The Sicatoka

The ND SBoHE chimes in: http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4020258-higher-ed-board-critiques-budget-cuts-talks-und-music-therapy-suspension *Interim UND President Ed Schafer said he is partnering with Lake Region State College to supplement the potential elimination of the American Sign Language program.

What stuns me is all the Bison-bo-bos around here worried about a non-rival's potential late round pick at LB. I'd have thought they'd be on their board talking about their guy.

An intelligent reader and the occasional emoticon and ... VOILA!

You have to consider the source.

To be FBS you must average 90% of the FBS limit of 85. That means Idaho must average 76.5 or not count as an FBS team to opponents. That's 13.5 more than the FCS (63) max.

There's what I was forgetting about.

< ding! > Correct.

Around here we don't need Crayola's to recognize sarcasm.

Say Idaho decided to play in the BSC but not go down to 63 (stay at 85). We see they'll be ineligible for the FCS playoffs; however, would it be worth it (guarantees) if they still counted as an FBS (85 scholarship) school on P5/G5 schedules? Disclaimer: I'm not sure what the NCAA would/could do if Idaho didn't drop down to 63 other than post season ineligibility. Anyone know? Could the NCAA declare them "FCS" even with 85 scholarships? .... This might require popcorn.

It's all about the contract language. We don't know so we don't know.

The airwaves and Twitter-verse will be filled with rankings and evaluations of how well Team X's draft class is/was. Oh, and the NYJ will pick someone that will leave everyone scratching their heads.

Official: Idaho to Big Sky http://missoulian.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/idaho-confirms-return-to-big-sky-for-football/article_e29c89f3-72e6-5f1f-861f-a9fc10ff02f9.html

Can anyone find this press conference online? I'm looking, but no success.

The latest from Brad Elliot Schlossman of the GF Herald: http://undhockey.areavoices.com/?p=103100

OK, so what's the story on this recruit?

Ah yes, the infamous "airport meeting". For those of you not aware of those events, read the History section here.

Today's Herald story on the budget: http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4019488-bottom-line

From this guy's OpEd piece: The dude is writing about his perceptions of events of a decade ago? And he's still writing OpEd for a student newspaper?

How about this story being behind the disappearances: Heroin addict at NDSU? Think maybe that person didn't want that story out? And this surely wouldn't cause papers to be carted off by the habitually offended ... And did a columnist just accuse a sworn law enforcement organization of taking bribes? He'd better have more than rumor or I just heard a rumor that he may learn the definition of slander.

Cement shoes? I knew we should've adopted "The Mafia" as a new nickname.

Where are these ratings coming from? I ask because Davis and Poly seem flip-flopped with NAU and UNC.

There's probably some sort of "out" clause in the event of a change of status of one of the parties.

I could only support this if UND was guaranteed its home conference games would always be Fri/Sat nights unless UND requested otherwise. Put another way, UND has it pretty good now; I'd only sign on to that good or better. If the B1G doesn't agree, neither does UND. < shrug >

So with 14 (assuming UI is in) is it logical to do two groups of seven? Just thinking on the keyboard, with that you'd probably play everyone in your seven (six games, 3H/3R alternating annually) and two from the other side to make eight conference games. How would you pick the two? Schedule out for years and let the chips fall or base next year's schedule on last year's finish? (Finish last in west and play seven and six from east the next season?)

I put this on USCHO in the Arizona State thread earlier today. It fits here also. I probably should have said "fill their barns if even for just one weekend" and re-engage their fan bases. Now, let me repeat my other prior statement: I could only support this if UND was guaranteed its home conference games would always be Fri/Sat nights unless UND requested otherwise.