The Sicatoka

Vandal. No. Wait. That's taken.

Yes, you think that. No, let me correct that: You're emoting that. You're letting your emotional tie to two words get in the way of your logical thoughts. I'm pretty sure a billionaire businessman would set aside emotion and make the logical business decision.

A while back I said: Well, "like Notre Dame" guy proves my point. Not engaged. Not paying attention.

Disagrees.

If Sandpiper was as far along as it should be we'd be closer to fewer train accidents also.

Not enough ribbon rail (only one weld/seam every half mile), where the existing stuff has many more seams and thus opportunities for failure points. They just finished doing the section from Fargo to Grand Forks. That lets them increase open country speeds now too. Oh, and more trains means more opportunity for accidents.

Uh, Brad, buddy, that divide is here already. We're living it. We need a decision so we quit living in this netherworld.

NDSU spokesperson:

Agree.

Have you and I ever talked about the word 'assume' ...

If the State of Nevada had banned public displays of the words "Imperial Palace" on signs, would Ralph (the businessman) Engelstad have: (a) taken down the signs from his casino, pouted, and and said I'm not going to rename my hotel/casino because that'll show them! < shakes fist at sky >, or (b) renamed them, promoted them under the new name, and kept making money off of them.

I didn't see "Clusterf**k" either, but I do see some folks like FLICKERS ... short for Flickertails.

Uh ... so where is Minnesota going to come up with 5-6 per to cover that?

Nuts. You're right. I have to quit trying to do updates by reading the box score and just go to the "leaders page". 56 - Ray77 53 - UND-RedSox fan 46 - The Sicatoka 44 - fight on sioux 40 - MafiaMan 39 - andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! 38 - jimdahl

Folks need to read and understand my signature: The NCAA, the hyper-retentive, hyper-detail-checking group, that micromanages every detail of every event, that made Scheel's Arena in Fargo put "NCAA" stickers over the "Dakota Magic Casino" logos on the cup holders at the seats, did not put Marco Hunt on the ice with UND in Boston by mistake. The NCAA knew exactly what and why they were doing it. They knew UND pushed for Marco Hunt to be removed from the NCHC approved officials list. They knew Marco Hunt wasn't happy about it. So what did the NCAA do? They put Marco Hunt on the ice with UND as the game official for a national semifinal. That was no mistake. That was a message from the NCAA to UND saying pick a nickname so we don't have to keep hearing the "S" word, or you'll keep getting "the Marco Hunt treatment" from us. Conspiratorial? Sure. But the NCAA doesn't make "mistakes" like that in championships. They send messages.

Oh yes, ... keep the name, have to have "post season" uniforms that are never seen on the playing surface in Grand Forks in any sport, and keep getting the "Marco Hunt" treatment by the NCAA. Oh yes, ... fabulous idea. Folks need to read and understand my signature: The NCAA, the hyper-retentive, hyper-detail-checking group, that micromanages every detail of every event, that made Scheel's Arena in Fargo put "NCAA" stickers over the "Dakota Magic Casino" logos on the cup holders at the seats, did not put Marco Hunt on the ice with UND in Boston by mistake. The NCAA knew exactly what and why they were doing it. They knew UND pushed for Marco Hunt to be removed from the NCHC approved officials list. They knew Marco Hunt wasn't happy about it. So what did the NCAA do? They put Marco Hunt on the ice with UND as the game official for a national semifinal. That was no mistake. That was a message from the NCAA to the UND saying pick a nickname so we don't have to keep hearing the "S" word, or you'll keep getting "the Marco Hunt treatment" from us. Conspiratorial? Sure. But the NCAA doesn't make "mistakes" like that in championships. They send messages.

You're right, missed Duby's only "contribution". 56 - Ray77 53 - UND-RedSox fan 46 - The Sicatoka 44 - fight on sioux 39 - andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! 39 - MafiaMan 38 - jimdahl

Bohl's defense at NDSU never really had big defensive ends either. His system looks for the DEs to get up field and cause havoc. Average sized but quick DE is more valued. A huge key to Bohl's system, and the Tampa 2, is the MLB and the safeties. NDSU has had those three positions very solid for at least the last five years and that's been a big part of their success. How well Bohl's Wyoming MLB and safeties understand the Tampa 2 system and responsibilities will determine how successful that defense is.

The costs would probably stay under $25k, but you are looking at far more than a day. You have to strip the floor, sand off the old logo and sand the whole floor so it looks right, paint the new logo on, let it dry completely, and then reapply sealant/clear finish and probably three coats of it. I'm thinking full week minimum, more likely 10 to 14 days before the playing surface is usable again.

No, Dumba lost lane control. Dumba moved to his left trying to close down the middle and instead gave half the zone to Patrick Kane before he could recover.

Morning of Wed, May 6 (please confirm): 56 - Ray77 54 - UND-RedSox fan 47 - The Sicatoka 44 - fight on sioux 40 - andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! 39 - MafiaMan 38 - jimdahl

From http://und.edu/nickname/ The non-consideration list is based on: They can't be serious. "Pioneers.com" is taken today but not by DU. Would DU drop/not use their current nickname? Miami of the NCHC's website? Not Redhawks.com but MURedhawks.com University of Michigan's website? Wolverines.com? No ... it's mgoblue.com

Yeah, but the few won.

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