GeauxSioux

British slang.

With Blais going to Omaha, I'd say the odds for Fairbanks just got very long.

From Brad's blog.... 1 Wisconsin 22 303261 13784.6 (1) 2 North Dakota 19 222655 11718.7 (2) 3 Minnesota 22 220477 10021.7 (3) 4 Michigan 19 127558 6713.6 (5) 5 Colorado College 21 138039 6573.3 (4) 6 Nebraska-Omaha 21 130428 6210.9 (6) 7 St. Cloud State 18 107783 5987.9 (9) 8 Boston College 17 101586 5975.6 (10) 9 New Hampshire 18 104772 5820.7 (7) 10 Denver 23 128882 5603.6 (8) I love these two tidbits...

UAF ponders switching hockey conferences Hmmmm, a choice between Omaha and Fairbanks?

When is the HS hockey tournament?

I thought it was 'SU sucks. This gets done because of money, not relationships. North Dakota is not Florida, so that formula doesn't work.

Men's hockey schedule features return of Subway Holiday Classic Sun, Oct 04 Manitoba (Exh.) Grand Forks, N.D. 6:07 p.m. Fri, Oct 09 Merrimack Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Oct 10 Merrimack Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Oct 16 Minnesota * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Oct 17 Minnesota * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Oct 23 Alaska Anchorage * at Anchorage, Alaska 10:07 p.m. Sat, Oct 24 Alaska Anchorage * at Anchorage, Alaska 10:07 p.m. Fri, Nov 06 Michigan Tech * at Houghton, Mich. 6:07 p.m. Sat, Nov 07 Michigan Tech * at Houghton, Mich. 6:37 p.m. Fri, Nov 13 St. Cloud State * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Nov 14 St. Cloud State * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Nov 20 Denver * at Denver, Colo. 8:37 p.m. Sat, Nov 21 Denver * at Denver, Colo. 8:07 p.m. Subway Holiday Classic Fri, Nov 27 Bemidji State vs. Miami at Grand Forks, N.D. 4:07 p.m. Fri, Nov 27 Ohio State Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Sat, Nov 28 Bemidji State vs. Ohio State at Grand Forks, N.D. 4:07 p.m. Sat, Nov 28 Miami Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Dec 04 Minnesota Duluth * at Duluth, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Sat, Dec 05 Minnesota Duluth * at Duluth, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Dec 11 Wisconsin * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Dec 12 Wisconsin * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Sat, Dec 19 U.S. Under-20 Team (Exh.) Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Notre Dame Shillelagh Tournament Sat, Jan 02 Niagara at Hoffman Estates, Ill. 3:05 p.m. Sun, Jan 03 Colgate or Notre Dame at Hoffman Estates, Ill. 2:05 or 5:05 p.m. Fri, Jan 08 Minnesota State * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Jan 09 Minnesota State * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Jan 15 Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Sat, Jan 16 Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Jan 22 Cornell at Ithaca, N.Y. 6:00 p.m. Sat, Jan 23 Cornell at Ithaca, N.Y. 6:00 p.m. Fri, Jan 29 Denver * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Jan 30 Denver * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Feb 12 St. Cloud State * at St. Cloud, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Sat, Feb 13 St. Cloud State * at St. Cloud, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Feb 19 Minnesota Duluth * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Feb 20 Minnesota Duluth * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Tue, Feb 23 Colorado College * at Colorado Springs, Colo. 8:37 p.m. Wed, Feb 24 Colorado College * at Colorado Springs, Colo. 8:07 p.m. Fri, Mar 05 Michigan Tech * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:37 p.m. Sat, Mar 06 Michigan Tech * Grand Forks, N.D. 7:07 p.m. Fri, Mar 12 - Sun, Mar 14 WCHA Playoffs (1st round) at TBD TBD Thu, Mar 18 - Sat, Mar 20 Red Baron WCHA Final Five at St. Paul, Minn. TBD Fri, Mar 26 - Sun, Mar 28 NCAA Regionals at TBD TBD NCAA Frozen Four Thu, Apr 08 - Sat, Apr 10 N/A at Detroit, Mich. TBD

If sentiment is shifting on names, what about Redskins? I guess this journalist didn't take the time to find out that Spirit Lake had a vote and his "substantial" was approximately 1/3 of the vote.

While I do agree that UND could have done more outreach to the tribes, I don't think, in the end, it would have mattered. The minority that has pushed the name change, such as Ron HHiT, would have been there regardless. What didn't help is the NDSU chant "Sioux Suck" or the derogatory t-shirts.

For a certain state of mind

Case New Holland eliminates 120 jobs

Amen, on so many of today's issues.

From the same article...

I have enough Sioux gear to last me to the end of my life, so until then.

What are your earliest memories of Sioux sports?? I remember going to Sioux/Bison basketball games when they had freshman, JV and the Big game. My parents would drop us off early so we would be sure to get good GA seats. We were able to see all three games. I remember bits and pieces of Phil Jackson. What I remember most about Jackson was that my brother kept a scrap book about Jackson. Since my dad played basketball for the Sioux, that was the sport that I saw the most as a kid. By the way Microsoft named their new search engine after my dad, Bing. I remember freezing my butt off at the barn and couldn't wait to get hot chocolate in the "heated" area of the building. My dad didn't take me to too many hockey games, but I sure saw a lot as I got older. I recall the Gustafson's and Deutch's in football. I think Memorial Stadium had the best hot dogs on the planet. Growing up in GF, I got to see a lot of the Sioux. Great memories.

More than likely it will be a plurality, at least in the early rounds.

Ummmmmm, no.

Good info. Let's hope the Sioux can land them. Thanks for link, Marlins.

UND in search for third goalie

Title IX

$$$ and Title IX. If UND could have a sport that made money (or at least didn't lose it) in lacrosse versus a sure money loser, baseball, why not make the change??

Prices on steel pipe and fittings are down and will probably stay that way until China's economy starts booming again. Brass is up, though. Construction-wise our firm has been fortunate to be involved in some good long term projects, such as this one we are a sub-contractor on. The last building (#4) is just starting. I have a friend who called yesterday from Alabama saying that they closed his branch, as he hadn't sold a job in 7 months. Times are tough and quite competitive, which is why it is a good time to start a project.

Last summer and into the fall the price of steel skyrocketed, putting many construction projects on hold. Then the economy went in the toilet killing more projects. With the price of steel down and construction firms scratching for work (at least along the Gulf Coast), now would be the time to great pricing on new construction. Anyone heard what has been going on the proposed Practice Facility?

I have a nephew who is the captain of his lacrosse team in Colo. Springs. He will be a college freshman in 2010. Let's get the lacrosse movement going.

Unmanned future could mean new jobs and residents for the Grand Forks area