The Sicatoka

Troy Hanson? Why? He's not going to major juniors (considered a professional league by the NCAA). He's going to a Canadian college, right?

The rules already are in place: - FBS to FBS you are ineligible for a year - FBS to FCS you are immediately eligible - if you have your degree and eligibility left, you can start grad school wherever you choose

And I stayed away from this ... until now. The Forum editorial board really believes that the Legislature, that couldn't get it done in Indianapolis in face-to-face meetings with the NCAA, who are the ones who instigated the ridiculous "cooling off period", the same folks who adjourned before dealing with a bill on state employee health benefits so they could avoid immediate controversy and yet go to special session (another "committee formed" anyone?), would be doing any better? The track record clearly indicates otherwise.

I know this'll be crazy talk, but what if a kid wanted to transfer because he changed majors and the school he wants to go to is the best in that field? Coach: Nope, you can't go to the best < college major here > school in the country because you might chuck a pigskin for them too! < banjo music here >

I was doing some reading recently regarding online students in the North Dakota University System. Some folks like to spin online enrollments so I wanted to see for myself. Most of the numbers below are from Table 6 of this: http://www.ndus.edu/uploads/reports/131/2014-fall-enrollment-report.pdf Total enrollment numbers came from Table 1. First thing to see: Yes, UND has many "online only/not on campus" students. I suspect many of those are teachers and nurses working on masters degrees. And UND has an *accredited* distance engineering program to achieve a bachelor's degree. Those are huge items for people in a remote state looking to advance professionally. Table 13 probably speaks a little bit to this. UND has 4,506 students age 25 and older. NDSU has 2,928 students that are 25 and older. Part of this can obviously be attributed to UND's law and med schools but not all of it by any means. On top of that, when you look at FTE's UND definitely has more part-time students (4,120 vs 2,830 in headcount) which would also speak to people working (slowly) toward a degree. But now digging into Table 6: UND: 35.5% (5,289 out of 14,906) of total enrollment take at least one online class. 14.2% (2,116 out of 14,906) of the total enrollment is considered on campus but takes at least one online class. Translated, 18.0% (2,116 out of 11,733) "on-campus" students take at least some form of online classes. 64.5% (9,617 out of 14,906) are truly "campus only students" NDSU: 40.2% (5,928 out of 14,747) of total enrollment take at least one online class. 33.2% (4,889 out of 14,474) of the total enrollment is considered on campus but takes at least one online class. Translated, 35.7% (4,889 out of 13,708) "on-campus" students take at least some form of online classes. 59.8% (8,819 out of 14,747) are truly "campus only students" Contrary to the myth in some quarters, UND has a larger fraction of its students who are "campus only students" and thus a smaller fraction taking at least one online class. The question now becomes how many online hours are those "on campus" students taking? You only need to show up on campus once to be considered having an "on campus" presence (NDSU 33.2, UND 14.2). Is it one lab that they have to show up for in person and the rest is online or is it just one online class and they are attending on campus classes the rest of the time? The source really doesn't add clarity on that subject. Its a matter of how many online classes the rest of those categorized as "on-campus but takes at least one online class" are actually taking. Even with what is there, the points still stand: True "campus only students" at UND is 64.5% and is 59.8% at NDSU. A larger fraction of NDSU students (40.2 vs 35.5) take at least one online class <-- that busts the myth about UND being "online students" as a prime source of the myth has a larger fraction NDSU's 5928 taking at least one online class is larger than UND's 5289

Dear Fargo Forum editorial board, I read your pap and claptrap from yesterday, specifically: http://www.inforum.com/opinion/editorials/3741306-forum-editorial-und-logo-process-too-long OK, I agree with your intent -- this process has gone on far too long; however, I can't help but notice the Fargo Fool'em failures. No, Forum editorial board, "Nice try" to you. You (and the Herald's) historic stances have trained UND administration to "bend-over-backward attempt(ing) to satisfy everyone" and as you say (giving credit where due) it "will never happen". The attempt to satisfy everyone put us here in the first place and you folks were ones beating (yup, I'm gonna say it) the war drums. The irony of that statement is only exceeded by its hypocrisy. UND wasn't "politically correct" enough in the eyes of ForumComm in the past; now, when attempting the PC approach of trying to be "diverse" and "inclusive" UND gets ripped on by ForumComm for doing it. You are trying to play both sides. So is UND not PC enough or too PC? Or is there a "PC gauge" that only you folks can see and read? The only statement the Forum gets correct also includes some of the most unprofessional editorializing I've witnessed in quite a while. Does the new AP style guide include "helluva" as a real word for use by real journalistic professionals? No, the pandering UND did last week wasn't to the people who never wanted to be included in a logo change. Those people never wanted change much less being pandered to now. The pandering was to the PC crowd that continues to demand "the PC way" of diversity and inclusiveness even after their great victory. To know who those people are please refer to a mirror. PS - If UND hadn't released the raw, unadulterated lists, you folks would be screaming FOIA and cover-up. Again, you're playing both sides. And it's quite beneath you. PPS - Tom, Brad, and other ForumComm folks that haunt here: I know you folks read here; feel free to pass this along to Matt Von Pinnon.

Even with his volume discount?

Too soon. OK, not really.

Subban has 29 minutes in PIM is what my reference says. That'd be his initial 5 and 10. A 10 he got later on, and two minors -- 5 penalties.

I suspect he wants Everett to "pay up" the way Rimouski Oceanic did to get Crosby back in the day.

Monday, May 11 (please confirm): 71 - Ray77 57 - UND-RedSox fan 57 - The Sicatoka 52 - MafiaMan 46 - fight on sioux 45 - andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! 44 - jimdahl Mafia loses "Johnny Hockey". JimDahl loses Hudler (ouch).

PCM punched out of everywhere, USCHO included.

Stay on topic please.

UND lacrosse would need to just do what we've been accused of for years: Load up the team with 25 year old Canadians.

I do find it interesting that the CEO took some of it on himself, at least the entitlement parenting he believes is the issue. I ran the numbers in the story. With quarterly profit sharing you're over $14. If you have a referral that puts it over $15. And that assumes no OT at any point.

Comparing Goon to PCM as writers is like trying to compare a Wahpeton mites squad to the Gretzky led Edmonton Oilers.

Did Ralph strongarm UND about the arena? Yup. It was his to control as he wanted. UND chose to play along; they didn't have to. Now knowing and admitting that, let's look at Ralph in another facet of his life: Ralph started in construction. He said he missed the days of someone's word and a handshake being all that was necessary for a deal. But, the world of construction changed. It became lawyers and contracts. That world change was beyond Ralph's control. I'm sure he wished and fought against it, but that's what the world around him changed into. So what did he do in a world where the rules changed but he wanted to continue to compete? Ralph hired lawyers and started signing contracts. When, beyond his control and influence, the rules changed around Ralph, but he wanted to continue to compete, what did he do? He (surely begrudgingly) changed along with it. When Ralph had power and control, he used it; when he didn't, when the old way was lost, he adapted, adjusted, played by the new rules of the game (lawyers), but he did it. He didn't insist on continuing to do "handshake" deals. When an era is over, whether you agree or disagree, like or dislike the changes in the new era, you appreciate what you had, but you move on to the next. That's what Ralph did in the construction business. That sounds an awful lot like where we're at also.

Ralph's been gone more than a decade, let him rest. But he'd expect us to make good business decisions.

You misheard. They said "Bisons". They were preparing for the season opening hockey exhibition against U of Manitoba.

How soon people forget that Tim O'Keefe, letterwinner, member of a three (four?) generation UND family, the man who stood in St. Cloud's "no use of the S-word press box" and mic checked with "Fighting S----, Fighting S----, FIGHTING S----!!!", former Exec VP of the UND Alumni Association, ultimately publicly stated for the good of UND the name had to be dropped and that UND had to move on from it. I guess he surrendered. Oh, and I guess Earl Strinden (for reference for the older generation) surrendered also. My goodness people, the Governor of the State of North Dakota intervened and it mattered not.

Strong looking horse. Shall we politely say "metrosexual" looking horse. You decide.

I'd like to use Mafia's iPod to send out a tune to Dr. Kelley and his (mis)handling of the nickname situation. The third verse lyrics seem rather ... fitting. http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fixx/onethingleadstoanother.html