The Sicatoka

Games are won in the trenches. Let's focus on establishing who the new offensive and defensive lines will be.

The student-athlete who led DII in catches in 2003 has a new hobby. I think he hung out with Jeff Glas too much.

With 97 catches for 1049 yards (the number of catches led DII) .... Willis Stattelman.

Knowing UND's history with TEs and basketball .... Matt Vanderpan!

... and that NDSU students should be aware, just as everyone should be aware. Heaven forbid me from trying to inform people of something that happened in their area. (Later it turns out that one of those 'attacks' was bogus.) On to a related subject: Right after the arrest in the Sjodin case a Level 3 moved to Thief River Falls. Now this meeting goes on Thursday. Can't we find a way to keep these offenders off the streets? PS - Make special note: I make no comment on city or address. PPS - I've probably ticked off another poster by mentioning TRF.

Is there an echo?

The Northport report is false. Doing that to that northside of Fargo community was wrong. I hope she faces the consequences for her actions. http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=46306 And gee tony, I lose so much sleep worrying about what you think of my writing style.

I felt like NDSU knew the play call for most of the game. That tells me that conservative has become predictable. I was waiting all season for - play-action on the "over the left guard" play, and - the pump and go (or pump and post to the single receiver away from the three-wides) on the bubble screen. As much as running those base plays moves the defense laterally, stretches them side to side, to the positions you want them in you also need to stretch them down the field.

Did I say anything false? So what's the issue? It happened outside Duluth as well during this time frame (but not as many Duluth fans read this board). Then ask my neice who goes to school outside the region about the lecture she got. I'm trying to say it can happen anywhere, even "safe" places, and people need to be careful. Period. PS - tony, for a guy so worried about conduct of posters, nice leading insult.

Put the puck on net during a powerplay and who knows what could happen. Signed, Colby Genoway December 14, 2003

How about a link that works better: http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsu...ews/7483024.htm

Take Mussman .... please (and his "over the left guard on first down" and "bubble screen on second down" offense).

Just when you think the NCC is getting it back together SDSU's women lose two to the NSIC and on the mens side NDSU 72 MSU-Moorhead 83.

Not as a natatorium. Not as a hockey facility. No further comments. Sorry. (I'd give away a good source.)

Well I'll be .... The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

Wha'-who-wha'? I've heard that but not much about it lately. You could be nice to guys who've had long weeks and refer to those by their common names. On a related note, I heard some really interesting talk about a possible future life for old REA (but not as a natatorium).

Ah, but possession is 9/10ths of the law.

(season's first game for both) Northern State 81 NDSU 59 (last night) UND 86 Northern State 54 I'm not even going to try to figure that one out because I sure didn't expect it.

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I explained the RPI. The bias there comes in how to weight the various percentages applied. Good teams in weak conferences want a big factor on WinPct and a small factor on OppWinPct. Bad teams in strong conferences want a small factor on WinPct and a big factor on OppWinPct. So, which is correct? The best answer is the Bradley-Terry methodology (called KRACH in college hockey), but because of the few games played in college football the methodology does not work. The answer is clear: Playoff. However, playoffs favor teams that don't lose late in the year .... like Oklahoma did.

Parise played with a strained MCL and you're letting a little bug keep you down? Soft. PS - You know I've complained about not having the show run on the whole Clear Channel North Dakota Fighting Sioux Hockey Network. If it did, I'd cover. Sorry.

It's not speculation when you know the history of the RPI formulas for college basketball and college hockey.

Anybody recall how many times the college hockey RPI formula has been tweeked in the last five years? My memory says at least two (new ratios, and then this "adder" stuff from last season). Trying to get a majority on something like this would make herding cats seem easy.

Last call boys. You worked hard to get here. What's it going to be? One by one.

OK .... then how to you weight them? WinPct is 50% OppWinPct is 35% OppOppWinPct is 15% or how about WinPct is 33.33% OppWinPct is 33.33% OppOppWinPct is 33.33% or how about WinPct is 75% OppWinPct is 15% OppOppWinPct is 10% or how about WinPct is 35% OppWinPct is 50% OppOppWinPct is 15% What the above is called is the Ratings Percentage Index, or RPI. Ask college basketball (and college hockey) about trying to find the right ratios (between WinPct, OppWinPct, OppOppWinPct) to find the best teams. Everyone has their own opinion, their own personal bias, as to what the right numbers ratios are.