The Sicatoka

Of today's top four (Mich, Minn, DU, and Mankow), Michigan scares me the least: Get out and get on them and get up one and see how the handle the pressure of UND rolling four and having to chase. After last year, I fear MSU-Mankato may be on a mission.

Personally, I'd be good with a regional final where Nick Portz skates stride for stride with Matty Berniers to the corner, where Carson Albrecht teaches him about the boards and checking, and Griffin Ness picks his pocket clean, again. And all the while the announcers blather on about how surprised they are that Owen Power might only be the third or fourth best defender in the game. I could watch and listen to that game.

Might I suggest ... https://www.iheart.com/live/961-the-fox-1681/

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Re: The Timeout Game I was sitting in a bar/restaurant in Fargo having dinner and wearing UND gear. At the bar were some loutish baffoons in the wrong shade of green and what was at that time called stream yellow. And they were suddenly Gopher fans at 3-0 Moldin' Rodents and more than willing to let my party know it. When the game tied up I bought them each a beer with the note, "Drink fast, you'll need the mug to catch your tears."

Today's reminder: Ralph played hockey. To expect his heirs to support else is unrealistic* ... unless you expect Phil Jackson to start supporting women's soccer. *but greatly appreciated should they choose to do so

McGarry wasn't going for public sentiment; she has a "seat" at ira's "virtual" table and was opening what was going on to public scrutiny. (And I think she missed the mark in that case.)

Looking back, I think it was a law firm doing retirement planning sessions. It was something called Morgan Wallen. Sounds like Edward Jones or Raymond James.

He's no "Cindy" but he was a Cindy.

I don't know, I'm asking: Could the portal be a result of these kids (what they are) having played on a new AAU/traveling team every two years? Changing teams like socks seems normal to them. Long-term commitment is a foreign concept. The portal is just an extention of "normal change" to them. (And this applies to BB and hockey.)

They do. The delay might have something to do with 25000 "impaired" tourists who just spent two plus hours at "Bob's Country Bunker*" and who just walked out into atmospheric and road conditions that caused a 25-car chain reaction collision on I-29. *"We have both kinds of music: country and western."

Grand Forks need an underpass (no ramps*) at 17th Avenue South to access the industrial park and to provide a "to the west" outlet for Alerus Center. *see 40th Ave S in Fargo

If Matthews had man'd up and just dropped the gloves, he: is so much bigger he'd have rag-doll'd that guy, would've sent a message to the next one thinking about giving a big cross-check to him, and probably would not have been suspended. This hurts me deeply to say, but Crosby handles things like that better than Matthews. Sid will drop 'em and defend himself.

Might I suggest turning down the TV volume and listening to radio (Hennessy) using https://www.learfield.com/sync-my-game/ .

Is it wrong to cheer for WMU and Minnesota so UND and DU are both 2-seeds?

Sorry, had a minor lapse thinking the NCAA was logical and just. My bad.

SHhhhh … @Oxbow6 can hear you … but you’re 100%.

There’s a really chance that the NCAA “east” will be represented by Q’piac, UMass, UM-Lowell, N’eastern, and AIC this year and the other ELEVEN all come from west of the “Midwest” regional in Pennsylvania … heck, that “east” would be all east of the Albany, NY, regional.

I had old 81 all to myself last night. I was going as fast as the interstate (can see it) but no cars in ditch, no wreckers, no stoppages. Heard about wreck between Hillsboro and Alton (MM 102) so stayed on 81 to Grandin then went more normal routes.

HEA going to “one game” tournament is interesting: - more prototypic of what is coming - less wear on the teams before the NCAAs

You mean Gabinet will have to coach and not just grouse?

Say UND and DU meet at the X: would UND still be sent to Loveland a week later?

You assume a great deal, such as UND being interested (the president removed him) and the player wanting to go back to where he was booted.

Here’s hoping for a DU/UND final at the X Saturday. Why? I’d doubt the NCAA would set up a hard rematch a week later in the Regional in Loveland.

Way too early 2022-23 predictions: - teams that kept a whole batch of super seniors (SCSU, WMU, UMD) will drop a place or two next season - CC will be next season’s big riser in the standings: that system they play is reminiscent of Mankato in the late 1990s, a total counter-punching lockdown.