The Sicatoka
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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.
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Isn't Roseau in Canada.
Hakstol caused Roseau to flood .... wherever it is.
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Thank goodness they didn't do a replay of the radio presentation of "War of the Worlds." I'm afraid some of our posters might have evacuated town and headed for who knows where to get away from the invading aliens.
Hakstol is conspiring with the invading aliens!
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I keep seeing people talk about the main arena and the olympic rink. Which one does the hockey team play in ? Thanks.
REA is now really a three facility complex:
The Ralph - 11406 seats, 200x85 ice, primarily for hockey, can hold over 13000 for basketball
The Olympic Arena - maybe 1000 seats, 200x100 Olympic-sized ice, primarily for hockey practices (when going on road to play on ice that size) and some womens games
The Betty - about 4000 seats, basketball and volleyball
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Fabian is out (shoulder).
Sounds like Murray is out (leg).
We don't know Prpich's status (concussion).
UND's roster is only 14 forwards, 8 defense, and 3 goalies and that's including Lee Marvin as a forward.
If we need to put a defenseman or two up front just to have enough forwards, Marvin and Fuher make the most sense. Why?
First, because we are really short on left-shooting forwards (wouldn't you know Fabian, Murray, and Prpich are all southpaws) and Lee Marvin shoots from that side and has done a decent job up front so far. Next, if you have to play another D up front make it Fuher so Bina and Radke get some experience this year, because they'll have to be the core of the D next year (with Smaby).
PS - There's one other advantage to having Marvin and Fuher dressed as forwards: In case you need to bench a D-man for dumb penalties.
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Has anybody else noticed that you don't see bin Laden and Hakstol in the same room at the same time?
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What's the deal with the haircut? Does he go with Lucia to Great Clips?
Hair, schmair.
Hak's teeth are too straight and too white.
And what's the deal with all the coaches being over six feet tall. Somebody fix that too.
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And Sica, we know who that letter was mainly addressed to. Let's not kid ourselves.
I recall it pointing to all UND fans. Unfortunately, the easiest situations to point to are with students at home. Trust me, I've seen some questionable road behavior at times from UND non-student fans also. I'm glad the letter was written addressed to all.
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Trust me, it's not just the good ideas of the students that have been summarily ignored. I've tried and I'm just as invisible.
A new management regime is coming into place at REA with Todd Berning's departure. Would we have ever expected to see "comments@theralph.com" on the ring either of the last two seasons asking for inputs? There may be hope.
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I will probably be getting that letter in the mail as I joined the "F" The Gophers chant all night long
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The only thing they got out of it was that letter for the Minnesota series last year telling them to be good.
There were 11406 copies of that letter in the arena that night. It wasn't just the students being told "be good" as fans.
What is it that the students think they want? Seriously.
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I just don't think that having a great defense necessarily means that you have to have a conservative, predictable, low-risk offense. That kind of offense can work if you have superior talent, but if not, it's a problem.
The problem?
Running a non-conservative offense usually starts with a healthy, skilled QB.
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A leather seat in a $104 MM arena.
They ask you to respect the sight-lines of the other folks there watching the game.
They ask for a network TV vocabulary.
Horrible, just horrible.
(sigh) <--- That's me not even going to try.
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If I can sit in the stands, and based on personnel, know what UND is running, the other team is doing it too.
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In 2000, UND actually led the NCC in scoring offense with just under 34 per game (conference games only). This year, it appears that the offense will average under 20 per game in conference play, and will likely finish 6th in that category.
The 2000 team put up the points, but didn't they always leave you feeling like they just didn't get the key drive when the defense needed it? I felt like just a little more consistency at key times would have made 2000 more special.
With an unsettled quarterback situation, ...Dan Freund.
How can you go wrong with a QB named FreUND? no receivers returning next year with big stats, ...Sounds like this year. Clearly opportunity is there. Who steps up? Side bar: The receivers are small. If the QB needs a bigger target in key situations there are these guys called tight ends ....
the loss of the primary ball carrier of the past two years,This is my biggest concern area (especially after the injury to Alan Sundby).
and the need to replace two linemen,That's actually better than what we had to do this year.
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Schedule:
@ Maine x2
@ MSU-Mankato x2
Minnesota x2
@ BC
@ Northeastern
Win at home; split on the road theory: 5-3-0 or 0.625
Actual: 4-2-2 or 0.625
You'll understand why there's little wailing or knashing of teeth from this direction.
The better part: The team didn't get better as the season went along during the last two seasons, but other teams did. That proved to be UND's undoing. I'm hoping that changes this year and I see growth (individually and as a team).
PS - In the future, can't we get a someone like UMD to go along with us on these types of trips so we don't have to play a rested Northeastern squad after going full-tilt-boogie the night before against BC.
Proposed schedule:
Friday: UMD @ NE, UND @ BC
Saturday: UND @ NE, UMD @ BC
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It's not how you start,
it's not the 1-4-1 run in January,
it's about how the you grow individually and as a team through the season
and where you finish.
Signed,
The 2004 Denver Pioneers
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With Chucko's rep as a hard nosed player, I don't think he'd "turn away" from the net rather than charging right to the crease in front of the goalie, but he did make the skate turn to redirect the puck look innocent, anyway.
My thoughts exactly.
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Solid defense, inconsistent offense: 2000.
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I'm sure this is UND's fault also:
GAME NOTES: Attendance at the Silvio Conte Forum was 6,856 (capacity 7,884).Yup, #4 UND at #2 BC gets over 1000 empty seats.
Minnesota at North Dakota: 200 empty seats of 11406, arena 98.2% full.
North Dakota at Boston College: 1000 empty seats of 7884, arena 87% full.
Think INCH will pick that up?
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PS - Never panic. .... (And that's not sports advice, that's life advice.)
And it's time again for another episode of "Sports Advice or Life Advice?":
i had heard .... should we take action with roger?If you have a problem with someone, first make sure what you think you know really is fact by going to the person and asking. Stories do get crossed up. In this situation the question is perfectly in bounds. It goes to commitment to duties.
Try to resolve the situation at the most direct level.
Next, if you can't resolve the situation at that level, go to that person's boss. Ask that person to look into the matter. Ask them to compare what you were told versus what they know versus what they find when they look into the matter. If that doesn't get a resolution, go up one more level.
It's a pretty simple approach and it works just about anywhere.
The Administrator on this board has told us time and time again that folks within Hyslop Sports Center both read and post to this forum.
As the learned, wise, and aged PCM asks us, how will posting things like this anonymously make the situation any better? If you believe there is a problem deal with it head-on.
My answer to your question: Have you dealt with the matter head-on at the direct level?
The strong take on challenges from the front. The rest crank the rumor mill.
Thus endeth the lesson.
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your a idiot
Rats. Someone has finally figured out that I'm really Johnny Damon of the Red Sox "Idiot Brigade".
Need more proof?
"... weren't panicking at all,'' Damon said.PS - Never panic.Never panic.
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Now all that has to happen is that Kessel commits to Michigan (or better yet, although much less likely North Dakota) and the recruiting coup will be done.
Kessel being from the Madison area, I still think Buckie has as good of a shot as Michigan and both of those are probably better than Goldie's. I'd put UND as a very long long-shot.
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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.