The Sicatoka

Uh, ROK? His roots? I'd say he's representing his "roots", from "whence he came" stereotypically well. Source

Santa mierda!

Irony is a harsh mistress.

The family spells it Rhea and they have three girls: Dia, Pya, and Gona.

Soccer reaffirms to me why I want goal scoring to return to hockey.

Thirty-six miles in the Red? You call it "pretty nuts"; I call it "get your tetanus vaccine up to date".

Run this concept: - Sun Belt (SBC) invites a group from the BSC (a group large enough to break away as its own western FBS conference in two years) - that group lives in the SBC for two years (teams reaching full FBS status with SBC helping with the scheduling issues for new FBS teams) - after two years that group leaves for their own pasture During the two year window, yes the "share" for legacy SBC teams might go down, or the agreement might say the newbies get no cut, or maybe the buy-in covers the difference.

Vegas already has the Chicago Blackhawks as the favorites for the 2015 Stanley Cup.

From Brad Schlossman's blog at http://undhockey.areavoices.com/ : Sad about Mantha; not surprised about Voltin; now, still wondering about Rowe.

Direct report staff guy to #1 guy at Iowa -- promotion or lateral move? (Fiscally I'm sure it's more money.)

Book it.

At the time I couldn't figure out why Fullerton and the Big Sky didn't do everything possible to save the WAC. (The WAC, at the time, had the power to invite teams into FBS.) Instead, the BSC let the WAC go extinct (as you say) as an FBS entity. The only reason I could see them letting that happen is to have some other mechanism to get to FBS and the only way I see that is the theory put forth by SiouxVolley. The BSC schools that want FBS have issues, either facilities or sport offerings. They need time to get their houses in order. As you say, this theory is a delayed WAC revival and it is pivoting around U of Idaho. (This is where I'm glad that U of Idaho's paperwork to join the BSC insisted that Montana, Montana State, and North Dakota had to be in the conference when they arrived or they'd be allowed to freely step away.)

Another story about the "Power 5" (above the bar) and then the next 5 (below the bar) FBS conferences. Another story about how the next 5 (some call it G5, others call it the "below the bar" Another story about how the bottom of FBS and the top of FCS are similar and may end up thrust together. Another story with a conference commissioner talking about it. Folks, it's real. http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/und-athletics-big-sky-commissioner-looking-ahead-fallout-autonomy-movement It's been a decade coming, but when I saw that AAD from Duke first talk in 2005 about the "superconferences" breaking away or forming their own area I figured where there's smoke ...

NCAA trial over use of athletes’ images begins http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ncaa-trial-over-use-of-athletes-images-begins-monday-2014-06-09?link=MW_latest_news

http://www.grandfork...ains-mum-reason Uh, Gerry, it wasn't your personality (as much as you'd like to spin the Herald into believing such). UND knows it can't back up a termination over "personality differences". However, ... I'm expecting an audit finding to soon find its way into the public square. I don't know it; I just suspect it. Why? Even Groenewold brings up "funding" --> Where there's smoke ...

I get the impression Kelley is in "pad the retirement fund" mode, playing out the string to a full pension. I have nothing to base it on other than my impressions. "Miss me yet?" -- CE Kupchella, PhD

I'd say prime targets are "easy to get to by flight" cities: - Las Vegas - Salt Lake City - Denver - Seattle I don't put Spokane and Sacramento on that list.

UND doesn't do things like this willy-nilly. If they took action like this, through the process, there's cause. It'll come out in due time.

I think the lurkers need to see this again.

But it won't be NYR hoisting the Cup.

If only ...

Fire keikla. Save season.

No blasphemy from this side.

The sweet irony of you preaching Matthew 7:15. Ya can't make it up. How you feel about 2 Peter 2:1?

No to free exposure? What's the concern?