Snake

I'm guessing USC was the aberration in that game.

Getting out from under WCHA management?

If I remember correctly from last year, DirecTV usually had the guide updated by mid-week prior to the hockey games.

I wouldn't worry, Goon - the DirecTV FCS channels aren't the "true" Fox College Sports. They only carry live events, so that could explain why you only see the DirecTV logo.

I had trouble getting the FTA signal last year, so I'm glad to hear they've changed satellites. I'm definitely looking forward to the higher quality raw FTA feed once again, but will have my DirecTV as a back-up plan. Sounds like it'll be a good weekend to get dialed in ...errrr....motor over to 87W!

No chance they'd let us have "sioux" as part of the nickname. I've had thoughts of "Lakers" or "Spirit Lakers" if one wants to honor those at Spirit Lake. Nothing measures up to Fighting Sioux, but I'd certainly be willing to live with some of the alternatives presented in this thread.

Quick question... Are the two arenas in Columbus publicly owned, thus making a cooperation more feasible than in GF with a publicly owned Alerus and a privately owned Ralph?

Smart kids (i.e. those of us who chose UND) don't need to study as much.

"Free to Air"

Yeah, if you read the rule as it is written in the article, it sounds like that could be the case; but does "spot of the infraction" actually refer to where the offending player who commits the infraction is on the field, or where the ball is when the offense is committed? I would assume the latter, but who knows?

One must also consider the fact that there will now be new non-conference bus trips to UM, UW, SCSU, MSU-M, BSU, Tech... Instead of flying to Orono, ME, just drive to Minneapolis, MN!

I find it odd that more people aren't giving the "other" ND more flak for this. After all, they were the first ones who began flirting with another conference (HEA) after the B1G teams announced they were leaving. They essentially dealt the death-blow to the remaining CCHA by likely forcing Miami's hand.

If UNO gets the on-campus arena, the Qwest Center becomes a very viable neutral site, too.

Talk about a power conference (at least as of now)! All the proposed teams made the NCAA tourney last year, three went to the Frozen Four. The Big 10 only had one team in the tourney...at least their one team made the title game, unfortunately at UND's expense.

IIRC, he seemed to hold his own quite well when he played against UND in Dec.

Is it the NCAA who requested a rep from REA there, or is it the ND delegation? I should think any ND delegation that wants to try to save the nickname and expose the NCAA for their hypocrisy would request the meetings be "open." Inviting a private entity into the discussion would close that opportunity. Maybe the open meeting laws don't apply anyway since it's outside of ND and the point it moot...not sure.

Is the REA not specifically named in the settlement?

What stings is they had the same opportunity at the Frozen Four...a building full of thousands and thousands of Sioux fans. Unfortunately it didn't happen. I'm sure if you ask the Duluth players and Fans they probably wouldn't want to trade places with us! I don't know if they could've won a NC in a better venue for their team and fans than the X. Nevertheless, a great season and one I'll remember for a long time.

I had problems all last year, too, but was able to get a decent signal by bumping west for one of the games. The Satellite Gods smiled on me that day, because it was the ONLY game that wasn't on DirecTV's FCS channels this past year (I think it was one of the UNO games), and after that night I was never able to get a reliable FTA signal for the rest of the season.

Wait...wait...wait... Was the puck in play, therefore placing the act within the "context" of the game? It's OK if it's between the whistles, right? I thought only the guys who drop the gloves after the whistle were hacks.

Not sure if you were implying that Boogaard was addicted to said painkiller, but I didn't read anything indicating that in the above article. He was battling concussion problems and may have been taking oxycodone for the headaches for all we know. The Star Tribune is reporting it as an accidental mixture of the painkiller and alcohol. It's an unfortunate deal, that's for sure.

I don't know, but could this be because the NHL owns the Phoenix Coyotes, who may have retained the rights to the Jets name when they moved from Winnipeg?

FYP

Could it be because it's the only Big 10 conference sport where you have a chance at finishing in the top 6?