The Sicatoka

Someone burned paper in a fire pit. Sounds like we're missing a lot of 'news' from campgrounds every weekend. They found empty beer cans on a college campus. Next they'll tell us they found textbooks in a campus bookstore. However, I shall be alerting the ACLU about a "sacred" teepee on public grounds, on the campus of a public institution. Imagine if the "sacred" thing wasn't a teepee but maybe say a Christian manger scene or a Jewish menorah. Hey, this game is kinda fun.

I'd guess the big, ugly orange "I" or their "name mark" like on their football helments.

Sometimes you don't watch a movie for the screenplay.

I don't know if any of this is true or not, but, either way, the wise don't "go after" Mike Prpich. He can, uh, let's just say, take care of himself. Signed, Marco Peluso Minnesota-Duluth

My response is over here. Scroll to see it all. I think, after you see the photo, I win.

I can't believe you guys "dis" me for watching movies with scenes like this. They aren't dresses, but they are so tight. All those ladies are very fine .... dancers. They could "abduct" me.

I think you're confused with 3rd down at The Al (and I think it's BL Rivers over there). I don't recall Hennen ever doing that at either REA.

Yeah, but they've got a great wireless, broadband connection. "Fantasy" has a couple of .... messages. I wouldn't call either really 'hidden.' So forget all that you see, It's not reality, It's just a fantasy.

It's so easy and we've all missed it. I have many friends who "draft" their own football teams and "play" them in leagues throughout the NFL season. They try to pick the best of the best for their team and put them together. Those are called "fantasy" leagues. If you were picking from college hockey to form your team who would you want on your first line? Parise, Bochenski, Murray. And to note their speed down the ice, don't call them a "line," call them The Fantasy Draft They'd get special intro music for games that they start: The intro to the old Aldo Nova tune "Fantasy"

Oh there're some parts that are well worth watching. Kudos to the costume designers in that particular number.

Another just struck me. As an opposing player is going to the 'sin bin' (or maybe after Prpich "does" another guy like he did Peluso): He had it coming He had it coming He only had himself to blame If you'd have been there If you'd have seen it I betcha you would have done the same! -- from the Cell Block Tango in the movie/musical "Chicago"

I believe PCM is correct about warm-ups music. That's how it was "back in the day." Regarding music, I think they should grab clips from the middle of songs and not be tied to playing tunes from the beginning. They have the technology to create "situational clips" (and not kill us with too much volume at the start also). The key would be to have a good lyrical phrase with up-tempo music immediately with it. Some recommendations: When the other team is yapping about something to the ref: " ... a little less talk and a lot more action ... " -- Toby Keith " ... you're whinin', complainin', and pitchin' a fit; Get over it!" -- The Eagles There have to be other good combos. Discuss.

(I said it last week but way too late.) Either one sign or three (sequentially): Non-Factor! (pronounced: Noooooooon-fak-tore!) Three signs would be Non- Fac- tor! Perfect for both the penalty box glass and pre-game intros.

I'm surprised the defense (well at least a part of it) hasn't been tagged: The Matt Pack. I can see the poster now: Jones, Smaby, Greene standing on a blueline with menacing glares and nasty smirks. The caption would have to be the title of an old Sinatra or Dean Martin or Sammy Davis tune. Maybe: "Ring-a-Ding Ding" .... your bell. Who'd have believed that Matt Jones could be the smallest guy in any photo.

I'll let you look into that. I prefer the crackin' I see at REA.

Taylor is on the Midwest committee. Committee members have to step out of the conversations regarding their institutions, meaning they don't vote either. (I'm not sure if that's by rule or precident.)

The old arena could go from making standing next to a jet engine seem peaceful to so quiet that the visiting goalie would answer your taunts directly. The new arena is four times larger but with only double the people. You do the math. Complaining and telling others what they should do won't make it better. Do what I do: Cheer like mad and tell the rest of them that maybe next time they'd more prefer a ballet at the Chester Fritz Auditorium.

Catchy.

Just remember, with your answer to point 3, what goes around comes around.

You could call them what the other team's defensemen say when they pick up the puck and start coming down the ice at them, ... but I don't think that could be printed or said on the radio.

Ride the shuttle bus from one of the local pubs or restaurants, or park in the UND lot east of Columbia Road at University Avenue and ride the UND provided shuttle to the game. With the construction going on around REA parking is tough even for the locals who are parking savvy.

Gee, I thought (thinking back to Siembida coming in at Christmas 2001) - Big Ten rules didn't allow that (they apply to non-Big 10 sports at Big 10 schools) - only desperate coaches had to do that - goalies like that are rent-a-goalies or mercenaries. There must be a mistake.

Missed extra point. Yes. Dropped ball on 1st down in OT. Yes. One other factor caused NDSU to lose that game. In OT, on 3rd and 15 (because a run got stuffed for -5 on 2nd and 10), they took a delay of game penalty to make it 3rd and 20 and put them out of FG range. The first two weren't good but could have been overcome. The delay of game penalty broke their back.

I know you qualified that with a "new" (meaning excluding the existing DI hockey programs), but I think womens soccer might be right on the edge of worthy of being added to that list. The UND coach came from the Big XII and has said that the level of play at the top of the NCC is DI level.