The Sicatoka

Last year?

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/08/ncaa_study_finds_all_but_20_fb.html So all but 20 FBS schools lose money on athletics. And they want to take on more costs via "full cost" scholarships and stipends? Clearly academics, and not real-world business people, are running those places.

Oh yeah !?!?! OH YEAH !?!?! Well in Fargo they never have to worry about what's sneaking up on them from behind that hill ... except for maybe the city dump ...

A self-serving minority point of view dictating the outcome ... where've I heard that before ...

I know people who know people. I could arrange that those folks have no power lines of any kind running on their property. And I know a couple places that make and sell candles to help them out after.

If you're inside the Grand Forks flood protection area you should expect to be "in Grand Forks" (meaning more city than country setting) at some point. The spot I recommended for a Red River crossing (Merrifield Road near the GF Country Club) is in the protection zone*. *Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I was told that Merrifield Road is the south protection line and the GF airport road extended south to Merrifield Road is the west border of the flood protection plan.

I never got a good vibe from Mussman when he'd speak publicly in place of Lennon. He didn't carry himself as "head coach material". Honestly, I had my doubts about Bubba as a head coach too until I saw that he could do it (UMD). The guy who carried himself like a head coach to my eyes was Mike Mannasau.

The metro with a shot at surpassing Fargo is Bismarck-Mandan

Sonny Milano has told the BC folks he's going to sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets organization. So, so sorry for Jerry York ... not.

FIFY.

Choosing a new moniker finally kicks the soapbox out from under Leigh Jeanotte et al. They can't allow that as complaining about UND's moniker is the only trick their pony knows. Until a new moniker is chosen events like t-shirts at the recent Springfest are the gift that keeps on giving to the (as Scott calls them) bedwetters. As far as respecting the indigenous peoples, UND had more indigenous students than any other university in the region, yet, they didn't come to UND's rescue in a time of need. That tells me all I need to know: We had a good run; thanks, but see ya later.

Did he just basically state by not adopting a new name UND is fostering an environment that perpetuates the old name?

When has the NCAA ever worried about negative publicity much less looking thuggish and exploitative? The NCAA could claim "no moniker" is de facto allowing the old moniker to stand. The "wink and nod" here is UND claiming, "Oh no, we don't have a moniker."

We had a name that was “powerful,” “inspiring” and “recognizable”. But no matter, now we can get by with nothing. Does that make sense?

So they went bowling? SO WHAT!!! Apologies to Hanson; someone had to do the lane-bounce in this tale.

I'm waiting for the NCAA to see through this "no moniker" obfuscation for what it is: it's a way to keep saying the old moniker. I'm waiting for the day the NCAA sends a letter that says, "By not selecting a new moniker you're facilitating and perpetuating use of the old moniker; thus, you are in reality allowing usage of the old moniker. A 'no moniker' solution is not acceptable to the NCAA and as of now you are under sanction until you define your new moniker." Wild? Crazy? Impossible? Uh, that's how we got here.

If you have Midcontinent Cable for your internet you're good for ESPN3.

The last numbers I saw (six months ago) said that only about 1/5 of the wells in the Bakken region (to get the Bakken and Three Forks oil) have been drilled. Yes, about 10000 of an expected 50000 wells are drilled.

They either need to put the ramps on the Merrifield overpass or to put in the proposed exchange at 47th Avenue. Honestly, I'd say "Merrifield" because they could put a bridge over the Red on that road. It would go past the GFCC and not through an existing neighborhood.

How's Mayville State's field?

Never, never, never, never be upset when developers are willing to build residences in a community.

The NCAA policy, as announced, declared the target monikers to be those based on: "race, ethnicity, or national origin" * Minnesota's policy is based on the NCAA policy. Actually, I'm pretty sure the NCAA declared Minnesota a "model institution" in the implementation of the (NCAA based) policy. Irish is a national origin. Troy (Trojans) and Sparta (Spartans) were city-states (nations). Vandals is an ethnicity. Seminoles and Chippewa and Utes are races (ethnicities?) of people ... like Sioux. Yet Minnesota has scheduled some of these teams. Can this inconsistency be explained? To be fair, I'll take care of one: The Spartans of Michigan State are in the Big Ten. But the rest should never be on the playing surface with Minnesota (save for the post season). *I remember it by RENO.

So "the U" does not have the ultimate, final decision of when and when to step onto the playing surface? Really? Really? Put the phrase "Minnesota Gophers cancels game" into Google: https://www.google.com/#q=Minnesota+Gophers+cancels+game&start=10 I see cancelations of football contracts, cancelations due to weather. I see "the U" exercising their ultimate, final decision of when and where, under what conditions, to step onto the playing surface.

Uh, no. Not one rationalization. No emotion; just facts, like: Fact: You handed your scheduling power over to the Big Ten but did not ensure they followed your scheduling policies. Fact: "The U" has the ultimate, final decision of where and when to step onto the playing surface.

De facto, yes, you did. You handed your scheduling power over to the Big Ten; thus, you scheduled it as the power, the choice, is yours. Saying "the Big Ten did it" is disingenuous as the ultimate, final power and decision is still held by "the U".