The Sicatoka

The Anti-Survivors (and who they can no longer pick): Fetch: Johnson, L. sioux24/7: Ausmus sprig: Sanderson stoneySioux: Thompson Goon: Sanderson siouxkid12: Wolanin OshieRoll: Olson 808287: Simonson NoDakFan: Gersich BeazSioux: Sanderson willythekid: Simonson J.B.: Shaw remington_270: Gornall snova4: Sanderson Speez: Johnson, L siouxfaninseattle: Gersich soSiouxme: Poolman

Monday Morning Update: Fetch: Johnson, L. sioux24/7: Ausmus sprig: Sanderson southpaw: Ladue SiouxSax: JJ stoneySioux: Thompson Goon: Sanderson geaux_sioux: Oxbow (did not dress) Blackheart: Goon (did not dress) rhenry8439: Caggiula siouxkid12: Wolanin OshieRoll: Olson 808287: Simonson NoDakFan: Gersich BeazSioux: Sanderson willythekid: Simonson J.B.: Shaw remington_270: Gornall siouxczech29: Caggiula snova4: Sanderson Speez: Johnson, L. siouxfaninseattle: Gersich IceArenaMan: Stetcher soSiouxme: Poolman

Part of NDSU's success is during their playoff runs they've only faced one or two teams built to beat them. Let's face it, beyond ISU (Red), UNI, SDSU, (a shocking) USD, Montana, and a retooling UND, the rest of FCS is not built to play power, in-the-trenches, mistake-free football that it takes when you play NDSU right now.

I'm going to say it again: NDSU doesn't do anything exceptional; however, they do what they do exceptionally well. The culture in their FB program right now is 'do it right or sit' because the guy behind you will do it right if you don't. Mistakes on the field are not acceptable. This mindset is one that needs to be instilled in any program looking to compete against them.

With no true academic chops, and no PhD, Fetch has as strong of a chance as Ray Purpur.

Mentioning goaltenders ... What's up with ANA acquiring another goalie yesterday?

Rumor has it that you're just peddling rumors.

Ryan Johansen for Seth Jones? Seth Jones for Ryan Johansen? Discuss.

Are you starting a rumor that there'll be another rumor?

Ray's problem? All athletics; no academics.

If nominated I will not run; if elected I will not serve ... oh, wait, you were talking about Bill, not me.

You'll be getting an email explaining the process shortly.

The "#10" withdrawal's title is President. I hope that wasn't this fellow.

Where the < bleep > were you six months ago !!!!

Fetch: Johnson, L. sioux24/7: Ausmus sprig: Sanderson southpaw: Ladue SiouxSax: JJ stoneySioux: Thompson Goon: Sanderson geaux_sioux: Oxbow Blackheart: Goon rhenry8439: Caggiula siouxkid12: Wolanin OshieRoll: Olson 808287: Simonson NoDakFan: Gersich BeazSioux: Sanderson willythekid: Simonson Pretty sure geaux_sioux and Blackheart are done already (because if Oxbow and Goon dress against the U18s we're hurting bad).

That's academics; I'd like to see one for athletics. Better, I'd like a new one that would work for both.

An "ND" logo that is ours and ours alone is a needed addition.

You forgot "with a French name" and "that claims to be Catholic while behaving otherwise".

Seems that way to me also. I suspect that it's hard to be "offensive" (or "hostile and abusive") when you're primary marketing icon is a letter of the alphabet in a color or two so that approach would make academic-types happy. When the new athletics logo comes out I hope it includes a new "ND" icon that isn't the interlocked. We need to step away from "Our Lady of South Bend" and their usage of it (even though we used it first).

Not really. The "winner" of this game (last player standing) will forever be knows as the person who can consistently pick the best worst of the best.

I think Johnny Manziel should trade a wig and mustache for Ethan Couch's "affluenza" defense.

I'm going to pile on right here based on a conversation recently with past poster. I'll admit I'm stealing a few of their words. I would argue that "the press" or "journalist" is any person or organization that wants to communicate through a technical means that aids in the mass transmittal of the message. It used to be anyone who owned a particular machine, but no more. Now there are many machines that have more or less replaced the press. (See: Internet) Part of the problem in this country is that the media has convinced the public that it is a separate class entitled to special rights. Anyone in the public can immediately become a member of "the press" if he or she has the means to do so (See: Rob Port). That means today is a computer and an internet connection. Given all that, I completely agree with Volley: Don't like it? Go dig in. Hey, if Goon can do it with college hockey writing ...

True, however, I've been told (by Ron Ness of NDPC) it used to take a rig four to six weeks to drill out a well and that a rig today can do that in two weeks. Even without the "off the cliff" in oil prices, rig counts would be down because of a doubling of drilling efficiency of the rigs.

Disapproval means there's conscious thought, intelligence, to decide whether you like or dislike something. What you propose shows the opposite of intelligence.