The Sicatoka

Blowout? What is this "blowout" of which you speak? I thought all hockey games were supposed to be 2-1 or 3-1 grinders. My kingdom to see UND start to consistently blow out opponents.

Uh ... that was CC.

Sometimes you have to give them the quarter and send them to the clue machine.

A bar is not an economy. Oh great and wise #gobc gfhockey , what is the #gobc doing to create a real economy, real jobs and growth in Grand Forks.

Dang, those costs have really jumped since the last time I did serious digging. I guess the only way to afford lacrosse ... is to not have football. < runs and hides >

When ya ain't gatin' squat it doesn't take much.

I suspect Old Time Hockey's post was somewhat tongue-in-cheek.

Undoubtedly costly, but it would gate more than baseball, M/W S&D, and W IH combined.

Well if you're looking at potential revenue sports ... why not lacrosse*? They could play in the new ITF. It is being build with seating for 1500 or so. *Y'all knew I could only hold out and not say it for so long.

OK, I just looked at roster sizes and got surprised. Baseball - 30 M S&D - 23 W S&D - 28 W IH - 23 Nearly identical M (53) v. W (51). But if you dropped all those, you'd have make sure you reallocated the funds to stay in compliance with Title IX. FB and MBB would see some help, as the budget for MBase and MS&D aren't exactly big; WBB and VB and WSoc would make out like bandits (from the prior WIH funds). So the folks looking to help UND FB and UND MBB, this creates the panacea exactly ... how? Is it worth the firestorm it would create because any time a school breathes the words "drop sport" a firestorm erupts.

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.