The Sicatoka

UND is leading from the front on this. Why? Because our (interim) president has been through this (state budget cuts) before. He understands that it's best to be seen as leading (meaning making the tough choices) as well as meeting the directives out of Bismarck. (Make Bismarck happy now, use to your advantage later.) The other schools? I hear crickets. I suspect they think they can just slide by unnoticed and they hope that somehow magically the problem solves itself. That never works. When you do that someone comes and solves the problem for you, and seldom is the outcome what you'd wished. Doing nothing is weak and cowardly and shows no leadership. Actually, it probably also shows impotence because you more than likely have no idea what to do. Ed Schafer: cleaning up Kelley's messes; leaving a lean, mean, clean house for Kennedy. Too late to get Ed to run for the White House?

Uh-huh, uh-huh, go on ...

As the proprietor of this thread/game, I hereby empower myself with a second entry called "the other guys", aka "sleepers". Get ready ... Chimera, Beagle, Martin (NYI), Ward, Brouwer, Desjardins Chorney, Schultz (PIT), Parayko, Oduya, Lehtonen

Ovechkin, Crosby, Tavares, Kane, Perry, Sequin Niskanen, Leddy, Doughty, Keith Holtby

Here are some realities I see: No one believed UND should be maintaining 21 Division I athletics programs. We wanted some pruning. Non-revenue sports will always get the skeptical eye first. This region is not great for "summer sports" as NCAA sports. Face it, baseball and golf are summer activities and those seasons, the climate, and the academic calendar do not align at UND. We live in a world of Title IX and people willing to bring lawsuits just to watch the wheels turn. The State of ND is in a budget mess right now. (Argue the why and the politics elsewhere.) This move set the stage for who knows what later. If the State stays a mess, expect M/W S&D to be in trouble, and maybe even more (women's hockey). If not, this could open opportunities for men in other areas. Brian Faison has made some unpopular, but turned out right, decisions; and he's accomplished some big things (see: HPC, NCHC). I think he's earned a little bit of trust in making a call for UND Athletics. I trust Ed Schafer. Is today what I expected? Yes and no. I expected cuts, but not what was cut. Not having the information that the decision makers had, I'll trust them (Faison, Schafer).

Big Sky doesn't sponsor baseball and men's golf is not a core (required) Big Sky sport. There's the answer key.

Uh, no. Division affiliation is per the NCAA. See the NCAA Division I manual, I believe it is in section 20.

I just looked at the M and W S&D schedules: few meets, and can go by bus (Brookings, Iowa City, Vermillion, Minneapolis).

" ... 7 out of 10 ... " -- Dan "The Common Man" Cole

Or those women's scholarship dollar could be reallocated to women's programs not at full scholarship funding.

If it is cuts, going from 21 to 19 NCAA DI sports is a good thing. If it is M/W S&D (and that'd be my guess if it is cuts) that's the logical choice as they are not Big Sky sports. If it's not cuts it's that the final clause in Ralph's will kicked in when #8 was won. CHA-CHING!! (Hey, a guy can dream, right? ) I'd still bet on S&D being cut.

He claimed we hit three of their guys with elbows to the head.

I just realized how this season started (Cam giving up two goals on his first two shots). " ... It's how you finish." -- Cam Johnson when asked about this at the press conference.

If you want to shake your head listen to the QU coach's post-game comments.

Some say "finally"; dare I say back on top.

Dear Benny, Your request ... Has been approved.

Dear Michigan, we're at the door ...

F'Hawk yeah!

This thread? Dead ... Until October.

This thread? Dead.

Yeah, only other team to be #1 in PWR in the last four months. Currently ahead of UND in KRACH. They're good. Ask BC.

I thought that was the Cincy regional.

Colin Cowherd compares Carson Wentz to "rich corinthian leather". http://www.foxsports.com/watch/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/video-clips?vid=658738755926 " ... the MVFC has fewer NFL players than the Big Sky Conference or the Colonial ... "

Actually, I figured out Dan's problem: transference. Awesome 2-14 finish to that NDSU WBB season.

Dan, seriously, please try to use accurate information.