The Sicatoka

Folks, Massey is analytic. UND went up last week in Massey after a loss because of a good opponent raising UND’s strength of schedule. This week, a win, but overall strength of schedule fell because of the week opponent. Net effect was an overall drop in ranking this week.

To save time, what is the single, as in in one, best argument that gets EWU into the playoffs.

The committee is seeding 2019 teams into a 2019 bracket. Last year should mean nothing this year: That team is not this team. A ‘pedigree’ argument means one has nothing else to use as the case for a team for this season. lf pedigree matters Eastern Kentucky (6-5) should be pleased as their 21 all-time playoff appearances should be pedigree enough to get them in this season.

Yo Tex, a 7-5 EWU would only have six DI wins and their best win per Massey Ratings would be over UND. Pedigree.

Schuster's played in now 2 of 4 allowable games. Skokna has played in 4. Gee was unavailable yesterday. That probably answers that; and, I'll predict Skokna won't dress the rest of the year. My question on RBs is: Has anyone seen Austin Gordon?

I'm waiting for the FCS Massey Ratings to update to get a feel for what truly transpired yesterday.

In the trade, they call that "the money shot".

And it’s since updated. And now other teams that lost have the marker by them. Computer systems need time to replicate data and update interfaces.

I believe the arrow is actually offensive possession.

I’m going to be kind and call this the post Weber hangover. They got the win so they are still alive. But next week must be decisive as it’ll be the most recent thing on the committee’s mind.

We need a coaching staff that isn’t afraid to win by a noteworthy margin.

We need a kicker who’ll make the field goal to go up three scores.

I followed this one on the UND WBB Twitter account. Based on that it was what I call a "bad undapantz" game: They kept creepin' up to the very end; but, things came out OK.

Even this CapFriendly sheet isn't as ugly as Minnesota's, and this one ain't pretty when you look at it.

Will that clear out $20 million in cap space for a retrofit? The only "out" of this for the Wild is a buy-out or two or three, or ... They need to be calling the cap space teams and doing a trade, for example: Suter, a 2021 second round pick, and Wild retain half of Suter's salary for a used puck bag and a coach's whistle missing the pea*. *If you want the whistle with the pea that's a 2021 first round pick (instead of the second round pick).

< mic drop >

Ah yes ... the true inverse of the "Ginger or Mary Ann" deliberation.

All of the Minnesota Wild's problems are spelled out here.

< cough > .... Costello? ... < cough-cough >

Yahoo's response:

New reality.

Was Brett Favre on the plane?

... and cash? ... and a player to be named later? ... and a conditional draft pick in a future draft?

OK, you got me there. Bast doesn't age out in 2020 (assuming his team isn't carrying too many over-agers). My brain was using "2021" in the math for some reason.

The Schloss has spoken. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4769533-Signing-Day-arrives-but-three-UND-hockey-recruits-wont-be-inking-Letters-of-Intent And "who's your Budy, who's your friend" ... (somewhere Toby Keith cringes). https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4769868-Despite-WHL-offer-Brendan-Budy-stays-course-and-signs-with-UND