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But it begs the observation: He's moving down the coaching ranks. (P5 to FCS is not moving up.)

NDSU's offense has never done anything exceptional; however, what they do they do exceptionally well*. Guys do not miss blocks; backs hit the holes on time; routes are run correctly; the QB just has to be efficient (and anything more makes the precision lethal). When you watch them closely, they have maybe four run block schemes, six primary pass routes. They just do them, as I said, exceptionally well so it is hard to defend them. If NDSU stays with that formula, well, meet the new OC, same as the old OC. If the new OC thinks he's going to bring in something "kinda cool kinda now kinda hip kinda wow" he (and Klieman) better be ready for some tough, ugly criticism if it doesn't fire on all cylinders immediately. *I consider that a great compliment.

So is that what you call your dealer?

Abe Vigoda is wise (and dead).

I'll agree, but probably not for the same reason as you; however, as with everything in life, you have to go with what you got.

Like I said, full boat or nothin'.

Are you listening Coach Bubba? It's time. https://apps.nd.gov/dot/mv/mvrenewal/plate.htm It'll be awesome. The logo will look like it made that confused looking, improperly lit*, ugly, wooly, drool cow go sit in the corner. *The sunset is behind it but it is lit from the view's POV?

Well heck, if you're going go full boat. 14-0

No. I want the rule book called. Spurgeon's hit was dangerous. How do I know? The guy who received it felt the need to retaliate (and in the process went even further outside the rules).

The agents and marketers will tell you "Yes". They want their clients' faces out there.

Change.org petitions: Just as effective as hashtags.

As a Moderator, sorry, I missed it.

Last year at WMU UND won because UND16 and UND22 were the best two players on the ice. We'll need that and at least two more UND guys to really step up this time.

UND came out fat and sassy and sure MSU was putrid. And they paid dearly for the overconfidence. The only thing this team should be confident in is that they can lose to anyone anytime anywhere. And if that scares them they should play so that it doesn't happen.

Like I said, Nyquist should've received 5 and game and a flight to visit NHL brass.

And that's a problem. I don't like that hit in that position (head down by boards). If Nyquist had gone jaw first into the dasher what would people be saying?

Did anyone see the spear, called a slash(?), last night on Chara? I'm no Bruins or Habs fan, but that should be a game short of what Nyquist gets --> point of stick blade intentionally targeted to "mid-section". Ow. Rule 62. (Trying to find video.)

Nyquist must pay for that willful act. And it seems he will. Good. He almost cost a human being an eye. But, by Rule 59 (NHL rule book), that was a cross check. Just because it wasn't called does not change what it was.

I'm going with Jim Dahl's math: We need to win at least 3 games and not completely lay an egg in the NCHC playoffs. (I don't believe anything below PWR13 is safe this season.) http://collegehockeyranked.com/forecast/pwrbywins/ As far as this weekend, a split is the mandatory minimum. http://collegehockeyranked.com/forecast/pwrchart/north-dakota/oneweek/

Clean that spear.

I have a problem with "love taps" like that. It came the day a "love tap" like that broke loose a bone spur from a vertebrae in my back. By definition, a "love tap" like that is checking from behind and cross-checking.

I'm not ignoring it. This is the NDSU thread. I'm talking NDSU. So, see UND threads.

Now don't misread this: Spurgeon should have received a minor for the cross-check in the back (call it cross-check or boarding). Nyquist should have received five and game and then "supplementary discipline". (What the NBC guys call for seems about right.)

You do understand the difference between a "news story" and an "editorial" or "letter to the editor", don't you? That said, nice attempt at deflection Dan. Bresciani says 20% is real and that tough choices must (finally) be made at NDSU. The whistling past the graveyard is over.

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