (or is he at Fargo Oak Grove)? If it's the Gunhus I'm thinking of it's one of those two Christian high schools.

I think rube means World Junior Championships games.

Excellent to hear!

All hail Diggler! (then genuflects toward the mark of Diggler, namely the Trucker Mustache avatar)

It's a great time of year. The early signing period is just around the corner.

Yup. He turned 20 in August.

Ask Maine fans about Paul Kariya.

"Advice"? I asked questions in this case. Got good answers for those? PS - Thanks for the "silence is golden" advice.

Doesn't everyone carry an (albeit shaky) Dutch to English dictionary with them? Son of Tony 'Calimero' Palmiscno signs with Flyers Vadeko Flyers have reinforced themselves with the Italian Canadian (Canadian?) Tyler Palmiscno. Tyler is the son of Tony 'Calimero' Palmiscino who formed a dangerous combination in the 1977-78 season for the Flyers with Leo Koopmans. The last four seasons Tyler played for the University or North Dakota (UND). In the distant past father Tony and uncle Steve played for UND and Tony ended up playing an important play role in the choice of his son. Tyler is beside Don Nichols and Robert Starke on the third line(?). Tyler, born on 27 December 1979 at East Grand Forks, says he's a hard working attacker who does not shun doing the dirty work to clean up. A very useful player for any team, which fit perfectly in a line with real goal getter on its right. He who the goal getter will become is not yet clear, President Gerd Lindemann is still in negotiation with the Oleg Timchenko. Did the best I could with what I had.

Bandwidth issues right now (and I generally avoid 'DAY for KVLY-TV and KFGO-AM). Hopefully later. Phil Harmeson's a pretty logic-based, but close to the vest, guy. If that's his sentiment he must have based it on something he's found. I guess I trust Harmeson's judgement. (He's never given a reason not to.) PS - I'm sure you knew this already: Harmeson is UND's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative and has the title "Special Assistant to the President of UND".

Let's say you have a good job already. A reporter, say married to someone looking for a job with the nearby big employer, asks you on camera, "Hey, I hear the big employer offered you a job." 1. How do we know what the reporter "heard" is reality? 2. If it is true, would either party, the employer or the person, want to admit it publicly when the offer hasn't been stated publicly? 3. How would answering the question affect the person's current employment status and co-workers? The question/situation has some feel of a "Would you like to put your foot into this open bear trap?" feel to it. How would you respond to such a question? I don't envy the position of Thomas or Harmeson right now.

Voting for mascots? Is a big douche or a turd sandwich a possible choice? (We'll find the 'South Park' fans pretty quick now.) PS - Sebastian is cool.

Hakstol caused Roseau to flood .... wherever it is.

I expect Bowenkamp has at least one more moment in him. It probably won't be as a QB but he'll make a play in another role (spotting) that will make a difference. If not that, it'll be as a mentor to a struggling QB.

Hakstol is conspiring with the invading aliens!