The Sicatoka

So, off-season homework list: - getting everyone healthy and strong - resetting the team culture; personally, as a fan I will not stand for any off-field issues - seven mountainous, mean, nasty, villainous offensive linemen - finding a group of four starting LBs that actually combined weigh over 850 pounds (about 950 would be good) - having the young secondary reflect on their seasons (good and bad) and grow from there - having a real two-deep and start on a three-deep - figuring out how to go beyond the offensive White or Blue group plays*, and especially on first down *See NFL Challenge at 1:00 mark and 2:37 mark.

"We don't know that." IALTO.

How in the world did I miss this little ditty? Let me guess, Section C, page 6, bottom near the fold. The lead on this one was buried: "UND moved strategically before making Athletics cuts." OCR is in and out in six months. That's as short as OCR will ever go. UND had all the ducks in a row and was expecting this and completely prepared and ready. And that's exactly why Baker Donelson was brought in. PS - Brad ('cause I know you're reading this) - the last paragraph of your article where you quote the last paragraph of both letters, that is what you call "boilerplate legalese". That is standard form letter from OCR; they have to officially close the inquiry and its scope. That's worth reporting just as much as "sun rose in east".

When I did my "by class" counts I looked at names. Normally, I'd recognize most of the seniors and juniors and about half the sophomores. The redshirt freshmen? Maybe a couple names and the rest would be remembering back to signing day two years ago. This time through I swear most of the sophomores and redshirt freshmen names I recognized and could mentally hear Jack Michaels say their name in a game (or lineup). And there are a lot of true freshmen that fall into that same category.

You're just bidding things up.

Um ... pesky facts: Sr: 22 Jr: 18 So: 21 RFr: 15 Fr: 24

They used to be "ketchup and mustard". Now they're just more bloody stool and dehydrated urine.

A lot of Sargent County is done (based on a recent pass down that-a-ways). Tribe: In favor ("we are not mascots or tokens"). Red Tomahawk's family: not so happy. (There was an article I read somewhere I base that on.)

And the numbers are using the same font as the lettering.

Red Tomahawk (that's the name of the person whose silhouette is used) isn't coming off the cruisers quite yet; however, he is coming off the road signs.

Winning solves thousands of ailments.

Did he just realize that 30+ > 26?

Did injuries expose some questionable recruiting or Did some questionable recruiting lead to injuries

I remember Lennon with Muss as OC --> Predictable hyper-conservative offense.

Thinking more about this, I could argue at least two of them should be on the field for any given special teams play (assuming all five available and healthy).

Continuing with the random stats: The leading tackler was a 200 pound redshirt freshman linebacker. The first DL to show up as a leading tackler? Down the list at number 11. Above that are half LBs and half DBs. This defense is supposed have the LBs making the tackles. Of the 39 guys who made a tackle (defense or special teams) only 13 (yeah, just 1/3) played in all 11 games. Think about that: Guys good enough to be on the field on defense or special teams, only 1 of 3 was there every week (Flowers, Palmborg, Blubaugh, Carter, Shannon, Greely, Cieslak, Wilson, Nevermann, Greer, Holmen, Carr, Santiago). The leading interceptors (with a stunning 2 each) were a LB and a safety. The 300 pound Austin Cieslak came in with 1.

Doing some random scrolling through here: http://www.undsports.com//fls/13500/stats/football/2017/TEAMCUME.HTM?DB_OEM_ID=13500#TEAM.IND Santiago was the only punt returner for the season and only returned 11. Total offense? In only 4 games played, Zimmerman was fourth in total offense.

Our five best offensive weapons are 5, 11, 22, 31, and 33. No fewer than three of them should be on the offensive field at any one time.

Photos or it never happened.

When you sign up for something, either you're all in or you're a passenger, or worse, baggage. My boss doesn't look to me to only be available when convenient for me and he surely does not look for me to do things that shine poorly on me, my co-workers, or the organization. So I have to make choices and calls at times. Sometimes my priorities really do come in second. C'est la viv. You put on the big-boy knickers and deal. And before anyone says "work / life" balance, guess what, you can have that and still meet everything I just said. For these guys, it's school, YES, school first, then football (meaning being a good teammate also), and then the rest of the stuff. If you're doing something that puts your selfish self interest ahead of school or team you're baggage. You. Are. Baggage. This is where some'll say "these guys also need a life". Yes, they do, but they've chosen a life that needs to put (wait for it ...) school and team first. If you're doing something, anything, that takes away from those two it's time for some serious critical self-evaluation: Are you really in, or just enjoying the free clothes and status. All that said, if Bubba sees baggage, he either needs to demand it be checked at the door, or it needs to be kicked off the flight.

The more worrisome problem would be no one voicing any concerns. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.

Shhh...dammit...SHHHHHH!!!!!

I forgot about that. Click here to see a map of how the NCAA views Northeast, East, and Midwest.

Nothing to say Rudolph can't apply at UMary on his own ...