The Sicatoka

More about regionals and the selections: http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/4253149-number-regional-bids-dwindles-und-takes-advantage

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/4252878-kennedy-says-supporters-finding-60m-endow-womens-hockey-unrealistic Baseball couldn't swing what they needed. It looks like men's golf won't make it either. And for those saying $60 million is too much: You want to live of the interest. Right now, 4% rate of return (interest) is safe. You don't want to eat into the $60 million principle. $60M * 4% = $2.4 million annual budget <-- that's what WIH had been running $60 million might be low. Stuff. Costs. Money.

Go Cats?

Can you assure me that you'll ensure it never happens, or can I insure against that? Then again, that's asking a lot as they're set in their ways over there.

Sally Struthers? Is that you?

Like about double.

I'm at a level in Champions Club where I can buy four at REA. They only let me buy two in Scheels this year.

Thank heavens you spelled grammar correctly; otherwise ...

See you at the next club meeting.

You heard the nails on the chalkboard too, eh?

You forgot to sign your note. I took care of it for you.

Wichita (31) leaves, what's that do for Illinois State (33)? And when did Drake fall through the floor?

The German engineers I took to dinner ordered "hefeweisen" ... of course it was probably understood they wanted beer given where we were. No further comment. Then again, a different night they ordered "liebfraumilch".

Athletic programs cutting in 2017 (update 2) -- Savanna State dropping to DII: http://www.wjcl.com/article/breaking-savannah-state-athletics-to-drop-to-division-ii/9269304 UNM dropping M/W skiing Missouri St dropping field hockey and cutting all other athletic programs 7%-12% U Buffalo dropping M baseball, M soccer, M swim & diving, and W rowing North Dakota dropping M/W Swim and Diving and women's ice hockey Boise State dropping wrestling S Illinois dropped men's and women's tennis Stony Brook dropped men's tennis

2018 Regionals: Host UND to its host site "Hawks" Falls -- 320 miles MW regional (Allentown) to NE regional (Worcester) -- 275 miles* *Bridgeport, East regional, is on the road between the two.

I'm surprised that didn't get one of the two years.

And there it is: Some folks did bid ... but on-campus (rolling those dice).

That's a pretty big roll of the dice. Concordia could put in a bid to host in the Moorhead Youth Arena and by policy the NCAA would take that over UND@REA in a two-bid situation.

I Pine for Nine ... and have a Yen for Ten.

I thought Omaha was putting in something for Century Link (or whatever they call it today).

How bad were the 2018 and 2019 West and Midwest bids if the same two schools host both (and one of them in the same arena twice!). All I can figure is the rest of the B1G deferred to PSU. But the rest? I'm confused.

2018 RegionalsNorth East: DCU Center, Worcester (Holy Cross)East: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport (Yale and Fairfield)West: PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls (UND)Midwest: PPL Center, Allentown (Penn State) 2018 Championship Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MY (Minnesota) 2019 Regionals Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence (Brown)SNHU Arena, Manchester (UNH)Scheels Arena, Fargo (UND)PPL Center, Allentown (Penn State)2019 ChampionshipKeybank Center, Buffalo NY (MAAC)2020 ChampionshipLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, (Michigan State and Detroit Sports Commission)2021PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburg, (RMU and SportsPITTSBURGH)2022TD Garden, Boston, (Hockey East and Mass Sports Marketing Office)

It's official. Hawks Falls, South Dakota. Alert their city council.

Anything west of I-95. Signed, East Coast Bias