The Sicatoka

By demanding immediate action and not wallowing in despair for something that was already lost. A strong alumni response then would have forced Dr. Kelley's hand. Now he has pacified that base. As soon as folks adopted the "we don't need a nickname" canard it gave Dr. Kelley exactly what he wanted: time and space to do things his way. Look at the survey data: Alumni are now asking that they be the majority voice in the decision. Key word? Asking. If alumni had stepped up when the name stopped being sustainable they wouldn't be "asking". I hate to blow a good source on this, but when one of the first committees formed (probably five years ago already) they thought they were there to get a new moniker in place. That committee had both Ed Schafer and Leigh Jeanotte on it. (That's pretty much as opposite in ND politics as you can get.) Those two agreed the process should happen quickly. Schafer and Jeanotte ... agreeing on something. Ponderous, eh? Who didn't agree with them? Dr. Kelley. And look where we are now.

FPD has sexual assault guy in custody: http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3643826-bail-set-500000-argusville-man-suspected-sexually-assaulting-ndsu-students The Moorhead Hornbacher's robbery was actually a robbery of the Wells Fargo bank in that grocery store. They are looking for the stolen get-away vehicle. http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3643699-suspect-robbery-bank-moorhead-hornbachers-may-still-be-stolen-maroon-pickup And now yesterday afternoon in downtown Fargo: http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3643963-passer-gun-stops-assault-robbery-downtown-fargo

No. Kidding. Please stand by: The following is a pat myself on the back session. When this fiasco started I said we needed to replace the name immediately to maintain control of the process. (By "we" I mean folks that care about UND Athletics and that supported the retired name as long as it was sustainable.) Well, we didn't and now we don't have control. We have committees and processes ... and delay, delay, delay. We, those who care, lost control. This is where I say my four favorite words: I. Told. You. So. We should have a new name and logo for about a decade already. We should have moved on. Instead we live under the specter of the old logo, including every little possible incident that can be remotely associated to the old name (see: last spring's t-shirts). When I realized that's where we are I changed my avatar to what it is today. My avatar is the DC Comics character "The Spectre".

Thank you for your forensic accounting of and continued interest in University of North Dakota Athletics.

Your request has been taken under advisement.

The performance by Germany v. Canada tonight surprised me. I expected the Canadians to repeat Friday night.

... again, assuming it is accurate and complete.

Someone with no other substance in their life?

You're assuming the data presented is complete and accurate. You know what they say about the internet. As far as your second statement, you said it ... and prove it.* *You should have said "correctly" as you need an adverb for your verb "looking".

The latest on the sexual assault that happened "121 feet from an on-campus property" at NDSU. http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3640054-ndsu-did-not-notify-students-saturday-after-armed-stranger-assault-near-campus

Three months. Based on FPD and MPD history, they are going to struggle to solve this. http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3640335-most-metro-homicides-solved-within-few-days-its-been-3-months-case-slain-ndsu

Rumor has it that Nick Schmaltz is on the wing with Auston Matthews at center tonight for the USA U20 exhibition v. Sweden.

Rumor has it that Nick Schmaltz is on the wing with Auston Matthews at center tonight for the USA U20 exhibition v. Sweden.

He was pass-happy. Bucky Badger runs the pig. Incompatible.

The roar has been restored!

And it's highly ranked in family practice. http://www.med.und.edu/news/2014/05/und-receives-top-ranking-by-american-academy-of-family-physicians.cfm

The NFC Central summed up in just 46 seconds.

Thank you for your input; however, the board owner decided long ago against that path.

I thought the NCAA mandated OT. So'd they give everyone a "participation" ribbon instead?

OK. OK. 1. The mods here have real jobs; we don't always have time to babysit the forum. 1a. Thanks to 'bang' for acknowledging that. 2. If you aren't talking recruits in this thread, you're trolling --> see forum rules. That's all that needs to be said on that. 2a. I trust you all will self-police yourselves individually on that from here on ... (or else, and if you read that as a warning, you got it).

"Several blocks" is disingenuous, John. That's half a block from campus proper and abuts a campus parking lot.

Pretty strange assault case happened basically across the street from the NDSU campus Saturday night. Three female NDSU students were assaulted. http://www.inforum.com/news/crime/3639511-police-release-description-suspect-armed-stranger-sexual-assault-near-ndsu

The problem here is clear. After the 1980s came the 1990s and first few years of the 21st century. After that came 2006 to the present. And what comes after that is coming.

Elves in a battle royale: Christmas come early.

I've said NDSU's problem next year will be losing the starting safeties in the Tampa Two. Losing three LBs (OK, two, given one is done already due to injury) and the DE just compounds it. PS - No disrespect intended to either, but Frazier and the Moorhead kid are not John Crockett and the NDSU offense hinges on establishing the power run game.