The Sicatoka

My apologies: I tried to merge two threads and merged in the wrong direction.

Just today's facts: - Under 1000 active cases in ND today - Under 50 hospitalized in ND today Source: https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases More specifically, the K-12 numbers (statewide): - 84 active student cases - 3 active staff cases https://www.health.nd.gov/k-12-school-dashboard Run it as a bubble (teams come in Wed and get insta-tested) if nothing else. But going to 75% capacity says they could easily play at REA. Do boys and girls on separate weekends (for no locker room moves).

Somewhere Hershel Walker smirks and blushes.

They really didn't have a reliable infield utility man. Now they do. That said, I hope he takes some fly balls also.

Any word from the league in that missed call?

After the whistle, two handed cross check to the head of a defenseless man laying on the ice ... no penalty? The league needs to review that ... both for player and officials sanctions. See: Rule 45. Too many dumb penalties. It looked to me like they were managing the defense to protect Frisch (back from injury) but get him back in game shape. Rieger got the minutes in "rugged journeyman" (aka refs letting it get out of control) times it seemed.

And I've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. < shrug >

Why the delay? Resurfacing?

Gotta wonder if there's some chirping by Kleven (Davies) toward Frisch (Moorhead) today. And you have to feel for Frisch's brother Grant (Spuds captain) -- not a lot of scorers on that team and a young defensive group other than him.

How'd you get the NCAA press release before it went out officially? Is that you Mark Emmert?

Are you a balding/bald, slightly paunchy, curmudgeonly old white guy who pontificates incessantly about poor officiating (and does nothing about it) and the size of goalie pads today? If so, you have a chance to be on the committee as historically that's the demographic. Oh, and you need to know the actual location and keypad code of the meeting room. Your only hint is: See my location at the left of this post. If you don't know, you don't know. Sorry. PS - It's Cohibas and Macallan this year since we haven't met in a while.

Like I've said, bust out the stogies and scotch -- we're pickin' old school!

The fishbowls at the piano bar were pure joy and pure evil.

Supper at Shangri-La. "Lose" it later at the Down Under.

That screams that the top regular season finisher gets a bye and only plays two games to a tourney title.

First loss by Moorhead to an ND team in over a decade.

Stand by for some PR wonk to tell us about the importance of the center of the W to have the same tip shape as the Washington Monument.

Well ... OK ... < gulp > @MafiaMan @MafiaMan @MafiaMan

@Blackheart Need a jersey review.

Were you walking past and it fell out of your pocket?

For those of you who've given up on ForumComm ... https://fightinghawks.com/news/2021/1/28/mens-hockey-nchc-makes-schedule-changes-to-first-two-weeks-in-february.aspx

You are "looking" west. There is a brick wall depicted on the south. That may be your old bricks. I just noticed what looks like mixed use housing northwest of the field on the east end of what today is a bridge to nowhere and a parking lot.

If the seniors keep performing like seniors should, yes, having someone who can run with 17 and 22 makes life miserable for teams looking to match (neutralize) against a your top scoring line ... so which is it? What I like more is 10 and 19 have found a new friend. This 27 fellow is channeling his inner Cole Smith. Me likey! And hidden in all that? 14 (a guy who'd center a top six line most places) is freed up to plug in as needed as situational specialist (faceoffs, PK) because of fourth line minutes. Need to shorten the bench late in a game? Move 14 up. Any word when we get 2 and 15 back? 4 and 20 are filling the roles versus CC, but I worry if they could handle top five teams.

I wonder if that's why the delay in selling DU series stubs.

We had a run of amazing FG kicking performance from 1998 to 2009 with Peterka to Glas to Hellevang*. Those guys are top 3 in most kicking categories. (You could argue Zeb Miller and Taubenheim as the two follow-ons from 2010 to 2017 continued the run). I miss that. We need that back. Don't believe me? See page 61 of 156 here: https://fightinghawks.com/documents/2020/9/3/Fall_Camp_Guide_2020.pdf *I'd forgotten he punted also. He's second all-time in average yards per punt.