The Sicatoka

"Never" is an awfully big word to hang your hat on. All it takes is once to blow it up.

Bismarck, Century, Legacy, St. Mary's, Shiloh. Three publics, two private. Toss in Mandan for the metro area. Compare to metro Greater Grand Forks: GFC, GFRR, EGF, Sacred Heart. Three publics, one private.

I can't decide what you're more upset about: - Ed Schafer coming onto the scene for UND, leading by setting firm expectations for departments to meet, and fixing the budget shortfall issues in very short order (and you know a former governor would not blow smoke about having done something like that), or - NDSU embarrassing itself by putting out a one-line budget reduction "plan" (and getting called out on it by their local media mouthpiece). It's probably Schafer, because nothing NDSU could do, even putting out that farce of a plan document, would you ever question.

Omaha's RPI is pretty good so that wins a lot of PWR comparisons. Then you do toss in their non-conference record and you win a lot of common opponent comparisons.

They do things a little different in Oh-Ma-Hah.

I really wouldn't go there when NDSU Accounting looks like this. http://www.inforum.com/news/3947253-ndsus-64-million-budget-cut-plan-sent-system-office-has-just-one-line

Is that problematic* in that NDSU student government asked a direct question and didn't get a direct answer from NDSU Athletics? *Problematic in the state law open records, freedom of information, sense.

Since you've made the phone call why not just share?

Second day after an injury is always the worst.

For those who don't know the backstory: http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/shayna-monson-recovering-slowly-after-june-crash/article_54112e02-725d-5a1c-a345-364d4735e785.html I have no pity, sympathy, or mercy for drunk drivers.

Seriously? A -265? That's insane on an NCHC game, especially on the road team.

I made a similar prediction on USCHO when a Duluth fan (Biddco?) said he hoped UMD got swept at SCSU to hurt UND. I told him such a wish guaranteed no worse than a split for UMD.

UND is the favorite in that. http://sportsgambling.about.com/od/sportsgambling101/a/intromoneylines.htm Bet $150 on UND to win $100; bet $100 on Omaha to win $110, Or for the "gimme the numeric details" folks https://www.reddit.com/r/sportsbook/comments/tc24v/understanding_money_lines_or_what_does_110_really/

As reported by the Fargo Forum.

WCHA Quarter Final Game 1: UND 6, SCSU 1

It extends beyond the fans apparently. http://www.inforum.com/news/3947253-ndsus-64-million-budget-cut-plan-sent-system-office-has-just-one-line One line item saves having to do all that fancy cypherin'.

A five-letter French-derived word? If the NCAA were a public entity you'd have a First Amendment case. It's not, and the case is over.

I think of Empire Arts as not where you'd find sports fans but folks that were behind how we got here in the first place. I want sports fans giving the input, not the "Leigh Jeanottes" and "Lucy Ganges" of the world. Am I stereotyping the Empire Arts crowd? Yup. And if you don't like it please see my attorneys' Facebook page.

That's a great observation. You only have to sponsor 14 for DI (FCS). You have to sponsor 16 for DI (FBS). In these budget tight times across the country, why would schools be adding programs? You can say "Title IX problems", sure. But you can balance that Title IX equation by methods other than adding womens programs (i.e. reallocating funding and resources within existing programs to balance the opportunities between men and women). Note: The Big Sky Conference sponsors ... 16 ... sports (7 men, 9 women). That aligns with not only FCS, but FBS, minimums.

There's (as they say in the business) the money shot: NDSU told their students they had a five year plan, and came back for more in two years. Yes, the NDSU students should question what happened, what changed, or who flat out can't estimate and budget.

Oh yeah, the UND WSB schedule is far less travel ... not. http://www.undsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&SPID=6392&SPSID=58593&DB_OEM_ID=13500 You're bailing water but the boat keeps sinkin'.

What? What "we" you talking about? Surely not the Bison. North Dakota Baseball played Southern California. And UND won 2 of 3 in Los Angeles.

Pictures or it never happened.

This one's over. On to the most important game on the schedule: the next one.

Uh ... why the Empire Arts Center? The union ballroom for the campus folks, sure. But ... the Empire? The logo is for Athletics. Why not at ... Alerus Center, or The Betty, or The Ralph, or Hyslop, or High Performance Center. All of those are places the public goes and they are UND Athletics focused.