The Sicatoka

Mr. Britt, Welcome. Kindly leave the shiny silver helmet at SHU. However, you have been requested by @geaux_sioux to bring the fishbowl with. Signed, Your new friends in North Dakota

100%. Nothing from 130 (Thompson) to 138 (32nd Ave) is abhorrent. It's a growth hindrance. The King's Walk area needs access. Period. Also, even a "gopher hole" (underpass, no access ramps) at 17th Ave S (Alerus Center) would be a help to grow the industrial park and rest of 42nd St.

You mean the mayor, a city leader, ... leads? Been a while since GF's had that.

I wonder if this is a "tell" on why whoever played last season. Did the coaches believe we were being shoved around and tried to go as big as they could most nights? Last year it was 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, ... 5-10, 5-9, 5-9, 5-8, 5-8. (from UND roster) Now it's 6-1, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3, ... 5-10, and maybe 6-2. (from Elite Prospects)

He handled the FuFeng fiasco as well as anyone could. He was trying to bring jobs and industry but also knew when the fight was no longer worth the effort. But, yes, as @geaux_sioux points out I hear more about "do" than photo ops (like the last guy).

The name Schlossman floated yesterday (a one year rental) signals they think someone besides Strathmann and Jubenvill will be ready in a year. And it seems we have a list.

As an around town 40-80 miles per day machine it's an F150 Lightning with a different word.

Britt (LH D) would be a one-year rental. He played two at the Q and two at SHU. He played juniors with the Aberdeen Wings and won a Clark Cup with Sioux Falls. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/201459/logan-britt

The original bill was $24M. The other side wanted $0. Compromise was $10M. Burgum vetoed the $10M bill saying it should've been $24M.

From what I read the grant of (media) rights the ACC has is as tight of a contract as you'll find and will be hard to get out of.

The ND governor vetoed the school vouchers bill this legislative session. It would've given dollars to ND residents to send their kids to ND private schools. Now Riverside backs out of moving to ND. I'm shocked. Or not. Two of the biggest sponsors of the bill were from Grand Forks.

And their bottom six all just became UFAs. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/mapleleafs

Sounds like the villain in a James Bond movie.

MoiSt is shopping itself ... to the south. McFeely is click baiting NDSU folks. That is all.

@FSSD does your magic spreadsheet have BSC and MAC and MWC data?

If running 16F is still in the thoughts, is that a signal that Montgomery still might not be 100% reliable (health-wise).

What they bring in as 8D will tell us what they think now of McInnis and Ausmus in a year. Pehrson and Pyke --> Strathmann and Jubenvill (fall '24). Bring in 8D as one year rental and it shows they're thinking Ausmus or McInnis will be ready. Bring in a guy with more than a year left and it's a different story (and Ausmus and McInnis come fall '25). An 8D with two years left would not surprise me.

What? You didn't like sitting three to a space for two in the bleachers in an arena with temperature somewhere between "sauna" and "purgatory"? The Al is far better for commencements than Hyslop could ever be.

Spring commencement is normally 4x or more of Winter commencement. If you can hold Winter in the CFA at no rental cost, you do. The Alerus doesn't do yesterday for free.

The "C" would've been Frisch had he stayed. My guess from most to least likely is Gaber, LouieJam, Schmaltz. Pehrson and Pyke have to prove a ton (build relationships and trust) over a summer and fall camp to garner consideration even through they come in with solid history. Remember: Connor Ford came in as a former BGSU captain and didn't get a letter until circumstance nearly forced it during second half.

A pod cast and live radio ... definitely not the same.

Call Ryan Reynolds and his pals and put a group together to get the Saskatoon franchise if you think it's a winning proposition.

Toronto needs to tear it all down, GM, coach, roster. Trade assets that'll be FAs in a year or two now and get pieces to build a roster that's more than four guys*. Market, interest, media, Toronto should be the New York Yankees of the NHL; instead they are the Minnesota Twins. *They have $40M tied up in four guys and nearly $50 in five. That's not functional if they don't perform when it matters.

Tell me you don't understand balance sheets without telling me you don't understand balance sheets. There aren't 16 Canadian markets to support teams. The #16 market is Saskatoon ... which is FMWF sized.

Saw the photo of UND graduating student athletes yesterday and two big GPAs were in the back row (Frisch, Caulfield).