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In my opinion Shirley has no business being mentioned in the same breath as Olson or Kennedy.

Really good question. I would think the NCAA would be more worried about the overall student-athlete population and the sustainability of the department that supports them. With that mindset wouldn't the total attendance (all sports through the turnstiles) the school generates be the most important factor, not just football attendance?

That's what really gets me at times. I pay based on the job responsibilities. If I need a warehouse worker and I find a PhD who wants the job I'm paying for a warehouse worker, not a PhD. If the person still wants the job, great; if not, I keep looking. We've produced a bunch of PhDs that expect to get paid because of the degree, not because the job they want requires the degree. The rest are overproduction (see below). I must be getting old and curmudgeonly; I'm starting to sound like and agree with John Calvert (frequent writer to the Fargo Forum): Source: http://www.inforum.com/letters/3946977-letter-universities-scrape-bottom-barrel

It's a university. Are these people talking about students or talking to students. That's the same criteria I've used in business when times get tough (are you talking about customers or talking to customers). I tell people make sure you're talking to customers because if all you do is talk about customers, odds are you're not generating revenue and your role may not be necessary.

How many people does it take, and at what pay grades, does it take to run a nine-digit dollar budget organization that provides an intangible to a broad and diverse customer base where customer interaction, service, and satisfaction can make or break you? Before you answer, consider that the "question" just might be rhetorical and that I just might have a very strong and unique insights on that answer based on what all I do in life.

OK, show me an organization tree/matrix* starting at "President" from the Clifford era and from the Kelley era. We'll start there. * I'd like to see direct reports to the president (obviously VPs), their direct reports, and their directs, so basically the top four tiers of administration.

Please don't sound like MVFC fans regarding placement on which side of the bracket.

Whoever is the next president of UND, that person should be happy that Ed Schafer is doing the heavy lifting before they arrive: nickname implementation (new logo) -- before you say it, Kelley oversaw the selection, not the implementation state mandated budget cuts (that all schools in the State face) Student learning, serve the State, and train people for useful, productive careers. What. A. Concept. Clearly, Ed's background is not academia. http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3983046-update-difficult-decisions-ahead-und-job-and-program-cuts-possible-schafer

Uh ... folks ... the "bracketology" experts before Sunday, March 20, 2016, matter as much as the points on "Whose Line Is It Anyway". There are a lot of games to be played yet and the PWR will shift around. Tell me what the PWR looks like, and start making bracketology guesses, after the last conference tournament game is done. Until then, why worry about it.

If PHI catches anyone it'll probably be PIT. Why? PHI is three point backs of PIT with one game in hand and they play head-to-head three more times this season. Yes, the current standings show the 7-8-9 as PIT-DET-PHI right now, but the logistics say if PHI knocks one out it's more likely PIT. https://www.nhl.com/standings

You're assuming the offenders give a rip about anyone but themselves. Being an offender of team rules (state law?) already points otherwise. If a coach punished me for another's violations that other person had better be ready when I come for my ounce of flesh.

I'm not big on punishing non-offenders. I ain't payin' the speeding ticket of a co-worker driving a company vehicle.

Tape measure. He's under six feet tall.

This? https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/how-north-dakota-got-stuck-hawking-its-defunct-native-american-nickname

Personally, I think it was interesting when the four seniors ... and LaDue ... started Senior Night. In poker that's a tell: LaDue is gone. I'm hoping that: - Ausmus realizes he still needs to work on his speed and offensive game - Poolman wants to play one season with his brother - Stecher understands a defenseman under six feet tall will have real issues trying to reach the NHL - Thompson faces reality that he looks worse this year than last (yeah, I said it) My guess at the order of departure risk: LaDue, Stecher, Poolman, Ausmus, Thompson.

And now, hidden camera footage from a recent NCAA meeting ...

You're right. That cartoon is dated 2015. At that point in time it was legitimate. So what we have instead of a "what the" cartoon is more "what the" editorial work at the Fargo Forum.

Seems you understand it well enough that maybe you should apply to write similar "rules" for the NCAA. Maybe you could start with something like you have to quit using a trademark but have to retain the trademark which means you have to keep using the trademark. More to your point, the attendance rule is in my opinion hypocritical by the NCAA. The NCAA is supposed to be all about student-athlete opportunities. If the institution can afford 85 scholarships for FB (plus the extras for Title IX) who cares about the number of fans in the stands? By requiring N number of fans you're saying fans are more important than student-athlete opportunities.

Food for thought: 15000 per game * $75 season (5 game) ticket package no wait, 1/3 price ... 15000 per game * $25 season (5 game) ticket package = $375,000.

Don't you hate it when someone actually quotes the source documents?

What exactly is the point of this guy's "political" cartoon from Sun Mar 6? http://www.inforum.com/opinion/cartoons/3979872-steve-stark-cartoon-030616 Did he miss the memo and that the selection process is over? Or ... is he doing what all the local media seems to be doing (looking at you Ms. A. Burleson) and finding stories to keep trying re-open what is a closed matter.

We know the #16 PWR slot is poison; it is gone to the AHA tournament champion. I'm going on record now saying expect the #15 PWR slot to be poison also. Why? I only see MTU from the WCHA in the PWR top 16. Odds are someone other than MTU wins that autobid (think: Purple Cows or BSU Beavers). If you're sitting at #17 PWR right now, you legitimately need to jump three PWR (to #14) slots to be safe. That's a tall order unless you're playing (and winning) games against team higher than you in RPI/PWR. Now imagine all that plus #18 PWR Penn State winning the B1G autobid. I'd argue that #14 PWR just turned poison.

20.9.9.3 Football-Attendance Requirements. [FBS] Once every two years on a rolling basis, the institution shall average at least 15,000 in actual or paid attendance for all home football games. Key words above are "paid attendance". Why? 20.9.9.3.1.2 Paid Attendance. [FBS] For purposes of computing paid attendance figures, tickets must be sold for at least one-third of the highest regular established ticket price as established prior to the season, regardless of whether they are used for admission. Thus was the birth of the "Eastern Michigan Solution": EMU bought enough tickets at 1/3 price to ensure they met the 15k rule every other year. What money did they do that with? Why, money that was earmarked for football already. They just "laundered" it one extra step. Instead of "donation -> FB" it became "donation -> buy tickets -> football".

Apparently you have little experience in politics, and that's all the NCAA is. You'll get a media-ready, political answer whether they are looking at it a lot, a little, or none.