The Sicatoka

You could create a list of (dis)honorable mentions for the Omaha and other losses.

If SIU still owes him money, I love the idea in your first sentence. Dale doesn't have the university "union card" (PhD). Without that, even if you're extremely qualified < cough - Ed Schafer - cough-cough > you are not qualified.

Is the role of the AD to (a) raise funds, or (b) run the Athletics Department? That's not a "jerk" question. It's sincere. What is the AD's role?

One game? That was targeting the head. Real tough stance from the league and NCAA, especially when the word of the day is "concussions". (Somewhere an attorney smiles ... )

Some ugly questions not intended to slight anyone, but they should be asked: - Is Dale qualified to be or interested in being an AD? - Is there a role with the Alumni Association that he could fill? - Would Montana State take a look at a guy that (sorry to say it) hasn't gotten it done in the last five years at SIU? My opinion is that I'd be worried about USD looking at him, but USD has their former QB as the heir apparent.

Kind of scary that Dale is out of work and South Dakota and Montana State have open slots.

New England or Denver Broncos or Patriots When you're forced to choose the lesser of two evils, you're still choosing evil.

After using the back of his elbow so blatantly, it's really too bad he didn't break his own elbow on that helmet he targetted. That would be punishment befitting the violation.

The offensive line and the defensive front. Period. When they got rolling the season took off.

UND 4, Michigan State 1, Final

Schlossman was probably waiving them up to the press box.

That's a bar tab for 'gfhockey' ... on a Wednesday.

Luke will play himself out of the funk he's in. With nobody but the top line scoring he's still the best second line center.

4-1 UND Now Wolanin going to the box.

Hennessy has commented twice on the half empty rink and no atmosphere. This is Big Ten Hockey.

Simonson boarded hard. Major penalty. Pogo back on in 11 seconds.

4-1 on the Caggiula shorty. Pogo going to the bin now.

You mean 3-1. Michigan State scored the opening goal.

You know it's gotten chippy when Hennessy comments on all the "hits up high".

This is Jones' tenth season. That means he's completed 9 full seasons. Put another way, he has 18 "campaigns" behind him (9 regular seasons, 9 conference seasons). In those 18 "campaigns", how many times has his team finished above 0.600? One. Career marks at UND: Conference 0.452, Overall 0.454 With a percentage like that he'd be a bad weather forecaster. Even they bat 0.500.

Exactly.

Let's go to the bottom line here: The DI FCS seeding this year was done with the same script as DII circa 1997: Regionalized. And that is pathetic. They needed a northeastern team so UNH got the call (to lose at home to Colgate). They needed a midwestern, bus trip game, and to pacify the committee chair's league, so in goes EIU (to get eleventy-billion to two'd at UNI). There was enough in that strange (to the committee) place called "west" that someone would be left out. See: UND.

Yeah, UND should've dumped one of those last three wins ... #QualityLosses

Rhett has a much higher ceiling.

Yup. Pull the trigger now, post the position, start the hiring clock, take all the rest of the season, and be able to make a hiring announcement just when you should.