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@blackheart Timing is bad, because I should have done this years ago and probably made more $ off of it. @BigA HG Distantly

I have owned the domain name www.fightingsiouxforever.com for a few years now and have never had time to do anything with it. Wondering if there is somebody out there that would be looking to buy the domain name and start up a website. Let me know if you have any questions or interest in the domain... email me at: fightingsiouxforeverdomain@gmail.com Thanks

Saw a nice little piece on Beasley the other day on NBA Access (formerly NBA Inside Stuff) with Ahmad Rashad. Pretty interesting that they did the bit on him but cool none-the-less.

I played in the tourney last year and want to play again. The alumni web page has it down as February 25th which would be a Sunday. Is that correct? Or should it be Saturday the 24th? If anyone knows I could use some help. I called and left a message with them also, just wondering if anyone could help me first. Anyone else playing in the tourney? Should be fun again this year.

Only if they're not on suspension!

State street is the name of the main stip of bars. The street will be closed down to traffic and will be packed starting at about 7 for an eleven a.m. game. My favorites include State Street Brats: try to get a seat upstairs with a great view of the big screens. The Kollege Klub is another good one as well as the Mad Hatter. I'ld recommend just walking around the stadium during the football game and taking in as much as you can. If you can get a tic make sure you are in there between the 3rd and 4th quarters when they play "Jump around" There is a bar next to the stadium with an open roof on it that is also a fun time. Can't remember the name though. Either way, just hanging around the stadium you'll have a great time. We've just walked around throwing a football to anyone we see and had some of the best days of our lives. People probably won't giv e you much crap about your jersey as during football season no one is very concerned with hockey. It'll be a great time for you though.

My rating would be like this: 1)2001 Championship game 2)Todays win vs UNI (assuming UNI has a successful year from here on out) 3)Mooney's strip and win vs NDSU to break the streak 4)Semi-final win vs UC-Davis your thoughts...?

Brian is out of the hospital and at home now. He seems to be doing quite well.

They said he was being rather stubborn when they took him in for an MRI yesterday. When I heard this I breathed a sigh of relief knowing that he was back to normal. His parents had a tough time and seem to be doing a lot better now. Craig Horpedahl and Jon Godfread are in the midst of setting up a fund raising account to help ease the family with some of the expenses. There will most likely be opportunities to help out at Grand Forks American Legion games, as Brian is one of the all time great players to pass through the program and continues to help the program now by coaching. There will also be opportunities at other local baseball activities as Brian has been one of the most influential coaches in GF youth baseball for over the past 5 years. He has also worked with youth basketball programs in GF since his playing days at Red River and also helped out with the UND men's program the past two seasons. I will give more information as soon as I recieve it. Feel free to message me with any questions about Brian or about the fund raising and I will be happy to help where I can or turn you to someone who will. Thank you. Mike

Wow, what a black eye for UND! Randall turns down other good job offers in the past few years to stay loyal to UND and they in turn treat him like crap. One day they are telling him congratulations on being the new head coach, the next day they are bringing in new candidates and fans are smearing his name in the mud. Way to go administration and fans! I'm not saying they should have handed him the job on a silver platter, but wow did they do a horrible job with this process. Makes me wonder about how qualified Buning is for the job. I hope Randall goes on to have a wonderful career and makes it to were he wants to go. I'm guessing he will never publicly out UND because he is much classier then the administration that is in place right now.

I must have missed the announcement?!?!...again my computer was down so would somebody please morse code me the news. Thank you, ESPNInsider

The players wrote a letter to the administration without the knowledge of Randall so I'm not sure what you're trying to get at. The players who are currently on the roster want Randall to coach, a couple of the players who are about to sign are waiting until they hear some info before they sign. I don't see any reason not to give him the shot he deserves. Like I said before give him a short contract and let him prove what he can do, afterall, he's stuck with the program through these trying times and turned down great offers from other schools because he believes that he can do something special with the program here. Randall truly believes that the program can, and should be a top-level program in the country like our football and hockey programs. He wants to get it there as much as anyone else and that's a major reason why he's turned down other jobs. He realizes what a great school we have, and that the school deserves to have a basketball program that parrallels that of the other sports here.

It comes down to wins and losses. If Herbst is hired, all the rercruits do end up coming (should be a great class) and the team starts winning you will see more and more people in the stands. Or do you think if the team is 15-1 and rolling over teams people will file out of the arena saying "if only Craig Smith were coaching, then I'ld stay" Or maybe you think that if Smith is hired, he loses many of the recruits for this season, but is 7-7, the gym will be packed and the kids will be holding "Craig Smith for President" signs at the games. Herbst has put in his time with the program, maybe they had some tough times while he was here, but he also deserves a shot to run the team himself, using HIS plays, HIS styles, HIS decisions, HIS recruiting. He deserves a shot, whether it be a short contract to give the school options, he deserves a shot. ...don't ask where I've been, my computer had an extremely bad virus

He was asked to resign. I've actually never heard anyone say anything positive about him. The times that I've dealt with him he was neither professional, nor cordial. I will not miss him and I think the REA will be better off without him.

Dave, are you serious about some of these comments? You're comparing Mountain Dew to cigs? TV to cigs? "To say it is addictive is just silly" The only benefit smoking has to humans is that either it fills their addiction, or it fills their pockets with money. The first step in overcoming an addiction is admitting you have one.