The Sicatoka

The quarterfinals games and locations: No. 1 New Hampshire vs. No. 8 Chattanooga -- Cowell Stadium (Durham, NH) No. 4 Eastern Washington vs. No. 5 Illinois State -- Roos Field (Cheney, WA) No. 2 North Dakota State vs. No. 7 Coastal Carolina -- Fargodome (Fargo, ND) No. 6 Villanova vs. Sam Houston State -- Villanova Stadium (Villanova, PA)

Yup. This is the first weekend w/o FBS so the FCS playoffs go to ESPN.

When SDSU was down 20-17 but moving the ball late I said to the folks I was with that it was the perfect scenario: run Zenner, run the ball, score late. Then the pass interference happened and SDSU moved from the 27 to the 3 way too fast. When SDSU scored and left NDSU more than 3 minutes I knew it was a problem for SDSU. And I was right. Now? I see a clear path to Frisco for NDSU (as I said before here).

Very odd. Could PSU be looking at the UAB solution?

Brad E. Schlossman @SchlossmanGF Hakstol on the coaching staff's reaction to seeing the team at No. 1 in polls: "Balloons and streamers." Which I'm sure was followed with ...

Осторожно, не все украинцы считают себя русскими.

Return of the "North Dakota Uke Line"? (We'll sort out the rookies and n00bs fast now.)

An ad exec.

What the deal with the NHL and mumps this year? Now maybe Suter, which would make five on the Wild. http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/284621841.html

Brock Nelson: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=127790

Why does it seem like the Big Sky finished so early compared to the NCAA tournament.

Those games make the conferences a lot of money. That's your answer.

Dr. (and deputy mayor) Mahoney would seem to be that guy.

Those are just the wells. They don't show the pipelines. And yes, wells go down about five miles and then turn horizontal and go about two miles; hence, the name "horizontal drilling". Fracking happens in the horizontal stretch. Cool looking map but I guess I'm not sure what the NYT's point is.

< tip cap to former worthy adversary >

Let me explain the NCAA's motives ... The NCAA saw an easy way to fleece $60 million into their coffers.

He skipped the handshake line? Immature. Weak. Or dare I say ... Ortega: green and mild ...

The current KRACH says that LSSU and Wisconsin are pretty much the same team. I recall two wins against Wisconsin, but I also recall the games being anything but a walk in the park. Losing one of these games could be devastating to rankings (think: PWR) for the rest of the season. Be ready, put them down quick, and roll four. -- And that's BOTH nights, thank you.

I can name at least two guys as important, if not more so, in Fargo-Moorhead as Bresciani, same income bracket, critical roles in the community, who don't have drivers. And both guys are NDSU grads.

Bullseye, meet Back. Back, meet Bullseye.

Reputation (not performance) based balloting?

Forecast for SDSU at MSU in Bozeman: Tonight A chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday Snow. Temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

I have this over at USCHO also, but thought it might be appreciated here as well: The 2015 Former Minnesota Twins roster: Catchers: Wilson Ramos (WAS) AJ Pierzynski (STL - current free agent) Drew Butera (LAD) Infield: JJ Hardy (BAL) Justin Morneau (COL) Danny Valencia (TOR) Nick Punto (OAK) David Ortiz (BOS) Pedro Florimon (WAS) Alexi Casilla (BAL) Outfield: Torii Hunter (DET) Ben Revere (PHI) Michael Cuddyer (NYM) Carlos Gomez (MIL) Denard Span (WAS) Sam Fuld (OAK) Delmon Young (DET) Josh Willingham (KC) retired Starting Pitching: Francisco Liriano (PIT) RA Dickey (TOR) Kyle Lohse (MIL) Matt Garza (MIL) Vance Worley (PIT) Relief Pitching: Grant Balfour (TBR) Joe Nathan (DET) LaTroy Hawkins (COL) Pat Neshek (STL) Scott Baker (TEX) Liam Hendricks (TOR) Kevin Correia (LAD)

Sorry, but I don't see Erstad as a HOFer. If Tim Raines and Alan Trammell aren't in, I don't see Erstad either.

Regarding the question that started this thread, the answer is "both" until we get healthy.