82SiouxGuy

Can another old guy play? A lot of great choices for L, but this is one of the great party bands.

Especially with the red food coloring in it when the Badgers were in town.

Here is another attempt to fix the problem. It wouldn't be effective for traveling across country, but may work well for in town driving.

Yes you are. Here are a few penalty totals from past seasons. 1984-85 season with Jim Archibald 780 penalty minutes. 1986-87 season 888 penalty minutes. 1996-97 season 719 penalty minutes. 2001-2002 season 592 penalty minutes. This past year 783 penalty minutes. I just spot checked some seasons from 1982 on and it looks like most seasons are from the mid 600s to the upper 700s. The 592 and the 888 are outside the normal range, but this year was probably in or close to the normal range. The penalty minute numbers all come from hockeydb.com.

The new AD is on the job.

The contracts are done this year, in June I believe. I know that Clear Channel was talking to UND about extending but had some things that needed to be worked out to make it happen. I don't know if anyone else is going to put in a bid.

This may be my new favorite music video of all time.

Try this link.

Year GP G A Pts Pim 1990-91 U. of North Dakota NCAA 33 3 6 9 18 1991-92 U. of North Dakota NCAA 35 3 14 17 54 1992-93 U. of North Dakota NCAA 38 8 15 23 34 1993-94 U. of North Dakota NCAA 38 5 17 22 38

Could be a lot of things that would delay the process. Looking at a late applicant is one possibility. It could be a timing issue, getting the right people together to make the decision, or make it official. I believe I read somewhere that Dr. Kelley was going to be at the Frozen Four but couldn't make it because of the snowstorm. Maybe they were going to meet in Denver and had to reschedule. It could be that the decision has been made and they are either negotiating a contract or getting through some of the other paperwork needed before they make the announcement. Whatever the reason is, I expect to hear something soon.

DC in the Spring is great. I was there the first week of April a few weeks ago. The temps were in the 60s and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. Adding the Sioux playing for #8 would make it almost perfect.

I am pretty sure the answer is no. I know that at regional tournaments you are not allowed to return if you leave the building. I would assume that this would be similar. They want to prevent people from sharing seats, in other words they don't want people doing exactly what you want to do.

Would that be your obsession with Goon? I bet that at least half of your posts are replies to his. Get a life.

Goetz is the chancellor of the North Dakota University System. In other words, he is in charge of all of the public colleges and universities in the state of North Dakota. He reports to the State Board of Higher Education.

That would put you in Montana. You also need to go south.

It has been a while since I've taken either highway so I don't know about condition. They are both 2 lane highways with long stretches of nothing. 83 probably has fewer of those stretches and more places to stop if you need to stop. The advantage of taking 85 would be going through Rapid City and seeing Mount Rushmore and/or Crazy Horse if you have the time to do that. As long as the weather is good you should be able to take either one. If there is going to be snow or ice I would recommend 83, I drove through the Black Hills in a snowstorm one time and that was not a great experience.

Here is the committee of who is working on the AD search. Administration/Faculty/Staff * Dr. Greg Weisenstein, UND Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Committee Chair * Dr. Sue Jeno, Faculty Athletic Representative * Dr. Jon Jackson, Faculty Athletic Department Staff * Betty Ralston, Co-acting UND Athletic Director and Senior Women's Administrator * Jayson Hadju, Assistant Director of Media Relations, UND Athletics Students * Christy Carlson Student-Athletes * Amanda Kaler, UND Golf Team Athletic Department/Men's Sports * Brian Jones, Head Coach, UND Men's Basketball Athletic Department/Women's Sports * Dick Clay, Head Coach, UND Women's Track Institution/Budget/Finance * Alice Brekke, Director, UND Budget Office Human Resources * Diane Nelson, Director, UND Human Resources Alumni Association and Foundation * Steve Brekke, Director of Development, Athletics, Co-Acting Athletic Director Ralph Engelstad Arena * Jody Hodgson, General Manager Letterwinners/Athletic Alumni * Dan Martinsen, UND Letterwinners, UND Athletic Alumni, Special Assistant to the UND President Boosters/Public Input * Pete Kuhn, President, UND Boosters * Hal Gershman, Businessman, Grand Forks City Council * Wes Rydell, Businessman I would like to have you point out all of the people on this list that are not going to do what is in the best interest of the University of North Dakota. Maybe one of the Sioux Award winners on the committee? Or one of the current/former Sioux players or coaches? If someone wanted to apply for the job they should have done so in a timely manner. It wasn't like they were doing this in secret, everyone knew that they were getting to the end of the process. So if the committee decided to reject a "Letter of Interest" at a point when they have brought finalists in for in-person interviews, I am fine with that.

They are the same age. Their birthdays are about 2 weeks apart and they will turn 21 in May according to Gophersports.com.

I think that you would have to rewire the entire internet to prevent it from happening again. It looks like the site was down the whole time. I am sure that Jim will tell us what happened.

Casey's number was retired shortly after he died. I don't believe that anyone has used 12 since Casey.

I am in and will take VandeVelde.

I am not missing the point, I know exactly why most people support Mr. Bollinger. From all indications he has great relationships with a lot of people. They are much better at this point in time than anyone else that has even considered the position. He has done great work at UND in several different positions. He could possibly do great things as an AD. I don't dispute any of that. My point is that I would want to look at other potential candidates and find out what they offer to see if one of them is even better. I would have no problem hiring an internal or familiar candidate if they are equal or better than the competition (even if they are close to equal because the knowledge they would have should give them an advantage). I don't want someone hired if they have lesser qualifications but they are "one of us". This hire at this point in the development of the University and the Athletic Department is very important. It could make a huge difference in how both operate for many years to come. As far as people doing their homework for an election, I have serious doubts about that. A lot of people don't do their homework for state and national elections, many barely know the names of candidates. The person with the most recognizable name usually wins whether they are qualified or not. Expecting people to spend time researching candidates for an Athletic Director position would be a little much. Only the most involved would take the time, and that is a minority of the interested parties. As of the last report, Mr. Bollinger is not an official candidate for the position. The process is winding down quickly. If he wants a shot at this job he is going to have to do something soon. From everything I have heard, the position will probably be filled in the next few weeks. If he applies, then he can go up against the remaining candidates and the committee can decide who to recommend. If he doesn't apply, then all of this debate will be for nothing.

Sorry, but I have to disagree with making a decision this way. Bollinger could very well do a great job. And he might be the best candidate (if he decided to become a candidate). But most people that support him know little or nothing about any of the other candidates. So they would be making an uninformed decision. As good as he may be, he might not be the best person for the job. UND is at a point where they need the best possible person. So I am going to trust the people that are working on the search committee (who also have the best interests of the school in mind) because they have the most information on the candidates. They are going to recommend the people that they think will do the best job. Then one of the candidates will be offered the job and we will find out if it works out.

I believe that's called cornering the market.

As I have said before, UND needs to hire the best candidate whether they are from UND or somewhere else. As of right now, RB is not a candidate. I don't think that he has much time to put his name in if he wants to be a candidate. The search committee seems to think they have some quality people to choose from. I believe that they will meet next week and make some recommendations. The people that they recommend next week will be interviewed by the decision maker(s) shortly after that. We will probably know the name of the next AD by the middle of April.