The Sicatoka

... smile at the other team's QB's mom before the game and say, "Sorry, but not sorry for what is coming his way."

Offer me 2-2 before the SCSU series and I'd have drove it like I stole it.

Does anyone else see "WMU" and think "wham-oo" (rhymes with Shamu) in their head?

@stoneySIOUXI hope you're right, but as Mark Twain used to enjoy pointing out there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

I may be in the minority on this, but I consider a fat, juicy rebound a defensive lapse. Controlling rebounds is that defender's job. A rebound's net effect is no different than a defenseman in the slot fanning on a clear or going "tape" to the other team with a pass.

Translated: defensive lapses.

Schlossman is talking "xG"" -> expected Goals (for). Is there an "xGA" (expected goals against) and how's that looking? That should be ugly given the consistent defensive lapses.

How does one get seven years? Covid, sure. Extra year due to injury?

Golytely? It's a lie! A total misnomer! I have family history. I've had two. Both were early (pre-cancerous) catches. Now to make you ALL cringe: I did them both ... without sedation. (Not a fan of the drugs they use.) That, friends, is buy-in and dedication to a belief and a process. Find those people.

Depends on which "portal" you refer to. And if you're prep-ing for a particular portal, Depends may be recommended.

His potential FOURTH school? Seriously?

I can drive to Dassel or Dilworth or Duluth without a map but gonna need the GPS for Dawson, MN. Dawson, ND? I'm good. Can we get the young man from Dawson, MN, to Grand Forks is the question.

If you had "in 30 minutes or less" on a China reference please proceed to a window and cash your tickets.

The Knight Commission (financials in college athletics) met recently and some DI Transform committee members were also there. https://www.knightcommission.org/2022/12/knight-commission-challenges-university-presidents-to-act-on-transformational-reform-of-division-i-sports/

The "luggage he's bringing" Neon refers to is this guy: https://gojsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/shedeur-sanders/2077

You forgot Hain's reverberating cross bar shot.

Late bloomer?

I can see Romfo and going to a much more RPO look for a game. I could see a QV game plan for a game. I'm not sure where Feeney is at and could he take over for multiple weeks. That's why we need Jerry Kaminski on campus as the future QB.

Assuming a 90 man roster of a team, the equivalent of the entire MVFC went into the portal just yesterday.

Grass is always greener ... over the septic field?

You can report attendance by "actual" or by "paid". Section 20.10.9.3 in here: https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D123.pdf

Allow me a wildly optimistic take: The staff knows they've been fading late in seasons recently so they are intentionally not hammering down early in the season to leave more in the tank come March. It'd be a dangerous balance with little margin for error but large potential payoff.

People want to see the home team win. (It's always nice when the home team wins.) Folks showed for ACU expecting a win; SDSU wasn't the same expectation.

It took Hak a while to figure that out. I believe "Judy's" was the fulcrum point. You'd think a more chronologically senior person (with kids older than his players) would have that figured out by now.

What I saw that really disturbed me last weekend was the little stuff: "Shorting" passes "Shorting" clears It's like sticks were made of soft pasta or the puck weighed 500 pounds. And then the other mistakes, like not taking the easy clear or trying to make one more pass instead of firing.