The Sicatoka

Nah. The Wild's fail surprised me. I expected them to make the epic comeback, win game five, and then go to Bridgestone and get obliterated. That would be more the Minnesota pro sports pattern: At the darkest hour give a shining glimmer of hope, only to completely and utterly dash it with a drop straight into sports obliteration Hell.

We both had WAS in 5; it was WAS in 6. One slot so both +1 End of the first round, The Sicatoka leads Ray77 26 to 31. Ray77: Please check my math.

Ray and I both had BOS in 6; it was OTT in 6. BOS 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 4 OTT That's 3 slots, wrong team, +6 for both. The Sicatoka: 25 Ray 77: 30

Ray and I both had EDM in 7; it was EDM in 6. We both take a point: Ray 24, me 19.

Ray had NYR in 7; I had MON in 7; it was NYR 6. Ray missed by a slot, 1, so totals 23. I missed by two but wrong team, so +4, for 18.

Ray had MIN in 6; I had STL in 6; it was STL in 5. MIN 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 4 STL I missed by one slot (+1) so I'm at 14. Ray missed by 4 but wrong team so +8, so he's at 22.

Maple Leafs ... fallen. Welcome to Round Two ... WAS v PIT OTT v NYR STL v NAS ANA v EDM

Bruins ... hibernated.

Yup. But remember: They targeted having the endowment generate $1 million annually. UND WIH needs $2 million annually based on the FY16 NCAA report. Thus, you need double the endowment: $60 million. Don't get lost in the details: ASU said $30 million to generate $1 million annually. UND WIH needs $2 million annually, so $60 million. Don't blame me, it's ASU's numbers.

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Dickinson State is looking at closing down: two sports their nursing program an academic department Because of an $8.8 million (30%) cut by the state legislature. http://www.inforum.com/news/4254978-dickinson-state-funding-proposal-likely-flashpoint-late-session Everyone is feeling this pain; some are publicly admitting it.

Arizona State estimated they needed a $30 million endowment in 2015, but with half the operating budget: Source: http://www.houseofsparky.com/2015/4/19/8448887/asu-arizona-state-hockey-ncaa-division-i-masters-thesis-sun-devil I'll say it again: UND WIH's operating expenses were more than DOUBLE the estimated ASU number of $1 million; thus, double (at least) the estimated ASU $30 million endowment. There is your $60 million. Next question. Somebody tweet that little factoid, or this link (to this post) to her.

As I've shown already, UND WIH's operating budget was nominally $2.4 million (expenses). A $60 million endowment at 4% interest would generate that. If you don't understand that math (meaning not just 0.04 * $60M, but how you operate an endowment) you should raise your game first, and then complain to the former CFO of Macy's.

It took a $90 million donation at Penn State.

Canadiens ... Anglicized Sharks ... Martin Brody'd

He is being subjective. Journalists should be objective.

Wild ... ... ... domesticated.

They don't list indoor and outdoor track separately but those are separate teams. Thus what you see is really 8 mens / 8 womens.

They're too close to Chicago. They'll always look east. Their dream is the MAC.

Dear Dan, Thanks for your interest in UND Athletics. We've been moving to an alignment that looks more like NDSUs. The Same -- NDSU: FB, MBB, WBB, VB, WSB, WSOC, "The Six", WGolf, MGolf UND: FB, MBB, WBB, VB, WSB, WSOC, "The Six", WGolf, MGolf The Differences -- NDSU: Wrestling, Baseball UND: MIH, M/W Tennis, WIH, M/W S&D, So, yes UND has M/W Tennis. Seems balanced there so let's forget Tennis for now. Now the questions: Does MIH at UND balance out both Wresting and Baseball at NDSU? By participants, opportunities? Surely not. More importantly, should one smirk and feel glee about a Title IX investigation (that I welcome), but instead, should one be asking, "Why did UND have that happen only when they moved to look like NDSU?" So, should you really be happy? The NDSU model triggered an investigation at UND. You should be hoping that UND comes away with no findings, or else NDSU would seem to be prime for a similar investigation. So, Dan, thanks for reading, and enjoy that morning cup of coffe. "The Six" == M/W I/O T&F and M/W CC

Just whistling past the graveyard.

Cheaper travel and fewer meals (fewer, not less, fewer) is going to solve the problem when entire teams have been cut already and it's not close to enough? As far as how you found out, allow me to say it again: UND had to tell the WWCHA. The first news came from Todd Mileski, who is tight with the WCHA. Seems reasonable the leak is there. And why might the WWCHA leak? Could the WCHA still be upset about UND's role in forming the NCHC? Would they want to put a stick in UND's eye given the chance?

They're close over on eGriz. The correct answer is ... Idaho MontanaMontana State Eastern Washington North DakotaNorth Dakota StateSouth DakotaSouth Dakota StateOmaha Denver That's 8 FB; 10 BB; easy scheduling. (7 conf FB games; 18 conf BB games w/travel partners) If you want 9 FB you also add another BB only school for a 9 FB / 12 BB alignment (8 FB games / 22 conf BB games). To me the FB would be UNoCo or NMSU (or fledgling Wichita State FB if they start up) and the BB only would be UMKC or Oral Bob. The 9/12 alignment is better because of the balanced 8 FB games (4H / 4A).

... but there's a Predator on the loose!

One for the regular season and one for the playoffs?