The Sicatoka

With video today, there are no mysteries save for what happens off-ice away from the cameras. And even then ...

Now I might be hallucinating, or recalling a nightmare, but wasn't UND after a well known horror film director's son at one time, but not sure he even committed.

Don't panic! Just data ... I'm sure @nodak651will get lost in the numbers here. https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2022/4/25/transfer-portal-data-division-i-student-athlete-transfer-trends.aspx

Video or it never happened.

But as you say ... it's where the donor wanted the money to go. One doesn't have to agree with it, or even like it, but it is the world we've made for ourselves.

Does any of this matter in a world of open-enrollment? Give me a PowerBall win and I can load up any HS school I choose using "Sicatoka NIL" funds to HSers.

You're talking in a bit of a circle: You say a practice facility would help a program ... and then take one away from hockey? Hockey uses the Olympic for off-season work and training and camps and prep for big rinks and when the main sheet is otherwise unavailable (like a concert last weekend). The plan is to have a game facility and a practice facility for the Ralph and the Betty. See page 11/25.

Way back I was presented more than once with the notion of how wonderful (ND parochial HS) would be for my personal and academic development (over my public school) ... and of course they also offered (sports/activities) and they assumed I'd keep pursuing those as I had ...

Only one is objectively measurable to base classification by.

Enrollment doesn't lie.

My pure guess: - They could have the softball field done for spring 2024. A field and grandstand is not a strenuous project. - They'd start on MVII after MVI was completed, or as each phase completes (steel, concrete, HVAC/elec/plumb, finish work). It'd make a lot of sense. All the trades to build apartments are already "there" (half a block away). If you've worked with contractors you know 1/3 the price is set up, 1/3 is the work, 1/3 is tear down. Get a second "work" in for the setup/teardown costs and the price gets better.

He's bounced around too much lately. He hasn't stuck anywhere. The red flag inched further up the pole with this. This NDSU gig better be sticky for him; that, or he needs to be studying for his insurance sales license on the side.

So UND poached him from SIU and WIU?

This calendar year Miami has played six games and scored two goals (and one of those was a PPG v UND in garbage time). Even terrible offenses should muster two GPG on average. Miami is short ten goals by that standard. Here's hoping they find them in St. Cloud. PS - Miami's remaining is brutal: SCSU, Omaha, UMD, WMU.

Pierre left on good terms (to law school at UND). He's a portal entrant I'd consider taking back, and apparently so will the coaches.

Magic 8 Ball says: Don't bet against it. I could see Toews in WPG, VGK, or COL.

Someone not picking up the project, or FuFeng not going somewhere else, would each be "tells".

One more thought: When a potential adversary is doing something so obvious and overt ... why? Because it's a distraction to what else they're doing.

If you don't know China has satellite capabilities and electronic interception capabilities as good or better than the US you've not been paying attention. They didn't need an antenna at a corn plant to spy on GFAFB. ... or a balloon over Montana. They can sit up in geosynchronous orbit and listen and watch all day. The next obvious question is Cirrus ... owned by a subsidiary of the Chinese government-owned AVIC.

We know what TB12 said. I still think he'll be starting QB for a Pacific time zone team this fall.

AM 1100 The Flag reporting Dunn's passing also. Over the Christmas break Dunn did some TV work with Jody Norstadt and Midco covering HS games at the tournament held at The Lights in West Fargo. For two guys that had never worked together they were smooth. It's a compliment to professionalism to both. Dunn will be missed on UND and KFGO. Condolences to his friends and family.

He was in the December signings (28 players).

Interesting that Head's school tweeted that. His personal Twitter? ... https://twitter.com/AmariHead Or it could be as simple as ... "paperwork" ...

He should've walked away with Trophy #7 and been done. Peyton Manning, John Elway, and even Bunny HC Stig were smarter on that one: go out on top.

+4 -> LBx2, WRx2 https://fightinghawks.com/news/2023/2/1/football-fighting-hawks-round-out-signing-class-with-four-signees.aspx