The Sicatoka

Independently wealthy and chronically bored?

Dude ... you're posting here, so you must have access to the interwebs. I watched part of the Minot / WF game last night on WDAY.com. Hot linky to the vids: http://www.wday.com/live-video/3955349

The chair of NDSU Math:

How do you feel about "quality losses"?

At private schools, yes. At many, many, many (OK, most) public institutions a significant portion of athletics dollars come from university support funds and subsidies (via the state legislature). http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2014/12/12/who-actually-funds-intercollegiate-athletic-programs/#7904718b5b99

I know this may be blasphemous on a college sports website, but a university's primary mission is educational. If money's tight, anything not directly related to education is fair game for the budget ax. That seems to be the tact Alaska's legislature is taking.

I hope you're not implying that conference realignment has anything to do with state legislature realigning the Alaska state budget.

Bresciani needed a precedent, a toe-hold. Well, verse three got it for him. Let's see if he goes to eradicate the rest of the questionable songs/cheers from his campus next. Who wants a conference-mate that proudly, loudly, cheers that a "Native tribe creates a negative pressure gradient upon fecal matter" even when that target is not the opponent. In today's PC, high-sensitivity world: nobody. Pass the popcorn please. This could get interesting.

Here's more on this issue: https://sayanythingblog.com/entry/ndsu-president-censors-school-song-over-racist-lyrics/

OK, I messed up. I tried to take the portion of this thread about NDSU's school song and put it in the correct thread over in NCAA News. In the process I ending up merging all the posts into one instead of moving them (dang new board!). Instead of leaving a mess (14 posts all merged into one) here, I deleted it. My apologies to those affected.

It look like Jim is starting to fill out his Predicted 16:

I can still believe today's students could vote for it (aka against the alternative) and yet still boo it because of what it isn't. As a matter of fact that would surprise me none. Because if it wasn't the student constituency that voted it in, I'm left to believe the unbelievable.

Long, long, long, long ago, before he moved to Fargo, I believe Scott Miller was a UND Athletics broadcaster.

I do like how they've changed the game day script to use "Fighting Hawks" (<-- I think that's the first time I've actually used that as a name) only in reference to when a penalty has been called. "Fighting Hawks penalty to number ... " < crowd boos > ... so on TV it sounds like the home fans are booing the call. And I agree with the person who said the greatest density of booing is coming from sections 108, 109, and 307-310.

Well that will never work.

Here's the rest of the GLABS stuff: https://www.behance.net/gallery/32002813/North-Dakota-Fighting-Hawks-Brand-Concepts

The issue isn't a bird with feathers. The issue is a bird wearing a native head dress. That circle feature at the intersection of those feathers is clearly trying to give the feel of a head dress. Pull that circle feature out and it would probably pass as a hawk on a bad hair day.

Dear GLABS, 1. You're late to the game. Thanks for coming out, but you've wasted your time and resources (unless you're SME flying a trial balloon). 2. You've failed when you arrived: "They all are incorporating some element of the old Fighting Sioux logo onto the Fighting Hawks," Schafer said. "And we're not going there."

Shirley: http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3952261-campus-visit-shirley-emphasizes-importance-und-president-building-trust-among Olsen: http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3954759-video-und-presidential-candidate-talks-student-success-experience-forum

USCHO seems to have a similar issue lately.

State hockey tournament is in town.

If what Soucy did is acceptable, why not just open field tackle the guy? I have no problem with more penalty shots being called. We're at the point now where defenders are taking guys down expecting to not be called and that's not safe for the offensive player, the defender, or the goalie (as they could get caught up in the out of control crash.

Again, if that's not a penalty shot what is? The play met penalty shot criteria just as Stecher's play meets suspension criteria.

Say what you will about the New York Yankees, but this is solid. http://www.inforum.com/sports/3953429-new-york-yankees-send-flowers-moszer-family-fargo-pd

I just watched the end of the Friday game again. UMD almost lost that game before the Poganski penalty shot. When Anderson's arm went into the air (0:14) the UMD players (save for their goalie) stopped. Janatuinen (who'd been free on the 2-on-1 when Poganski was hauled down) picked up the puck behind the net (0:16) and sent it straight up the slot to Poolman. Poolman got a rocket shot off (0:18) that was glove saved. Then the whistle blew. If the UMD goalie had quit on the play like his teammates the game would've been over then.