The Sicatoka

The 1660 AM signal is, in a word, "turrible". Putting NDSU FB on an FM (107.9) will range-limit that signal much more as they get a lot of area coverage out of 790 AM's signal. They'd better not lose 600 AM out of Jamestown as an affiliate (that's the second biggest night footprint in the state). What I do see NDSU getting out of this is what I've accused KFGO, and WDAY before that, of being: all Bison all the time. However, look where 1660 AM was in the last Arbitron book. (Look down, further, further, further .... )

Is that what you kids call it these days?

Stop being rational and analytic.

Annual home games with Minnesota and Wisconsin? Think: premium pricing. Like I say to certain other fans in another forum, "How things are today is how they'll always be." Right?

If you're not in Champions Club you have little hope of using that mechanism.

Revenge? Meh. Establish their legend and legacy.

The B1G deputy commish said Notre Dame was getting nothing for revenue because they had their own TV deal. Makes sense. Notre Dame broadcasts their home games under their TV deal (NBCSN) and the rest of the B1G stay with their existing TV deal (BTN). I still say if (and that's a BIG IF) the B1G came to call they'd treat UND the same way: you get nothing, but you control TV for your home games. I wonder if that scenario would get FCS (Fox Sports North) interest. I'd say UND would be very wise to hold onto (call it a deal-breaker) one other thing: Ensure that games are always Fri/Sat at home.

Birds with teeth ... < facepalm > ...

Correct. See section 12.8 of the NCAA manual.

I figured LaDue gone when he started Senior Night as the only defenseman with four senior forwards. The only thing I could see that may keep Stetcher at UND is what LaDue has and Stecher doesn't: 4 extra inches of height.

Until I see the movie "11" based on Phil Jackson I guess "61*" says what needs to be said. Then again, maybe Phil's movie should be called "13" to be more accurate.

I remember all the hype about that flop Tom Brady coming into the NFL, and then that greatest all-time QB Ryan Leaf got nothing, no hype, coming out of college.

If Seeler is playing for the Wild next year you and I will be playing defense for the Blackhawks against him.

Truth be told, the largest national sport story right now is: LeBron unfollows the Cavaliers on Twitter. Game.

Hey, that's 300 more than the Big Ten quarters round ....

Mentioning on air "talent", who were those buffoons for the UND game last night? The play by play guy had "UMass" playing "Lowell" in OT last night. And it seemed like he'd maybe done three hockey games before this weekend. The color guy? He sounded like he was 10 years old and had just gotten his maize and blue t-shirt and official membership card to the Junior Woofies club. He only acknowledged UND was in the game, much less dominating large chunks, after UND went up late.

And it's already announced that Bucci and Melrose will be the on-air talent in Tampa. I may need to buy the economy pack of Clorox wipes for all the BC spoogin' they'll be doing all over my television.

Condolences to the family. Hockey lost a good one.

Hawks. Claw. ... Baron von Mascot!

You're a week ahead.

The Baron von Raschke. The claw.

Only the heathen NCAA would have games being played on Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. What's worse? There's a dead weekend next weekend before Tampa. This year they should've moved the regionals back a week (no dead week before Frozen Four). I suspect Sunday attendance may suffer greatly for those sites.

Two guys rolling around on the floor groping each other and trying to dominate, or as I like to call it, the average movie rental by Johnboy.

Dear Heidi, As you live in constant fear and are sent scurrying under a desk at the mere sight of ROTC cadets with *fake* weapons, allow me to have you living in constant terror for the rest of your unmeaningful existence. From now on, when you see someone go for their cell phone, please, please, recall this: http://www.idealconceal.com Have a nice life under that desk. I'm guessing 911 will soon be unlisted for you. Signed, Someone laughing at your failed self-aggrandizement PS - 14:57 14:58 14:59 15:00 Yup, Heidi, your fifteen minutes of fame are up. Buh-bye. PPS - Keep cowering every time you see someone reach for a cell phone.

OK, that ... and getting to smirk at PCM still to this day because I called the upset the day the brackets came out. < still patting self on back now >