The Sicatoka

Recently spotted westbound near Hudson, WI:

I see a new "Smokey and the Bandit" movie with the plot of running 'sconnie beer to 'sota. < cue the banjo music >

Pardy is wondering which hemisphere he's in after the hit from ANA 39.

dakota: The 18 is the number of mens hockey scholarships. UND has said they will do those FCOA to stay competitive in DI hockey. The BSC has said nothing so far beyond it's expensive. UND would need to have 18 FCOA for women to match those for men, but where would they apply them (WBB?, VB?) is the question.

That would create a Title IX concern for UND.

Byfuglien probably should've been tossed (no powerplay) for the cheap shot after the Perry goal.

So, leaving lax back to siouxfan512's question: I'd expect more face shields in NCAA play and not and reductions.

Wow ... just wow. KFAN's "Common Man" just pointed out that it's "4/20" (marijuana day) and the Wild have "Duby" in net. His producer complained they didn't re-sign ... (wait for it) ... Stoner ... and that they "hit the pipe" too much. Oh. My.

I know, I know. It was just so easy and sitting there.

I wouldn't bet my money on it; I'll bet all of yours that you give me. They like their full masks, for men and women. Mentioning that ... I'm amazed that the NCAA hasn't mandated full helmets for womens lacrosse yet. Heck, the ladies don't even wear decent hand protection.

NDSU MBB/WBB didn't this past season and won't next either.

Yes, but that doesn't resolve opportunities: 129 v. 282.

And it's about perception, because that becomes reality. If the 129 v. 282 numbers were common knowledge, no matter the "third prong" compliance, NDSU would be taking some heat from parents with daughters and other advocacy groups. Ask yourself, which would you rather be when standing behind the mike and in front of the cameras: "Sure we have less than half the number of female athletes as male athletes, but they have a well paid male coach and nice locker rooms" or "We have male/female participation numbers that correspond to our general enrollment population." The P5/G5 use the first prong for precisely that reason: public relations (aka perceptions).

Title IX -- the actual words: It only mentions participation, not outcomes (success or not). 282 male NDSU students have opportunity to participate as DI athletes. Just 129 female NDSU students have that participation opportunity. (Again, for reference, UND numbers: 244 male, 205 female)

And you'd better make sure your surveys are accurate and reflect the (ever changing) interests and abilities of your student body and potential student body. As to the spirit (opportunities for women) of Title IX, I guess I struggle with that when I see 129 women competing in DI at NDSU while there are 282 men. (UND numbers: 205 women, 244 men) If that makes me a "first prong safe harbor thinker" I'm guilty. I guess I see it more as getting females onto the playing surface.

That's about 75 scholarships between those two sports. You'll have to do wrestling also I'd expect. Can we say about 85 for the men? And double that to cover the women. Say $3000 per, that's an extra cool half a million dollars. Figure 5 home games, and 20000 seats per, or 100,000 stubs sold --> add $5 per stub, right? I assume none will balk at that.

Admittedly just a cursory read through the NCAA document, but I find this interesting: When was the last survey done at NDSU? Did it include the very good womens club hockey team players and friends? The reading I have done about the third prong approach is that the survey results can easily be gamed by folks looking to do so. Also, the process allows for unreturned surveys to be tallied as "no interest" which seems sketchy at best.

I'm catching up on the reading. I only download the 2012 NCAA reference over the weekend and haven't started that.

Football pays for itself nowhere save for a few P5 schools. Basketball is better because of far fewer scholarships but still not a lot of places. Hockey pays for itself at a very very few unique places. College athletics is subsidized for the most part most everywhere.

That singular statement needs reiterating. A scholarship can be written into overhead of the cost of doing business (running the university). FCOA is cutting a check for real funds* out of a real account. "Straight cash, homey." -- Randy Moss

I look at what the BSC sponsors and what UND sponsors, and think: drop baseball and M/W swimming and diving.

Sundogs Judy's Bar Big .... nevermind If I see "FLICKERTAILS" on the list I know we've been had. FLICKERS.

You solved the "war" word: thUNDer hammer. But would we have to get Trevor Hammer's approval to use the name?

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Correct: Title IX was written to address money, ... and opportunity to participate.