The Sicatoka

As in most situations, the truth in all of this will be somewhere in the middle. I suspect we'll find neither was a passive victim nor a willful aggressor; however, the consequences to each will based on their histories. The judicial system tends to look for patterns of behaviors and escalates its response when dealing with recurrences and escalations.

Would we have to start picking up players with unpronounceable, over-consonated last names? Gwoz is too high-maintenance for me. I've named my front-runners if the need came about.

Even if he was defending himself, a second fleeing charge will not sit well with the courts. PS - If you thought you were defending yourself and in the right, would you flee?

So, under the scenario of Hakstol leaving, who'd replace him? At this point in time, I'd have to think the front-runners would be Berry, Eades, and ... recently resigned at UNO Steve Johnson. Maybe Bubs (Berry) moves up and Johnson come in as an assistant. Hearing of Tim O'Keefe's impending retirement I guess I'm not surprised to hear even remote possibilities of Hakstol moving on. And the recent media articles about Hakstol's NHL potential to me are not coincidence. (Toss in Johnson's sudden resignation and my antennae are up.)

Nominated for "Quote of the Month" for June. Masterfully done. <applause>

I was told the took it down to the foundation pilings and then built back up.

I'd love to see the Big Sky work out a "scheduling alliance" with the Pac-12 similar to that between the Big 10 and the MAC. Let's see, ... LA, Palo Alto, Seattle, Boulder, and Tempe ... or State College, Newark, Bloomington, East Lansing, and West Lafayette.

That new UW stadium is supposed to be pretty good.

Sounds like Danny O'Brien is transferring ... again. From Maryland --> Wisconsin --> He has one season of eligibility remaining.

Beck has nothing to prove. To the NDSU fans reading this: Don't you wish he just walked away.

Yes, they'd like that whole list; but, they didn't come out and ask for those because they knew they had little to no chance (or had casual Fridays already). What they have done is start the discussions on something they think they can get. That is noteworthy. Upon further review, by asking for their own subdivisions they are asking for their own pot of gold.

The mistake concerns me; what comes after is what I am interested in. Seems Mister Beck has learned nothing from his prior indiscretions.

The PAC-12 could be part of a new division by then too ... strange days ...

Not surprised. To those who said I was too far out on this subject, what say you now?

So it's not "... with a blue pill here and half ounce there, here a pill, there a pill, ... Old MacDonald had a pharm ... " (I left off the last part because I'm pretty sure the NDSU folks can't spell "E-I-E-I-O". )

Yes. (First NDSU DI game versus Valpo,)

Stop-n-go: a 7-11 with $5 NDSU football tickets. Next question.

As I've said on other occassions, the mistate concerns me but what comes after is what I'm interested in. Clearly Gothberg et al learned nothing. I'm bitterly disappointed in that group. And clearly these former NDSU footballers don't understand what a sweet deal they had from the court system ... key word being 'had'. Now I suspect a judge will 'offer' them an opportunity for a deeper understanding of what court imposed sentence means. And somewhere the ND Sec of State and ND AG (the two who had to deal with petition-gate) just shake their heads and say ...

I guess I'd be more worried about being in a conference that's perilously close to losing its key post-season autobids than worrying about an ex-conference rival's first season in a different conference.

Wisconsin fans: From the Kohl Center to the side of a milk carton.

This is also worthy of a read (Tom Miller with BSC Commish Fullterton from May 4, 2013) as it talks about: - future of the BSC - future of FCS - possibility of three-tier Division I football

Obligatory posting of quote: "Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious." -- Simone Thank you. That is all.

... any port in a storm.

Uh, yeah, ... but which is which? Or is it a reiterative loop?

I wouldn't even go "hotel route" for home weekends. Let them sleep in their lockers Friday night (with Brad Berry in a bad mood standing outside the door). When they start to figure out that they feel better Saturday waking up without a hangover, even after sleeping in their locker in REA, maybe they'll figure out that alcohol is the exact opposite of a performance enhancer and its physical effects are far longer than what you consciously feel. When they learn that, maybe they'll get to sleep in a real bed on Friday of a home weekend. Thus endith thy lesson of why thoust should never want to play for a team at that level coached by me.