The Sicatoka

I love all of the sportscasters who described the Debacle at the GeorgiaDome last night as "put a whipping" on Tampa. (Think: AP situation)

I sure hope you're kidding. If not, so much for an open and inclusive process.

Age or IQ?

So you saw what I did there.

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There are no "good ol boys" in Grand Forks, just the mindset.

From another thread: The UND Flying Pigs! "Soo-ee! Woo Pigs!" Logo? Easy, just change the sunglasses to green*: *The hog is pink already, pink is the other official academic color of UND.

The UND Flying Hogs! "Soo-ee! Woo Pigs!"

When will Jamestown College host Bismarck Shiloh, Fargo Oak Grove, ...

Shoulda known! Too bad Sacred Heart is in EAST Grand Forks.

Yup. Grand Forks needs to get out its own way and show off what it can do.

Thank you, Eeyore. Fargo has walls (think: western diversion). Business and innovation creates jobs and malls and such. Those weren't given to Fargo when the Earth was formed. Your best point is "media", ... but don't we constantly hear about "new media"? Fargo has terrestrial radio and television, but the internet makes those less consequential every day is what I'm constantly told. Grand Forks can easily embrace what it is: the north Red River Valley hub. Doing that will require a long hard look in the mirror and the soul searching you reference. What won't work is "quick fixes" like "art corridors". The world is changing. Don't become the next "Duluth". What it takes is (stand by for Hakstol quote) "controlling what's yours to control", and the first thing on that list is attitude. After that is a willingness to work toward a vision of what you want to be.

Now, since I'm on a roll, about UND: As an alumnus who has earmarked a sizable portion of his estate to UND upon his passing, I care. I believe it's time for me to take a more active role in making UND what I expect it to be. If you care, take an active role too. When you walk up to Dan Muus or Steve Brekke do they know who you are? (For that matter, do you know who they are and what they do?) Have you told them what's impressed you and what hasn't? Do you show you care? Posting here does not count. I've let Dan know some concerns about my college and program within the University within the last six weeks. Dan answered. (It's more than I've ever gotten from Kelley when contacting him.*) So, fellow UND friends, family, and alumni: Do you care? If so, get on it. *I miss Kupchella. He'd reply. For that matter, I miss Harmeson. He'd reply. You don't have to agree with someone 100% of the time; I just like to know people are engaged and can explain what they are doing and why.

Source: http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules You've been called out for trolling here not just by UND fans but by fellow NDSU fans; yet, you still exist. Again, "pretty tolerant".

I'm not a Kelley fan lately, but he has a point: On something like degree of autonomy/central control, that's something that can be difference of opinion (We have enough central control; No you don't) pretty fast. But yes, some things need to be looked at. Maybe it's the wake-up call they needed.

Folks, simple reality: Progress is good. Monstrosities like this poseur 'gfhockey' and his delusional "old boys" are what will make Grand Forks probably not a top five city in the state in my lifetime. (Fargo, Bismarck, Minot, Williston, and either Mandan or Dickinson ... or both). Grand Forks needs to fix its "Eeyore" attitude. GF is sure what it *can't* do. There is nothing that Fargo has that Grand Forks doesn't have also (save for one interstate highway) and it has some things that Fargo just doesn't but they aren't used: - Major university? Check - I-29 for N/S transport? Check - Direct road to major US port (Duluth)? Check - Direct road to the Bakken? Check - Major N/S and E/W railways including crossing the Red? Check What Grand Forks *does* have that Fargo doesn't: - Major flood protection already installed (Fargo's staring at a $2 billion bill) - Multiple water sources to support growth (people and industry) -- Fargo may *need* water from the Missouri just to meet basic needs in the not so distant future and that cost would make flood protection sound cheap* - Strong ability to support areas of the "new" economy (Bakken, UAV) through UND and unique items (GFAFB) I've said it before, but it bears repeating: Fargo is where it is because it is self-confident to a fault; Grand Forks is self-unassured to a fault. And the 1997 flood, I'm sorry it happened, it was horrific, but it was nearly two decades ago. It's usefulness as an excuse has worn thin. Move on. (Quit clinging to the past, like with other subjects as well ... ) Grand Forks has done some great things (flood protection after surviving that mess is primary) but is afraid to admit it. *If you don't have water, you're done. GF has all the water Fargo has plus the Wild Rice (of MN) and Red Lake Rivers. PS - Dear GFH ink-stained wretches that read this: Feel free to use it for your next editorial if you dare.

Dan's has a fixation.

You're still able to post here. I'd call that "pretty tolerant", wouldn't you?

Just a tad high on the overstatement there, eh Dan? They have to address some findings in an audit. One of them is they are letting the remote campuses be *too* autonomous and not having enough central oversight. (I thought autonomy was good.) But to your other point: I've never been a Kelley fan but dumping him because of a football team as some have called for? No. Because of this trifecta on his watch? Yes.

The State University of New York at Stony Brook is an AAU institution. That's pretty lofty status academically. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_American_Universities

All it would take is one angry Norwegian.

Will the opener be Bismarck St. Mary's versus Dickinson Trinity? (Let's see who all figures out the theme.)

Norse (noun): Norwegians or Scandinavians, especially in medieval times. "Colleges and universities may adopt any mascot that they wish, as that is an institutional matter," said Walter Harrison, chair of the Executive Committee and president at the University of Hartford. "But as a national association, we (the NCAA) believe that mascots, nicknames or images deemed hostile or abusive in terms of race, ethnicity or national origin should not be visible at the championship events that we control." Norse would be fine ... except for that ... and the fact that we just came out of that brier patch.

I'd say a better description would be "pretty tolerant".

How things are today is exactly how they'll always be.