The Sicatoka

I absolutely love how Ed Schafer removed the easy way out (tuition increases) for the rest of the NDUS. http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/4014298-und-community-criticizes-questions-budget-cuts-forum

109? Lately that's a night for the GSW.

What do you call someone that provides the "service" they provide?

That's why I brought up the NCAA DII Northern Sun (SCSU, UMD, MSU-Mankato, Bemidji State).

So now the guy is daring to make a bold prediction. < shrug >

I started a "Jack is back" thread so this can stay on "team" and media talk can go there. Thanks!

http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210901001 Seems Jack Michaels had free time in the fall again with NDSU moving from the KFGO family of stations to, uh, ... um, ... uh ... There's another media group in Fargo? No matter, Jack is back. That frees up Pat Sweeney, and I know some of you love him, but I sincerely hope Pat does not end up doing the television broadcasts. Why? Because Pat is a great small-town local broadcaster, but I really don't think that style (folksy, dare I say ... hickish? )shows UND well when games get a larger (regional/national) exposure base through Fox North or other possible venues.

Wish KT all the best, but I'm worried for a guy that was barely a top 5 defender on a college team.

Uh ... Don't you have to be an NCAA member to if your end goal to play NCAA hockey? Shouldn't they be making the move to leave the NAIA for the NCAA? Shouldn't they be talking to the (already bloated for membership) Northern Sun to have an NCAA home?

McFeely is regurgitation what he's being fed by NDSU. (SOP for media jackals.) The truth is always somewhere in the middle.

CHI has an amazing Games 5, 6, and 7 record over the last few years, but I think the hole is too big this time.

Meh ... The Spectrum is where Bobby Jones, Moses Malone, and Dr. J played ... right?

You're either onto something or on something.

Apparently someone at Oklahoma University finally figured out that a Sooner is a reference to a person who stole Indian lands SOONER than it was legal too during the Oklahoma land rush. (And let's not get into what the word Oklahoma translates to. Hint: it involves RED people. Yes, red.) Ya think some Native Americans may be offended by cheering for people who stole their lands before it was legal to steal their lands? http://www.oudaily.com/news/boomer-sooner-causes-controversy-at-ou-undergraduate-student-congress-meeting/article_99712160-06a8-11e6-9913-0f5fefdd9999.html?mode=jqm Now someone get the NCAA "offense police" on the line, stat.

What I learned about Dilks from reading that: - he hates UND (he plainly admits motive) - he didn't proof his own work (where's SCSU) - he's not a pro (as pros don't use profanity) As I've said before, the only way UND in the Big Ten would be acceptable to me is if UND had it in writing that UND games would always be two-game Fri/Sat night series unless UND signed off on something else for a specific weekend.

You've fallen into the trap of thinking a football program defines the whole school. Calling Boise State a "major university" is a wee-bit strong. They have a football program at a glorified teacher's/community college. US News considers them #61 regional (west). By comparison, U of Idaho (168), UND (180) and NDSU (185) are considered national universities.

I'd like to see the sport offerings at UND align to the available facilities and the realities of the climate (and the sporting interests that come in this climate). I'd say this was a good first step.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MattStephens/status/722451473263669248?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Here is Boise State, sport by sport, in 2015. I'd bet most school's athletic departments look that way, namely, one or two programs "in the black" and all the rest "dead red".

No, checking the 401k ...

I'm not sure you read that correctly, Cratter. Just two dozen schools pay for athletics with athletics revenues. The remainder of NCAA members (900+ or so) have to subsidize athletics.

< in my best BUCCIGROSS! impression > Ray! ... Off the turnbuckle! ... Gets them BOTH!

If "the hockey buzz" gets one more potential student to take 30 seconds to look at UND's website, or to ask a HS counselor about UND, or gets them to visit campus, athlete or not, it's good.

This article is quite revealing: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2016/04/17/ncaa-football-basketball-power-five-revenue-expenses/83035862/ So why doesn't the NCAA fix the core issue, namely, sport sponsorship requirements. I'll say it again, so what if UAA decides to sponsor men's hockey and only men's hockey in their entire athletics department? So what if NDSU decides only football at a level they can support. So what if UConn sponsors women's basketball and only women's basketball. Eliminate this whole "n men's and m women's teams to play at Division X" elitist NCAA approach. It's time for a cafeteria plan approach in the NCAA: pick and choose just what you want to play ... and can afford.

The most recent link given was the one by GeauxSioux (2 day old article as I type this).

Thanks to the folks minding this. I've been busy with some other items the last week or so. Please keep up the good work.