The Sicatoka

Jim Kelly and Andre Reed can probably identify pretty closely.

With a 16 team tournament and 6 automatic bids, and the parity in college hockey today, the only safe zones are PWR10 and higher or holding a conference tournament trophy. How can I say this? Would anyone really be shocked beyond belief at SCSU or WMU winning the NCHC tournament title? How about Penn State winning the B1G?

I'd like to see a return to "home sites" for the top 4 in PWR with one additional requirement: "Home" has to have a minimum of 8000 (10000?) seats so visiting fans have some hope for tickets. Too big you say? Well, in my idea, before the season each team would have to declare where they'll host if they finish top 4 and if that means a facility other than their home rink, so be it. You'd have to have some strategic alignment between certain schools. For example, DU, CC, and USAFA would all have to approach Pepsi Center in Denver. MSU-Mankato, SCSU, and UMD would all probably have to approach Target Center or The X. Quinnipiac and Yale would probably pair up. What if say UMD and MSU-Mankato both declared "The X" before the season and both are top seeds? Well, in a word, logistics. And a ton of bucks for that rink.

I feel confident in saying, with a new coaching staff for football, the focus is now on MBB. I'd say the coaching staff has burned up any margin they may have had.

Maine and Vermont headed to OT.

Maine ties it with 4:41 left in regulation.

Maine is 0-7 on the powerplay. Same score; 10 minutes to play.

Uh ... that's a job for Mafia or Blackheart ...

And Maine scores. Vermont 2 Maine 1 (3rd)

Rangers / Blackhawks (NBCSN) is much more watchable.

You have that RPI/Clarkson score backwards. http://www.collegehockeynews.com/schedules/scoreboard.php

IF no MarkMac and IF no Nick Schmaltz, does Luke Johnson move to center?

I have Maine at Vermont, Game 3, on FCSA: The General's brother vs. the Black Bears in blue.

My guess is we'll hear nothing until the standard Tuesday press conference.

I'm torn on which Edgar Winter song to put here: Free Ride or Frankenstein

"Your black cards can make you money so you hide them when you're able; In the land of milk and honey you must put them on the table. ... You go back, jack, do it again."

This many pages and nary a mention of Boston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2e6eTTu0Kc&list=PL37882421535613CB&index=10

So, Mafia, has "some silicone sister with a manager mister" ever told you you've "got what it takes"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBifX0H3yg

Every now and then you just need the melodic sounds of The Who. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnHLgxKUsEA

Not the first ZZ Top song you think of, as it's a cover, but I think Mafia agrees with the general sentiment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOoKzw3JSCM

There has to be some Steely Dan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDWOwAu_z8&list=RD7oDWOwAu_z8#t=226

My cable system shows one of the HEA games will be in Fox College Sports Atlantic at 6 pm Central.

Beat Wisconsin!

Now if UND holds up their end ...

Could the site of green and white uniforms be a general trigger to such behavior?