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Blais was on KKXL this morning. At the risk of causing more havoc .... He kidded Tim and Swyg about baiting him last time. REA is just another arena now and that's a good thing. Less of a distraction. (It was more of a distraction than we understand I guess.) He wants to get the team on the road because he believes that's where a team comes together. An "us against the world" mentality comes about when you travel. It's "Meet the Sioux" hockey team night. He went to the Sioux/Bison VB match over the weekend. He said that he didn't realize that those could be so much fun. He'll be at Fargo at Sioux Boosters at the Kelly Inn today. That's where people eat lunch and the coaches stand up and make excuses. He said they normally get about 100 at those but it's Sioux/Bison this week so there may be more. He's going to fill time because Dale Lennon may be a little busy this week. The hockey team was young last year and there wasn't enough (what they had was good, but not enough) leadership to go around. That's not a problem this year. He figured the team is at least a month ahead of where it was last year in that area. He figures the defense is solid. The forwards are going to score some goals and provide offense. He sounded concerned with goaltending. He said that no one (Siembida, Brandt, Sofie, Marc Ranfranz) has established themselves as the top guy. He also said he figured Siembida and Brandt were the most in front right now but that seems to change day to day. He also gave the best job description of a goaltender that I've heard: Stop the puck. Mostly he sounded like he wants to get this team on the road so it can completely focus on the job ahead.

Nice form, JBB. Do you always question the injury status of student-athletes? Let's try this instead: Are we sure Klabo and Murphy are hurt? I heard a rumor that they were embarrassed to come on the field with that team. That's not my normal form, but I feel it appropriate to read a page from your own book to you. How do you like it? Nice, eh? PS - That photo that Diggler uses is Grand Forks Red River graduate and Fighting Sioux defenseman Andy Schneider. http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/mhocke...p?PLAYER_ID=488

Oh woe, oh woe, Kelby didn't win the "Golden Arm" again. (roll eyes here) He'll have to take solice in being the NCC (Co-) Offensive Player of the Week: 100+ passing, 100+ rushing, 100+ handing to Mahmoud, and a win in the State of SD. I guess not every QB had that nice of a trip to SD last weekend.

If you say it on a public airway you know someone is going to hear it. If you put it out there someone will recapture it, even in paraphrased form. Believing otherwise is naive. The last thing I'd ever call Coach Blais is naive. If he didn't want it out there, he wouldn't have said it.

That InsideCollegeHockey.com site has "fan site" written all over it.

Sioux hockey fans (well, the under 40 crowd for sure and maybe more), you may see something strange, foreign to you, in the near future. You'll see a Sioux jersey with number 12 (retired after the tragic death of Sioux All-American junior forward Terry Casey in 1966) on the ice for the Fighting Sioux. A member of the womens team will be wearing 12. http://www.fightingsioux.com/sports/whocke...p?PLAYER_ID=767 To you that wear the jersey, and especially that jersey, make Terry proud.

Sounds like Kelby Klosterman (throwing shoulder) may be out for the Bison game on Saturday. Yeah, the Bison may have lost their last three (UC-Davis blew them out in CA, Augie got them in FargoDome, and USD got them in 4 OT in Vermillion), but I believe they are probably in "caged animal" mode right now. They need something to build on. So how good is QB John Bowenkamp? Can he do the job? I've only seen him in mop-up jobs for Klosterman. Will Chris Beatty be back so Riza Mahmoud won't have to carry the load all by himself? Where's Adam Roland for that matter? (Schwenzfeier got one carry last week. What's that say?) My prediction: Both teams sell out to stop the run and dare the other to pass: Smash-mouth football like you've never seen it. Bring the extra face masks for the helmets and buy the aspirin bulk. If Kelby were available I'd really like UND's chances. I'm not very confident with Bowenkamp or Joe "The Rifleman" Wilson at the helm. It's a tough spot for them to be thrown into (first start, on the road, at NDSU). Of course, the toughest steel comes out of the hottest fires (and that's your cliche for the week). Will Shad Carney get any looks in practice this week? If he really is as good as touted when he was recruited why not have his coming out party now? Prediction: Bison by 2. Total Points: Under 34.

Pure speculation by me but I'm sure radio (Hennessy) will be there and if they are there it's just a matter of flipping a couple of switches to create the 'net feed.

In it? Heck, I'm my local chapter's Executive Director and Exalted Commissar! Just joining gets you the "Welcome to The Inner Circle of Power." Looking to open up a chapter?

Yes, McFeely loves to ruffle feathers, but no, he's far from a Sioux fan. But I'm still waiting for someone to annouce that Mike McFeely is the newest member of .... The Vast Fighting Sioux Conspiracy Welcome to the Inner Circle of Power

As usual, it's in an obvious spot in the Herald. http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/s...rts/4200808.htm

U2Bad1: You mean that quote? The Punch Imlach Tourney is October 11 and 12. Patience.

I believe Anchorage was pegged for the nine spot which means that Michigan Tech was probably pegged for ten.

Hey, those of you in GF, Coach Blais will be on KKXL (1440 AM) with Tim and Swyg at 8:30 am on Tuesday, October 1. Which of you is going to provide a transcript?

Nine? Not intending to be negative, but I think even that number is low. It's like every goalie had the wide pipes out for him. He got some bad pipes/breaks all last season. I've long believed that things average out over time. I hope I'm right.

Ah yes, the 'other' ND. So, if Parise is #3, who are 1 and 2?

Any of us ever rib a guy for something like that? Ne-e-e-e-ver. So, do they call him "Notes" because of his last name or because of the musical tunes he seem to play off the net: p-ting, dong, tink! Someone should tell Jason about pro golfer Gary McCord's theory about hitting out from in the trees: He says he aims for the tree because that way he's sure he'll miss! He also says if he does hit it he can claim perfect aim!

I recognize Parise and Genoway. Tim Wallace?

I'm sure this was written by that anti-NDSU Grand Forks Herald. Uh, nope. Oops. From The Sunday Forum: http://new.in-forum.com/columnists/article...ist=mikemcfeely Mike McFeely column: The Bison are one bad football team The Forum - 09/29/2002 The best way we can put North Dakota State

Ah yes, NDSU's College (shouldn't that be tri-college because of the close ties to Moorhead and Concordia?) of Nursing. I should have known.

bisonguy: Isn't the minimum 7M/7W (or 6M/8W)? I thought NDSU was 8M/8W today.

To Jim's point: Check out http://www.ndsu.edu A picture of a person with a stethoscope? (It was on 09/28/02 at least.) The Medical School is at UND. Why is NDSU portraying such an image? Could it be insecurity? Oops, more questions. It was this photo: http://www.ndsu.edu/images/main/majors2002....photo_main.jpg

About Fabian: I'm not so sure he was recruited as much as he publicly stated that he plans to play at UND. In either case, what a wise lad he must be.

JBB: "Questions with questions?" I used two question marks. I answered one of the questions for you. The other usage was more of a statement of disbelief than a question. 'jimdahl' asked two questions as well, but, functionally, the questions were the same. So, you've been asked one question and appear to be upset by it. Have they stopped teaching grammar and critical reading skills at NDSU? Oops, sorry. That's another question.

http://www.redpepper.com Mmmmmm, now I'm hungry.