The Sicatoka

Donations that are endowed (saved as principle to earn interest on) are usually targetted by the donor for a purpose, like a scholarship or a program. Unallocated funds are distributed at the direction of the UNDAA&F board with input from UND. Usually no more than 4% of an endowment is used in any year so as to maintain the principle balance (and keep earning). For example when the UND president said it'd take a $60M endowment to maintain womens hockey that would provide nominally a $2.4M annual operating fund.

Alex, what are things that make you say, "Hmmm ..."?

Most likely, as you'd want all the skater options, but if not there may be an unspoken injury.

UND's remaining schedule: - two teams fighting for their PWR lives (CC 39%, WMU 76%) - two teams looking to be spoilers (UMD 1%, Omaha 6%) https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php#google_vignette

25 man roster; 23 man conference travel limit; Johannes out (injury). Who else stayed back in Grand Forks?

From another thread, but appropriate here:

Basketball has too many time outs if you can be petty and spiteful with them. More simply, basketball has too many time outs.

Do people see the F and N in the Spartans logo?

Head coach Mark Farley, UNI, $400,000 Brock Spack, Illinois State, $364,140 Bob Nielson, USD, $340,000 Tim Polasek, NDSU, $330,000 Jimmy Rogers, SDSU, $310,000 Doug Phillips, Youngstown State, $300,000 Ryan Beard, Missouri State, $275,000* Nick Hill, Southern Illinois, $265,000 Jody Wright, Murray State, $260,000 Bubba Schweigert, UND, $255,000 Curt Mallory, Indiana State, $218,194 Offensive coordinator Tyler Roehl, NDSU, $123,144* Bodie Reeder, UNI, $123,000* Ryan Olson, SDSU, $115,000 Nick Petrino, Missouri State, $108,834* Tony Petersen, Illinois State, $107,136 Danny Freund, UND, $104,000* Troy Rothenbuhler, Youngstown State, $102,000 Josh Davis, USD, $100,310 Mike Bath, Indiana State, $94,789 Blake Rolan, Southern Illinois, $93,636 Ben Hodges, Murray State, $76,000 Defensive coordinator Travis Johansen, USD, $119,885 Jason Petrino, NDSU, $117,321* Jesse Bobbit, SDSU, $115,000 Travis Niekamp, Illinois State, $113,772 L.D. Scott, Missouri State, $108,834* Antonio James, Southern Illinois, $107,100 Jahmal Brown, Youngstown State, $102,000 Brad Wilson, Indiana State, $99,989 Jeremiah Johnson, UNI, $95,000.04* Joel Schwenzfeier, UND, $88,400 Dillon Sanders, Murray State, $76,000 * — denotes 2023 base salary

Honestly, Bubs has to win the "Pasta Pot" by more than five points or it's Mayotte.

We'll soon all be colors or numbers.

You watching the Westminster Dog Show again?

Sticking to facts and questions: The head FB coach has a contract through the 2025 season. A lame duck HC has an impact on retention (assistants, players, recruits). What's the plan beyond the present ends-in-2025 HC contract? <-- This a question for Chaves; he has a podcast; so ask it.

Once a person grasps "PNE" and "magic number" they are really valuable tools.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/probabilityMatrix.php What's interesting is that nine teams are apparently "locked" in (>99% chance of "In"). Sunday I ran a "UND loses out" scenario and could only fall to PWR12 so I'm not surprised UND is an apparent lock.

When it comes to post-season travel: EDC is Hockey East WDA is the NCHC

Finally something that sounds like a 3-4 nose.

I sure hope UND has a little of that bitter taste in their mouth still.

Key words highlighted. I'd only feel safe at PWR12 or better. Too many good HEA/B1G/NCHC teams sitting 14-25 that could go on a weekend run and take an autobid.

Looks like @RedFrog updated this. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Cqw98NtmwDaV1JzRNUu1eyiGTtDZXmN4hjt3Mk0TIfA/edit#gid=0

Yet this is a plausible scenario.

Paging the admin @jimdahl @GeauxSioux, any recall on what held you up?

Don't worry about Heil. See: Ludwig Persson

Mac with an Ulmer (3-3-6 line).

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