The Sicatoka

Win Saturday; no worse than top three; stay out of SDSU side of bracket until beating them on their alternate home court in SF. Dance.

Every FF starting in Albany in 2001. Figured I was the jinx. 2016, FF in Tampa, I went to the west coast for a conference. We know what happened in Tampa. 2024, FF in St Paul? Now taking donations to send me to McAllen/South Padre (other side of country).

UST's law school is top 100 in the US. Their list of alumni is impressive. They have donors with money. They have lots of hidden influence in MSP. UST looks more like a Big East school than a Summit school: Large urban. Catholic. Making a big investment in BB/hockey facility. Their end game surely is not the Summit. Looking at a BEast map, they'd make 12 BB members (6E/6W) and a travel partner for Creighton. But UST hockey would need a home.

Strinden

I watched The Circus win in 1987 in the Squires main lounge. Some lovely ladies were watching it already on the best (rear projection) big screen in the Walsh Quad and they allowed me to join them.

I had you pegged as an LP vinyl guy.

Lindenwood just made significant athletics cuts; is this a "youth movement" to lower coaching salaries along the way?

I'm glad you're sure; it does.

They're in the Summit League, so, yes.

Playing in front of recruits and families does matter. No conference games in CA for the Montana schools (and Idaho) would not help them.

The OC and OL coach are tweeting about spring camp opening.

The House is just trying to even out the vig. They need a little more money on UND so they're luring with a point or two.

@Yote 53, that makes sense but the Montanas lose their CA exposure for recruiting. That's a non-starter.

Arizona State on line one for you. If UST was in the BEast, the NCHC (someday Summit Hockey) would fiind them a slot, just like they did for ASU.

And risk backlash during the BB/Hockey arena funds campaign? All in good time.

Kyrie eleison ... How many '80s kids really knew what they were saying.

I see UST following a Creighton, Marquette, DePaul, et al "Big East" (Catholic schools, no football) path down the road.

Among the non-CA/NV MWC schools, MWC haves: Colo St, Air Force, Boise St MWC have nots: Wyo, Utah St, UNM Should* the MWC splt it'll be along that line. *do not expect as they have poison pill exit fees

Hopefully "insurance" means one year rental ("1A" option) behind Hobie and Heil is ready to come in fall of '25.

FYP.

Getting swept this weekend puts Western firmly on the bubble. Run the scenario here: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/pairwise/ (Customize)

I'm guessing Gaber goes. He's shown he can be the focal point of offense; he's shown he can be the supplemental star to someone else (Blake). His resume is complete. Not much more to do in the college game.

Western is playing for their playoff lives. That's scary.

1. Win the next faceoff and shift and puck battle. That is all. 2. BC all but has PWR1 (90% chance) locked down: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php

Like Tyler Roehl going to Tennessee State ...